1980–81 Tyler Cup

The 1980–81 Tyler Cup was the 3rd and final edition of the Tyler Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.^[1]

1980–81 Tyler Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Athlone Town
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (1st title)
Runners-up	Athlone Town
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	60 (3.75 per match)
← 1979–80

Linfield won the title, defeating Athlone Town 2–1 in the two-legged final.^[2][3][4][5]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Athlone Town	5–4	Coleraine
Ballymena United	0–2	Shamrock Rovers
Cliftonville	3–2	Bohemians
Drogheda United	4–2	Distillery
Dundalk	0–1	Crusaders
Glentoran	1–3	Sligo Rovers
Limerick	2–3	Portadown
Linfield	2–1	Finn Harps

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Athlone Town	4–3	Cliftonville
Crusaders	5–0	Drogheda United
Portadown	0–1	Shamrock Rovers
Sligo Rovers	1–2	Linfield

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	3–1	Crusaders
Shamrock Rovers	0–2	Athlone Town

Final

9 August 1980

Linfield	0–0	Athlone Town
	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: P. Mulhall (Dublin)

13 August 1980

Athlone Town	1–2	Linfield
Davis 84'	Report	McCurdy 20', 28'

St Mel's Park, Athlone

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Oliver Donnelly (Newtownabbey)

Linfield win 2–1 on aggregate.