1980–81 Irish Cup

Country

Northern Ireland

Teams

Champions

Ballymena United (3rd win)

Runners-up

Glenavon

Matches played

Goals scored

52 (2.74 per match)

← 1979–80

1981–82 →

The 1980–81 Irish Cup was the 101st edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 31 January 1981, and concluded on 2 May 1981 with the final.

The defending champions were Linfield who won the cup for the 32nd time the previous season, defeating Crusaders 2–0 in the 1979–80 final.^[1] They reached the semi-finals this time, where they were defeated 1–0 by Glenavon. Ballymena United won the cup for the third time (fourth time if you include Ballymena's record), defeating Glenavon 1–0 in the final.^[2]

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	3–0	Ballyclare Comrades
Bangor	1–2	Newry Town
Chimney Corner	1–2¹	Cliftonville
Coleraine	1–2	Ballymena United
Crusaders	1–3	Glentoran
Glenavon	3–2	Distillery
Larne	0–1²	Carrick Rangers
Linfield	3–0¹	Portadown

¹These ties required a replay, after the first games ended as 0–0 draws.^[2]
²This tie required a replay, after the first game ended as 1–1 draw.^[2]

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–3	Glentoran
Cliftonville	1–4	Ballymena United
Glenavon	2–1	Carrick Rangers
Linfield	4–1	Newry Town

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–0³	Glentoran
Glenavon	1–0	Linfield

³This tie required a replay, after the first game ended as a 2–2 draw.^[2]

Final

Ballymena United v Glenavon

2 May 1981

Ballymena United	1 – 0	Glenavon
McQuiston	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

References

↑ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
1 2 3 4 "Northern Ireland 1980/81". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

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1980–81 in European football (UEFA)

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League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

Association football in Northern Ireland

Irish Football Association

National teams

League system

men:	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship Ballymena & Provincial League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NI Intermediate League Football Federation Premier League Football Federation Championship Football Federation League One Football Federation League Two Football Federation League Three Football Federation League Four Football Federation Conference Premier Division One Football Federation Conference Premier Division Two NIFL Reserve League Irish League representative team

women:	Women's Premier League

Domestic cups

men:	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup

women:	Irish Women's Cup Premier League Cup

Awards

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