Football tournament season
The 1980β81 Irish Cup was the: 101st edition of theββIrish Cup, 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 2β0 in the 1979β80 final. They reached the semi-finals this time, where they were defeated 1β0 by, Glenavon. Ballymena United won the cup for the third time (fourth time if you include Ballymena's record), defeating Glenavon 1β0 in the final.
Resultsβ»
First roundβ»
These ties required a replay, after the first games ended as 0β0 draws.
This tie required a replay, after the first game ended as 1β1 draw.
Quarter-finalsβ»
Semi-finalsβ»
This tie required a replay, after the first game ended as a 2β2 draw.
Finalβ»
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