1979–80 Tyler Cup

Tyler Cup 1979–80 Northern IrelandRepublic of Ireland 1 16 Athlone Town Drogheda United 16 49 1977–78 1980–81 The 1979–80 Tyler Cup was the 2nd edition of the Tyler Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It returned this season after not being played in 1978–79.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/north-south Irish League Archive, Tyler Cup Irish League Archive 29 April 2023 Athlone Town won the title, defeating Drogheda United 3–2 in the two-legged final.Athlone Go Two Up In Tyler Irish Independent 7 September 1979 10Athlone Well In Command Irish Press 7 September 1979 12Athlone's Joy Night Irish Independent 13 September 1979 16Salmon Poaches It For Athlone! Irish Press 13 September 1979 11https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/tyler-cup Tyler Cup Results Irish League Archive 29 April 2023 Results First round Cliftonville 4–2 Bohemians Coleraine 1–4 Athlone Town Drogheda United 1–0 Larne Dundalk 1–0 Glenavon Finn Harps 2–3 Glentoran Linfield 2–1 Limerick Portadown 1–3 Shamrock Rovers Waterford 1–3 Ards |} Quarter-finals Ards 1–3 Drogheda United Athlone Town 2–1 Linfield Glentoran 1–2 Dundalk Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Cliftonville |} Semi-finals Athlone Town 2–1 Shamrock Rovers Dundalk 0–1 Drogheda United |} Final 6 September 1979 Athlone Town 2–0 Drogheda United Wyse 30McCue 68 St Mel's Park, Athlone K. Stewart (Belfast) 12 September 1979 Drogheda United 2–1 Athlone Town Ferguson 33Leech 45 Salmon 56 United Park, Drogheda Hugh Wilson (Belfast) Athlone Town win 3–2 on aggregate. References External links All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions history Irish League Archive - Tyler Cup Category:1979–80 in Northern Ireland association football cups Category:1979–80 in Republic of Ireland association football