| Organiser(s) | Irish Football Association Football Association of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Abolished | 1980 |
| Region | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Most championships | Shamrock Rovers Athlone Town Linfield (1 title each) |
TheTyler Cup, also called theTyler All-Ireland Cup,[1] was an association football competition played between clubs inNorthern Ireland and theRepublic of Ireland. The competition ran from 1978 to 1980, and was similar to the earlierBlaxnit Cup,North-South Cup,Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup, or theSetanta Sports Cup inaugurated in the 2000s.[2]
The tournament began late in the 1977–78 season, before skipping a year and returning for the 1979–80 season. It ran again, for the last time, at the beginning of the 1980–81 season and was sponsored by a footwear company. The format for the first competition involved four teams from each country taking part in a knock-out first round, then semi-finals and a final. All ties were decided by a single match and the tournament was won byShamrock Rovers.[3][4] For the second and third seasons eight teams from each country took part. Again it was a knock-out with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. The final was over two legs but the preceding matches were all single ties. These two editions were won byAthlone Town[5][6][7][8] andLinfield[9][10][11] respectively.
| Season | Winner (number of titles) | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
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| 1977–78 |  Shamrock Rovers (1) | 1 – 0 | Finn Harps | Glenmalure Park,Dublin |
| 1978–79 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1979–80 | Athlone Town (1) | 2 – 0 | Drogheda United | St Mel's Park,Athlone |
| 2 – 1(3 – 2agg.) | United Park,Drogheda | |||
| 1980–81 |  Linfield (1) | 0 – 0 | Athlone Town | Windsor Park,Belfast |
| 2 – 1(2 – 1agg.) | St Mel's Park,Athlone | |||
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