The 2000–01
Irish Cup
The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup (currently known as the Samuel Gelston's Whiskey Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the primary football knock-out cup competition in Northern Ireland. Ina ...
was the 121st edition of
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
's premier
football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 5 May 2001 with the final.
Glentoran
Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882.
History
Early history
In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ...
were the defending champions, winning their 18th Irish Cup last season after a 1–0 win over
Portadown
Portadown () is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of a ...
in the 2000 final. They successfully defended the trophy by beating arch rivals
Linfield 1–0 after extra time. This was their 19th cup win, and their fourth in six years.
The 2001 Final was the first time the Final was shown live on Television in Northern Ireland.
Results
First round
Abbey Villa,
Annagh United
Annagh United Football Club (The name 'Annagh' ) is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. The club, founded in 1963, hails from Portadown and plays its home matches at the BMG Arena. The club home co ...
,
Harland & Wolff Sports and
Malachians all received byes into the second round.
Replay
Second round
Replays
Third round
Replays
Fourth round
Ards Rangers,
Ballymoney United,
Banbridge Town,
Comber Recreation,
Drumaness Mills,
Malachians and
Rathfriland Rangers all received
byes In cricket, a bye is a type of extra. It is a run scored by the batting team when the ball has not been hit by the batter and the ball has not hit the batter's body.
Scoring byes
Usually, if the ball passes the batter without being deflected, th ...
into the fifth round.
Replays
Fifth round
Replays
Sixth round
Replays
Seventh round
Replays
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
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2000–01
2000–01 domestic association football cups
Cup