The Tyler Cup was an association football competition played between clubs in
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 ...
and the
Republic of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...
. The competition ran from 1978 to 1980, and was similar to the earlier
Blaxnit Cup
The Blaxnit Cup, is a defunct club football competition which featured teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland, in a similar format to the later Setanta Cup. It was inaugurated in 1967 as a cross-border competition between c ...
,
North-South Cup
The North-South Cup was a short-lived all-Ireland football tournament. It was played for two seasons in the 1960s and on both occasions won by teams from Northern Ireland.
The 1960-61 competition was played to the semi-final stage, however d ...
,
Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup, or the
Setanta Sports Cup
The Setanta Sports Cup was a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland. Inaugurated in 2005, it was a cross-border competition between clubs in the League of Ireland from the Republic of I ...
inaugurated in the 2000s.
Tyler Cup results
The finals were played on a two-leg basis.
All Ireland Football Competitions
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References
Defunct all-Ireland association football cup competitions
1978–79 in Republic of Ireland association football
1979–80 in Republic of Ireland association football
1980–81 in Republic of Ireland association football
1978–79 in Northern Ireland association football
1979–80 in Northern Ireland association football
1980–81 in Northern Ireland association football
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