1920–21 Irish Cup
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The 1920–21 Irish Cup was the 41st edition of the
Irish Cup The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup (currently known as the Clearer Water Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the primary Association football, football single elimination, knockout cup compet ...
, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish
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.
Glentoran Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club based in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882 and has since won more than 130 major honours. They are one of three Northern Iris ...
won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Glenavon 2–0 in the final at
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. This was the final tournament organised on an all-Ireland basis as the
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process began in May 1921, and the
FAI Cup The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as D ...
was subsequently founded as an equivalent cup competition for teams in Southern Ireland (present-day
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).


Results


First round


Replay


Quarter-finals


Replay


Semi-finals

1Glenavon advanced into the final after Shelbourne refused to play on 17 March which was set as the semi-final replay date following the IFA decision that the replay, like the original game would be played in Belfast.


Final


References


External links


Northern Ireland Cup Finals
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1920-21 Irish Cup Irish Cup seasons
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