Tournament details | |
---|---|
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Shamrock Rovers |
Runner-up | Finn Harps |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 7 |
Goals scored | 24 (3.43 per match) |
The 1977–78 Tyler Cup was the inaugural edition of the Tyler Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[1]
Shamrock Rovers won the title, defeating Finn Harps 1–0 in the final.[2][3][4]
Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Cliftonville | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Drogheda United |
Finn Harps | 5–5 (4–3 p) | Linfield |
Glentoran | 4–1 | Bohemians |
Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Glenavon |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Glentoran | 0–1 | Finn Harps |
Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Drogheda United |
Final
[edit]Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Finn Harps |
---|---|---|
Lynex ![]() |
Referee: T. Perry (Belfast)
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Tyler Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Lynex Header Sees Rovers Through!". Irish Press. 18 May 1978. p. 16.
- ^ "Another Title For Giles' Men". Irish Independent. 18 May 1978. p. 13.
- ^ "Tyler Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.