1977–78 Tyler Cup

Football tournament season

1977–78 Tyler Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Shamrock Rovers
Runner-up	Finn Harps
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	24 (3.43 per match)
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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

Quarter-finals

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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	0–1	Finn Harps
Shamrock Rovers	1–1 (4–2 p)	Drogheda United

Final

17 May 1978

Shamrock Rovers	1–0	Finn Harps
Lynex 69'

Glenmalure Park, Dublin

Referee: T. Perry (Belfast)

References

^ "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.

External links

All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions history
Irish League Archive - Tyler Cup

1977–78 in Northern Irish football

Domestic leagues

Irish League

Domestic cups

All-Ireland competitions

Tyler Cup

European competitions

Related to national team

British Home Championship
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 4)

Association football in Northern Ireland

Irish Football Association - Northern Ireland Women's Football Association

National teams

Leagues

Men	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League Ballymena & Provincial Football League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NIFL Premiership Development League
Women	Women's Premiership Championship 1 Championship 2

Domestic cups

Men	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup
Women	IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup All-Island Cup

Defunct leagues

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Association football in the Republic of Ireland

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Leinster Senior League
- Senior Division
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- Premier Division
Ulster Senior League
Emerald Futsal League

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Leinster	AUL Wicklow Dublin
Munster	Cork AUL Kerry Desmond Limerick West Cork
Connacht	Galway Mayo Men's Women's
Ulster	Inishowen

National Cups

Provincial Cups

Leinster Senior Cup
Munster Senior Cup
Connacht Junior Cup

All-Ireland Cups

Association football cup competitions in Ireland

All-Ireland

Current	Collingwood Cup All-Island Cup
Former	Irish Cup Irish Intermediate Cup
Defunct	Champions Cup Setanta Sports Cup Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup North-South Cup Blaxnit Cup Texaco Cup Tyler Cup Irish News Cup Gold Cup City Cup

Northern Ireland

Current	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup
Defunct	Gold Cup Ulster Cup City Cup Floodlit Cup Carlsberg Cup Top Four Cup Belfast Charity Cup Alhambra Cup Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup McElroy Cup George Wilson Cup

Republic of Ireland

Current	FAI Cup League of Ireland Cup President of Ireland's Cup FAI Women's Cup FAI Intermediate Cup FAI Junior Cup FAI Youth Cup FAI Futsal Cup Dr Tony O'Neill Cup Enda McGuill Cup Leinster Senior Cup Munster Senior Cup Connacht Junior Cup Michael Byrne Cup
Defunct	Connacht Senior Cup Connacht Senior League Challenge Cup Dublin City Cup FAI Super Cup LFA President's Cup Top Four Cup A Championship Cup