1920–21 Irish Cup

1920–21 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Shelbourne
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (3rd win)
Runner-up	Glenavon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	26 (2 per match)

The 1920–21 Irish Cup was the 41st edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

Glentoran won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Glenavon 2–0 in the final at Windsor Park. This was the final tournament organised on an all-Ireland basis as the partition of Ireland process began in May 1921, and the FAI Cup was subsequently founded as an equivalent cup competition for teams in Southern Ireland (present-day Republic of Ireland).

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bohemians	0–0	Shelbourne
Distillery	0–1	Forth River
Glentoran	2–1	Belfast United
Linfield	2–0	Cliftonville
Queen's Island	1–2	Brantwood
Glenavon	bye
St James's Gate	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Shelbourne	0–1	Bohemians

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	1–0	Linfield
Glentoran	2–1	Forth River
Shelbourne	0–0	St James's Gate
Brantwood	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
St James's Gate	1–2	Shelbourne

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	4–3	Brantwood
Glenavon	0–01	Shelbourne

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

26 March 1921

Glentoran	2–0	Glenavon
Crooks Snape	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Referee: J. Sanderson

External links

• Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)