1980–81 Ulster Cup - Misplaced Pages

Football tournament season

The 1980–81 Ulster Cup was the 33rd edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Ballymena United won the tournament for the 3rd time, finishing top of the group standings.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Ballymena United (C)	11	8	2	1	35	11	+24	18	Champions
2	Linfield	11	6	4	1	28	9	+19	16
3	Glentoran	11	6	4	1	20	10	+10	16
4	Glenavon	11	5	2	4	16	22	−6	12
5	Coleraine	11	3	5	3	20	21	−1	11
6	Larne	11	4	3	4	11	16	−5	11
7	Portadown	11	4	2	5	21	17	+4	10
8	Bangor	11	3	4	4	19	25	−6	10
9	Cliftonville	11	2	5	4	17	20	−3	9
10	Crusaders	11	2	3	6	12	23	−11	7
11	Distillery	11	2	3	6	10	22	−12	7
12	Ards	11	1	3	7	10	23	−13	5

Source: Irish League Archive
(C) Champions

"Irish League Archive, Ulster Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
"Ulster Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

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Seasons

v t e 1980–81 in Northern Irish football
Domestic leagues	Irish League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Gold Cup Ulster Cup County Antrim Shield
All-Ireland competitions	Tyler Cup
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	British Home Championship 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 6)

National teams

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 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

Defunct cups

Awards