1970–71 Blaxnit Cup

1970–71 Blaxnit Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland; Republic of Ireland
Teams	8
Defending champions	Coleraine
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (1st title)
Runner-up	Cork Hibernians
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	23 (2.56 per match)
	← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 Blaxnit Cup was the 4th edition of the Blaxnit Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.^[1]

Linfield won the title for the 1st time, defeating Cork Hibernians 3–2 on aggregate in the two-legged final.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Results[edit]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cork Hibernians	2–0	Coleraine
Linfield	3–3	Drogheda United

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Drogheda United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Linfield

19 May 1971

Linfield	1–1	Cork Hibernians
McAteer 65'	Report	Marsden 15'

Referee: F. Boylan (Dublin)

21 May 1971

Cork Hibernians	1–2	Linfield
Wallace 2'	Report	Cathcart 13' Magee 22'

Referee: Malcolm Wright (Portadown)

Linfield win 3–2 on aggregate.

^ "Irish League Archive, Blaxnit Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ "Dalymount will be real crunch". Belfast Telegraph. 20 May 1971. p. 23.
^ "Hibs Must Be Hot Favourites Now". Belfast News Letter. 20 May 1971. p. 12.
^ "Brilliant Blues are all-Ireland champs". Belfast Telegraph. 22 May 1971. p. 13.
^ "Blues Take Pounding - But Also The Cup". Belfast News Letter. 22 May 1971. p. 12.
^ "Blaxnit Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.