The 1921–22 Alhambra Cup was the inaugural edition of the

Alhambra Cup The Alhambra Cup was a football competition played for two seasons between clubs in the Northern Ireland Football League, Irish League in 1921–22 Alhambra Cup, 1921–22 and 1922–23 Alhambra Cup, 1922–23. Six teams entered each season: Clif ...

, a cup competition in

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. The tournament was won by Linfield for the first time, defeating

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1–0 in the final at

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Results

First round

Semi-finals

Final

References

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