1950–51 Gold Cup

Football tournament season
1950–51 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (15th win)
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored48 (3.69 per match)
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The 1950–51 Gold Cup was the 32nd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 15th time and 3rd consecutive season, defeating Glentoran 5–1 in the final at Solitude.[2]

Results

[3]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 1–3 Glentoran
Coleraine 2–4 Bangor
Crusaders 4–0 Derry City
Portadown 1–1 Linifield
Ballymena United bye
Cliftonville bye
Distillery bye
Glenavon bye

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 3–1 Portadown

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 2–3 Ballymena United
Crusaders 3–2 Glenavon
Glentoran 3–1 Distillery
Linfield 1–0 Bangor

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 1–0 Crusaders
Linfield 4–1 Ballymena United

Final

Linfield5–1Glentoran
Coulter 11', 67', 85'
Dickson 20', 41'		 Report McCarthy 13'
Solitude, Belfast

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Linfield's Gold Cup Treble". Northern Whig. 21 September 1950. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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