1955–56 Gold Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Glenavon |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (16th win) |
Runner-up | Portadown |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 50 (4.55 per match) |
The 1955–56 Gold Cup was the 37th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Linfield for the 16th time, defeating Portadown 3–0 in the final at Grosvenor Park.[2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 0–3 | Linfield |
Coleraine | 0–2 | Glenavon |
Distillery | 1–3 | Portadown |
Glentoran | 4–1 | Crusaders |
Ards | bye | |
Bangor | bye | |
Cliftonville | bye | |
Derry City | bye |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 1–3 | Portadown |
Cliftonville | 0–3 | Bangor |
Glentoran | 5–3 | Derry City |
Linfield | 4–1 | Glenavon |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 4–2 | Glentoran |
Portadown | 5–2 | Bangor |
Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Superior Linfield Take Gold Cup". Northern Whig. 8 December 1955. p. 8.
- ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.