Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 14 |
Defending champions | Belfast Celtic |
Final positions | |
Champions | Belfast Celtic (5th win) |
Runner-up | Linfield |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 77 (4.28 per match) |
The 1939–40 Gold Cup was the 28th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Belfast Celtic for the 5th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Linfield 1–0 in the final at Grosvenor Park.[2]
Results
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Bangor | 2–5 | Linfield |
Coleraine | 5–2 | Cliftonville |
Derry City | 3–1 | Larne |
Distillery | 4–2 | Ards |
Glenavon | 2–2 | Belfast Celtic |
Glentoran | 3–4 | Portadown |
Newry Town | 5–2 | Ballymena United |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Belfast Celtic | 3–0 | Glenavon |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Belfast Celtic | 1–1 | Newry Town |
Linfield | 2–0 | Distillery |
Portadown | 3–3 | Coleraine |
Derry City | bye |
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Coleraine | 3–1 | Portadown |
Newry Town | 1–1 | Belfast Celtic |
Second replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Belfast Celtic | 6–0 | Newry Town |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Belfast Celtic | 2–1 | Derry City |
Linfield | 2–2 | Coleraine |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Linfield | 2–0 | Coleraine |
Final
Belfast Celtic | 1–0 | Linfield |
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Kernaghan 65' O'Connor 75' |
Report | Perry 75' |
Attendance: 10,000
References
- ↑ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Celtic Retain The Gold Cup". Northern Whig. 7 December 1939. p. 2.
- ↑ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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