1968–69 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (23rd win)
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored52 (3.71 per match)

The 1968–69 Gold Cup was the 50th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 23rd time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Glentoran 2–1 in the final replay at The Oval[2][3] after the original final had ended in a 0–0 draw.[4][5]

Results

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First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 1–2 Glenavon
Coleraine 6–1 Crusaders
Derry City 4–1 Portadown
Distillery 3–1 Ballymena United
Bangor bye
Cliftonville bye
Glentoran bye
Linfield bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derry City 3–3 Glenavon
Distillery 1–1 Cliftonville
Glentoran 5–0 Coleraine
Linfield 2–0 Bangor

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 1–2 Distillery
Glenavon 1–3 Derry City

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 2–0 Derry City
Linfield 4–2 Distillery

Final

Linfield0–0Glentoran
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tom McKitterick (Sunderland)

Replay

Glentoran1–2Linfield
Weatherup 86' Report Cathcart 10'
Hamilton 18'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tom McKitterick (Sunderland)

References

  1. ↑ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Classy Blues win Gold Cup". Belfast Telegraph. 5 December 1968. p. 25.
  3. ↑ "Superb Bryan Grabs Glory". Belfast News Letter. 5 December 1968. p. 14.
  4. ↑ "Not even a goal in final flop". Belfast Telegraph. 21 November 1968. p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Linfield and Glentoran in dull draw". Belfast News Letter. 21 November 1968. p. 14.
  6. ↑ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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