1938–39 Gold Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Land | ![]() |
Teams | 14 |
Defending champions | Portadown |
Final positions | |
Champions | Belfast Celtic (4th win) |
Runner-up | Glenavon |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 57 (4.38 per match) |
The 1938–39 Gold Cup was the 27th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Belfast Celtic for the 4th time, defeating Glenavon 2–1 in the final at The Oval.[2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 5–3 | Ards |
Belfast Celtic | 3–0 | Bangor |
Coleraine | 1–4 | Portadown |
Derry City | 4–1 | Cliftonville |
Distillery | 0–1 | Linfield |
Glenavon | 2–0 | Newry Town |
Glentoran | 1–0 | Larne |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 9–3 | Ballymena United |
Glenavon | 2–1 | Glentoran |
Portadown | 3–1 | Linfield |
Derry City | bye |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 3–1 | Portadown |
Glenavon | 5–1 | Derry City |
Final
[edit]Belfast Celtic | 2–1 | Glenavon |
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McAlinden ![]() Bruce ![]() |
Bericht | Halliday ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Grand Gold Cup Final At The Oval". Northern Whig. 8 December 1938. p. 2.
- ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.