1947–48 Gold Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Land | ![]() |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Belfast Celtic |
Final positions | |
Champions | Belfast Celtic (6th win) |
Runner-up | Distillery |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 45 (4.09 per match) |
The 1947–48 Gold Cup was the 29th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. The tournament returned again for the first time since the 1939–40 season, with the Substitute Gold Cup having been played as a replacement tournament during World War II.[1]
The tournament was won by Belfast Celtic for the 6th time and 3rd consecutive season, defeating Distillery 2–0 in the final at Solitude.[2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–1 | Derry City |
Ballymena United | 4–2 | Glenavon |
Distillery | 3–2 | Bangor |
Glentoran | 1–0 | Cliftonville |
Belfast Celtic | bye | |
Coleraine | bye | |
Linfield | bye | |
Portadown | bye |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 5–0 | Coleraine |
Distillery | 5–3 | Ards |
Glentoran | 3–1 | Linfield |
Portadown | 2–1 | Ballymena United |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 1–0 | Glentoran |
Distillery | 6–1 | Portadown |
Final
[edit]Belfast Celtic | 2–0 | Distillery |
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McMillan ![]() O'Neill ![]() |
Bericht |
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Gold Cup Final, Celtic Defeat Distillery". Belfast News Letter. 17 September 1947. p. 6.
- ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.