1971–72 Gold Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Land | ![]() |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Portadown (4th win) |
Runner-up | Ards |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 53 (3.31 per match) |
The 1971–72 Gold Cup was the 53rd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Portadown for the 4th time, defeating Ards 2–1 in the final replay at Mourneview Park.[2][3] after the original final finished in a 0–0 draw.[4][5][6]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bangor | 2–4 | Portadown |
Cliftonville | 0–3 | Linfield |
Crusaders | 1–1 | Coleraine |
Derry City | 0–0 | Ballymena United |
Ards | bye | |
Distillery | bye | |
Glenavon | bye | |
Glentoran | bye |
Replays
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 4–4 | Derry City |
Coleraine | 4–0 | Crusaders |
Second replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 2–1 | Derry City |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Coleraine | 2–2 | Distillery |
Glenavon | 0–5 | Ards |
Linfield | 0–0 | Glentoran |
Portadown | 3–1 | Ballymena United |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 1–0 | Coleraine |
Glentoran | 3–0 | Linfield |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 3–1 | Distillery |
Portadown | 1–0 | Glentoran |
Final
[edit]Replay
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Great moment as Ports 'kill' also-ran tag". Belfast Telegraph. 25 May 1972. p. 23.
- ^ "Ports strike gold in extra time". Belfast News Letter. 25 May 1972. p. 14.
- ^ "Portadown miss their chances". Belfast Telegraph. 20 May 1972. p. 14.
- ^ "Nixon Is Final Hero". Ireland's Saturday Night. 20 May 1972. p. 9.
- ^ "Nixon Stars - But Ports Miss Out". Belfast News Letter. 20 May 1972. p. 10.
- ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.