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1952–53 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country  Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending champions Glentoran
Final positions
Champions Portadown (3rd win)
Runner-up Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored51 (3.64 per match)

The 1952–53 Gold Cup was the 34th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. [1]

The tournament was won by Portadown for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Seaview. [2]

Results

[3]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 1–1 Bangor
Crusaders 5–2 Coleraine
Glenavon 3–3 Glentoran
Portadown 3–1 Derry City
Ballymena United bye
Cliftonville bye
Distillery bye
Linfield bye

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 2–5 Ards
Glenavon 1–1 Glentoran

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 3–1 Glentoran

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 0–1 Ards
Cliftonville 1–2 Glentoran
Linfield 2–1 Crusaders
Portadown 3–0 Distillery

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 3–2 ( a.e.t.) Ards
Portadown 1–0 Glentoran

Final

Portadown2–1 Linfield
Russell 79' ( o.g.)
Punton 81'
Report Lunn 39'

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Portadown Take Gold Cup To Co. Armagh". Northern Whig. 20 May 1953. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1952–53 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country  Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending champions Glentoran
Final positions
Champions Portadown (3rd win)
Runner-up Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored51 (3.64 per match)

The 1952–53 Gold Cup was the 34th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. [1]

The tournament was won by Portadown for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Seaview. [2]

Results

[3]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 1–1 Bangor
Crusaders 5–2 Coleraine
Glenavon 3–3 Glentoran
Portadown 3–1 Derry City
Ballymena United bye
Cliftonville bye
Distillery bye
Linfield bye

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 2–5 Ards
Glenavon 1–1 Glentoran

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 3–1 Glentoran

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 0–1 Ards
Cliftonville 1–2 Glentoran
Linfield 2–1 Crusaders
Portadown 3–0 Distillery

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 3–2 ( a.e.t.) Ards
Portadown 1–0 Glentoran

Final

Portadown2–1 Linfield
Russell 79' ( o.g.)
Punton 81'
Report Lunn 39'

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Portadown Take Gold Cup To Co. Armagh". Northern Whig. 20 May 1953. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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