Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 14 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (8th win) |
Runner-up | Belfast Celtic |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 63 (3.71 per match) |
← 1926–271928–29 → |
The 1927–28 Gold Cup was the 16th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.
The tournament was won by Linfield for the 8th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Belfast Celtic 3–2 in the final at Grosvenor Park.
Results
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bangor | 2–2 | Ards |
Cliftonville | 1–2 | Glenavon |
Coleraine | 3–2 | Barn |
Glentoran | 1–3 | Belfast Celtic |
Larne | 1–0 | Queen's Island |
Linfield | 4–1 | Portadown |
Newry Town | 0–1 | Distillery |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 4–0 | Bangor |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 0–0 | Larne |
Coleraine | 2–3 | Belfast Celtic |
Linfield | 7–0 | Distillery |
Glenavon | bye |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Larne | 1–1 | Ards |
Second replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 4–2 | Larne |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 2–2 | Ards |
Linfield | 3–1 | Glenavon |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 3–0 | Ards |
Final
Linfield | 3–2 | Belfast Celtic |
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Bambrick 1', 2', 42' | Report | J. Mahood 8' Curran 71' |
References
- "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- "Gold Cup Final, Linfield Defeat Celtic After Great Game". Belfast News Letter. 22 March 1928. p. 14.
- "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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