1944–45 Substitute Gold Cup

Football tournament season

The 1944–45 Substitute Gold Cup was the 5th edition of the Substitute Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. It replaced the Gold Cup, which was suspended due to World War II.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 2nd time.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Linfield (C)	10	8	1	1	36	10	3.600	17	Champions
2	Distillery	10	6	1	3	25	18	1.389	13
3	Belfast Celtic	10	5	1	4	24	21	1.143	11
4	Glentoran	10	3	2	5	21	29	0.724	8
5	Derry City	10	3	1	6	32	42	0.762	7
6	Cliftonville	10	2	0	8	19	37	0.514	4

Source: Irish League Archive
(C) Champions

"Irish League Archive, Substitute Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
"Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
"Gold Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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Substitute Gold Cup	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47

National teams

Men	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League Ballymena & Provincial Football League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NIFL Premiership Development League
Women	Women's Premiership Championship 1 Championship 2

Domestic cups

Men	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup
Women	IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup All-Island Cup

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