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Football tournament season
1948–49 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsBelfast Celtic
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (13th win)
Runner-upGlenavon
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
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The 1948–49 Gold Cup was the 30th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 13th time, defeating Glenavon 5–0 in the final at Solitude.

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–2 Ballymena United
Belfast Celtic 2–1 Glentoran
Derry City 0–4 Glenavon
Portadown 5–5 Cliftonville
Bangor bye
Coleraine bye
Distillery bye
Linfield bye

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 2–1 Portadown

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 2–5 Linfield
Cliftonville 0–1 Belfast Celtic
Distillery 0–0 Coleraine
Glenavon 1–1 Ballymena United

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 2–4 Glenavon
Coleraine 0–0 Distillery

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 0–1 Coleraine

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 2–1 Belfast Celtic
Linfield 3–1 Coleraine

Final

Linfield5–0Glenavon
Thompson 3'
Simpson 16', 26', 58'
McDowell 40'
Report
Solitude, BelfastAttendance: 18,000

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. "Celtic Retain The Gold Cup". Belfast News Letter. 25 November 1948. p. 6.
  3. "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

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