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Football tournament season
1949–50 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (14th win)
Runner-upPortadown
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored45 (3.21 per match)
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The 1949–50 Gold Cup was the 31st edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 14th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Portadown 3–2 in the final at The Oval.

Results

First round

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

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derry City 1–4 Ballymena United
Portadown 3–1 Crusaders

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 1–0 Ballymena United
Glenavon 3–0 Ards
Glentoran 1–1 Linfield
Portadown 2–0 Bangor

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 6–0 Glentoran

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 3–1 Distillery
Portadown 2–1 Glenavon

Final

Linfield3–2Portadown
Thompson (pen.)
Dickson
Report Russell (pen.)
Jackson
The Oval, BelfastAttendance: 6,500

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. "Linfield Retain Gold Cup, Poor Finishing By Portadown". Belfast News Letter. 27 October 1949. p. 7.
  3. "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

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