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Football tournament season
1951–52 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsGlentoran (2nd win)
Runner-upGlenavon
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored59 (3.93 per match)
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The 1951–52 Gold Cup was the 33rd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 2nd time, defeating Glenavon 2–1 in the final at Windsor Park.

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 3–4 Ards
Crusaders 1–2 Glenavon
Glentoran 5–0 Distillery
Linfield 2–0 Derry City
Bangor bye
Cliftonville bye
Coleraine bye
Portadown bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 1–1 Linfield
Glenavon 4–1 Coleraine
Glentoran 1–1 Bangor
Portadown 4–2 Cliftonville

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 0–2 Glentoran
Linfield 6–2 Ards

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 2–2 Linfield
Glentoran 2–0 Portadown

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 2–2 Linfield

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 3–1 Linfield

Final

Glentoran2–1Glenavon
McFarlane 45'
Ewing 50'
Report Walker 38'
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 15,000Referee: P. Thurman (Preston)

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. "Glentoran's First Gold Cup Success". Northern Whig. 10 January 1952. p. 2.
  3. "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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