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1953–54 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Portadown
Final positions
Champions	Ards (1st win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	42 (3.23 per match)
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The 1953–54 Gold Cup was the 35th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Ards for the 1st time, defeating Distillery 2–1 in the final at Seaview. Both the Ards manager George Eastham Sr. and his son George Eastham played in the final (with Eastham Sr. scoring).

Results

First round

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

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	0–0	Linfield

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	7–0	Derry City

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	1–4	Glentoran
Distillery	1–0	Coleraine
Linfield	0–2	Ards
Portadown	1–0	Crusaders

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	3–1	Portadown
Distillery	2–1	Glentoran

Final

15 May 1954

Ards	2–1	Distillery
Walker 50' Eastham Sr. 65'	Report	Johnson 18'

Seaview, BelfastReferee: G. Gibson (Manchester)

References

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
"Missed penalty was costly for Distillery". Ireland's Saturday Night. 15 May 1954. p. 8.
"Missed penalty was costly for Distillery". Cup Medals For Father And Son. 15 May 1954. p. 8.
"Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners

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