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Football tournament season
1961–62 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsGlentoran
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (19th win)
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored63 (4.2 per match)
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The 1961–62 Gold Cup was the 43rd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 19th time, defeating Glentoran 4–0 in the final at Grosvenor Park.

Results

First round

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

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 5–1 Cliftonville
Linfield 2–0 Derry City

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 2–0 Portadown
Glenavon 5–1 Crusaders
Glentoran 6–1 Ards
Linfield 2–2 Bangor

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 1–1 Bangor

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 3–1 Bangor

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 4–3 Coleraine
Linfield 4–0 Glenavon

Final

Linfield4–0Glentoran
Dickson 55', 59'
Stewart 57'
Gough 87' (pen.)
Report
Grosvenor Park, BelfastReferee: A. Ellis (Halifax)

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. "Linfield beat snow for third trophy". Belfast Telegraph. 6 December 1961. p. 15.
  3. "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

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