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Football tournament season
1974–75 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsArds
Final positions
ChampionsBallymena United (1st win)
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored41 (3.73 per match)
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The 1974–75 Gold Cup was the 56th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Ballymena United for the 1st time, defeating Glentoran 3–2 in the final at Windsor Park.

Results

First round

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

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 2–0 Linfield
Bangor 6–0 Cliftonville
Coleraine 1–1 (5–4 p) Larne
Glentoran 2–1 Crusaders

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 5–1 Coleraine
Bangor 1–3 Glentoran

Final

Ballymena United3–2Glentoran
Brown 42'
Orr 58'
McFall 75'
Report Feeney 45'
Caskey 50'
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 5,000Referee: Redmond McFadden (Derry)

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. "Its Ballymena's 'Golden' Night". Belfast Telegraph. 14 November 1974. p. 25.
  3. "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

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