Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Ballymena United |
Final positions | |
Champions | Coleraine (5th win) |
Runner-up | Ballymena United |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 40 (3.64 per match) |
← 1974–751976–77 → |
The 1975–76 Gold Cup was the 57th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.
The tournament was won by Coleraine for the 5th time, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 in the final at the Ballymena Showgrounds.
Results
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 0–3 | Coleraine |
Ballymena United | 4–2 | Portadown |
Cliftonville | 1–2 | Larne |
Distillery | 3–2 | Crusaders |
Bangor | bye | |
Glenavon | bye | |
Glentoran | bye | |
Larne | bye |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 6–0 | Distillery |
Coleraine | 5–1 | Larne |
Glentoran | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Larne |
Linfield | 0–1 | Glenavon |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 4–1 | Glenavon |
Coleraine | 2–0 | Glentoran |
Final
Ballymena United | 1–2 | Coleraine |
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Brown 36' | Report | Jennings 13' Smith 32' |
References
- "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "Its Ballymena's 'Golden' Night". Belfast Telegraph. 13 November 1975. p. 28.
- "No finish United pay the penalty". Belfast News Letter. 13 November 1975. p. 14.
- "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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