1977–78 Gold Cup - Misplaced Pages

Football tournament season

The 1977–78 Gold Cup was the 59th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 7th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Glenavon 3–1 in the final at the Windsor Park.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Glenavon	5	4	1	0	14	8	1.750	9	Advance to final
2	Bangor	5	2	2	1	10	10	1.000	6
3	Linfield	5	1	3	1	9	6	1.500	5
4	Portadown	5	1	2	2	9	9	1.000	4
5	Ards	5	0	3	2	6	9	0.667	3
6	Distillery	5	1	1	3	5	11	0.455	3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	5	4	0	1	16	5	3.200	8	Advance to final
2	Ballymena United	5	3	0	2	7	6	1.167	6
3	Coleraine	5	2	2	1	5	6	0.833	6
4	Larne	5	2	1	2	8	7	1.143	5
5	Cliftonville	5	2	1	2	8	10	0.800	5
6	Crusaders	5	0	0	5	2	12	0.167	0

23 November 1977

Glentoran	3–1	Glenavon
Feeney 33' Jamison 44' Dickinson 54'	Report	Malone 77'

Windsor Park, BelfastReferee: J. Lorimer (Belfast)

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"Vintage Glens Strike Gold". Belfast Telegraph. 24 November 1977. p. 31.
"Glens stroll through and collect gold". Belfast News Letter. 24 November 1977. p. 16.

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Domestic leagues	Irish League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Gold Cup Ulster Cup County Antrim Shield
All-Ireland competitions	Tyler Cup
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	British Home Championship 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 4)

National teams

Men	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League Ballymena & Provincial Football League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NIFL Premiership Development League
Women	Women's Premiership Championship 1 Championship 2

Domestic cups

Men	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup
Women	IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup All-Island Cup

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