1978–79 Gold Cup - Misplaced Pages

Football tournament season

The 1978–79 Gold Cup was the 60th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Portadown for the 5th time, defeating Cliftonville 2–1 in the final at the Windsor Park.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Portadown	5	5	0	0	13	3	4.333	10	Advance to final
2	Linfield	5	4	0	1	15	6	2.500	8
3	Glenavon	5	3	0	2	9	11	0.818	6
4	Ards	5	1	1	3	8	14	0.571	3
5	Distillery	5	0	2	3	3	8	0.375	2
6	Bangor	5	0	1	4	6	12	0.500	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Cliftonville	5	3	1	1	10	6	1.667	7	Advance to final
2	Glentoran	5	3	1	1	9	7	1.286	7
3	Ballymena United	5	3	0	2	10	8	1.250	6
4	Crusaders	5	2	1	2	7	6	1.167	5
5	Coleraine	5	2	0	3	8	8	1.000	4
6	Larne	5	0	1	4	4	13	0.308	1

22 November 1978

Portadown	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Cliftonville
Gordon 16' Campbell 99'		Bowers 76'

Windsor Park, BelfastReferee: Jimmy Haughey

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"Ports snatch pot of gold in extra time". Belfast News Letter. 23 November 1978. p. 16.

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Domestic leagues	Irish League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Gold Cup Ulster Cup County Antrim Shield
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying (Group 1)

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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