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Football tournament season
1979–80 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsPortadown
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (26th win)
Runner-upBallymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored114 (3.68 per match)
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The 1979–80 Gold Cup was the 61st edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 26th time, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 in the final at Windsor Park.

Group standings

Section A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Linfield 5 3 1 1 18 9 2.000 7 Advance to final
2 Portadown 5 2 2 1 14 10 1.400 6
3 Glenavon 5 2 2 1 8 10 0.800 6
4 Bangor 5 2 1 2 12 11 1.091 5
5 Ards 5 1 2 2 10 16 0.625 4
6 Distillery 5 0 2 3 6 12 0.500 2
Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Ballymena United 5 5 0 0 16 3 5.333 10 Advance to final
2 Glentoran 5 2 1 2 7 7 1.000 5
3 Cliftonville 5 2 1 2 7 9 0.778 5
4 Coleraine 5 2 0 3 7 8 0.875 4
5 Crusaders 5 2 0 3 5 8 0.625 4
6 Larne 5 1 0 4 1 8 0.125 2
Source: Irish League Archive

Final

Linfield2–1Ballymena United
McCurdy 11'
Feeney 62'
Report Malone 38'
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 8,000Referee: Robert Stewart (Finaghy)

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. "Coyle has eyes on clean sweep". Belfast Telegraph. 28 November 1979. p. 31.
  3. "Feeney strikes again with the golden goal". Belfast News Letter. 28 November 1979. p. 14.

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