1951–52 Gold Cup

1951–52 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (2nd win)
Runner-up	Glenavon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	59 (3.93 per match)
← 1950–51 1952–53 →

The 1951–52 Gold Cup was the 33rd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 2nd time, defeating Glenavon 2–1 in the final at Windsor Park.^[2]

Results

^[3]

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–4	Ards
Crusaders	1–2	Glenavon
Glentoran	5–0	Distillery
Linfield	2–0	Derry City
Bangor	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Coleraine	bye
Portadown	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–1	Linfield
Glenavon	4–1	Coleraine
Glentoran	1–1	Bangor
Portadown	4–2	Cliftonville

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	0–2	Glentoran
Linfield	6–2	Ards

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	2–2	Linfield
Glentoran	2–0	Portadown

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	2–2	Linfield

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	3–1	Linfield

Final

9 January 1952

Glentoran	2–1	Glenavon
McFarlane 45' Ewing 50'	Report	Walker 38'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: P. Thurman (Preston)

References

^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
^ "Glentoran's First Gold Cup Success". Northern Whig. 10 January 1952. p. 2.
^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners

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