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1913–14 Gold Cup

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1913–14 Gold Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams7
Defending championsBelfast Celtic
Final positions
ChampionsDistillery (1st win)
Runner-upShelbourne
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)

The 1913–14 Gold Cup was the 2nd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Irish football. It was the first staging of the competition under the name of the Gold Cup - the previous edition in 1911–12 was played under the name of the New Irish Cup.[1]

The tournament was won by Distillery for the 1st time, defeating Shelbourne 3–2 in the final replay at Grosvenor Park,[2] after the original final match ended in a 0–0 draw at Dalymount Park.[3]

Results

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Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 2–1 Cliftonville
Distillery w/o Glentoran
Linfield 2–1 Glenavon
Shelbourne bye

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 3–1 Linfield
Shelbourne 2–0 Belfast Celtic

Final

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Replay

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Distillery3–2Shelbourne
Milne
Atkins
Burnison (pen.)
Report Grant
Referee: George Jenkins (Belfast)

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Irish Gold Cup Final, Distillery v Shelbourne". Belfast News-Letter. 7 May 1914. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Gold Cup Final". Freeman's Journal. 30 April 1914. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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