1952–53 Gold Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Glentoran |
Final positions | |
Champions | Portadown (3rd win) |
Runner-up | Linfield |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 51 (3.64 per match) |
The 1952–53 Gold Cup was the 34th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Portadown for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Seaview.[2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 1–1 | Bangor |
Crusaders | 5–2 | Coleraine |
Glenavon | 3–3 | Glentoran |
Portadown | 3–1 | Derry City |
Ballymena United | bye | |
Cliftonville | bye | |
Distillery | bye | |
Linfield | bye |
Replays
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bangor | 2–5 | Ards |
Glenavon | 1–1 | Glentoran |
Second replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glenavon | 3–1 | Glentoran |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 0–1 | Ards |
Cliftonville | 1–2 | Glentoran |
Linfield | 2–1 | Crusaders |
Portadown | 3–0 | Distillery |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Ards |
Portadown | 1–0 | Glentoran |
Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Portadown Take Gold Cup To Co. Armagh". Northern Whig. 20 May 1953. p. 6.
- ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.