1949–50 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (14th win)
Runner-upPortadown
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored45 (3.21 per match)

The 1949–50 Gold Cup was the 31st edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 14th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Portadown 3–2 in the final at The Oval.[2]

Results

[3]

First round

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

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derry City 1–4 Ballymena United
Portadown 3–1 Crusaders

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 1–0 Ballymena United
Glenavon 3–0 Ards
Glentoran 1–1 Linfield
Portadown 2–0 Bangor

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 6–0 Glentoran

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 3–1 Distillery
Portadown 2–1 Glenavon

Final

Linfield3–2Portadown
Thompson (pen.)
Dickson 		Report Russell (pen.)
Jackson
Attendance: 6,500

References

  1. ↑ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Linfield Retain Gold Cup, Poor Finishing By Portadown". Belfast News Letter. 27 October 1949. p. 7.
  3. ↑ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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