1948–49 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1948–49 Northern Ireland 12 Linfield (13th win) Glenavon 15 51 1947–48 1949–50 The 1948–49 Gold Cup was the 30th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland Irish League Archive, Gold Cup Irish League Archive 12 April 2023 The tournament was won by Linfield for the 13th time, defeating Glenavon 5–0 in the final at Solitude.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19481125/163/0006 Celtic Retain The Gold Cup Belfast News Letter 25 November 1948 6 subscription Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 12 April 2023 First round Ards 0–2 Ballymena United Belfast Celtic 2–1 Glentoran Derry City 0–4 Glenavon Portadown 5–5 Cliftonville Bangor bye Coleraine bye Distillery bye Linfield bye |} Replay Cliftonville 2–1 Portadown |} Quarter-finals Bangor 2–5 Linfield Cliftonville 0–1 Belfast Celtic Distillery 0–0 Coleraine Glenavon 1–1 Ballymena United |} Replays Ballymena United 2–4 Glenavon Coleraine 0–0 Distillery |} Second replay Distillery 0–1 Coleraine |} Semi-finals Glenavon 2–1 Belfast Celtic Linfield 3–1 Coleraine |} Final 24 November 1948 Linfield 5–0 Report Glenavon Thompson 3Simpson 16 26 58McDowell 40 Solitude, Belfast 18,000 References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1948–49 in Northern Ireland association football cups