1971–72 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1971–72 Northern Ireland 12 Portadown (4th win) Ards 16 53 1970–71 1972–73 The 1971–72 Gold Cup was the 53rd 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 22 April 2023 The tournament was won by Portadown for the 4th time, defeating Ards 2–1 in the final replay at Mourneview Park.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19720525/685/0023 Great moment as Ports 'kill' also-ran tag Belfast Telegraph 25 May 1972 23 subscriptionPorts strike gold in extra time Belfast News Letter 25 May 1972 14 after the original final finished in a 0–0 draw.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19720520/536/0014 Portadown miss their chances Belfast Telegraph 20 May 1972 14 subscriptionhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19720520/233/0009 Nixon Is Final Hero Ireland's Saturday Night 20 May 1972 9 subscriptionNixon Stars - But Ports Miss Out Belfast News Letter 20 May 1972 10 Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 22 April 2023 First round Bangor 2–4 Portadown Cliftonville 0–3 Linfield Crusaders 1–1 Coleraine Derry City 0–0 Ballymena United Ards bye Distillery bye Glenavon bye Glentoran bye |} Replays Ballymena United 4–4 Derry City Coleraine 4–0 Crusaders |} Second replay Ballymena United 2–1 Derry City |} Quarter-finals Coleraine 2–2 Distillery Glenavon 0–5 Ards Linfield 0–0 Glentoran Portadown 3–1 Ballymena United |} Replay Distillery 1–0 Coleraine Glentoran 3–0 Linfield |} Semi-finals Ards 3–1 Distillery Portadown 1–0 Glentoran |} Final 19 May 1972 Portadown 0–0 Report Ards Mourneview Park, Lurgan 5,000 Malcolm Moffatt (Banbridge) Replay 24 May 1972 Portadown 2–1 yes Report Ards Fleming 100McGowan 113 McAvoy 111 Mourneview Park, Lurgan 3,500 Malcolm Moffatt (Banbridge) References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1971–72 in Northern Ireland association football cups