1972–73 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1972–73 Northern Ireland 12 Linfield (25th win) Portadown 12 43 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972–73 Gold Cup was the 54th 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 Linfield for the 25th time, defeating Portadown 2–0 in the final at Castlereagh Park.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19730526/004/0001 Blues Strike 'Gold' Ireland's Saturday Night 26 May 1973 1 subscriptionLinfield Give Carlisle The Blues Belfast News Letter 26 May 1973 10 Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 22 April 2023 First round Ards 2–0 Coleraine Distillery 1–2 Glenavon Glentoran 0–2 Portadown Larne 1–2 Crusaders Ballymena United bye Bangor bye Cliftonville bye Linfield bye |} Quarter-finals Bangor 4–0 Glenavon Cliftonville 2–2 Ards Linfield 3–2 Crusaders Portadown 5–1 Ballymena United |} Replay Ards 3–2 Cliftonville |} Semi-finals Linfield 4–1 Ards Portadown 2–0 Bangor |} Final 26 May 1973 Linfield 2–0 Report Portadown Magee 23Cochrane 81 Castlereagh Park, Newtownards References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1972–73 in Northern Ireland association football cups