1960–61 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1960–61 Northern Ireland 12 Glentoran (3rd win) Linfield 13 61 1959–60 1961–62 The 1960–61 Gold Cup was the 42nd 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 Glentoran for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 4–2 in the final at Solitude.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19610510/246/0015 Glentoran 'gold' strike gives Linfield 'blues' Belfast Telegraph 10 May 1961 15 subscription Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 22 April 2023 First round Ballymena United 5–2 Bangor Cliftonville 0–4 Linfield Crusaders 1–0 Portadown Derry City 1–3 Glenavon Ards bye Coleraine bye Distillery bye Glentoran bye |} Quarter-finals Crusaders 1–2 Glenavon Distillery 4–5 Coleraine Glentoran 3–1 Ballymena United Linfield 1-1 Ards |} Replay Ards 3–5 Linfield |} Semi-finals Glentoran 2–0 Glenavon Linfield 2–2 Coleraine |} Replay Linfield 4–1 Coleraine |} Final 9 May 1961 Glentoran 4–2 Report Linfield Thompson 35 87Drennan 38O'Neill 75 Walker 76Dickson 79 Solitude, Belfast K. J. Seddon (Southport) References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1960–61 in Northern Ireland association football cups