1939–40 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1939–40 Northern Ireland 14 Belfast Celtic (5th win) Linfield 18 77 1938–39 1947–48 (official)1940–41 (unofficial) The 1939–40 Gold Cup was the 28th 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 Belfast Celtic for the 5th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Linfield 1–0 in the final at Grosvenor Park.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19391207/047/0002 Celtic Retain The Gold Cup Northern Whig 7 December 1939 2 subscription Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 12 April 2023 First round Bangor 2–5 Linfield Coleraine 5–2 Cliftonville Derry City 3–1 Larne Distillery 4–2 Ards Glenavon 2–2 Belfast Celtic Glentoran 3–4 Portadown Newry Town 5–2 Ballymena United |} Replay Belfast Celtic 3–0 Glenavon |} Quarter-finals Belfast Celtic 1–1 Newry Town Linfield 2–0 Distillery Portadown 3–3 Coleraine Derry City bye |} Replays Coleraine 3–1 Portadown Newry Town 1–1 Belfast Celtic |} Second replay Belfast Celtic 6–0 Newry Town |} Semi-finals Belfast Celtic 2–1 Derry City Linfield 2–2 Coleraine |} Replay Linfield 2–0 Coleraine |} Final 6 December 1939 Belfast Celtic 1–0 Report Linfield Kernaghan 65O'Connor 0 75 Perry 0 75 Grosvenor Park, Belfast 10,000 References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1939–40 in Northern Ireland association football cups