1954–55 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1954–55 Northern Ireland 12 Glenavon (1st win) Linfield 12 46 1953–54 1955–56 The 1954–55 Gold Cup was the 36th 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 21 April 2023 The tournament was won by Glenavon for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 3–2 in the final at The Oval.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19550505/144/0008 Glenavon Triumph In The Gold Cup Northern Whig 5 May 1955 8 subscription Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 21 April 2023 First round Crusaders 4–3 Ards Distillery 0–3 Coleraine Glentoran 2–1 Cliftonville Linfield 4–1 Bangor Ballymena United bye Derry City bye Glenavon bye Portadown bye |} Quarter-finals Ballymena United 0–0 Portadown Crusaders 1–2 Coleraine Glenavon 6–2 Glentoran Linfield 2–1 Derry City |} Replay Portadown 0–2 Ballymena United |} Semi-finals Glenavon 4–1 Ballymena United Linfield 3–0 Coleraine |} Final 4 May 1955 Glenavon 3–2 Report Linfield Jones 33 39 61 Kennedy 50Dickson 53 The Oval, Belfast 20,000 A. Holland (Barnsley) References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1954–55 in Northern Ireland association football cups