1955–56 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1955–56 Northern Ireland 12 Linfield (16th win) Portadown 11 50 1954–55 1956–57 The 1955–56 Gold Cup was the 37th 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 Linfield for the 16th time, defeating Portadown 3–0 in the final at Grosvenor Park.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19551208/136/0008 Superior Linfield Take Gold Cup Northern Whig 8 December 1955 8 subscription Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 21 April 2023 First round Ballymena United 0–3 Linfield Coleraine 0–2 Glenavon Distillery 1–3 Portadown Glentoran 4–1 Crusaders Ards bye Bangor bye Cliftonville bye Derry City bye |} Quarter-finals Ards 1–3 Portadown Cliftonville 0–3 Bangor Glentoran 5–3 Derry City Linfield 4–1 Glenavon |} Semi-finals Linfield 4–2 Glentoran Portadown 5–2 Bangor |} Final 7 December 1955 Linfield 3–0 Report Portadown Dickson 12 66Richardson 53 Grosvenor Park, Belfast 12,000 E. Seymour (Wakefield) References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1955–56 in Northern Ireland association football cups