1959–60 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1959–60 Northern Ireland 12 Linfield (18th win) Portadown 13 56 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 Gold Cup was the 41st 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 18th time, defeating Portadown 3–2 in the final at Solitude.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19591229/113/0008 Linfield's Second Trophy Belfast Telegraph 29 December 1959 9 subscription Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 22 April 2023 First round Coleraine 3–2 Glentoran Distillery 3–0 Derry City Glenavon 2–1 Cliftonville Portadown 4–0 Ards Ballymena United bye Bangor bye Crusaders bye Linfield bye |} Quarter-finals Coleraine 1–1 Bangor Crusaders 1–5 Linfield Glenavon 4–5 Ballymena United Portadown 4–1 Distillery |} Replay Bangor 4–0 Coleraine |} Semi-finals Ballymena United 1–1 Linfield Portadown 4–0 Bangor |} Replay Linfield 3–1 Ballymena United |} Final 28 December 1959 Linfield 3–2 Report Portadown Milburn 49 66Wilson 54 Walker 30Johnston 56 Solitude, Belfast S. Carswell (Belfast) References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1959–60 in Northern Ireland association football cups