1915–16 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1915–16 Ireland 6 Linfield (1st win) Distillery 16 48 1914–15 1916–17 The 1915–16 Gold Cup was the 4th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland Irish League Archive, Gold Cup Irish League Archive 18 March 2023 The tournament was won by Linfield for the 1st time, defeating Distillery 2–0 in a test match after both teams had finished level on points in the league table.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 18 March 2023https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19160518/026/0002 Gold Cup Test Match Belfast News-Letter 18 May 1916 2 subscription Group standings main WDL 5 Result 2 y C C green1 Advance to test match DIS Distillery LIN Linfield GLT Glentoran CLI Cliftonville UTD Belfast United GLA Glenavon 3 2 0 10 3 3 2 0 16 4 1 3 1 6 5 2 1 2 5 11 0 3 2 5 10 0 1 4 4 13 complete Irish League Archive Results Group All matches were played at neutral locations. 18em Grosvenor Park: Glenavon 1–3 Cliftonville Linfield 4–1 Glenavon Linfield 3–1 Belfast United Linfield 1–1 Glentoran The Oval: Linfield 1–1 Distillery Cliftonville 0–0 Belfast United Linfield 7–0 Cliftonville Belfast United 1–1 Glenavon Solitude: Glentoran 0–0 Distillery Belfast United 1–4 Distillery Distillery 2–0 Glenavon Windsor Park: Glentoran 2–2 Belfast United Glentoran 3–1 Glenavon Glentoran 0–1 Cliftonville Distillery 3–1 Cliftonville Test match 17 May 1916 Linfield 2–0 Report Distillery Rollo pen Nixon The Oval, Belfast T. Dougary (Scotland) References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1915–16 in Irish association football cups