1974–75 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1974–75 Northern Ireland 12 Ballymena United (1st win) Glentoran 11 41 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 Gold Cup was the 56th 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 23 April 2023 The tournament was won by Ballymena United for the 1st time, defeating Glentoran 3–2 in the final at Windsor Park.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002318/19741114/517/0025?browse=true Its Ballymena's 'Golden' Night Belfast Telegraph 14 November 1974 25 subscription Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 23 April 2023 First round Coleraine 2–0 Ards Distillery 1–4 Crusaders Linfield 3–1 Glenavon Portadown 0–1 Larne Ballymena United bye Bangor bye Cliftonville bye Glentoran bye |} Quarter-finals Ballymena United 2–0 Linfield Bangor 6–0 Cliftonville Coleraine 1–1 (5–4 p) Larne Glentoran 2–1 Crusaders |} Semi-finals Ballymena United 5–1 Coleraine Bangor 1–3 Glentoran |} Final 13 November 1974 Ballymena United 3–2 Report Glentoran Brown 42Orr 58McFall 75 Feeney 45Caskey 50 Windsor Park, Belfast 5,000 Redmond McFadden (Derry) References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1974–75 in Northern Ireland association football cups