1952–53 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1952–53 Northern Ireland 12 Portadown (3rd win) Linfield 14 51 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 Gold Cup was the 34th 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 Portadown for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Seaview.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19530520/141/0006 Portadown Take Gold Cup To Co. Armagh Northern Whig 20 May 1953 6 subscription Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup Gold Cup Results Irish League Archive 21 April 2023 First round Ards 1–1 Bangor Crusaders 5–2 Coleraine Glenavon 3–3 Glentoran Portadown 3–1 Derry City Ballymena United bye Cliftonville bye Distillery bye Linfield bye |} Replays Bangor 2–5 Ards Glenavon 1–1 Glentoran |} Second replay Glenavon 3–1 Glentoran |} Quarter-finals Ballymena United 0–1 Ards Cliftonville 1–2 Glentoran Linfield 2–1 Crusaders Portadown 3–0 Distillery |} Semi-finals Linfield 3–2 Ards Portadown 1–0 Glentoran |} Final 19 May 1953 Portadown 2–1 Report Linfield Russell 79 o.g.Punton 81 Lunn 39 Seaview, Belfast References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1952–53 in Northern Ireland association football cups