1928–29 Gold Cup

Football tournament season
1928–29 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams14
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (9th win)
Runner-upArds
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored50 (3.85 per match)
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The 1928–29 Gold Cup was the 17th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 9th time and 3rd consecutive year, defeating Ards 3–1 in the final at The Oval.[2]

Results

[3]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 2–0 Ballymena
Belfast Celtic 0–1 Newry Town
Coleraine 2–1 Larne
Distillery 1–5 Linfield
Glenavon 4–1 Portadown
Glentoran 6–2 Cliftonville
Queen's Island 2–3 Bangor

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 2–0 Newry Town
Glentoran 3–1 Bangor
Linfield 3–0 Coleraine
Glenavon bye

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 2–1 Glentoran
Linfield 3–1 Glenavon

Final

Linfield3–1Ards
Houston
Moorhead (pen.)
Somerset 		Report Barrett
The Oval, Belfast
Referee: W. McLean

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Gold Cup Final, Player Ordered Off At The Oval". Northern Whig. 19 March 1929. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

External links

  • Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners
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