1971–72 Gold Cup

Football tournament season

1971–72 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Portadown (4th win)
Runner-up	Ards
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	53 (3.31 per match)
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 Gold Cup was the 53rd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

The tournament was won by Portadown for the 4th time, defeating Ards 2–1 in the final replay at Mourneview Park.^[2]^[3] after the original final finished in a 0–0 draw.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Results

^[7]

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	2–4	Portadown
Cliftonville	0–3	Linfield
Crusaders	1–1	Coleraine
Derry City	0–0	Ballymena United
Ards	bye
Distillery	bye
Glenavon	bye
Glentoran	bye

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	4–4	Derry City
Coleraine	4–0	Crusaders

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–1	Derry City

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	2–2	Distillery
Glenavon	0–5	Ards
Linfield	0–0	Glentoran
Portadown	3–1	Ballymena United

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–0	Coleraine
Glentoran	3–0	Linfield

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	3–1	Distillery
Portadown	1–0	Glentoran

Final

19 May 1972

Portadown	0–0	Ards
	Report

Mourneview Park, Lurgan

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Malcolm Moffatt (Banbridge)

Replay

24 May 1972

Portadown	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Ards
Fleming 100' McGowan 113'	Report	McAvoy 111'

Mourneview Park, Lurgan

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Malcolm Moffatt (Banbridge)

References

^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Great moment as Ports 'kill' also-ran tag". Belfast Telegraph. 25 May 1972. p. 23.
^ "Ports strike gold in extra time". Belfast News Letter. 25 May 1972. p. 14.
^ "Portadown miss their chances". Belfast Telegraph. 20 May 1972. p. 14.
^ "Nixon Is Final Hero". Ireland's Saturday Night. 20 May 1972. p. 9.
^ "Nixon Stars - But Ports Miss Out". Belfast News Letter. 20 May 1972. p. 10.
^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners

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