1959–60 Gold Cup

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1959–60 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Coleraine
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (18th win)
Runner-up	Portadown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	56 (4.31 per match)
← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The 1959–60 Gold Cup was the 41st edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 18th time, defeating Portadown 3–2 in the final at Solitude.^[2]

Results

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First round

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

Quarter-finals

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	1–1	Bangor
Crusaders	1–5	Linfield
Glenavon	4–5	Ballymena United
Portadown	4–1	Distillery

Replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	4–0	Coleraine

Semi-finals

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	1–1	Linfield
Portadown	4–0	Bangor

Replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	3–1	Ballymena United

Final

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28 December 1959

Linfield	3–2	Portadown
Milburn 49', 66' Wilson 54'	Report	Walker 30' Johnston 56'

Solitude, Belfast

Referee: S. Carswell (Belfast)

References

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^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Linfield's Second Trophy". Belfast Telegraph. 29 December 1959. p. 9.
^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

External links

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Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners

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