Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Derry City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (21st win) |
Runner-up | Portadown |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 57 (4.07 per match) |
The 1965–66 Gold Cup was the 47th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Linfield for the 21st time, defeating Portadown 6–0 in the final at The Oval.[2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 4–3 | Bangor |
Coleraine | 0–2 | Ards |
Crusaders | 2–1 | Derry City |
Glentoran | 2–2 | Glenavon |
Cliftonville | bye | |
Distillery | bye | |
Linfield | bye | |
Portadown | bye |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glenavon | 2–1 | Glentoran |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 1–2 | Cliftonville |
Ballymena United | 3–3 | Crusaders |
Distillery | 2–2 | Portadown |
Glenavon | 0–1 | Linfield |
Replays
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Crusaders | 2–0 | Ballymena United |
Portadown | 3–1 | Distillery |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 7–0 | Cliftonville |
Portadown | 3–2 | Crusaders |
Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Linfield minus Thomas win the Gold Cup". Belfast Telegraph. 2 December 1965. p. 23.
- ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.