1947–48 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsBelfast Celtic
Final positions
ChampionsBelfast Celtic (6th win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored45 (4.09 per match)

The 1947–48 Gold Cup was the 29th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. The tournament returned again for the first time since the 1939–40 season, with the Substitute Gold Cup having been played as a replacement tournament during World War II.[1]

The tournament was won by Belfast Celtic for the 6th time and 3rd consecutive season, defeating Distillery 2–0 in the final at Solitude.[2]

Results

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First round

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 1–0 Glentoran
Distillery 6–1 Portadown

Final

Belfast Celtic2–0Distillery
McMillan 4'
O'Neill 13'		 Report

References

  1. ↑ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Gold Cup Final, Celtic Defeat Distillery". Belfast News Letter. 17 September 1947. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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