1975–76 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsBallymena United
Final positions
ChampionsColeraine (5th win)
Runner-upBallymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored40 (3.64 per match)

The 1975–76 Gold Cup was the 57th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Coleraine for the 5th time, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 in the final at the Ballymena Showgrounds.[2][3]

Results

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First round

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

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 6–0 Distillery
Coleraine 5–1 Larne
Glentoran 0–0 (5–4 p) Larne
Linfield 0–1 Glenavon

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 4–1 Glenavon
Coleraine 2–0 Glentoran

Final

Ballymena United1–2Coleraine
Brown 36' Report Jennings 13'
Smith 32'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Malcolm Moffatt (Banbridge)

References

  1. ↑ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Its Ballymena's 'Golden' Night". Belfast Telegraph. 13 November 1975. p. 28.
  3. ↑ "No finish United pay the penalty". Belfast News Letter. 13 November 1975. p. 14.
  4. ↑ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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