1939–40 Gold Cup - Misplaced Pages

Football tournament season

The 1939–40 Gold Cup was the 28th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Belfast Celtic for the 5th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Linfield 1–0 in the final at Grosvenor Park.

Results

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–0	Glenavon

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	3–1	Portadown
Newry Town	1–1	Belfast Celtic

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	6–0	Newry Town

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	2–1	Derry City
Linfield	2–2	Coleraine

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	2–0	Coleraine

6 December 1939

Belfast Celtic	1–0	Linfield
Kernaghan 65' O'Connor 75'	Report	Perry 75'

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
"Celtic Retain The Gold Cup". Northern Whig. 7 December 1939. p. 2.
"Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

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