1926–27 Gold Cup

The 1926–27 Gold Cup was the 15th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

1926–27 Gold Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (7th win)
Runners-up	Glenavon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	34 (3.09 per match)
← 1925–26 1927–28 →

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 7th time, defeating Glenavon 1–0 in the final at Celtic Park.^[2]

Results

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First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–2	Belfast Celtic
Barn	3–1	Portadown
Cliftonville	1–0	Distillery
Glenavon	4–1	Newry Town
Larne	1–2	Linfield
Queen's Island	6–1	Glentoran

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Barn	w/o
Belfast Celtic	3–0	Queen's Island
Glenavon	w/o
Linfield	2–0	Cliftonville

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Barn	1–3	Glenavon
Linfield	2–0	Belfast Celtic

Final

17 March 1927

Linfield	1–0	Glenavon
McCracken 70'	Report

Celtic Park, Belfast

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: W. McClean