1929–30 Gold Cup

The 1929–30 Gold Cup was the 18th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

1929–30 Gold Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Distillery (4th win)
Runners-up	Bangor
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	62 (4.43 per match)
← 1928–29 1930–31 →

The tournament was won by Distillery for the 4th time, defeating Bangor 3–0 in the final at Windsor Park.^[2]

Results

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First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	0–3	Glentoran
Ballymena	0–3	Belfast Celtic
Bangor	4–2	Newry Town
Derry City	3–1	Linfield
Distillery	3–2	Coleraine
Glenavon	3–2	Portadown
Larne	6–2	Cliftonville

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	5–1	Larne
Belfast Celtic	1–3	Glenavon
Derry City	0–1	Glentoran
Distillery	bye

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	2–1	Glenavon
Distillery	1–1	Glentoran

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	6–3	Glentoran

Final

17 March 1930

Distillery	3–0	Bangor
Harrison McAdam Wallace	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Referee: W. McLean