1936–37 Gold Cup

The 1936–37 Gold Cup was the 25th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

1936–37 Gold Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (12th win)
Runners-up	Derry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	64 (4.57 per match)
← 1935–36 1937–38 →

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 12th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Derry City 7–2 in the final at The Oval.^[2]

Results

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First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	0–2	Newry Town
Belfast Celtic	2–1	Glentoran
Cliftonville	0–1	Coleraine
Distillery	4–3	Ballymena United
Larne	2–2	Coleraine
Linfield	5–0	Ards
Portadown	1–3	Derry City

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	1–3	Larne

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	5–0	Larne
Derry City	2–1	Distillery
Linfield	5–2	Glenavon
Newry Town	bye

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	3–1	Newry Town
Linfield	5–1	Belfast Celtic

Final

2 December 1936

Linfield	7–2	Derry City
Hume 40', 70', 89' McMurray 53' Baird 63', 71', 74'	Report	Carlyle 14' (pen.), 75' (pen.)

The Oval, Belfast

Referee: H. E. Hull (Stockport)