1950–51 Gold Cup

The 1950–51 Gold Cup was the 32nd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

1950–51 Gold Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (15th win)
Runners-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	48 (3.69 per match)
← 1949–50 1951–52 →

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 15th time and 3rd consecutive season, defeating Glentoran 5–1 in the final at Solitude.^[2]

Results

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First round

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

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	3–1	Portadown

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	2–3	Ballymena United
Crusaders	3–2	Glenavon
Glentoran	3–1	Distillery
Linfield	1–0	Bangor

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	1–0	Crusaders
Linfield	4–1	Ballymena United

Final

20 September 1950

Linfield	5–1	Glentoran
Coulter 11', 67', 85' Dickson 20', 41'	Report	McCarthy 13'

Solitude, Belfast