1924–25 Gold Cup

1924–25 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsDistillery (3rd win)
Runner-upQueen's Island
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored52 (2.74 per match)

The 1924–25 Gold Cup was the 13th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Distillery for the 3rd time, defeating Queen's Island 2–0 in the final replay at Celtic Park,[2] after the previous final match ended in a 1–1 draw.[3]

Results

[4]

First round

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

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 1–0 Larne
Linfield 2–1 Ards
Queen's Island 5–0 Portadown

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Barn w/o
Distillery w/o
Linfield 1–1 Belfast Celtic
Queen's Island 1–0 Glentoran

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 1–1 Linfield

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 2–1 Belfast Celtic

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 3–2 Barn
Queen's Island 2–2 Linfield

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Queen's Island 0–0 Linfield

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Queen's Island 3–1 Linfield

Final

Distillery1–1Queen's Island
Thompson Report Scott
Referee: J.B. Stark

Replay

Distillery2–0Queen's Island
Dalrymple
Rush 		Report
Referee: J.B. Stark

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Association Football, Distillery Win The Gold Cup". Belfast News-Letter. 9 April 1925. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Association Football, The Belfast Gold Cup Final". Belfast News-Letter. 18 March 1925. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.