1915–16 Gold Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams6
Defending championsShelbourne
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (1st win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored48 (3 per match)

The 1915–16 Gold Cup was the 4th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 1st time, defeating Distillery 2–0 in a test match after both teams had finished level on points in the league table.[2][3]

Group standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Distillery 5 3 2 0 10 3 3.333 8
2 Linfield 5 3 2 0 16 4 4.000 8
3 Glentoran 5 1 3 1 6 5 1.200 5
4 Cliftonville 5 2 1 2 5 11 0.455 5
5 Belfast United 5 0 3 2 5 10 0.500 3
6 Glenavon 5 0 1 4 4 13 0.308 1

Test match

Linfield2–0Distillery
Rollo (pen)
Nixon
Report
Referee: T. Dougary (Scotland)

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. "Gold Cup Test Match". Belfast News-Letter. 18 May 1916. p. 2.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.