| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions | Linfield |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Glentoran (3rd win) |
| Runner-up | Linfield |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 61 (4.69 per match) |
The 1960–61 Gold Cup was the 42nd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. [1]
The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 4–2 in the final at Solitude. [2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 5–2 | Bangor |
| Cliftonville | 0–4 | Linfield |
| Crusaders | 1–0 | Portadown |
| Derry City | 1–3 | Glenavon |
| Ards | bye | |
| Coleraine | bye | |
| Distillery | bye | |
| Glentoran | bye |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 1–2 | Glenavon |
| Distillery | 4–5 | Coleraine |
| Glentoran | 3–1 | Ballymena United |
| Linfield | 1-1 | Ards |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 3–5 | Linfield |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Glentoran | 2–0 | Glenavon |
| Linfield | 2–2 | Coleraine |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Linfield | 4–1 | Coleraine |
Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club based in East Belfast, that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882 and has since won more than 130 major honours, making them one of the most successful teams in the world.
Linfield Football Club is a Northern Irish professional football club, based in south Belfast, which plays in the NIFL Premiership – the highest level of the Northern Ireland Football League. The fourth-oldest club on the island of Ireland, Linfield was founded in 1886 by workers at the Ulster Spinning Company's Linfield Mill. Since 1905, the club's home ground has been Windsor Park, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland national team and is the largest football stadium in Northern Ireland. They train at Midgley Park which is beside the stadium. The club's badge displays Windsor Castle, in reference to the ground's namesake.
Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a professional association football club playing in the NIFL Premiership – the top division of the Northern Ireland Football League. The club was founded in September 1879 by John McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast and are the founders of football in Ireland.
The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup is the primary football knock-out cup competition in Northern Ireland. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth-oldest national cup competition in the world. Prior to the break-away from the Irish Football Association by clubs from what would become the Irish Free State in 1921, the Irish Cup was the national cup competition for the whole of Ireland.
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The 1893–94 Belfast Charity Cup was the 11th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.
The 1901–02 Belfast Charity Cup was the 19th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.
The 1902–03 Belfast Charity Cup was the 20th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.
The 1904–05 Belfast Charity Cup was the 22nd edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.
The 1913–14 Belfast Charity Cup was the 31st edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.
The 1916–17 Belfast Charity Cup was the 34th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.
The 1917–18 Belfast Charity Cup was the 35th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.
The 1918–19 Belfast Charity Cup was the 36th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.
The 1926–27 Belfast Charity Cup was the 44th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.
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The 1961–62 County Antrim Shield was the 73rd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.
The 1950–51 Gold Cup was the 32nd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.
The 1961–62 Gold Cup was the 43rd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.
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