1941–42 Substitute Gold Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Substitute Gold Cup

| year = 1941–42

| country = Northern Ireland

| num_teams = 6

| defending_champions = Belfast Celtic

| winners = Glentoran (1st win)

| second = Distillery

| matches = 30

| goals = 138

| prev_season = 1940–41

| next_season = 1942–43

}}

The 1941–42 Substitute Gold Cup was the 2nd edition of the Substitute Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. It replaced the Gold Cup, which was suspended due to World War II.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, Substitute Gold Cup|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=14 April 2023}}

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 1st time.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/substitute-gold-cup|title=Gold Cup Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=14 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/substitute-gold-cup-tables|title=Gold Cup Tables|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=14 April 2023}}

Group standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=Result

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_ratio=y

|status_GLT=C|col_C=green1|text_C=Champions|result1=C

|team1=GLT|name_GLT=Glentoran

|team2=DIS|name_DIS=Distillery

|team3=LIN|name_LIN=Linfield

|team4=BEL|name_BEL=Belfast Celtic

|team5=DER|name_DER=Derry City

|team6=CLI|name_CLI=Cliftonville

|win_GLT=8|draw_GLT=1|loss_GLT=1|gf_GLT=35|ga_GLT=21

|win_DIS=6|draw_DIS=2|loss_DIS=2|gf_DIS=27|ga_DIS=16

|win_LIN=4|draw_LIN=3|loss_LIN=3|gf_LIN=27|ga_LIN=23

|win_BEL=4|draw_BEL=2|loss_BEL=4|gf_BEL=24|ga_BEL=15

|win_DER=2|draw_DER=3|loss_DER=5|gf_DER=16|ga_DER=26

|win_CLI=0|draw_CLI=1|loss_CLI=9|gf_CLI=9|ga_CLI=37

|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/substitute-gold-cup-tables Irish League Archive]

}}

References

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