1963–64 Gold Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Gold Cup

| year = 1963–64

| country = Northern Ireland

| num_teams = 12

| defending_champions = Glentoran

| winners = Linfield (20th win)

| second = Glentoran

| matches = 18

| goals = 65

| prev_season = 1962–63

| next_season = 1964–65

}}

The 1963–64 Gold Cup was the 45th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, Gold Cup|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=22 April 2023}}

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 20th time, defeating Glentoran 3–2{{cite news|title=It's Linfield's Cup, But The Glens' Glory|work=Belfast News Letter|date=13 February 1964|page=12}} in the final replay at Windsor Park after the original final finished in a 2–2 draw.{{cite news|title=Last Minute Equaliser Gives Glens Second Try|work=Belfast News Letter|date=16 January 1964|page=10}}

Results

{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/gold-cup|title=Gold Cup Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=22 April 2023}}

=First round=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ards||2–6|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||1–1|Cliftonville}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor||0–3|Distillery}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||2–0|Portadown}}

{{OneLegResult|Coleraine||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry City||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Glenavon||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||bye|}}

|}

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||0–1|Ballymena United}}

|}

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||3–3|Glentoran}}

{{OneLegResult|Coleraine||1–1|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry City||1–0|Glenavon}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||1–3|Linfield}}

|}

==Replays==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||3–1|Coleraine}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||2–2|Ballymena United}}

|}

==Second replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||1–4|Glentoran}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry City||3–3|Glentoran}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||0–0|Crusaders}}

|}

==Replays==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||2–0|Derry City}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||4–2|Crusaders}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=15 January 1964

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=2–2

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19640116/368/0015 Report]

|team2=Glentoran

|goals1=Craig {{goal|63||73}}

|goals2=Pavis {{goal|30}}
Byrne {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

==Replay==

{{football box

|date=12 February 1964

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=3–2

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19630315/498/0017 Report]

|team2=Glentoran

|goals1=Scott {{goal|25|pen.}}
Craig {{goal|35||66}}

|goals2=Thompson {{goal|8}}
Pavis {{goal|55}}

|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=K. E. Walker (Blackpool)

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilgoldcuphist.html Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners]

{{Gold Cup}}

{{1963–64 in Northern Ireland association football}}

{{Football in Northern Ireland}}

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Category:1963–64 in Northern Ireland association football