Gold Cup (Northern Ireland)#Substitute Gold Cup

|1911–12 and 1913–15

|3

|knock-out

|1915–1919

|4

|league

|1919–1920

|1

|knock-out

|1920–1923

|3

|league

|1923–1940

|17

|knock-out

|1940–1947

|7

|league

|1947–1976

|29

|knock-out

|1976–1983

|7

|group system plus final

|1983–1985

|2

|group system plus top-four knock-out

|1985–1986

|1

|league followed by top-four knock-out

|1986–1991

|5

|group system plus top-four knock-out

|1991–1999

|8

|group system plus top-eight knock-out

|1999–2001

|2

|knock-out

|Scores level after 90 minutes. A replay was required.

|Scores level after extra time. A replay was required.

|Scores level after 90 minutes. Winner was decided in extra time with no penalty shootout required.

|Scores level after extra time. A penalty shootout was required to determine the winner.

!Season

!Winner
(number of titles)

!Score

!Runner-up

!Venue

!Attendance

|1911–12

|Belfast Celtic (1)

|2–0

|Glentoran

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|9,500

|1913–14

|rowspan="2"|Distillery (1)

|style="background:#ffffdd;"|0–0

|rowspan="2"|Shelbourne

|Shelbourne Park, Dublin

|

|Replay

|3–2

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|

|1914–15

|Shelbourne (1)

|1–0

|Linfield

|Solitude, Belfast

|18,000

|1915–16

|Linfield (1)

|rowspan="4"|League format

|Distillery

|rowspan="4"|—

|rowspan="4"|—

|1916–17

|Glentoran (1)

|Linfield

|1917–18

|Linfield (2)

|Glentoran

|1918–19

|Linfield (3)

|Glentoran

|1919–20

|Distillery (2)

|3–1

|Glentoran

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1920–21

|Linfield (4)

|rowspan="3"|League format

|Glenavon

|rowspan="3"|—

|rowspan="3"|—

|1921–22

|Linfield (5)

|Cliftonville

|1922–23

|Cliftonville (1)

|Linfield

|1923–24

|Linfield (6)

|1–0

|Distillery

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1924–25

|Distillery (3)

|2–0

|Queen's Island

|Celtic Park, Belfast

|

|1925–26

|Belfast Celtic (2)

|3–0

|Cliftonville

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|15,000

|1926–27

|Linfield (7)

|1–0

|Glenavon

|Celtic Park, Belfast

|

|1927–28

|Linfield (8)

|3–2

|Belfast Celtic

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|

|1928–29

|Linfield (9)

|3–1

|Ards

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1929–30

|Distillery (4)

|3–0

|Bangor

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1930–31

|Linfield (10)

|6–1

|Belfast Celtic

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|

|1931–32

|Coleraine (1)

|3–0

|Ballymena

|Solitude, Belfast

|10,000

|1932–33

|Cliftonville (2)

|2–1

|Linfield

|Celtic Park, Belfast

|

|1933–34

|Portadown (1)

|1–0

|Glentoran

|Solitude, Belfast

|

|1934–35

|Belfast Celtic (3)

|4–0

|Linfield

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|8,000

|1935–36

|Linfield (11)

|3–0

|Distillery

|Celtic Park, Belfast

|

|1936–37

|Linfield (12)

|7–2

|Derry City

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1937–38

|Portadown (2)

|2–0

|Belfast Celtic

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|12,000

|1938–39

|Belfast Celtic (4)

|2–1

|Glenavon

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1939–40

|Belfast Celtic (5)

|1–0

|Linfield

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|10,000

|1947–48

|Belfast Celtic (6)

|2–0

|Distillery

|Solitude, Belfast

|

|1948–49

|Linfield (13)

|5–0

|Glenavon

|Solitude, Belfast

|

|1949–50

|Linfield (14)

|3–2

|Portadown

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1950–51

|Linfield (15)

|5–1

|Glentoran

|Solitude, Belfast

|

|1951–52

|Glentoran (2)

|2–1

|Glenavon

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|15,000

|1952–53

|Portadown (3)

|2–1

|Linfield

|Seaview, Belfast

|

|1953–54

|Ards (1)

|2–1

|Distillery

|Seaview, Belfast

|6,000

|1954–55

|Glenavon (1)

|3–2

|Linfield

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1955–56

|Linfield (16)

|3–0

|Portadown

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|

|1956–57

|Glenavon (2)

|3–1

|Derry City

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1957–58

|Linfield (17)

|1–0

|Glenavon

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|

|1958–59

|Coleraine (2)

|1–0

|Glentoran

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1959–60

|Linfield (18)

|3–2

|Portadown

|Solitude, Belfast

|

|1960–61

|Glentoran (3)

|4–2

|Linfield

|Solitude, Belfast

|

|1961–62

|Linfield (19)

|4–0

|Glentoran

|Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|

|1962–63

|Glentoran (4)

|3–1

|Derry City

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1963–64

|rowspan="2"|Linfield (20)

|style="background:#ffffdd;"|2–2

|rowspan="2"|Glentoran

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|Replay

|3–2

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1964–65

|Derry City (1)

|5–2

|Crusaders

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1965–66

|Linfield (21)

|6–0

|Portadown

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1966–67

|Glentoran (5)

|5–2

|Crusaders

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1967–68

|Linfield (22)

|3–2

|Ards

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1968–69

|rowspan="2"|Linfield (23)

|style="background:#ffffdd;"|0–0

|rowspan="2"|Glentoran

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|Replay

|2–1

|The Oval, Belfast

|20,000

|1969–70

|Coleraine (3)

|1–0

|Glentoran

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1970–71

|Linfield (24)

|2–1

|Glentoran

|The Oval, Belfast

|15,000

|1971–72

|rowspan="2"|Portadown (4)

|style="background:#ffffdd;"|0–0

|rowspan="2"|Ards

|Mourneview Park, Lurgan

|5,000

|Replay

|style="background:#cef2e0;"|2 – 1 {{aet}}

|Mourneview Park, Lurgan

|3,500

|1972–73

|Linfield (25)

|2–0

|Portadown

|Castlereagh Park, Newtownards

|

|1973–74

|Ards (2)

|4–1

|Bangor

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1974–75

|Ballymena United (1)

|3–2

|Glentoran

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|2,000

|1975–76

|Coleraine (5)

|2–1

|Ballymena United

|Showgrounds, Ballymena

|6,000

|1976–77

|Glentoran (6)

|5–1

|Linfield

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|10,000

|1977–78

|Glentoran (7)

|3–1

|Glenavon

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1978–79

|Portadown (5)

|style="background:#cef2e0;"|2 – 1 {{aet}}

|Cliftonville

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|6,000

|1979–80

|Linfield (26)

|2–1

|Ballymena United

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1980–81

|Cliftonville (3)

|3–1

|Linfield

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|10,000

|1981–82

|Linfield (27)

|style="background:#cedff2;"|1 – 1 {{aet}} (5 – 4 pens.)

|Ballymena United

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1982–83

|Glentoran (8)

|2–0

|Linfield

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1983–84

|Linfield (28)

|3–1

|Glentoran

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1984–85

|Linfield (29)

|1–0

|Glentoran

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|

|1985–86

|Crusaders (1)

|3–1

|Linfield

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1986–87

|Glentoran (9)

|3–2

|Linfield

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1987–88

|Linfield (30)

|3–0

|Newry Town

|The Oval, Belfast

|5,000

|1988–89

|Linfield (31)

|1–0

|Portadown

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1989–90

|rowspan="2"|Linfield (32)

|style="background:#ffffdd;"|0 – 0 {{aet}}

|rowspan="2"|Portadown

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|Replay

|2–0

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1990–91

|Glenavon (3)

|2–1

|Portadown

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|8,000

|1991–92

|Glentoran (10)

|1–0

|Cliftonville

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|10,000

|1992–93

|Portadown (6)

|1–0

|Cliftonville

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|7,000

|1993–94

|Distillery (5)

|style="background:#cef2e0;"|3 – 2 {{aet}}

|Bangor

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|750

|1994–95

|Glentoran (11)

|style="background:#cedff2;"|1 – 1 {{aet}} (3 – 0 pens.)

|Crusaders

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|2,000

|1995–96

|Crusaders (2)

|1–0

|Linfield

|The Oval, Belfast

|

|1996–97

|Linfield (33)

|1–0

|Glenavon

|The Oval, Belfast

|3,253

|1997–98

|Glenavon (4)

|4–2

|Coleraine

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|2,036

|1998–99

|Glentoran (12)

|3–1

|Portadown

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|2,670

|1999–00

|Glentoran (13)

|4–2

|Linfield

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|6,000

|2000–01

|Glentoran (14)

|4–3

|Coleraine

|Windsor Park, Belfast

|3,000

| 33

| 14

|align=left| 1915–16, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996–97

|align=left| 1914–15, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1939–40, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1960–61, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1995–96, 1999–00

| 14

| 15

|align=left| 1916–17, 1951–52, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01

|align=left| 1911–12, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1933–34, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1983–84, 1984–85

| 6

| 9

|align=left| 1933–34, 1937–38, 1952–53, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1992–93

|align=left| 1949–50, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1998–99

| 6

| 3

|align=left| 1911–12, 1925–26, 1934–35, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1947–48

|align=left| 1927–28, 1930–31, 1937–38

| 5

| 6

|align=left| 1913–14, 1919–20, 1924–25, 1929–30, 1993–94

|align=left| 1915–16, 1916–17, 1923–24, 1935–36, 1947–48, 1953–54

| 4

| 9

|align=left| 1954–55, 1956–57, 1990–91, 1997–98

|align=left| 1920–21, 1922–23, 1926–27, 1938–39, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1977–78, 1996–97

| 4

| 2

|align=left| 1931–32, 1958–59, 1969–70, 1975–76

|align=left| 1997–98, 2000–01

| 3

| 5

|align=left| 1922–23, 1932–33, 1980–81

|align=left| 1921–22, 1925–26, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1992–93

| 2

| 3

|align=left| 1953–54, 1973–74

|align=left| 1928–29, 1967–68, 1971–72

| 2

| 3

|align=left| 1985–86, 1995–96

|align=left| 1964–65, 1966–67, 1994–95

| 1

| 3

|align=left| 1964–65

|align=left| 1936–37, 1956–57, 1962–63

| 1

| 3

|align=left| 1974–75

|align=left| 1975–76, 1979–80, 1981–82

| 1

| 1

|align=left| 1914–15

|align=left| 1913–14

| 0

| 3

|align=left| —

|align=left| 1929–30, 1973–74, 1993–94

| 0

| 1

|align=left| —

|align=left| 1924–25

| 0

| 1

|align=left| —

|align=left| 1931–32

| 0

| 1

|align=left| —

|align=left| 1987–88

!Season

!Winner
(number of titles)

!Score

!Runner-up

|1940–41

|Belfast Celtic (1)

|rowspan="7"|League format

|Glentoran

|1941–42

|Glentoran (1)

|Distillery

|1942–43

|Linfield (1)

|Belfast Celtic

|1943–44

|Belfast Celtic (2)

|Distillery

|1944–45

|Linfield (2)

|Distillery

|1945–46

|Belfast Celtic (3)

|Linfield

|1946–47

|Belfast Celtic (4)

|Linfield

| 4

| 1

|align=left| 1940–41, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47

|align=left| 1942–43

| 2

| 2

|align=left| 1942–43, 1944–45

|align=left| 1945–46, 1946–47

| 1

| 1

|align=left| 1941–42

|align=left| 1940–41

| 0

| 3

|align=left| —

|align=left| 1941–42, 1943–44, 1944–45