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

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 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

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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

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

References

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  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.
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