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1984–85 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (29th win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	166 (3.19 per match)
← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 Gold Cup was the 66th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 29th time and the 2nd consecutive season, defeating Glentoran 1–0 in the final at Windsor Park.

For this edition, the format followed the same setup as the previous season; Section A clubs played each other twice and played three matches with Section B clubs (and vice versa for Section B clubs). Section C clubs played each other once and played four matches with Section D clubs (and vice versa for Section D clubs). The clubs that topped each section progressed to the semi-finals.

Group standings

Section A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	7	4	3	0	17	2	+15	11	Advance to final
2	Ards	7	2	3	2	9	7	+2	7
3	Bangor	7	1	0	6	4	21	−17	2

Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glenavon	7	3	3	1	11	6	+5	9	Advance to final
2	Portadown	7	4	0	3	12	15	−3	8
3	Newry Town	7	2	1	4	12	10	+2	5

Source: Irish League Archive

Section C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Coleraine	7	4	3	0	15	8	+7	11	Advance to final
2	Carrick Rangers	7	2	3	2	9	16	−7	7
3	Ballymena United	7	2	2	3	9	11	−2	6
4	Larne	7	3	0	4	8	9	−1	6

Source: Irish League Archive

Section D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	7	4	2	1	16	7	+9	10	Advance to final
2	Crusaders	7	3	1	3	13	8	+5	7
3	Distillery	7	2	2	3	10	16	−6	6
4	Cliftonville	7	1	1	5	8	13	−5	3

Source: Irish League Archive

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	5–3	Glenavon
Linfield	2–1	Coleraine

Final

9 October 1984

Linfield	1–0	Glentoran
McGaughey 23'

Windsor Park, BelfastReferee: Alan Snoddy (Carryduff)

References

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"Martin hits golden form". Belfast Telegraph. 10 October 1984. p. 23.
"Martin strikes gold". Belfast News Letter. 10 October 1984. p. 32.
"Hennessy line-up". Belfast Telegraph. 19 August 1983. p. 24.
"TNT Overnite Gold Cup". Ireland's Saturday Night. 8 September 1984. p. 12.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners

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Domestic leagues	Irish League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Gold Cup Ulster Cup County Antrim Shield
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 3)

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Irish Football Association - Northern Ireland Women's Football Association

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Men	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League Ballymena & Provincial Football League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NIFL Premiership Development League
Women	Women's Premiership Championship 1 Championship 2

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Men	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup
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