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The 1984–85 Ulster Cup was the 37th edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Linfield won the tournament for the 14th time, defeating Larne 3–2 on penalties in the final, after the match finished in a 2–2 draw.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Ballymena United	7	4	1	2	12	7	+5	9	Advance to semi-final
2	Distillery	7	3	0	4	12	16	−4	6
3	Carrick Rangers	7	1	1	5	7	15	−8	3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	7	5	1	1	15	7	+8	11	Advance to semi-final
2	Crusaders	7	3	2	2	17	10	+7	8
3	Glentoran	9	2	1	6	6	15	−9	5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Portadown	7	6	0	1	15	5	+10	12	Advance to semi-final
2	Glenavon	7	4	1	2	13	9	+4	9
3	Ards	7	3	1	3	9	10	−1	7
4	Coleraine	7	3	0	4	10	9	+1	6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Larne	7	3	3	1	10	6	+4	9	Advance to semi-final
2	Cliftonville	7	2	1	4	9	7	+2	5
3	Newry Town	7	1	3	3	8	17	−9	5
4	Bangor	8	1	1	6	3	15	−12	3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Larne	3–1	Ballymena United
Linfield	1–0	Portadown

4 December 1984

Linfield	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Larne
McLaughlin 42' (o.g.) McGaughey 80'		Sloan 65' Smyth 72'
Penalties
Dornan McGaughey Doherty Crawford Dunlop	5–4	Smyth Sloan Dempsey Reid McMullan

The Oval, BelfastReferee: Jack Poucher (Newry)

"Irish League Archive, Ulster Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
"Blues Do It, By George!". Belfast Telegraph. 5 December 1984. p. 27.
"Lucky Blues Saved By Hero Dunlop". Belfast News Letter. 5 December 1984. p. 36.
"Ulster Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

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Seasons

v t e 1984–85 in Northern Irish football
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)

National teams

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

Domestic cups

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
Women	IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup All-Island Cup

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