1985–86 Gold Cup - Misplaced Pages

Football tournament season

The 1985–86 Gold Cup was the 67th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Crusaders for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 3–1 in the final at The Oval.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	13	7	5	1	37	12	+25	19	Advance to semi-final
2	Glentoran	13	8	3	2	27	14	+13	19
3	Coleraine	13	8	2	3	31	20	+11	18
4	Crusaders	13	8	1	4	32	23	+9	17
5	Ards	13	7	3	3	22	16	+6	17
6	Larne	13	6	2	5	29	26	+3	14
7	Distillery	13	5	3	5	28	26	+2	13
8	Bangor	13	5	3	5	17	18	−1	13
9	Glenavon	13	3	6	4	20	23	−3	12
10	Newry Town	13	4	3	6	25	27	−2	11
11	Ballymena United	13	4	2	7	23	27	−4	10
12	Cliftonville	13	3	2	8	12	24	−12	8
13	Portadown	13	3	1	9	14	31	−17	7
14	Carrick Rangers	13	2	0	11	10	40	−30	4

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Glenavon
Linfield	4–1	Coleraine

10 December 1985

Crusaders	3–1	Linfield
Hillis 6' S. Burrows 81' (pen.) McCullough 85'		Sloan 77'

The Oval, BelfastReferee: O. Donnelly (Craigavon)

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"Burrows steals the show on 'Coyle's night'". Belfast Telegraph. 11 December 1985. p. 29.
"Crues Cracker". Belfast News Letter. 11 December 1985. p. 27.

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v t e 1985–86 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 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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