1986–87 Gold Cup - Misplaced Pages

Football tournament season

The 1986–87 Gold Cup was the 68th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 9th time, defeating Linfield 3–2 in the final at The Oval.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13	Advance to semi-final
2	Larne	6	4	1	1	12	9	+3	13	Advance to semi-final
3	Coleraine	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11
4	Cliftonville	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	10
5	Ballymena United	6	1	3	2	7	11	−4	6
6	Crusaders	6	0	2	4	2	6	−4	2
7	Carrick Rangers	6	0	2	4	4	14	−10	2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	6	5	1	0	19	2	+17	16	Advance to semi-final
2	Ards	6	4	0	2	12	7	+5	12	Advance to semi-final
3	Newry Town	6	3	0	3	10	11	−1	9
4	Glenavon	6	2	1	3	9	6	+3	7
5	Distillery	6	2	1	3	10	15	−5	7
6	Portadown	6	2	0	4	7	11	−4	6
7	Bangor	6	1	1	4	4	19	−15	4

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–0	Larne
Linfield	2–1	Ards

25 April 1987

Glentoran	3–2	Linfield
Macartney 14' Mullan 27' Craig 89'	Report	McGaughey 50', 73'

The Oval, BelfastReferee: Robert Stewart (Lisburn)

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"Golden Boy Craig...But Ugly Scenes Mar Glens Win". Ireland's Saturday Night. 25 April 1987. p. 1.
"Dreams Do Come True! But Glens Hero Robert Keeps His Feet On The Ground". Belfast News Letter. 27 April 1987. p. 23.

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Domestic leagues	Irish League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Irish League Cup Gold Cup Ulster Cup County Antrim Shield
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying (Group 4)

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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