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Football tournament season

1987–88 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (30th win)
Runner-up	Newry Town
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	156 (3 per match)
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The 1987–88 Gold Cup was the 69th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 30th time, defeating Newry Town 3–0 in the final at The Oval.

The format was again changed for this season, with each team playing the other teams in their section once plus one match against a team from the other section. The top two from each section progressed to the semi-finals.

Group standings

Section A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	7	6	1	0	28	4	+24	19	Advance to semi-final
2	Larne	7	4	1	2	14	7	+7	13	Advance to semi-final
3	Ballymena United	7	3	0	4	7	11	−4	9
4	Crusaders	7	3	0	4	7	11	−4	9
5	Portadown	7	3	0	4	6	14	−8	9
6	Coleraine	7	2	1	4	9	12	−3	7
7	Carrick Rangers	7	2	1	4	6	15	−9	7

Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Newry Town	7	6	0	1	13	2	+11	18	Advance to semi-final
2	Glentoran	7	5	0	2	19	9	+10	15	Advance to semi-final
3	Distillery	7	3	1	3	9	16	−7	10
4	Cliftonville	7	3	0	4	10	10	0	9
5	Glenavon	7	2	1	4	9	11	−2	7
6	Bangor	7	2	0	5	6	16	−10	6
7	Ards	7	1	2	4	5	10	−5	5

Source: Irish League Archive

Semi-finals

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

Final

14 November 1987

Linfield	3–0	Newry Town
McGaughey 17', 42' Baxter 39' Knell 44'	Report	Buchanan 44'

The Oval, BelfastAttendance: 5,000Referee: Sidney Spence (Lambeg)

References

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"Gold Top Blues". Ireland's Saturday Night. 14 November 1987. p. 1.
"Good As Gold For £1,000". Belfast Telegraph. 21 August 1987. p. 22.
"TNT Gold Cup". Ireland's Saturday Night. 10 October 1987. p. 12.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners

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

Association football in Northern Ireland

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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