1987–88 Ulster Cup - Misplaced Pages

Football tournament season

The 1987–88 Ulster Cup was the 40th edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Larne won the tournament for the 2nd time, defeating Coleraine 2–1 in the final.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Newry Town	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Linfield	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to quarter-final
3	Portadown	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Glenavon	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Coleraine	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Bangor	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Distillery	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Ballymena United	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	9	Advance to quarter-final
2	Crusaders	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Ards	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	RUC	3	0	1	2	5	10	−5	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Larne	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Carrick Rangers	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Dundela	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
4	Cliftonville	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	3–1	Glentoran
Larne	1–0	Bangor

22 September 1987

Larne	2–1	Coleraine
Hardy 11' Quigley 33' (o.g.)		Wade 10'

The Oval, BelfastReferee: Walter Clarke (Newtownards)

"Irish League Archive, Ulster Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
"The Larne dream becomes a reality". Belfast Telegraph. 23 September 1987. p. 23.
"Larne Clinch First Trophy". Belfast News Letter. 23 September 1987. p. 28.
"Ulster Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

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Seasons

v t e 1987–88 in Northern Irish football
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)

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

Defunct leagues

Defunct cups

Awards