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1988–89 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (31st win)
Runner-up	Portadown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	150 (2.88 per match)
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The 1988–89 Gold Cup was the 70th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 31st time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Portadown 1–0 in the final at The Oval.

The format was the same as the previous 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	7	0	0	16	5	+11	21	Advance to semi-final
2	Portadown	7	3	3	1	10	9	+1	12	Advance to semi-final
3	Coleraine	7	3	1	3	12	10	+2	10
4	Ballymena United	7	2	2	3	9	8	+1	8
5	Crusaders	7	2	1	4	5	8	−3	7
6	Larne	7	1	2	4	6	10	−4	5
7	Carrick Rangers	7	1	0	6	6	14	−8	3

Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	7	5	2	0	16	4	+12	17	Advance to semi-final
2	Newry Town	7	5	1	1	19	8	+11	16	Advance to semi-final
3	Glenavon	7	3	3	1	12	9	+3	12
4	Bangor	7	3	0	4	8	14	−6	9
5	Distillery	7	2	0	5	7	10	−3	6
6	Cliftonville	7	1	3	3	7	10	−3	6
7	Ards	7	1	1	5	8	15	−7	4

Source: Irish League Archive

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	2–0	Newry Town
Portadown	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Glentoran

Final

1 November 1988

Linfield	1–0	Portadown
L. McKeown 50' (pen.)		Curliss 89'

The Oval, BelfastAttendance: 8,000Referee: Leslie Irvine (Limavady)

References

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"TNT but no dynamite in Oval decider". Belfast Telegraph. 2 November 1988. p. 21.
"'Captain Cool' Linfield Hero". Belfast News Letter. 2 November 1988. p. 28.
"Good As Gold For £1,000". Belfast Telegraph. 21 August 1987. p. 22.

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
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 6)

Association football in Northern Ireland

Irish Football Association - Northern Ireland Women's Football Association

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