1988–89 Ulster Cup - Misplaced Pages

Football tournament season

The 1988–89 Ulster Cup was the 41st edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Glentoran won the tournament for the 8th time, defeating Larne 5–2 in the final.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Larne	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7	Advance to quarter-final
3	Crusaders	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Carrick Rangers	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glenavon	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6	Advance to quarter-final
2	Cliftonville	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Distillery	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	Linfield	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Coleraine	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9	Advance to quarter-final
2	Ballyclare Comrades	3	1	1	1	1	4	−3	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Ballymena United	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Ards	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Portadown	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Omagh Town	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3	Advance to quarter-final
3	Bangor	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2
4	Newry Town	3	0	2	1	2	5	−3	2

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–0	Coleraine
Larne	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Portadown

28 September 1988

Glentoran	5–2	Larne
Manley 40', 74', 90' Bowers 41' Cleary 89' (pen.)		D. Smyth 45', 80'

Windsor Park, BelfastReferee: Alan Snoddy (Carryduff)

"Irish League Archive, Ulster Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
"Glens - and fans are the winners". Belfast Telegraph. 29 September 1988. p. 39.
"Brave Larne So Unlucky". Belfast News Letter. 29 September 1988. p. 32.
"Ulster Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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Seasons

v t e 1988–89 in Northern Irish football
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)

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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