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Football tournament season

1989–90 Gold Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (32nd win)
Runner-up	Portadown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	80 (2.58 per match)
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The 1989–90 Gold Cup was the 71st edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 32nd time and 3rd consecutive season, defeating Portadown 2–0 in the final replay at The Oval after the original final ended 0-0.

Group standings

Section A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advance to semi-final
2	Bangor	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
3	Ballymena United	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Cliftonville	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to semi-final
2	Ards	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Newry Town	3	1	0	2	6	4	+2	3
4	Carrick Rangers	3	0	2	1	1	6	−5	2

Source: Irish League Archive

Section C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glenavon	5	4	1	0	12	3	+9	13	Advance to semi-final
2	Portadown	5	4	1	0	10	2	+8	13	Advance to semi-final
3	Larne	5	2	1	2	8	10	−2	7
4	Coleraine	5	2	0	3	6	7	−1	6
5	Distillery	5	1	1	3	7	8	−1	4
6	Crusaders	5	0	0	5	2	15	−13	0

Source: Irish League Archive

Semi-finals

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

Final

7 November 1989

Linfield	0–0	Portadown

The Oval, BelfastReferee: Freddie McKnight (Newtownards)

Replay

22 November 1989

Linfield	2–0	Portadown
McCallan 23' Knell 63' Dornan 64'

The Oval, BelfastAttendance: 4,500Referee: Freddie McKnight (Newtownards)

References

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"Cup gamble pay off for lonely Coyle". Belfast Telegraph. 23 November 1989. p. 39.
"No goals...but what a match!". Belfast Telegraph. 8 November 1989. p. 21.

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)

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