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Football tournament season

The 1996–97 Gold Cup was the 78th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 33rd time, defeating Glenavon 1–0 in the final at The Oval.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Portadown	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Bangor	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6	Advance to quarter-final
3	Coleraine	3	1	1	1	4	1	+3	4
4	Newry Town	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Crusaders	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Advance to quarter-final
2	Ballymena United	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to quarter-final
3	Larne	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1
4	Ards	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Glenavon	3	2	0	1	11	1	+10	6	Advance to quarter-final
3	Distillery	3	0	2	1	2	9	−7	2
4	Ballyclare Comrades	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6	1

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	2–0	Crusaders
Linfield	2–0	Ballymena United

12 November 1996

Linfield	1–0	Glenavon
Barker 74'

The Oval, BelfastReferee: Leslie Irvine (Limavady)

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
"Top Dog Barker". Belfast Telegraph. 13 November 1996. p. 28.
"Super Barker Is Blues Hero". Belfast News Letter. 13 November 1996. p. 28.

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v t e 1996–97 in Northern Irish football
Domestic leagues	Irish League Premier Division Irish League First Division
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Irish League Cup Gold Cup Ulster Cup Floodlit Cup County Antrim Shield Irish News Cup
European competitions	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 9)

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