1985–86 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1985–86 Northern Ireland 14 Crusaders (1st win) Linfield 94 327 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 Gold Cup was the 67th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland Irish League Archive, Gold Cup Irish League Archive 23 April 2023 The tournament was won by Crusaders for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 3–1 in the final at The Oval.Burrows steals the show on 'Coyle's night' Belfast Telegraph 11 December 1985 29Crues Cracker Belfast News Letter 11 December 1985 27 Group standings main WDL 5 Result 2 n F F F F green1 Advance to semi-final LIN Linfield GLT Glentoran COL Coleraine CRU Crusaders ARD Ards LAR Larne DIS Distillery BAN Bangor GLA Glenavon NEW Newry Town BAL Ballymena United CLI Cliftonville POR Portadown CAR Carrick Rangers 7 5 1 37 12 8 3 2 27 14 8 2 3 31 20 8 1 4 32 23 7 3 3 22 16 6 2 5 29 26 5 3 5 28 26 5 3 5 17 18 3 6 4 20 23 4 3 6 25 27 4 2 7 23 27 3 2 8 12 24 3 1 9 14 31 2 0 11 10 40 complete Irish League Archive Semi-finals Crusaders 3–2 Glenavon Linfield 4–1 Coleraine |} Final 10 December 1985 Crusaders 3–1 Linfield Hillis 6S. Burrows 81 pen.McCullough 85 Sloan 77 The Oval, Belfast O. Donnelly (Craigavon) References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1985–86 in Northern Ireland association football cups