1987–88 Irish League Cup

Irish League Cup Roadferry Freight League Cup 1987–88 Northern Ireland 32 Coleraine (1st win) Portadown 31 98 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 Irish League Cup (known as the Roadferry Freight League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 2nd edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knockout cup competition. It concluded on 28 November 1987 with the final. Linfield unsuccessfully defended its 1987 title in the semi-finals losing to eventual cup winners, Coleraine, who defeated in the final Portadown, 1–0.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilleagcuphist.html Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 20 December 2012https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil88.html Northern Ireland 1987/88 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 20 December 2012 First round Ards 2–0 Tobermore United Ballyclare Comrades 0–2 Glenavon Ballymena United 3–1 Brantwood Bangor 4–1 UUJ Carrick Rangers 1–0 Banbridge Town Cliftonville 0–1 Chimney Corner Coleraine 6–0 Queen's University Crusaders 2–0 Harland & Wolff Welders Distillery 2–0 Omagh Town Glentoran 3–0 RUC Glentoran II 3–1 (aet) Limavady United Larne 2–1 Dungannon Swifts Linfield 7–0 UUC Linfield Swifts 1–0 Ballymoney United Newry Town 2–1 Dundela Portadown 2–0 Milford Everton |} Second round Bangor 2–3 Ballymena United Carrick Rangers 0–4 Coleraine Distillery 0–1 (aet) Ards Glentoran 5–0 Glenavon Larne 2–0 Glentoran II Linfield 2–1 Chimney Corner Newry Town 1–1 (4–2 p) Linfield Swifts Portadown 5–0 Crusaders |} Quarter-finals Ards 1–1 (4–5 p) Coleraine Larne 3–2 Ballymena United Linfield 2–1 (aet) Newry Town Portadown 4–1 Glentoran |} Semi-finals Linfield 0–0 (3–4 p) Coleraine Portadown 4–3 Larne |} Final 28 November 1987 Coleraine 1–0 yes Report Portadown McQuiston The Oval, Belfast References Category:Irish League Cup seasons League Cup