1988–89 Gold Cup

Gold Cup 1988–89 Northern Ireland 14 Linfield (31st win) Portadown 52 150 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 Gold Cup was the 70th 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 Linfield for the 31st time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Portadown 1–0 in the final at The Oval.TNT but no dynamite in Oval decider Belfast Telegraph 2 November 1988 21'Captain Cool' Linfield Hero Belfast News Letter 2 November 1988 28 The format was the same as the previous season, with each team playing the other teams in their section once plus one match against a team from the other section. The top two from each section progressed to the semi-finals.Good As Gold For £1,000 Belfast Telegraph 21 August 1987 22 Group standings Section A main WDL 5 Result 3 n F F green1 Advance to semi-final LIN Linfield POR Portadown COL Coleraine BAL Ballymena United CRU Crusaders LAR Larne CAR Carrick Rangers 7 0 0 16 5 3 3 1 10 9 3 1 3 12 10 2 2 3 9 8 2 1 4 5 8 1 2 4 6 10 1 0 6 6 14 complete Irish League Archive Section B main WDL 5 Result 3 n F F green1 Advance to semi-final GLT Glentoran NEW Newry Town GLA Glenavon BAN Bangor DIS Distillery CLI Cliftonville ARD Ards 5 2 0 16 4 5 1 1 19 8 3 3 1 12 9 3 0 4 8 14 2 0 5 7 10 1 3 3 7 10 1 1 5 8 15 complete Irish League Archive Semi-finals Linfield 2–0 Newry Town Portadown 2–2 (3–0 p) Glentoran |} Final 1 November 1988 Linfield 1–0 Portadown L. McKeown 50 pen. Curliss 0 89 The Oval, Belfast 8,000 Leslie Irvine (Limavady) References External links Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners Category:1988–89 in Northern Ireland association football cups