1988–89 Gold Cup

1988–89 Gold Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (31st win)
Runner-up	Portadown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	150 (2.88 per match)

The 1988–89 Gold Cup was the 70th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 31st time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Portadown 1–0 in the final at The Oval.

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.

Group standings

Section A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	7	7	0	0	16	5	11	21	Advance to semi-final
2	Portadown	7	3	3	1	10	9	1	12
3	Coleraine	7	3	1	3	12	10	2	10
4	Ballymena United	7	2	2	3	9	8	1	8
5	Crusaders	7	2	1	4	5	8	−3	7
6	Larne	7	1	2	4	6	10	−4	5
7	Carrick Rangers	7	1	0	6	6	14	−8	3

Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	7	5	2	0	16	4	12	17	Advance to semi-final
2	Newry Town	7	5	1	1	19	8	11	16
3	Glenavon	7	3	3	1	12	9	3	12
4	Bangor	7	3	0	4	8	14	−6	9
5	Distillery	7	2	0	5	7	10	−3	6
6	Cliftonville	7	1	3	3	7	10	−3	6
7	Ards	7	1	1	5	8	15	−7	4

Source: Irish League Archive

Semi-finals

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

Final

1 November 1988

Linfield	1–0	Portadown
L. McKeown 50' (pen.)		Curliss  89'

The Oval, Belfast

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Leslie Irvine (Limavady)

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners