1987–88 Gold Cup

1987–88 Gold Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (30th win)
Runner-up	Newry Town
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	156 (3 per match)

The 1987–88 Gold Cup was the 69th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 30th time, defeating Newry Town 3–0 in the final at The Oval.

The format was again changed for this 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	6	1	0	28	4	+24	19	Advance to semi-final
2	Larne	7	4	1	2	14	7	+7	13
3	Ballymena United	7	3	0	4	7	11	−4	9
4	Crusaders	7	3	0	4	7	11	−4	9
5	Portadown	7	3	0	4	6	14	−8	9
6	Coleraine	7	2	1	4	9	12	−3	7
7	Carrick Rangers	7	2	1	4	6	15	−9	7

Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Newry Town	7	6	0	1	13	2	+11	18	Advance to semi-final
2	Glentoran	7	5	0	2	19	9	+10	15
3	Distillery	7	3	1	3	9	16	−7	10
4	Cliftonville	7	3	0	4	10	10	0	9
5	Glenavon	7	2	1	4	9	11	−2	7
6	Bangor	7	2	0	5	6	16	−10	6
7	Ards	7	1	2	4	5	10	−5	5

Source: Irish League Archive

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–0	Larne
Linfield	2–1	Ards

Final

14 November 1987

Linfield	3–0	Newry Town
McGaughey 17', 42' Baxter 39' Knell  44'	Report	Buchanan  44'

The Oval, Belfast

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Sidney Spence (Lambeg)

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners