Gold Cup | |
Year: | 1988–89 |
Num Teams: | 14 |
Defending Champions: | Linfield |
Winners: | Linfield (31st win) |
Second: | Portadown |
Matches: | 52 |
Goals: | 150 |
Prev Season: | 1987–88 |
Next Season: | 1989–90 |
The 1988–89 Gold Cup was the 70th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Linfield for the 31st time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Portadown 1–0 in the final at The Oval.[2] [3]
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.[4]
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