The 1987–88 Gold Cup was the 69th edition of the
Gold Cup, a cup competition in
Northern Irish
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football
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.
The tournament was won by
Linfield for the 30th time, defeating
Newry Town
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3–0 in the final at
The Oval
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.
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
Section B
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners
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1987–88 in Northern Ireland association football