1989–90 Gold Cup

The 1989–90 Gold Cup was the 71st edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

1989–90 Gold Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (32nd win)
Runner-up	Portadown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	80 (2.58 per match)

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 32nd time and 3rd consecutive season, defeating Portadown 2–0 in the final replay at The Oval after the original final ended 0-0.

Group standings

Section A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advance to semi-final
2	Bangor	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
3	Ballymena United	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Cliftonville	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to semi-final
2	Ards	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Newry Town	3	1	0	2	6	4	+2	3
4	Carrick Rangers	3	0	2	1	1	6	−5	2

Source: Irish League Archive

Section C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glenavon	5	4	1	0	12	3	+9	13	Advance to semi-final
2	Portadown	5	4	1	0	10	2	+8	13
3	Larne	5	2	1	2	8	10	−2	7
4	Coleraine	5	2	0	3	6	7	−1	6
5	Distillery	5	1	1	3	7	8	−1	4
6	Crusaders	5	0	0	5	2	15	−13	0

Source: Irish League Archive

Semi-finals

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

Final

7 November 1989

Linfield	0–0	Portadown

The Oval, Belfast

Referee: Freddie McKnight (Newtownards)

Replay

22 November 1989

Linfield	2–0	Portadown
McCallan 23' Knell 63' Dornan  64'

The Oval, Belfast

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Freddie McKnight (Newtownards)

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners