1985–86 Gold Cup

The 1985–86 Gold Cup was the 67th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

1985–86 Gold Cup
Country Northern Ireland
Teams14
ChampionsCrusaders (1st win)
Runners-upLinfield
Matches played94
Goals scored327 (3.48 per match)

The tournament was won by Crusaders for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 3–1 in the final at The Oval.[2][3]

Group standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 Linfield 13 7 5 1 37 12 +25 19 Advance to semi-final
2 Glentoran 13 8 3 2 27 14 +13 19
3 Coleraine 13 8 2 3 31 20 +11 18
4 Crusaders 13 8 1 4 32 23 +9 17
5 Ards 13 7 3 3 22 16 +6 17
6 Larne 13 6 2 5 29 26 +3 14
7 Distillery 13 5 3 5 28 26 +2 13
8 Bangor 13 5 3 5 17 18 −1 13
9 Glenavon 13 3 6 4 20 23 −3 12
10 Newry Town 13 4 3 6 25 27 −2 11
11 Ballymena United 13 4 2 7 23 27 −4 10
12 Cliftonville 13 3 2 8 12 24 −12 8
13 Portadown 13 3 1 9 14 31 −17 7
14 Carrick Rangers 13 2 0 11 10 40 −30 4
Source: Irish League Archive

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Crusaders 3–2 (a.e.t.) Glenavon
Linfield 4–1 Coleraine

Final
Crusaders3–1Linfield
Hillis 6'
S. Burrows 81' (pen.)
McCullough 85'		 Sloan 77'
Referee: O. Donnelly (Craigavon)

References
  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. "Burrows steals the show on 'Coyle's night'". Belfast Telegraph. 11 December 1985. p. 29.
  3. "Crues Cracker". Belfast News Letter. 11 December 1985. p. 27.
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