1985–86 Gold Cup

1985–86 Gold Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Crusaders (1st win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	94
Goals scored	327 (3.48 per match)

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

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

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

10 December 1985

Crusaders	3–1	Linfield
Hillis 6' S. Burrows 81' (pen.) McCullough 85'		Sloan 77'

The Oval, Belfast

Referee: O. Donnelly (Craigavon)

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners