1987–88 Irish League Cup
Roadferry Freight League Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 32 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Coleraine (1st win) |
Runner-up | Portadown |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 98 (3.16 per match) |
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The 1987–88 Irish League Cup (known as the Roadferry Freight League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 2nd edition of the
Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football
knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 28 November 1987 with the final.
Linfield were the defending champions after becoming the first ever winners of the competition the previous season by defeating Crusaders 2–1 in the final. This season they reached the semi-finals, but went out to eventual winners Coleraine, who won the cup with a 1–0 victory over Portadown in the final.[1][2]
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–0 | Tobermore United |
Ballyclare Comrades | 0–2 | Glenavon |
Ballymena United | 3–1 | Brantwood |
Bangor | 4–1 | UUJ
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Carrick Rangers | 1–0 | Banbridge Town |
Cliftonville | 0–1 | Chimney Corner |
Coleraine | 6–0 | Queen's University |
Crusaders | 2–0 | Harland & Wolff Welders |
Distillery | 2–0 | Omagh Town |
Glentoran | 3–0 | RUC |
Glentoran II | 3–1 ( aet )
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Limavady United |
Larne | 2–1 | Dungannon Swifts |
Linfield | 7–0 | UUC |
Linfield Swifts | 1–0 | Ballymoney United |
Newry Town | 2–1 | Dundela |
Portadown | 2–0 | Milford Everton |
Second round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bangor | 2–3 | Ballymena United |
Carrick Rangers | 0–4 | Coleraine |
Distillery | 0–1 ( aet )
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Ards |
Glentoran | 5–0 | Glenavon |
Larne | 2–0 | Glentoran II |
Linfield | 2–1 | Chimney Corner |
Newry Town | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Linfield Swifts |
Portadown | 5–0 | Crusaders |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Coleraine |
Larne | 3–2 | Ballymena United |
Linfield | 2–1 ( aet )
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Newry Town |
Portadown | 4–1 | Glentoran |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Coleraine |
Portadown | 4–3 | Larne |