Northern Ireland 1987/88

Final Table:
      
 1. Glentoran Belfast          26  19  5  2  48-15  62
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 2. Linfield Belfast           26  19  3  4  51-15  60
 3. FC Coleraine               26  16  4  6  53-28  52
 4. Newry Town                 26  15  5  6  34-22  50
 5. FC Larne                   26  12  4 10  35-35  40
 6. Glenavon Lurgan            26  11  5 10  28-27  38
 7. Ballymena United           26   9  9  8  34-34  36
 8. FC Portadown               26  10  5 11  31-27  35
 9. Crusaders Belfast          26   8  6 12  29-35  30
10. Cliftonville Belfast       26   6  8 12  18-38  26
11. Ards Newtownards           26   6  7 13  29-38  25
12. FC Bangor                  26   7  4 15  24-47  25
13. Carrick Rangers            26   5  5 16  25-44  20
14. Distillery Lisburn         26   3  2 21  19-53  11

No promotion or relegation.                                      
                                                                 
Champions: Glentoran Belfast                                      
Cup Final: Glentoran Belfast-Glenavon Lurgan 1-0                     
UEFA Cup: Linfield Belfast 


FA-CUP NORTHERN-IRELAND '87-'88
===============================

1  = Division A.
NL = Non-league.

Qualifying:
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Omagh Town(NL)              - Brantwood(NL)               1-2

1st Preliminary:
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Banbridge Town(NL)          - Dungannon Swifts(NL)        2-1
Brantwood(NL)               - Tobermore United(NL)        2-0
Chimney Corner(NL)          - Ballyclare Comrades(NL)     2-1
Cookstown United(NL)        - Dunmurry Recreation(NL)     0-3

2nd Preliminary:
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Banbridge Town(NL)          - Brantwood(NL)               4-2
Dunmurry Recreation(NL)     - Chimney Corner(NL)          6-1

The 14 clubs from Division A are added.

1st Round (20 february 1988):
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Ards Newtownards(1)         - FC Bangor(1)                4-2
Ballymena United(1)         - Dunmurry Recreation(NL)     4-0
Carrick Rangers(1)          - Glenavon Lurgan(1)          1-2
Cliftonville Belfast(1)     - Distillery Lisburn(1)       0-1
FC Larne(1)                 - Linfield Belfast(1)         1-1
FC Portadown(1)             - Banbridge Town(NL)          3-1
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - FC Coleraine(1)             3-0
Newry Town(1)               - Crusaders Belfast(1)        3-0

Replays 1st Round:
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Linfield Belfast(1)         - FC Larne(1)                 1-0

Quarterfinals (12 march 1988):
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Ballymena United(1)         - Distillery Lisburn(1)       0-0
Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - Ards Newtownards(1)         2-1
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Newry Town(1)               5-0
Linfield Belfast(1)         - FC Portadown(1)             1-1

Replays Quarterfinals (16 march 1988):
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Distillery Lisburn(1)       - Ballymena United(1)         0-3 (22 mar)
FC Portadown(1)             - Linfield Belfast(1)         2-0

Semifinals:
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Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - Ballymena United(1)         2-0
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - FC Portadown(1)             3-2

Final (30 april 1988):
----------------------
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Glenavon Lurgan(1)          1-0 ($)

($) Windsor Park, Belfast

goal: 1-0 Cleary (p)

Cupwinners: Glentoran Belfast.



LEAGUE-CUP NORTHERN-IRELAND '87-'88
===================================

1  = Division A.
NL = Non-league.

1st Round (15/17 oct 1988):
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Ards Newtownards(1)         - Tobermore United(NL)        2-0
Ballyclare Comrades(NL)     - Glenavon Lurgan(1)          0-2
Ballymena United(1)         - Brantwood(NL)               3-1
Carrick Rangers(1)          - Banbridge Town(NL)          1-0
Cliftonville Belfast(1)     - Chimney Corner(NL)          0-1
Crusaders Belfast(1)        - Harland & Wolff Welders(NL) 2-0
Distillery Lisburn(1)       - Omagh Town(NL)              2-0
FC Bangor(1)                - UU Jordanstown(NL)          4-1
FC Coleraine(1)             - Queens University(NL)       6-0
FC Larne(1)                 - Dungannon Swifts(NL)        2-1
FC Portadown(1)             - Milford Everton(NL)         2-0
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - R.Ulster Constabulary(NL)   3-0
Glentoran Belfast II(NL)    - Limavady United(NL)         3-1aet
Linfield Belfast(1)         - UU Coleraine(NL)            7-0
Newry Town(1)               - Dundela(NL)                 2-1

1 matchresult missing, won by Linfield Swifts(NL).

2nd Round (20 oct-16 nov 1988):
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Carrick Rangers(1)          - FC Coleraine(1)             0-4
Distillery Lisburn(1)       - Ards Newtownards(1)         0-1aet
FC Bangor(1)                - Ballymena United(1)         2-3
FC Larne(1)                 - Glentoran Belfast II(NL)    2-0
FC Portadown(1)             - Crusaders Belfast(1)        5-0
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Glenavon Lurgan(1)          5-0
Linfield Belfast(1)         - Chimney Corner(NL)          2-1
Newry Town(1)               - Linfield Swifts(NL)         1-1aet (4-2 pen)

Quarterfinals (13/18 nov 1988):
-------------------------------
Ards Newtownards(1)         - FC Coleraine(1)             1-1aet (4-5 pen)
FC Larne(1)                 - Ballymena United(1)         3-2
FC Portadown(1)             - Glentoran Belfast(1)        4-1
Linfield Belfast(1)         - Newry Town(1)               2-1aet

Semifinals (23/24 nov 1988):
----------------------------
FC Portadown(1)             - FC Larne(1)                 4-3
Linfield Belfast(1)         - FC Coleraine(1)             0-0aet (3-4 pen)

Final (Belfast, 28 november 1988):
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FC Coleraine(1)             - FC Portadown(1)             1-0aet

goal: 1-0 McQuiston

Coleraine: Platt
           McCullough, Edgar, Stitt, Tabb
           Wade (110.Kee), McGurnaghan, Sloan
           McQuiston (110.Robinson), Wright, McCoy

Portadown: Keenan
           Gillespie, Curliss, McCann, Strain
           McCreadie, McKee, O'Neill
           Hanna, Mills (78.Tully), Davidson

Cupwinners: FC Coleraine.




1986/87.

1988/89.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of league cup finals.


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