1987–88 Irish League Cup

1987–88 Irish League Cup
Roadferry Freight League Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams32
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsColeraine (1st win)
Runner-upPortadown
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored98 (3.16 per match)

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 knockout cup competition. It concluded on 28 November 1987 with the final.

Linfield unsuccessfully defended its 1987 title in the semi-finals losing to eventual cup winners, Coleraine, who defeated in the final Portadown, 1–0.[1][2]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 2–0 Tobermore United
Ballyclare Comrades 0–2 Glenavon
Ballymena United 3–1 Brantwood
Bangor 4–1 UUJ
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) 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
Bangor 2–3 Ballymena United
Carrick Rangers 0–4 Coleraine
Distillery 0–1 (aet) 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
Ards 1–1 (4–5 p) Coleraine
Larne 3–2 Ballymena United
Linfield 2–1 (aet) Newry Town
Portadown 4–1 Glentoran

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 0–0 (3–4 p) Coleraine
Portadown 4–3 Larne

Final

Coleraine1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Portadown
McQuiston Report

References

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland 1987/88". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 20 December 2012.