1987–88 Gold Cup

The 1987–88 Gold Cup was the 69th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 30th time, defeating Newry Town 3–0 in the final at The Oval.

The format was again changed for this season, with each team playing the other teams in their section once plus one match against a team from the other section. The top two from each section progressed to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

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