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Football tournament season
The 1996–97 Gold Cup was the 78th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Linfield for the 33rd time, defeating Glenavon 1–0 in the final at The Oval.[2][3]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Result
|
| 1
|
Portadown
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
+3
|
7
|
Advance to quarter-final
|
| 2
|
Bangor
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
+4
|
6
|
| 3
|
Coleraine
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
+3
|
4
|
|
| 4
|
Newry Town
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
11
|
−10
|
0
|
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Result
|
| 1
|
Crusaders
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
+6
|
9
|
Advance to quarter-final
|
| 2
|
Ballymena United
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
+3
|
6
|
| 3
|
Larne
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
−4
|
1
|
|
| 4
|
Ards
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
−5
|
1
|
- ^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Top Dog Barker". Belfast Telegraph. 13 November 1996. p. 28.
- ^ "Super Barker Is Blues Hero". Belfast News Letter. 13 November 1996. p. 28.
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