Northern Ireland 1988/89

Final Table:
      
 1. Linfield Belfast           26  21  2  3  58-19  65
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 2. Glentoran Belfast          26  17  4  5  60-29  55
 3. FC Coleraine               26  15  5  6  42-23  50
 4. FC Bangor                  26  12  9  5  42-30  45
 5. Glenavon Lurgan            26  13  5  8  47-34  44
 6. FC Portadown               26  10  9  7  29-19  39
 7. Cliftonville Belfast       26   9  9  8  42-30  36
 8. Carrick Rangers            26  11  3 12  29-40  36
 9. Ballymena United           26   6 11  9  33-41  29
10. FC Larne                   26   6 10 10  38-38  28
11. Newry Town                 26   7  5 14  33-43  26
12. Crusaders Belfast          26   5  5 16  22-47  20
13. Ards Newtownards           26   4  6 16  25-54  18
14. Distillery Lisburn         26   3  3 20  20-73  12

No promotion or relegation.                                      
                                                                 
Champions: Linfield Belfast                                       
Cup Final: Ballymena United-FC Larne 1-0                             
UEFA Cup: Glentoran Belfast  


FA-CUP NORTHERN-IRELAND '88-'89
===============================

1  = Division A.
NL = Non-league.

1st Round:
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Armagh City(NL)             - Orangefield OB(NL)          0-1
Armoy United(NL)            - Dromara(NL)                 3-1
Ballynahinch(NL)            - Civil Service(NL)           2-2 (2-3 pen)
Bangor Amateurs(NL)         - Larne Tech(NL)              3-1
Barn United(NL)             - Park(NL)                    0-2
Comber Recreation(NL)       - H and W Sports(NL)          0-4
Crewe United(NL)            - Cullybackey(NL)             6-1
Cromac Albion Youth(NL)     - Annagh United(NL)           2-0
Dundela(NL)                 - Ballymoney(NL)              6-2
GEC Larne(NL)               - Loughgall(NL)               2-1
Harland & Wolff Welders(NL) - UUC(NL)                     3-0
Institute(NL)               - Ards Rangers(NL)            0-1
Islandmagee(NL)             - Kilmore(NL)                 2-1
Killyleagh(NL)              - Armagh Town(NL)             6-1
Limavady United(NL)         - Standard Telephone(NL)      2-1
Macosquin(NL)               - Saintfield(NL)              4-0
Moyola Park(NL)             - Oxford United(NL)           4-0
Portstewart(NL)             - 1st Bangor Old Boys(NL)     0-1
P.O.S.C.(NL)                - AFC(NL)                     2-1
Rathfriland Rangers(NL)     - Newtownabbey(NL)            2-2 (6-3 pen)
Shorts(NL)                  - Sirocco(NL)                 2-1
Star of the Sea(NL)         - UUJ(NL)                     5-1
Tandragee(NL)               - Roe Valley(NL)              2-5

Annalong Swifts(NL), Downshire(NL), R.Ulster Constabulary(NL),
Queens University(NL) and Blue Circle(NL) received byes.

2nd Round:
----------
Annalong Swifts(NL)         - Limavady United(NL)         1-2
Bangor Amateurs(NL)         - Orangefield OB(NL)          1-0
Cromac Albion Youth(NL)     - Shorts(NL)                  2-1
Downshire(NL)               - Rathfriland Rangers(NL)     1-2
Dundela(NL)                 - Killyleagh(NL)              4-3
GEC Larne(NL)               - Ards Rangers(NL)            2-4
Harland & Wolff Welders(NL) - Crewe United(NL)            5-0
Islandmagee(NL)             - P.O.S.C.(NL)                2-1
Macosquin(NL)               - Armoy United(NL)            0-1
Moyola Park(NL)             - H and W Sports(NL)          1-2
Park(NL)                    - 1st Bangor Old Boys(NL)     3-0
Queens University(NL)       - Civil Service(NL)           3-0
Roe Valley(NL)              - Blue Circle(NL)             5-1
R.Ulster Constabulary(NL)   - Star of the Sea(NL)         2-2 (6-5 pen)

3rd Round:
----------
Armoy United(NL)            - Rathfriland Rangers(NL)     3-1
Cromac Albion Youth(NL)     - Bangor Amateurs(NL)         2-1
Dundela(NL)                 - Islandmagee(NL)             6-0
Harland & Wolff Welders(NL) - Queens University(NL)       1-0
Limavady United(NL)         - Ards Rangers(NL)            2-1
Park(NL)                    - H and W Sports(NL)          0-0aet (4-3 pen)
Roe Valley(NL)              - R.Ulster Constabulary(NL)   3-1

The 14 clubs from Division A and 11 clubs from Non-league
are added.

4th Round:
----------
Ards Newtownards(1)         - Cromac Albion Youth(NL)     0-1
Banbridge Town(NL)          - Roe Valley(NL)              3-0
Carrick Rangers(1)          - FC Bangor(1)                1-0
Cookstown(NL)               - Ballyclare Comrades(NL)     1-4
Crusaders Belfast(1)        - Dungannon Swifts(NL)        2-0
Distillery Lisburn(1)       - Ballymena United(1)         1-4
Dunmurry Recreation(NL)     - Donegal Celtic(NL)          0-1
FC Larne(1)                 - Chimney Corner(NL)          3-0
FC Portadown(1)             - Coagh United(NL)            1-0
Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - Dundela(NL)                 4-2
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Armoy United(NL)            5-1
Linfield Belfast(1)         - FC Coleraine(1)              ?
Newry Town(1)               - Cliftonville Belfast(1)     1-2
Omagh Town(NL)              - Brantwood(NL)               2-0
Park(NL)                    - Harland & Wolff Welders(NL) 2-0
Tobermore United(NL)        - Limavady United(NL)         3-0

5th Round:
----------
Ballyclare Comrades(NL)     - Ballymena United(1)         2-2
Carrick Rangers(1)          - FC Portadown(1)             2-1
Cliftonville Belfast(1)     - Park(NL)                    1-0
Crusaders Belfast(1)        - Banbridge Town(NL)          1-0
FC Larne(1)                 - Donegal Celtic(NL)          6-1
Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - Linfield Belfast(1)         0-3
Omagh Town(NL)              - Glentoran Belfast(1)        2-3
Tobermore United(NL)        - Cromac Albion Youth(NL)     1-1

Replays 5th Round:
------------------
Ballymena United(1)         - Ballyclare Comrades(NL)     0-2 aband
Cromac Albion Youth(NL)     - Tobermore United(NL)        0-1

Repeat replay 5th Round:
------------------------
Ballymena United(1)         - Ballyclare Comrades(NL)     5-1

Quarterfinals:
--------------
Cliftonville Belfast(1)     - Tobermore United(NL)        0-0
Crusaders Belfast(1)        - Ballymena United(1)         2-3
FC Larne(1)                 - Carrick Rangers(1)          0-0
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Linfield Belfast(1)         0-3

Replays Quarterfinals:
----------------------
Carrick Rangers(1)          - FC Larne(1)                 2-3
Tobermore United(NL)        - Cliftonville Belfast(1)      ?

Semifinals:
-----------
Cliftonville Belfast(1)     - FC Larne(1)                 1-1
Linfield Belfast(1)         - Ballymena United(1)         1-1

Replays Semifinals:
-------------------
Ballymena United(1)         - Linfield Belfast(1)         2-1
FC Larne(1)                 - Cliftonville Belfast(1)     2-1aet

Final (6 may 1989):
-------------------
Ballymena United(1)         - FC Larne(1)                 1-0 (#)

(#) The Oval, Belfast

Cupwinners: Ballymena United.


LEAGUE-CUP NOTHERN IRELAND '88-'89
==================================

1  = Division A.
NL = Non-league.

1st Round:
----------
Ballymena United(1)         - Armagh City(NL)             2-0
Ballymena United II(NL)     - Brantwood(NL)               1-2
Banbridge Town(NL)          - FC Bangor(1)                1-3
Chimney Corner(NL)          - Ards Newtownards(1)         1-1aet (3-4 pen)
Cliftonville Belfast(1)     - Ballyclare Comrades(NL)     5-2
Crusaders Belfast(1)        - Harland & Wolff Welders(NL) 1-0
Distillery Lisburn(1)       - UU Jordanstown(NL)          2-0
FC Coleraine(1)             - Ballymoney United(NL)       4-3
FC Larne(1)                 - Dundela(NL)                 0-2
FC Portadown(1)             - Queens University(NL)       4-1
Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - R.Ulster Constabulary(NL)   1-0
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Limavady United(NL)         5-0
Linfield Belfast(1)         - UU Coleraine(NL)            3-0
Linfield Swifts(NL)         - Tobermore United(NL)        8-2
Newry Town(1)               - Dungannon Swifts(NL)        3-3aet (6-8 pen)
Omagh Town(NL)              - Carrick Rangers(1)          3-3aet (5-3 pen)

2nd Round:
----------
Brantwood(NL)               - Dundela(NL)                 0-2
Cliftonville Belfast(1)     - Ballymena United(1)         1-0
Crusaders Belfast(1)        - Distillery Lisburn(1)       2-1
FC Bangor(1)                - Dungannon Swifts(NL)        4-3
FC Coleraine(1)             - FC Portadown(1)             1-1aet (1-3 pen)
Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - Ards Newtownards(1)         5-2aet
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Omagh Town(NL)              6-0
Linfield Swifts(NL)         - Linfield Belfast(1)         1-4

Quarterfinals:
--------------
Cliftonville Belfast(1)     - Linfield Belfast(1)         0-3
FC Bangor(1)                - Glentoran Belfast(1)        0-1
FC Portadown(1)             - Dundela(NL)                 1-0aet
Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - Crusaders Belfast(1)        3-1

Semifinals:
-----------
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - FC Portadown(1)             3-2
Linfield Belfast(1)         - Glenavon Lurgan(1)          3-1

Final (30 nov 1988):
--------------------
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Linfield Belfast(1)         2-1

Cupwinners: Glentoran Belfast.




1987/88.

1989/90.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of league cup finals.


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