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1988–89 Irish League Cup

Field	Value
title	Irish League Cup
other_titles	Roadferry Freight League Cup
year	1988–89
country	Northern Ireland
num_teams	32
defending_champions	Coleraine
winners	Glentoran (1st win)
second	Linfield
matches	31
goals	120
prev_season	1987–88
next_season	1989–90

The 1988–89 Irish League Cup (known as the Roadferry Freight League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 3rd edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knockout cup competition. It concluded on 30 November 1988 with the final.

Coleraine unsuccessfully defended its 1988 title in the second round losing to Portadown. Portadown unsuccessfully defended its pursuit of the cup in the semifinals losing to Glentoran. Glentoran unsuccessfully defended its pursuit of the cup in the final losing to arch-rivals Linfield, 2–1.

The final was notable for the Glentoran goalkeeper Alan Paterson, scoring what turned out to be the winning goal. This was the first time that a goalkeeper had ever scored in a British football final.

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

Final

Paterson

References

"Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". [[RSSSF]].
"Northern Ireland 1988/89". [[RSSSF]].
"Glentoran goal for Alan Paterson".
[http://www.glentoran-fc.co.uk/patterson.htm Glentoran Football Club – The Pride of East Belfast – Legends]

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