1990–91 Gold Cup

The 1990–91 Gold Cup was the 72nd edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

The tournament was won by Glenavon for the 3rd time, defeating Portadown 2–1 in the final at Windsor Park.^[2]^[3]

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Portadown	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to quarter-final
2	Distillery	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Carrick Rangers	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Newry Town	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Cliftonville	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Ballymena United	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Coleraine	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Ards	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Bangor	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Larne	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5	Advance to quarter-final
3	Ballyclare Comrades	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Linfield	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glenavon	3	2	1	10	8	+2	6	Advance to quarter-final
2	Omagh Town	3	2	1	8	7	+1	6	Advance to quarter-final
3	Crusaders	3	1	2	8	9	−1	3
4	Glentoran	3	1	2	3	5	−2	3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	2–1	Cliftonville
Portadown	1–0	Bangor

20 November 1990

Glenavon	2–1	Portadown
McCoy 65' McBride 70'		Cunningham 32'

Referee: N. Loughins (Belfast)

^ "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "Golden boy McCoy proves a right tonic". Belfast Telegraph. 21 November 1990. p. 29.
^ "Magic McCoy Strikes Gold". Belfast News Letter. 21 November 1990. p. 16.