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Football tournament season

The 1995–96 Gold Cup was the 77th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Crusaders for the 2nd time, defeating Linfield 1–0 in the final at The Oval.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Crusaders	3	2	1	0	9	5	+4	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Linfield	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5	Advance to quarter-final
3	Distillery	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
4	Newry Town	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Glenavon	3	3	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to quarter-final
2	Bangor	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to quarter-final
3	Ballymena United	3	1	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Coleraine	3	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Portadown	3	2	1	0	10	5	+5	7	Advance to quarter-final
2	Omagh Town	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5	Advance to quarter-final
3	Ards	3	1	1	1	8	9	−1	4
4	Ballyclare Comrades	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Cliftonville	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6	Advance to quarter-final
2	Glentoran	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Carrick Rangers	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Larne	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	1–0	Omagh Town
Linfield	2–1	Cliftonville

13 February 1996

Crusaders	1–0	Linfield
O'Brien 10'

The Oval, BelfastReferee: Alan Snoddy (Carryduff)

"Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
"Crues' gold blend winner". Belfast Telegraph. 14 February 1996. p. 28.
"Cool Crues Strike Gold". Belfast News Letter. 14 February 1996. p. 20.

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v t e 1995–96 in Northern Irish football
Domestic leagues	Irish League Premier Division Irish League First Division
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Irish League Cup Gold Cup Ulster Cup Floodlit Cup County Antrim Shield Irish News Cup
European competitions	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying (Group 6)

National teams

Men	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League Ballymena & Provincial Football League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NIFL Premiership Development League
Women	Women's Premiership Championship 1 Championship 2

Domestic cups

Men	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup
Women	IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup All-Island Cup

Defunct leagues

Defunct cups

Awards