1896–97 City Cup

1896–97 City Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland
Date5 December 1896 –
26 May 1897
Teams6
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsGlentoran (1st win)
Runners-upCliftonville
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored114 (3.68 per match)

The 1896–97 City Cup was the third edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the first time.[2][3]

Group standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Glentoran (C) 10 7 2 1 24 9 2.667 16 Champions
2 Cliftonville 10 5 2 3 21 14 1.500 12
3 North Staffordshire Regiment 10 5 2 3 17 17 1.000 12
4 Distillery 10 3 4 3 21 22 0.955 10
5 Linfield 10 2 3 5 19 24 0.792 7
6 Celtic 10 1 1 8 9 25 0.360 3
Source: Irish League Archive
(C) Champions

Results

Group

Home \ Away CEL CLI DIS GLT LIN NSR
Celtic 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–4 1–2
Cliftonville 3–0 3–3 2–2 4–3 2–0
Distillery 4–2 0–4 2–2 3–3 0–1
Glentoran 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0
Linfield 2–2 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–2
North Staffs 2–0 1–0 3–3 3–4 3–3
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

2nd/3rd place play-off

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ "City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ "City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.