1897–98 City Cup

1897–98 City Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland
Date11 December 1897 –
14 May 1898
Teams6
Defending championsGlentoran
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (3rd win)
Runners-upCeltic
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored120 (4 per match)

The 1897–98 City Cup was the fourth edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Linfield for the third time.[2][3]

Group standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Linfield (C) 10 8 0 2 27 7 3.857 16 Champions
2 Celtic 10 6 2 2 31 19 1.632 14
3 Cliftonville 10 5 3 2 22 12 1.833 13
4 Glentoran 10 4 3 3 15 16 0.938 11
5 Distillery 10 2 0 8 11 25 0.440 4
6 North Staffordshire Regiment 10 0 2 8 14 41 0.341 2
Source: Irish League Archive
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away CEL CLI DIS GLT LIN NSR
Celtic 4–3 4–1 3–2 0–2 10–2
Cliftonville 2–2 3–0 5–0 2–1 3–1
Distillery 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 3–2
Glentoran 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
Linfield 6–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 4–1
North Staffs 0–4 2–2 2–5 3–3 1–5
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.
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