1895–96 City Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams4
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (2nd win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored55 (3.93 per match)

The 1895–96 City Cup was the second edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Linfield for the second time and second consecutive year.[2][3] They defeated Distillery 2–1 in a test match replay after both teams finished level on points in the table, and after the first test match to decide the winner ended in a draw.[4][5]

Group standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Linfield 6 5 0 1 15 11 1.364 10
2 Distillery 6 5 0 1 25 9 2.778 10
3 Glentoran 6 2 0 4 8 13 0.615 4
4 Cliftonville 6 0 0 6 2 17 0.118 0

Test match

Linfield1–1Distillery
McAllen Report Peden

Replay

Linfield2–1Distillery
Jordan
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Report Peden
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barnett

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.
  4. "Pickings". Ulster Football and Cycling News. 22 May 1896. p. 12.
  5. "Football, Linfield v. Distillery". Ireland's Saturday Night. 23 May 1896. p. 3.
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