Tournament details | |
---|---|
Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Glenavon |
Final positions | |
Champions | Glentoran (10th win) |
Runner-up | Distillery |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 69 |
Goals scored | 291 (4.22 per match) |
The 1956–57 City Cup was the 52nd edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 10th time. They defeated Distillery 2–1 in a test match at Solitude after both teams finished level on points in the group standings.[2][3]
Group standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Glentoran | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 2.273 | 18 |
2 | Distillery | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 3.500 | 18 |
3 | Ards | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 1.833 | 15 |
4 | Linfield | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 1.647 | 15 |
5 | Glenavon | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 1.526 | 12 |
6 | Cliftonville | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 0.720 | 11 |
7 | Coleraine | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 1.000 | 10 |
8 | Portadown | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 0.607 | 9 |
9 | Derry City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 0.857 | 8 |
10 | Ballymena United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 0.600 | 7 |
11 | Bangor | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 0.412 | 6 |
12 | Crusaders | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 0.537 | 3 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Test match
References
- ↑ "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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