1955–56 City Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsGlenavon
Final positions
ChampionsGlenavon (3rd win)
Runner-upColeraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored268 (3.88 per match)

The 1955–56 City Cup was the 51st edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Glenavon for the 3rd time and 2nd consecutive season. They defeated Coleraine 4–0 in a test match at Grosvenor Park 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 Glenavon 11 7 4 0 34 17 2.000 18
2 Coleraine 11 7 4 0 26 18 1.444 18
3 Linfield 11 6 4 1 31 16 1.938 16
4 Glentoran 11 5 4 2 21 8 2.625 14
5 Cliftonville 11 4 4 3 23 17 1.353 12
6 Distillery 11 5 1 5 23 24 0.958 11
7 Bangor 11 4 2 5 18 19 0.947 10
8 Ards 11 5 0 6 21 26 0.808 10
9 Ballymena United 11 3 2 6 21 29 0.724 8
10 Crusaders 11 3 2 6 16 27 0.593 8
11 Portadown 11 2 1 8 14 30 0.467 5
12 Derry City 11 0 2 9 16 33 0.485 2

Test match

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. "City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. "City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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