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1955–56 City Cup

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
Source: Irish League Archive

Test match

Glenavon4–0Coleraine

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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