1937–38 City Cup
Football tournament season
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 14 |
Defending champions | Derry City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (16th win) |
Runner-up | Derry City |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 92 |
Goals scored | 346 (3.76 per match) |
← 1936–37 1938–39 → |
The 1937–38 City Cup was the 40th edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
The tournament was won by Linfield for the 16th time. They defeated Derry City 3–2 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 |
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1 | Linfield | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 3.182 | 21 |
2 | Derry City | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 2.231 | 21 |
3 | Belfast Celtic | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 2.133 | 19 |
4 | Distillery | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 1.316 | 17 |
5 | Glenavon | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1.056 | 15 |
6 | Bangor | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 1.444 | 14 |
7 | Newry Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 1.286 | 13 |
8 | Ballymena United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 1.227 | 13 |
9 | Portadown | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 1.286 | 12 |
10 | Larne | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 0.613 | 11 |
11 | Ards | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 0.444 | 8 |
12 | Cliftonville | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 0.607 | 6 |
13 | Glentoran | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 0.543 | 6 |
14 | Coleraine | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 0.432 | 6 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Test match
Linfield | 3–2 | Derry City |
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Solitude, Belfast
References
External links
- Northern Ireland - List of City Cup Winners
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