1897–98 City Cup

City Cup 1897–98 11 December 1897 –14 May 1898 Ireland 6 Linfield (3rd win) Celtic 30 120 1896–97 1898–99 The 1897–98 City Cup was the fourth edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland Irish League Archive, City Cup Irish League Archive 19 March 2023 The tournament was won by Linfield for the third time.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup City Cup Results Irish League Archive 19 March 2023https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup-tables City Cup Tables Irish League Archive 19 March 2023 Group standings main WDL 5 Result 2 y C green1 Champions C LIN Linfield BEL Celtic CLI Cliftonville GLT Glentoran DIS Distillery NSR North Staffordshire Regiment 8 0 2 27 7 6 2 2 31 19 5 3 2 22 12 4 3 3 15 16 2 0 8 11 25 0 2 8 14 41 complete Irish League Archive Results main FBR grey CEL CLI DIS GLT LIN NSR Celtic 4–3 4–1 3–2 0–2 10–2 Cliftonville 2–2 3–0 5–0 2–1 3–1 Distillery 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 3–2 Glentoran 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 Linfield 6–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 North Staffs 0–4 2–2 2–5 3–3 1–5 complete Irish League Archive References External links Northern Ireland - List of City Cup Winners Category:1897–98 in Irish association football cups