1896–97 City Cup

City Cup 1896–97 5 December 1896 –26 May 1897 Ireland 6 Glentoran (1st win) Cliftonville 31 114 1895–96 1897–98 The 1896–97 City Cup was the third 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 Glentoran for the first 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 GLT Glentoran CLI Cliftonville NSR North Staffordshire Regiment DIS Distillery LIN Linfield BEL Celtic 7 2 1 24 9 5 2 3 21 14 5 2 3 17 17 3 4 3 21 22 2 3 5 19 24 1 1 8 9 25 complete Irish League Archive Results Group main FBR grey CEL CLI DIS GLT LIN NSR Celtic 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–4 1–2 Cliftonville 3–0 3–3 2–2 4–3 2–0 Distillery 4–2 0–4 2–2 3–3 0–1 Glentoran 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 Linfield 2–2 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 North Staffs 2–0 1–0 3–3 3–4 3–3 complete Irish League Archive 2nd/3rd place play-off 26 May 1897, Cliftonville 2–1 North Staffordshire Regiment (Solitude, Belfast) References External links Northern Ireland - List of City Cup Winners Category:1896–97 in Irish association football cups