| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |
Ireland |
| Teams | 4 |
| Defending champions | Linfield |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Linfield (2nd win) |
| Runner-up | Distillery |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.93 per match) |
The 1895β96 City Cup was the second edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football. [1]
The tournament was won by Linfield for the second time and second consecutive year. [2] [3] They defeated Distillery 2β1 in a test match replay after both teams finished level on points in the table, and after the first test match to decide the winner ended in a draw. [4] [5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1.500 | 10 |
| 2 | Distillery | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 2.400 | 10 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | 4 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0.118 | 0 |
| Linfield | 1β1 | Distillery |
|---|---|---|
McAllen  |
Report |
Peden |
| Linfield | 2β1 | Distillery |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan ? |
Report |
Peden |
- ^ "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Pickings". Ulster Football and Cycling News. 22 May 1896. p. 12.
- ^ "Football, Linfield v. Distillery". Ireland's Saturday Night. 23 May 1896. p. 3.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |
Ireland |
| Teams | 4 |
| Defending champions | Linfield |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Linfield (2nd win) |
| Runner-up | Distillery |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.93 per match) |
The 1895β96 City Cup was the second edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football. [1]
The tournament was won by Linfield for the second time and second consecutive year. [2] [3] They defeated Distillery 2β1 in a test match replay after both teams finished level on points in the table, and after the first test match to decide the winner ended in a draw. [4] [5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1.500 | 10 |
| 2 | Distillery | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 2.400 | 10 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | 4 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0.118 | 0 |
| Linfield | 1β1 | Distillery |
|---|---|---|
| McAllen |
Report |
Peden |
| Linfield | 2β1 | Distillery |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan ? |
Report |
Peden |
- ^ "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Pickings". Ulster Football and Cycling News. 22 May 1896. p. 12.
- ^ "Football, Linfield v. Distillery". Ireland's Saturday Night. 23 May 1896. p. 3.