1948–49 City Cup

1948–49 City Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsBelfast Celtic
Final positions
ChampionsBelfast Celtic (10th win)
Runner-upLinfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored279 (4.1 per match)

The 1948–49 City Cup was the 44th edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Belfast Celtic for the 10th time and the 3rd consecutive edition.[2][3]

Group standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Belfast Celtic (C) 11 9 2 0 40 9 4.444 20 Champions
2 Linfield 11 8 2 1 33 16 2.063 18
3 Portadown 11 7 1 3 27 21 1.286 15
4 Glenavon 11 5 4 2 29 19 1.526 14
5 Glentoran 11 5 3 3 26 17 1.529 13
6 Ards 11 4 1 6 22 23 0.957 9
7 Ballymena United 11 4 1 6 20 27 0.741 9
8 Derry City 11 4 1 6 22 31 0.710 9
9 Bangor 11 4 0 7 23 35 0.657 8
10 Distillery 11 3 1 7 20 31 0.645 7
11 Coleraine 11 1 3 7 16 31 0.516 5
12 Cliftonville 11 2 1 8 11 29 0.379 5
Source: Irish League Archive
(C) Champions

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.