1937–38 City Cup

1937–38 City Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams14
Defending championsDerry City
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (16th win)
Runner-upDerry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored346 (3.76 per match)

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
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

Linfield3–2Derry City

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.