1958–59 City Cup

1958–59 City Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (20th win)
Runner-upGlenavon
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored293 (4.25 per match)

The 1958–59 City Cup was the 54th edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 20th time and 2nd consecutive season. They defeated Glenavon 4–0 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 11 7 4 0 45 15 3.000 18
2 Glenavon 11 7 4 0 35 15 2.333 18
3 Glentoran 11 7 3 1 31 16 1.938 17
4 Crusaders 11 7 1 3 30 28 1.071 15
5 Portadown 11 5 2 4 20 17 1.176 12
6 Bangor 11 4 3 4 16 16 1.000 11
7 Coleraine 11 4 2 5 20 30 0.667 10
8 Derry City 11 3 2 6 20 18 1.111 8
9 Ballymena United 11 4 0 7 24 29 0.828 8
10 Distillery 11 3 1 7 20 30 0.667 7
11 Ards 11 3 0 8 14 34 0.412 6
12 Cliftonville 11 1 0 10 14 41 0.341 2
Source: Irish League Archive

Test match

Linfield4–0Glenavon

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ "City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ "City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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