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1956–57 City Cup

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1956–57 City Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsGlenavon
Final positions
ChampionsGlentoran (10th win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored291 (4.22 per match)

The 1956–57 City Cup was the 52nd edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 10th time. They defeated Distillery 2–1 in a test match at Solitude after both teams finished level on points in the group standings.[2][3]

Group standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Glentoran 11 8 2 1 25 11 2.273 18
2 Distillery 11 9 0 2 35 10 3.500 18
3 Ards 11 6 3 2 33 18 1.833 15
4 Linfield 11 6 3 2 28 17 1.647 15
5 Glenavon 11 5 2 4 29 19 1.526 12
6 Cliftonville 11 5 1 5 18 25 0.720 11
7 Coleraine 11 3 4 4 22 22 1.000 10
8 Portadown 11 3 3 5 17 28 0.607 9
9 Derry City 11 3 2 6 24 28 0.857 8
10 Ballymena United 11 3 1 7 21 35 0.600 7
11 Bangor 11 2 2 7 14 34 0.412 6
12 Crusaders 11 1 1 9 22 41 0.537 3

Test match

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References

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  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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