1918–19 Belfast City Cup

The 1918–19 Belfast City Cup was the 4th and final edition of the Belfast City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football. It replaced the City Cup, which was suspended due to World War I. This was the final season the Belfast City Cup was held, as the City Cup resumed the following season.[1]

1918–19 Belfast City Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams6
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsBelfast Celtic (1st win)
Glentoran (3rd win)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored90 (2.9 per match)

Belfast Celtic and Glentoran shared the trophy after they drew 1–1 in a test match at Windsor Park.[2] A replay was never played.[3][4]

Group standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Glentoran 10 6 3 1 22 10 2.200 15
2 Belfast Celtic 10 6 3 1 16 7 2.286 15
3 Linfield 10 5 1 4 14 10 1.400 11
4 Cliftonville 10 3 3 4 11 14 0.786 9
5 Distillery 10 1 5 4 17 18 0.944 7
6 Belfast United 10 1 1 8 8 29 0.276 3

Test match

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Belfast Celtic1–1Glentoran
Hamill   (pen.)
Ferris  
Report Lyner  

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ "City Cup Test Match - Scenes At Windsor Park". Belfast Telegraph. 20 May 1919. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Belfast City Cup". Ireland's Saturday Night. 15 February 1919. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Association Football, Belfast Celtic 1 Linfield 0, Regrettable Scenes". Northern Whig. 1 May 1919. p. 3.
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