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Football tournament season
1916–17 Belfast City Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams6
Defending championsGlentoran
Final positions
ChampionsGlentoran (2nd win)
Runner-upLinfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored97 (3.23 per match)
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The 1916–17 Belfast City Cup was the 2nd 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.

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 2nd time and 2nd consecutive year.

Group standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Glentoran (C) 10 10 0 0 34 7 4.857 20 Champions
2 Linfield 10 7 0 3 27 14 1.929 14
3 Distillery 10 4 1 5 12 13 0.923 9
4 Belfast United 10 3 1 6 10 17 0.588 7
5 Cliftonville 10 2 2 6 9 17 0.529 6
6 Glenavon 10 2 0 8 5 29 0.172 4
Source: British Newspaper Archive
(C) Champions

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. "Belfast City Cup Table". Belfast Telegraph. 29 January 1917. p. 2.
  3. "City Cup Competition, Linfield v Glentoran". Belfast Telegraph. 12 May 1917. p. 2.

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