1955–56 Ulster Cup - Misplaced Pages

Football tournament season

The 1955–56 Ulster Cup was the eighth edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Linfield won the tournament for the 2nd time, defeating Coleraine 5–1 in the final.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	5	3	1	1	10	8	1.250	7	Advance to final
2	Ards	5	2	2	1	8	4	2.000	6
3	Distillery	5	2	2	1	9	7	1.286	6
4	Bangor	5	2	1	2	7	8	0.875	5
5	Glenavon	5	2	0	3	9	12	0.750	4
6	Portadown	5	1	0	4	5	9	0.556	2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Coleraine	5	3	2	0	11	7	1.571	8	Advance to final
2	Cliftonville	5	3	1	1	11	6	1.833	7
3	Derry City	5	2	1	2	12	9	1.333	5
4	Crusaders	5	1	3	1	4	5	0.800	5
5	Glentoran	5	1	1	3	7	11	0.636	3
6	Ballymena United	5	1	0	4	4	11	0.364	2

12 October 1955

Linfield	5–1	Coleraine
Kennedy Weatherup Maguire	Report	Coyle

"Irish League Archive, Ulster Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
"Linfield stroll to victory in Ulster Cup final". Belfast News Letter. 13 October 1954. p. 7.
"Ulster Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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