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Football tournament season
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)
← 1957–581959–60 →

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

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.

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
Solitude, Belfast

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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