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The 1973–74 City Cup was the 69th edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 24th time after they defeated Coleraine 3–1 in a penalty shootout (after a 2–2 draw after extra time) in the final at the Ballymena Showgrounds.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	5	4	0	1	14	6	2.333	8	Advance to final
2	Portadown	5	4	0	1	17	10	1.700	8
3	Bangor	5	2	1	2	10	7	1.429	5
4	Glenavon	5	2	1	2	7	14	0.500	5
5	Ards	5	1	2	2	15	16	0.938	4
6	Distillery	5	0	0	5	8	18	0.444	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Coleraine	5	4	1	0	17	8	2.125	9	Advance to final
2	Ballymena United	5	3	1	1	16	8	2.000	7
3	Crusaders	5	2	1	2	12	9	1.333	5
4	Glentoran	5	1	3	1	9	9	1.000	5
5	Larne	5	0	2	3	8	13	0.615	2
6	Cliftonville	5	1	0	4	7	22	0.318	2

1 January 1974

Linfield	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Coleraine
McVeigh 65' Magee 85'	Report	Mullan 44' Reid 75'
Penalties
Magee Patterson McVeigh Fraser McShane	3 – 1	Murray Mullan Cochrane Dickson

The Showgrounds, BallymenaReferee: V. Maxwell (Belfast)

"Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
"City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
"Blues Start '74 With A Cup". Belfast Telegraph. 2 January 1974. p. 19.
"City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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v t e 1973–74 in Northern Irish football
Domestic leagues	Irish League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Gold Cup City Cup Ulster Cup Carlsberg Cup County Antrim Shield
All-Ireland competitions	Blaxnit Cup Texaco (All-Ireland) Cup
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	British Home Championship 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 6)

National teams

Men	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League Ballymena & Provincial Football League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NIFL Premiership Development League
Women	Women's Premiership Championship 1 Championship 2

Domestic cups

Men	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup
Women	IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup All-Island Cup

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