The 1895–96 City Cup was the second edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]

1895–96 City Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams4
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (2nd win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored55 (3.93 per match)

The tournament was won by Linfield for the second time and second consecutive year.[2][3] They defeated Distillery 2–1 in a test match replay after both teams finished level on points in the table, and after the first test match to decide the winner ended in a draw.[4][5]

Group standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Linfield 6 5 0 1 15 10 1.500 10
2 Distillery 6 5 0 1 24 10 2.400 10
3 Glentoran 6 2 0 4 9 13 0.692 4
4 Cliftonville 6 0 0 6 2 17 0.118 0

Test match

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Linfield1–1Distillery
McAllen   Report Peden  

Replay

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Linfield2–1Distillery
Jordan  
 ?  
Report Peden  
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barnett

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ "City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ "City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Pickings". Ulster Football and Cycling News. 22 May 1896. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Football, Linfield v. Distillery". Ireland's Saturday Night. 23 May 1896. p. 3.
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