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1915–16 Belfast City Cup

1915–16 Belfast City Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland
Date4 December 1915 –
8 May 1916
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsGlentoran (1st win)
Runners-upBelfast United
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored118 (3.93 per match)

The 1915–16 Belfast City Cup was the 1st 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.[1]

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 1st time.[2] Belfast United and Glenavon played all their games away from home.[3]

Group standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Glentoran (C) 10 7 2 1 28 11 2.545 16 Champions
2 Belfast United 10 7 1 2 23 16 1.438 15
3 Linfield 10 6 0 4 17 14 1.214 12
4 Distillery 10 4 1 5 21 19 1.105 9
5 Cliftonville 10 2 0 8 14 26 0.538 4
6 Glenavon 10 2 0 8 16 33 0.485 4
Source: Irish League Archive
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away BEL CLI DIS GLA GLT LIN
Belfast United 4–1 3–1 5–2[a] 1–5 1–3
Cliftonville 1–2 5–3 0–2 1–3 1–2
Distillery 0–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 3–2
Glenavon 3–5[b] 3–2 1–2 4–5 0–2
Glentoran 0–0 4–1 2–1 5–1 3–0
Linfield 0–1 0–2 4–3 3–0 1–0
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Played at Grosvenor Park
  2. ^ Played at Solitude

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Belfast City Cup Table". Belfast Telegraph. 14 March 1916. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Belfast City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
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