1937–38 City Cup

The 1937–38 City Cup was the 40th edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

1937–38 City Cup
Country Northern Ireland
Teams14
ChampionsLinfield (16th win)
Runners-upDerry City
Matches played92
Goals scored346 (3.76 per match)

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 16th time. They defeated Derry City 3–2 in a test match at Solitude after both teams finished level on points in the group standings.[2][3]

Group standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Linfield 13 10 1 2 35 11 3.182 21
2 Derry City 13 9 3 1 29 13 2.231 21
3 Belfast Celtic 13 8 3 2 32 15 2.133 19
4 Distillery 13 7 3 3 25 19 1.316 17
5 Glenavon 13 7 1 5 19 18 1.056 15
6 Bangor 13 6 2 5 26 18 1.444 14
7 Newry Town 13 5 3 5 27 21 1.286 13
8 Ballymena United 13 5 3 5 27 22 1.227 13
9 Portadown 13 6 0 7 27 21 1.286 12
10 Larne 13 3 5 5 19 31 0.613 11
11 Ards 13 3 2 8 20 45 0.444 8
12 Cliftonville 13 2 2 9 17 28 0.607 6
13 Glentoran 13 1 4 8 19 35 0.543 6
14 Coleraine 13 2 2 9 19 44 0.432 6
Source: Irish League Archive

Test match
Linfield3–2Derry City

References
  1. "Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. "City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. "City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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