1948–49 City Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = City Cup

| year = 1948–49

| country = Northern Ireland

| num_teams = 12

| defending_champions = Belfast Celtic

| winners = {{nowrap|Belfast Celtic (10th win)}}

| second = Linfield

| matches = 68

| goals = 279

| prev_season = 1947–48

| next_season = 1949–50

}}

The 1948–49 City Cup was the 44th edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, City Cup|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=20 March 2023}}

The tournament was won by Belfast Celtic for the 10th time and the 3rd consecutive edition.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup|title=City Cup Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=20 March 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup-tables|title=City Cup Tables|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=20 March 2023}}

Group standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=Result

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_ratio=y

|status_BEL=C|col_C=green1|text_C=Champions|result1=C

|team1=BEL|name_BEL=Belfast Celtic

|team2=LIN|name_LIN=Linfield

|team3=POR|name_POR=Portadown

|team4=GLA|name_GLA=Glenavon

|team5=GLT|name_GLT=Glentoran

|team6=ARD|name_ARD=Ards

|team7=BAL|name_BAL=Ballymena United

|team8=DER|name_DER=Derry City

|team9=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor

|team10=DIS|name_DIS=Distillery

|team11=COL|name_COL=Coleraine

|team12=CLI|name_CLI=Cliftonville

|win_BEL=9|draw_BEL=2|loss_BEL=0|gf_BEL=40|ga_BEL=9

|win_LIN=8|draw_LIN=2|loss_LIN=1|gf_LIN=33|ga_LIN=16

|win_POR=7|draw_POR=1|loss_POR=3|gf_POR=27|ga_POR=21

|win_GLA=5|draw_GLA=4|loss_GLA=2|gf_GLA=29|ga_GLA=19

|win_GLT=5|draw_GLT=3|loss_GLT=3|gf_GLT=26|ga_GLT=17

|win_ARD=4|draw_ARD=1|loss_ARD=6|gf_ARD=22|ga_ARD=23

|win_BAL=4|draw_BAL=1|loss_BAL=6|gf_BAL=20|ga_BAL=27

|win_DER=4|draw_DER=1|loss_DER=6|gf_DER=22|ga_DER=31

|win_BAN=4|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=7|gf_BAN=23|ga_BAN=35

|win_DIS=3|draw_DIS=1|loss_DIS=7|gf_DIS=20|ga_DIS=31

|win_COL=1|draw_COL=3|loss_COL=7|gf_COL=16|ga_COL=31

|win_CLI=2|draw_CLI=1|loss_CLI=8|gf_CLI=11|ga_CLI=29

|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup-tables Irish League Archive]

}}

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