1956–57 City Cup
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = City Cup
| year = 1956–57
| country = Northern Ireland
| num_teams = 12
| defending_champions = Glenavon
| winners = Glentoran (10th win)
| second = Distillery
| matches = 69
| goals = 291
| prev_season = 1955–56
| next_season = 1957–58
}}
The 1956–57 City Cup was the 52nd 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=21 March 2023}}
The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 10th time. They defeated Distillery 2–1 in a test match at Solitude after both teams finished level on points in the group standings.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup|title=City Cup Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=21 March 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup-tables|title=City Cup Tables|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=21 March 2023}}
Group standings
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Result
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|result1=C
|result2=C
|col_C=green1 |text_C=Advance to test match
|team1=GLT|name_GLT=Glentoran
|team2=DIS|name_DIS=Distillery
|team3=ARD|name_ARD=Ards
|team4=LIN|name_LIN=Linfield
|team5=GLA|name_GLA=Glenavon
|team6=CLI|name_CLI=Cliftonville
|team7=COL|name_COL=Coleraine
|team8=POR|name_POR=Portadown
|team9=DER|name_DER=Derry City
|team10=BAL|name_BAL=Ballymena United
|team11=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor
|team12=CRU|name_CRU=Crusaders
|win_GLT=8|draw_GLT=2|loss_GLT=1|gf_GLT=25|ga_GLT=11
|win_DIS=9|draw_DIS=0|loss_DIS=2|gf_DIS=35|ga_DIS=10
|win_ARD=6|draw_ARD=3|loss_ARD=2|gf_ARD=33|ga_ARD=18
|win_LIN=6|draw_LIN=3|loss_LIN=2|gf_LIN=28|ga_LIN=17
|win_GLA=5|draw_GLA=2|loss_GLA=4|gf_GLA=29|ga_GLA=19
|win_CLI=5|draw_CLI=1|loss_CLI=5|gf_CLI=18|ga_CLI=25
|win_COL=3|draw_COL=4|loss_COL=4|gf_COL=22|ga_COL=22
|win_POR=3|draw_POR=3|loss_POR=5|gf_POR=17|ga_POR=28
|win_DER=3|draw_DER=2|loss_DER=6|gf_DER=24|ga_DER=28
|win_BAL=3|draw_BAL=1|loss_BAL=7|gf_BAL=21|ga_BAL=35
|win_BAN=2|draw_BAN=2|loss_BAN=7|gf_BAN=14|ga_BAN=34
|win_CRU=1|draw_CRU=1|loss_CRU=9|gf_CRU=22|ga_CRU=41
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup-tables Irish League Archive]
}}
=Test match=
{{football box
|date=20 May 1957
|time=
|team1=Glentoran
|score=2–1
|aet=
|report=
|team2=Distillery
|goals1=
|goals2=
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcitycuphist.html Northern Ireland - List of City Cup Winners]
{{City Cup}}
{{1956–57 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Football in Northern Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1956-57 City Cup}}