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

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

|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=

|stadium=Solitude, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

References

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