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1939–40 City Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Portadown
Final positions
Champions	Belfast Celtic (8th win)
Runner-up	Derry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	92
Goals scored	353 (3.84 per match)
← 1938–39 1947–48 →

The 1939–40 City Cup was the 42nd edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Belfast Celtic for the 8th time. They defeated Derry City 7–1 in a test match at Solitude after both teams finished level on points in the group standings.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Belfast Celtic	13	10	2	1	42	14	3.000	22
2	Derry City	13	10	2	1	33	12	2.750	22
3	Linfield	13	6	5	2	31	17	1.824	17
4	Newry Town	13	6	2	5	22	25	0.880	14
5	Glentoran	13	4	5	4	33	22	1.500	13
6	Portadown	13	5	3	5	18	18	1.000	13
7	Distillery	13	4	5	4	24	26	0.923	13
8	Bangor	13	5	3	5	20	26	0.769	13
9	Glenavon	13	4	4	5	27	29	0.931	12
10	Coleraine	13	4	4	5	19	25	0.760	12
11	Ballymena United	13	4	2	7	23	29	0.793	10
12	Ards	13	4	1	8	23	31	0.742	9
13	Larne	13	1	6	6	17	31	0.548	8
14	Cliftonville	13	1	2	10	13	40	0.325	4

Source: Irish League Archive

Test match

1 January 1940

Belfast Celtic	7–1	Derry City

Solitude, Belfast

References

"Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
"City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
"City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of City Cup Winners

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