| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ireland |
| Date | 11 December 1897 – 14 May 1898 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Defending champions | Glentoran |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Linfield (3rd win) |
| Runners-up | Celtic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 120 (4 per match) |
The1897–98 City Cup was the fourth edition of theCity Cup, a cup competition inIrishfootball.[1]
The tournament was won byLinfield for the third time.[2][3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield(C) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | Celtic | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 1.632 | 14 | |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 13 | |
| 4 | Glentoran | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0.938 | 11 | |
| 5 | Distillery | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 0.440 | 4 | |
| 6 | North Staffordshire Regiment | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 0.341 | 2 |
| Home \ Away | CEL | CLI | DIS | GLT | LIN | NSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 4–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 10–2 | |
| Cliftonville | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Distillery | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Glentoran | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Linfield | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| North Staffs | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 |