1973–74 City Cup

The 1973–74 City Cup was the 69th edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

1973–74 City Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (24th win)
Runners-up	Coleraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	144 (4.65 per match)
← 1972–73 1974–75 →

The tournament was won by Linfield for the 24th time after they defeated Coleraine 3–1 in a penalty shootout (after a 2–2 draw after extra time) in the final at the Ballymena Showgrounds.^[2][3][4]

Group standings

Section A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Linfield	5	4	0	1	14	6	2.333	8	Advance to final
2	Portadown	5	4	0	1	17	10	1.700	8
3	Bangor	5	2	1	2	10	7	1.429	5
4	Glenavon	5	2	1	2	7	14	0.500	5
5	Ards	5	1	2	2	15	16	0.938	4
6	Distillery	5	0	0	5	8	18	0.444	0

Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Coleraine	5	4	1	0	17	8	2.125	9	Advance to final
2	Ballymena United	5	3	1	1	16	8	2.000	7
3	Crusaders	5	2	1	2	12	9	1.333	5
4	Glentoran	5	1	3	1	9	9	1.000	5
5	Larne	5	0	2	3	8	13	0.615	2
6	Cliftonville	5	1	0	4	7	22	0.318	2

Source: Irish League Archive

Final

1 January 1974

Linfield	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Coleraine
McVeigh 65' Magee 85'	Report	Mullan 44' Reid 75'
Penalties
Magee Patterson McVeigh Fraser McShane	3 – 1	Murray Mullan Cochrane Dickson

The Showgrounds, Ballymena

Referee: V. Maxwell (Belfast)