The 1902–03 City Cup was the ninth edition of the

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, a cup competition in Irish

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. The tournament was won by Linfield for the seventh time and fourth consecutive year. They defeated

Belfast Celtic Belfast Celtic Football Club was an Irish football club. Founded in 1891 in Belfast, it was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until it withdrew permanently from the Irish League in 1949. The club left the league for political reaso ...

1–0 in a test match after the teams finished level in the table.

Group standings

Results

Group

Test matches

As Linfield,

and

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finished level on points, a round-robin playoff was played to determine which two teams would advance to the test match final.

Round-robin playoff

Final

References

External links

Northern Ireland - List of City Cup Winners
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