The 1898–99 Irish Cup was the 19th edition of the
Irish Cup
The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup (currently known as the Samuel Gelston's Whiskey Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the primary football knock-out cup competition in Northern Ireland. Ina ...
, the premier knock-out cup competition in
Irish football
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.
Linfield won the tournament for the 6th time and 2nd year in a row, defeating
Glentoran
Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882.
History
Early history
In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ...
1–0 in the final.
Results
First round
Teams from Belfast, Dublin and the north west of Ireland were given
byes in the first two rounds while several Army teams were selected to play in the first two rounds.
Second round
Third round
Replays
Second replay
Fourth round
Replays
Fifth round
Semi-finals
Replay
*
1 Another replay was ordered after a protest.
Second replay
Final
*
2 The match ended early after Glentoran players refused to continue claiming that a Linfield player had punched a shot clear from the goal-line and no penalty had been awarded.
References
External links
Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)
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Irish Cup seasons
1898–99 domestic association football cups
1898–99 in Irish association football