1898–99 Irish Cup

The 1898–99 Irish Cup was the 19th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

Linfield won the tournament for the 6th time and 2nd year in a row, defeating Glentoran 1–0 in the final.

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.


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Second round

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Third round

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Replays

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Second replay

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Fourth round

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Replays

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Fifth round

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Semi-finals

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Replay

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 * 1 Another replay was ordered after a protest.

Second replay

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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.