1997–98 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1997–98 Northern Ireland 88 Glentoran (17th win) Glenavon 99 397 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Irish Cup was the 118th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 2 May 1998 with the final.Brodie Malcolm The Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1998/99 Glenavon were the defending champions after winning their 5th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Cliftonville in the 1997 final. This season Glenavon reached the final again for the third year in a row, but were defeated 1–0 after extra time by Glentoran, who won the cup for the 17th time. This was a repeat of the 1995–96 final two years earlier that also ended 1–0 to the Glens.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 2 November 2012https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup98.html Northern Ireland 1997/98 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 2 November 2012 Results First round Abbey Villa 3–1 Civil Service AFC Craigavon 1–3 Annagh United Ards Rangers 2–0 Donard Hospital Ballycastle United 0–1 Islandmagee Ballymacash Rangers 1–4 Northern Telecom Ballynahinch United 1–5 1st Bangor Old Boys Barn United 0–2 Rathfriland Rangers Bessbrook United 1–3 Wellington Recreation Bridge End United 2–4 Orangefield Old Boys Cullybackey 2–4 Armoy United Downshire Young Men 3–1 Portstewart Dungiven Celtic 4–2 Saintfield United Glebe Rangers 5–0 Laurelvale Killyleagh Youth 0–0 Dromara Village Malachians 5–1 UUC Portglenone 1–0 Bangor Amateurs Queen's University 4–4 Mountnorris Roe Valley 3–2 Harland & Wolff Sport Seapatrick 1–6 Albert Foundry Shorts 0–0 Dromore Amateurs Sirocco Works 0–5 Drummond United Tandragee Rovers 5–5 East Belfast UUJ 3–4 Comber Recreation Warrenpoint Town 2–1 Larne Tech Old Boys |} Replays Dromara Village 1–5 Killyleagh Youth Dromore Amateurs 1–0 Shorts East Belfast 9–0 Tandragee Rovers Mountnorris 5–3 Queen's University |} Second round Albert Foundry 2–0 Abbey Villa Annagh United 2–1 Downshire Young Men Ards Rangers 2–1 Mountnorris Armoy United 0–2 Portglenone Dromore Amateurs 3–1 East Belfast Drummond United 1–3 Comber Recreation Dungiven Celtic 2–0 Islandmagee Killyleagh Youth 8–0 Wellington Recreation Malachians 3–1 Glebe Rangers Rathfriland Rangers 1–1 1st Bangor Old Boys Roe Valley 3–0 Orangefield Old Boys Warrenpoint Town 3–9 Northern Telecom |} Replay 1st Bangor Old Boys 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p) Rathfriland Rangers |} Third round The following teams were given byes into the third round (A): Albert Foundry, Comber Recreation, Dromore Amateurs and Roe Valley. 1st Bangor Old Boys 4–4 Portglenone Annagh United 1–2 Northern Telecom Ards Rangers 6–1 Dungiven Celtic Killyleagh Youth 6–1 Malachians |} Replay Portglenone 3–4 1st Bangor Old Boys |} Third round (A) 1st Bangor Old Boys 0–2 Ards Rangers Albert Foundry 3–2 Comber Recreation Dromore Amateurs 1–6 Killyleagh Youth Northern Telecom 7–2 Roe Valley |} Fourth round Ballymoney United 2–1 Kilmore Recreation Banbridge Town 1–3 RUC British Telecom 1–7 Armagh City Chimney Corner 6–0 Coagh United Crumlin United 3–0 Crewe United Donegal Celtic 1–1 Killyleagh Youth Drumaness Mills 0–0 Brantwood Dundela 7–1 Moyola Park Dunmurry Recreation 3–1 Cookstown United FC Enkalon 1–2 Ballinamallard United Institute 5–1 Northern Telecom Tobermore United 6–0 Albert Foundry |} Replays Brantwood 2–4 Drumaness Mills Killyleagh Youth 2–0 Donegal Celtic |} Fifth round Ards 0–2 Institute Ballyclare Comrades 5–1 Ballymoney United Ballymena United 1–1 Glentoran Carrick Rangers 2–3 Armagh City Cliftonville 0–2 Glenavon Coleraine 3–1 Chimney Corner Crusaders 1–0 Bangor Distillery 2–0 RUC Drumaness Mills 0–0 Killyleagh Youth Dungannon Swifts 6–2 Ballinamallard United Dunmurry Rec. 0–4 Ards Rangers Larne 1–2 Portadown Linfield 1–0 Tobermore United Loughgall 4–0 Crumlin United Newry Town 1–0 Dundela Omagh Town 3–0 Limavady United |} Replays Glentoran 2–1 Ballymena United Killyleagh Youth 2–0 Drumaness Mills |} Sixth round Armagh City 0–0 Ards Rangers Crusaders 2–1 Killyleagh Youth Dungannon Swifts 0–1 Institute Glenavon 0–0 Ballyclare Comrades Glentoran 3–2 Coleraine Linfield 2–1 Newry Town Loughgall 1–2 Distillery Portadown 2–0 Omagh Town |} Replays Armagh City 3–1 Ards Rangers Ballyclare Comrades 0–4 Glenavon |} Quarter-finals Armagh City 1–3 Glentoran Crusaders 4–0 Institute Linfield 3–0 Portadown Distillery 0–2 Glenavon |} Semi-finals Crusaders 1–3 Glenavon Glentoran 2–1 Linfield |} Final 2 May 1998 Glentoran 1 – 0 yes Report Glenavon Kennedy 97 Windsor Park, Belfast References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup