1897–98 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1897–98 23 October 1897 – 19 March 1898 Ireland 21 Linfield (5th win) St Columb's Hall Celtic 22 84 1896–97 1898–99 The 1897–98 Irish Cup was the 18th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football. Linfield won the tournament for the 5th time, defeating St Columb's Hall Celtic 2–0 in the final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphistsemi.html Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 19 June 2022Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham 16 Results Belfast-based teams were given a bye until the second round. First round North End 1–3 Derry Hibernians St Columb's Court 0–3 St Columb's Hall Celtic Strabane 1–2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Bohemians 4–1 Hibernians Athlone w/o Dundalk Dublin University 1–5 Yorkshire Regiment Limavady bye Sherwood Foresters bye |} Second round Limavady 1–1 Derry Hibernians Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1-7 St Columb's Hall Celtic Sherwood Foresters 2–2 Yorkshire Regiment Athlone w/o Bohemians Cliftonville 1–0 Glentoran Distillery 1–5 Linfield Celtic 5–1 King's (Liverpool) Regiment North Staffordshire Regiment bye |} Replays Derry Hibernians 4–01 Limavady Yorkshire Regiment 3–2 Sherwood Foresters |} 1 Match ordered to be replayed after Limavady protested there was no segregation on the pitch between players and spectators. Second replay Limavady 1–2 Derry Hibernians |} Third round Bohemians 1–21 Yorkshire Regiment St Columb's Hall Celtic 1–0 Derry Hibernians Linfield 5–0 North Staffordshire Regiment Cliftonville 2–3 Celtic |} 1 Match ordered to be replayed after referee ended the game six minutes early. Replay Bohemians w/o Yorkshire Regiment |} Semi-finals St Columb's Hall Celtic 1–0 Bohemians Celtic 1–1 Linfield |} Replay Linfield 2–1 Celtic |} Final 19 March 1898 Linfield 2–0 Report St Columb's Hall Celtic Darling Jordan The Oval, Belfast 3,000 References External links Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup