1998–99 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1998–99 Northern Ireland 84 Portadown (2nd win) 101 351 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 Irish Cup was the 119th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. The last match was played on 20 April 1999. The final did not take place this year, for only the third time in the competition's history.Brodie Malcolm The Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1999/2000 Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 17th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Glenavon in the 1998 final. This season they reached the sixth round, where they were defeated 2–1 by Cliftonville. Portadown won the cup for the second time, after Cliftonville were disqualified from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the semi-final replay against Linfield. Linfield were not permitted to replace Cliftonville in the final, so Portadown were awarded the cup without the final being played.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 23 November 2012https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup99.html Northern Ireland 1998/99 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 23 November 2012 Results The following teams were given byes into the first round: 1st Bangor Old Boys, Ballynahinch United, Bangor Amateurs, Civil Service, Dromara Village, Dromore Amateurs, Drummond United, Hanover, Harland & Wolff Sports, Killymoon Rangers, Larne Tech Old Boys, Laurelvale, Magherafelt Sky Blues, Portstewart, Queen's University, Rathfriland Rangers, Seapatrick, Sirocco Works, UUJ and Wellington Recreation. Preliminary round Abbey Villa 2–0 Ballymacash Rangers Ballycastle United 1–2 Downshire Young Men Barn United 2–0 Donard Hospital Bessbrook United 3–1 Comber Recreation Bridge End United 1–4 Killyleagh Youth East Belfast 3–2 Shorts Islandmagee 1–3 Glebe Rangers Lurgan Celtic 4–0 Annagh United Malachians 1–1 Draperstown Celtic UUC 1–1 Tandragee Rovers Warrenpoint Town 2–1 Cullybackey |} Replays Draperstown Celtic 2–0 Malachians Tandragee Rovers 1–0 UUC |} First round Abbey Villa 2–2 Rathfriland Rangers Bangor Amateurs 2–3 Magherafelt Sky Blues Barn United 0–0 Albert Foundry Bessbrook United 0–6 Killyleagh Youth Downshire Young Men 2–1 Portstewart Draperstown Celtic 1–3 Glebe Rangers Drummond United 3–0 Civil Service Dromara Village 3–0 Sirocco Works Dromore Amateurs 0–3 Ballynahinch United Hanover 1–1 Killymoon Rangers Larne Tech Old Boys 6–0 1st Bangor Old Boys Laurelvale 1–1 Warrenpoint Town Lurgan Celtic 6–2 East Belfast Seapatrick 3–2 Queen's University UUJ 1–1 Harland & Wolff Sports Wellington Recreation 3–1 Tandragee Rovers |} Replays Albert Foundry 0–3 Barn United Harland & Wolff Sports 6–1 UUJ Killymoon Rangers 2–1 Hanover Rathfriland Rangers 2–1 Abbey Villa Warrenpoint Town 5–4 Laurelvale |} Second round Barn United 2–4 Downshire Young Men Draperstown Celtic 2–2 Dromara Village Killyleagh Youth 7–0 Ballynahinch United Killymoon Rangers 0–6 Drummond United Lurgan Celtic 6–0 Seapatrick Magherafelt Sky Blues 1–3 Warrenpoint Town Rathfriland Rangers 2–3 Harland & Wolff Sports Wellington Recreation 2–2 Larne Tech Old Boys |} Replays Albert Foundry 0–3 Barn United Dromara Village 3–1 Draperstown Celtic Larne Tech Old Boys 2–1 Wellington Recreation |} Third round Dromara Village 2–1 Larne Tech Old Boys Drummond United 2–2 Killyleagh Youth Harland & Wolff Sports 3–3 Downshire Young Men Warrenpoint Town 0–1 Lurgan Celtic |} Replays Downshire Young Men 3–1 Harland & Wolff Sports Killyleagh Youth 0–5 Drummond United |} Fourth round Armagh City 0–1 Ards Rangers Ballinamallard United 1–4 Lurgan Celtic Brantwood 3–2 RUC Chimney Corner 0–0 Cookstown United Crewe United 2–3 Downshire Young Men Crumlin United 4–1 Coagh United Donegal Celtic 0–2 Institute Drumaness Mills 3–2 Dromara Village Dundela 3–0 Dunmurry Recreation FC Enkalon 1–3 Drummond United Harland & Wolff Welders 2–1 Moyola Park Kilmore Recreation 0–1 Ballymoney United Tobermore United 2–1 Park |} Replay Cookstown United 2–0 Coagh United |} Fifth round Ards 1–0 Ards Rangers Ballymena United 3–1 Larne Bangor 0–3 Glenavon Brantwood 3–1 Drummond United Carrick Rangers 2–2 Dungannon Swifts Cliftonville 6–1 Crewe United Coleraine 1–1 Limavady United Crusaders 1–1 Newry Town Distillery 4–0 Harland & Wolff Welders Drumaness Mills 0–2 Lurgan Celtic Glentoran 3–0 Tobermore United Institute 0–1 Chimney Corner Linfield 6–0 Crumlin United Loughgall 2–1 Dundela Omagh Town 1–2 Ballyclare Comrades Portadown 1–0 Ballymoney United |} Replays Dungannon Swifts 3–4 Carrick Rangers Limavady United 0–1 Coleraine Newry Town 2–3 Crusaders |} Sixth round Ballymena United 3–0 Ballyclare Comrades Carrick Rangers 2–0 Ards Cliftonville 2–1 Glentoran Coleraine 2–1 Loughgall Distillery 5–0 Brantwood Glenavon 3–0 Crusaders Linfield 3–1 Chimney Corner Lurgan Celtic 0–3 Portadown |} Quarter-finals Carrick Rangers 1–2 Cliftonville Coleraine 1–2 Portadown Distillery 1–1 Ballymena United Linfield 0–0 Glenavon |} Replays Ballymena United 2–1 (a.e.t.) Distillery Glenavon 1–2 Linfield |} Semi-finals Ballymena United 0–2 Portadown Cliftonville 1–1 Linfield |} Replay Linfield 0–1 Cliftonville |} Final On 29 April 1999, Cliftonville were disqualified from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the semi-final replay against Linfield. The player in question had played for a junior club in an earlier round and was therefore ineligible. However, Linfield's protest came more than 48 hours after the tie (the usual deadline for protests), and as a result the IFA did not allow them to take Cliftonville's place in the final. Portadown were therefore awarded the cup without the final taking place. References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup