1897–98 Belfast Charity Cup

Belfast Charity Cup 1897–98 28 March 1898 –23 April 1898 Ireland 6 North Staffordshire Regiment (1st win) Glentoran 6 18 1896–97 1898–99 The 1897–98 Belfast Charity Cup was the 15th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield Irish League Archive 9 April 2023 North Staffordshire Regiment (a British Army team) won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Glentoran 4–0 in the final.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/18980423/067/0003?browse=true City Of Belfast Charities Competition, Final Tie Ireland's Saturday Night 23 April 1898 3 subscriptionhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/18980425/006/0003 Glentoran v North Staffords. The Charity Final Belfast News Letter 25 April 1898 3 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/belfast-charity-cup Belfast Charity Cup Results Irish League Archive 9 April 2023 Results Quarter-finals Cliftonville 1–1 Celtic North Staffordshire Regiment 2–0 Distillery Glentoran bye Linfield bye |} Replay Cliftonville 3–1 Celtic |} Semi-finals Glentoran 2–1 Linfield North Staffordshire Regiment 2–1 Cliftonville |} Final 23 April 1898 North Staffordshire Regiment 4–0 Report Glentoran Boyd Ravenscroft Langley Jones Johnston Solitude, Belfast Mr M. Barron References External links Northern Ireland - List of Belfast Charity Cup Winners Category:1897–98 in Irish association football cups