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1897–98 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	21
Defending champions	Cliftonville
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (5th win)
Runner-up	St Columb's Hall Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	84 (3.82 per match)
← 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.

Results

Belfast-based teams were given a bye until the second round.

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
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
Belfast Celtic	5–1	King's (Liverpool) Regiment
North Staffordshire Regiment	bye

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry Hibernians	4–0	Limavady
Yorkshire Regiment	3–2	Sherwood Foresters

Match ordered to be replayed after Limavady protested there was no segregation on the pitch between players and spectators.

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Limavady	1–2	Derry Hibernians

Third round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bohemians	1–2	Yorkshire Regiment
St Columb's Hall Celtic	1–0	Derry Hibernians
Linfield	5–0	North Staffordshire Regiment
Cliftonville	2–3	Belfast Celtic

Match ordered to be replayed after referee ended the game six minutes early.

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bohemians	w/o	Yorkshire Regiment

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
St Columb's Hall Celtic	1–0	Bohemians
Belfast Celtic	1–1	Linfield

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	2–1	Belfast Celtic

Final

19 March 1898

Linfield	2–0	St Columb's Hall Celtic
Darling Jordan	Report

The Oval, BelfastAttendance: 3,000

References

"Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005. p. 16.

External links

Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)

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