1898–99 Irish Cup
Football tournament season
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Results
First round
Teams from Belfast, Dublin and the north west of Ireland were given byes in the first two rounds while several Army teams were selected to play in the first two rounds.[3]
Second round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| King's Own Rifles | w/o | Royal Irish Rifles |
Third round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | 4–0 | Bedford Regiment |
| Rifle Brigade | 1–1 | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Freebooters | w/o | Trinity |
| Yorkshire Regiment | 3–0 | Connaught Rangers |
| Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders | 3–0 | Royal Fusiliers |
| 14th Hussars | 0–3 | King's Own Scottish Borderers |
| North Staffordshire Regiment | 2–4 | Linfield |
| Glentoran | 3–0 | Distillery |
| Celtic | 7–0 | Cliftonville |
| North End | 3–3 | Derry Hibernians |
| St Columb's Court | w/o | Limavady |
| Inniskilling Fusiliers | 5–2 | St Columb's Hall Celtic |
| Hampshire Regiment | bye | |
| 1st Battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers | bye |
Replays
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| East Yorkshire Regiment | 1–1 | Rifle Brigade |
| Derry Hibernians | 1–2 | North End |
Second replay
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| East Yorkshire Regiment | 2–1 | Rifle Brigade |
Fourth round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Glentoran | 4–0 | North End |
| Linfield | w/o | Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| St Columb's Court | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 1st Battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Freebooters | 5–0 | Yorkshire Regiment |
| Bohemians | 3–1 | Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders |
| King's Own Scottish Borderers | 1–1 | King's Own Rifles |
| East Yorkshire Regiment | 1–3 | Hampshire Regiment |
| Celtic | bye |
Replays
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| King's Own Scottish Borderers | 0–2 | King's Own Rifles |
Fifth round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Linfield | 7–0 | Hampshire Regiment |
| Glentoran | 8–0 | King's Own Rifles |
| St Columb's Court | 2–3 | Celtic |
| Freebooters | 2–4 | Bohemians |
Semi-finals
Replay
- 1 A replay was ordered after a protest.
Second replay
- 1 Another replay was ordered after a protest.
Third replay
- 1 After a pitch incursion the match was suspended. Celtic refused to return and the tie was awarded to Glentoran.
Final
- 2 The match ended early after Glentoran players refused to continue claiming that a Linfield player had punched a shot clear from the goal-line and no penalty had been awarded.