1998–99 Irish Cup

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

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Replays

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First round

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Replays

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Second round

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Replays

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Third round

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Replays

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Fourth round

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Replay

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Fifth round

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Replays

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Sixth round

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Quarter-finals

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Replays

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Semi-finals

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Replay

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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

References

1. Brodie, Malcolm. "The Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1999/2000".
2. "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". [[RSSSF]].
3. "Northern Ireland 1998/99". [[RSSSF]].