1997–98 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams32
Defending championsGlenavon
Final positions
ChampionsGlentoran (17th win)
Runner-upGlenavon
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored99 (2.83 per match)

The 1997–98 Irish Cup was the 118th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 2 May 1998 with the final.

Glenavon were the defending champions after winning their 5th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Cliftonville in the 1997 final. This season Glenavon reached the final again for the third year in a row, but were defeated 1–0 after extra time by Glentoran, who won the cup for the 17th time. This was a repeat of the 1995–96 final two years earlier that also ended 1–0 to the Glens.[1][2]

Fifth round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–2 Institute
Ballyclare Comrades 5–1 Ballymoney United
Ballymena United 1–1 Glentoran
Carrick Rangers 2–3 Armagh City
Cliftonville 0–2 Glenavon
Coleraine 3–1 Chimney Corner
Crusaders 1–0 Bangor
Distillery 2–0 RUC
Drumaness Mills 0–0 Killyleagh Youth
Dungannon Swifts 6–2 Ballinamallard United
Dunmurry Rec. 0–4 Ards Rangers
Larne 1–2 Portadown
Linfield 1–0 Tobermore United
Loughgall 4–0 Crumlin United
Newry Town 1–0 Dundela
Omagh Town 3–0 Limavady United

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 2–1 Ballymena United
Killyleagh Youth 2–0 Drumaness Mills


Sixth round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Armagh City 0–0 Ards Rangers
Crusaders 2–1 Killyleagh Youth
Dungannon Swifts 0–1 Institute
Glenavon 0–0 Ballyclare Comrades
Glentoran 3–2 Coleraine
Linfield 2–1 Newry Town
Loughgall 1–2 Distillery
Portadown 2–0 Omagh Town

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Armagh City 3–1 Ards Rangers
Ballyclare Comrades 0–4 Glenavon


Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Armagh City 1–3 Glentoran
Crusaders 4–0 Institute
Linfield 3–0 Portadown
Distillery 0–2 Glenavon


Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Crusaders 1–3 Glenavon
Glentoran 2–1 Linfield


Final

Glentoran1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Glenavon
Kennedy 97' Report

References

  1. "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. "Northern Ireland 1997/98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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