1898–99 City Cup
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = City Cup
| year = 1898–99
| date = 10 December 1898 –
13 May 1899
| country = Ireland
| num_teams = 5
| defending_champions = Linfield
| winners = Glentoran (2nd win)
| second = Linfield
| matches = 20
| goals = 65
| prev_season = 1897–98
| next_season = 1899–1900
}}
The 1898–99 City Cup was the fifth edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, City Cup|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=19 March 2023}}
The tournament was won by Glentoran for the second time.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup|title=City Cup Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=19 March 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup-tables|title=City Cup Tables|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=19 March 2023}}
Group standings
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Result
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|status_GLT=C|col_C=green1|text_C=Champions|result1=C
|team1=GLT|name_GLT=Glentoran
|team2=LIN|name_LIN=Linfield
|team3=BEL|name_BEL=Celtic
|team4=DIS|name_DIS=Distillery
|team5=CLI|name_CLI=Cliftonville
|win_GLT=5|draw_GLT=2|loss_GLT=1|gf_GLT=13|ga_GLT=9
|win_LIN=4|draw_LIN=2|loss_LIN=2|gf_LIN=15|ga_LIN=10
|win_BEL=3|draw_BEL=2|loss_BEL=3|gf_BEL=15|ga_BEL=13
|win_DIS=3|draw_DIS=1|loss_DIS=4|gf_DIS=14|ga_DIS=15
|win_CLI=1|draw_CLI=1|loss_CLI=6|gf_CLI=8|ga_CLI=18
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup-tables Irish League Archive]
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=CEL|team2=CLI|team3=DIS|team4=GLT|team5=LIN
|name_CEL=Celtic
|match_CEL_CLI=4–2
|match_CEL_DIS=4–0
|match_CEL_GLT=2–2
|match_CEL_LIN=1–1
|name_CLI=Cliftonville
|match_CLI_CEL=2–1
|match_CLI_DIS=1–3
|match_CLI_GLT=0–1
|match_CLI_LIN=1–2
|name_DIS=Distillery
|match_DIS_CEL=3–1
|match_DIS_CLI=3–0
|match_DIS_GLT=0–3
|match_DIS_LIN=3–3
|name_GLT=Glentoran
|match_GLT_CEL=3–1
|match_GLT_CLI=1–1
|match_GLT_DIS=2–1
|match_GLT_LIN=1–4
|name_LIN=Linfield
|match_LIN_CEL=0–1
|match_LIN_CLI=3–1
|match_LIN_DIS=2–1
|match_LIN_GLT=0–1
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/city-cup Irish League Archive]
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcitycuphist.html Northern Ireland - List of City Cup Winners]
{{City Cup}}
{{1898–99 in Irish association football}}
{{Association football cup competitions in Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1898-99 City Cup}}