Northern Ireland 1998/99

Final Table: 1.Glentoran 36 24 6 6 74-35 78 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Linfield 36 20 10 6 68-39 70 3.Crusaders 36 18 8 10 48-39 62 4.Newry Town 36 17 9 10 52-46 60 5.Glenavon 36 13 12 11 49-35 51 6.Ballymena United 36 11 8 17 40-42 41 7.Coleraine 36 10 9 17 34-53 39 8.Portadown 36 9 10 17 41-47 37 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Cliftonville 36 7 14 15 31-47 35 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------ 10.Omagh Town 36 5 6 25 25-79 21 Relegated Round 1 [Aug 14-16] Newry 2-1 Linfield Glentoran 2-0 Omagh Ballymena 1-0 Glenavon Cliftonville 0-2 Portadown Crusaders 0-1 Coleraine Round 2 [Aug 22] Linfield 1-0 Ballymena Glenavon 3-0 Crusaders Coleraine 1-0 Portadown Cliftonville 2-4 Glentoran Omagh 1-3 Newry [Sep 15] Round 3 [Aug 28] Ballymena 0-0 Omagh Glenavon 3-1 Coleraine Newry 2-1 Cliftonville Crusaders 1-4 Linfield Glentoran 1-0 Portadown [Sep 15] Round 4 [Sep 1] Cliftonville 0-1 Ballymena Coleraine 1-3 Glentoran Linfield 2-0 Glenavon Omagh 0-0 Crusaders Portadown 2-3 Newry Round 5 [Sep 5] Ballymena 1-0 Portadown Crusaders 2-1 Cliftonville Glenavon 2-0 Omagh Linfield 2-1 Coleraine Newry 1-2 Glentoran Round 6 [Sep 12] Cliftonville 2-2 Glenavon Coleraine 2-2 Newry Glentoran 2-1 Ballymena Omagh 1-3 Linfield Portadown 0-1 Crusaders Round 7 [Sep 19] Ballymena 1-1 Newry Crusaders 0-0 Glentoran Glenavon 1-0 Portadown Linfield 1-0 Cliftonville Omagh 2-0 Coleraine Round 8 [Sep 26] Cliftonville 2-1 Omagh Coleraine 2-1 Ballymena Glentoran 5-2 Glenavon Newry 0-0 Crusaders Portadown 0-2 Linfield Round 9 [Oct 3] Coleraine 1-1 Cliftonville Crusaders 2-0 Ballymena Glenavon 1-2 Newry Linfield 1-1 Glentoran Omagh 1-0 Portadown Round 10 [Oct 6] Ballymena 1-0 Linfield Crusaders 1-0 Glenavon Glentoran 0-1 Cliftonville Portadown 3-0 Coleraine [Oct 7] Newry 0-2 Omagh Round 11 [Oct 17] Cliftonville 0-0 Portadown Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders Glenavon 0-0 Ballymena Linfield 2-2 Newry Omagh 0-2 Glentoran Round 12 [Oct 24] Cliftonville 1-4 Newry Coleraine 1-3 Glenavon Linfield 2-1 Crusaders Omagh 1-4 Ballymena Portadown 0-3 Glentoran Round 13 [Oct 31] Ballymena 1-2 Cliftonville Crusaders 5-0 Omagh Glenavon 1-1 Linfield Glentoran 5-4 Coleraine Newry 3-2 Portadown Round 14 [Nov 7] Ballymena 1-1 Glentoran Crusaders 1-1 Portadown Glenavon 0-1 Cliftonville Linfield 2-0 Omagh Newry 1-1 Coleraine Round 15 [Nov 14] Cliftonville 2-3 Crusaders Coleraine 0-0 Linfield Glentoran 1-3 Newry Omagh 0-3 Glenavon Portadown 1-3 Ballymena Round 16 [Nov 21] Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield Coleraine 2-1 Omagh Glentoran 1-4 Crusaders Newry 0-0 Ballymena Portadown 1-1 Glenavon Round 17 [Nov 28] Ballymena 1-0 Coleraine Crusaders 2-0 Newry Glenavon 0-1 Glentoran Linfield 2-2 Portadown Omagh 2-2 Cliftonville Round 18 [Dec 5] Ballymena 2-0 Crusaders Cliftonville 1-1 Coleraine Glentoran 0-1 Linfield Newry 1-0 Glenavon Portadown 2-0 Omagh Round 19 [Dec 12] Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders Glenavon 0-0 Cliftonville Linfield 4-1 Ballymena Newry 1-2 Portadown Omagh 1-4 Glentoran Round 20 [Dec 18] Portadown 1-1 Linfield [Dec 19] Ballymena 0-1 Glenavon Cliftonville 0-0 Coleraine Crusaders 2-0 Omagh Glentoran 5-1 Newry Round 21 [Dec 26] Coleraine 0-1 Ballymena Crusaders 1-0 Cliftonville Linfield 1-1 Glentoran [Jan 26] Glenavon 2-2 Portadown [abandoned Dec 26 at 1-0 in 60' due to storm] [Feb 20] Omagh 2-3 Newry Round 22 [Dec 30] Ballymena 1-2 Crusaders Portadown 1-2 Coleraine [Jan 1] Omagh 1-1 Cliftonville Glentoran 1-0 Glenavon Newry 2-1 Linfield Round 23 [Jan 2] Cliftonville 1-0 Ballymena Coleraine 0-1 Glentoran Crusaders 0-0 Portadown Glenavon 1-1 Newry Linfield 3-0 Omagh Round 24 [Jan 9] Ballymena 2-2 Portadown Cliftonville 0-0 Glentoran Coleraine 2-1 Linfield Crusaders 3-2 Newry Glenavon 6-1 Omagh Round 25 [Jan 16] Glentoran 2-1 Crusaders Linfield 3-1 Glenavon Newry 1-0 Coleraine Portadown 0-1 Cliftonville [Mar 30] Omagh 0-5 Ballymena Round 26 [Jan 29] Coleraine 1-0 Omagh [Jan 30] Ballymena 0-0 Newry Cliftonville 0-1 Linfield Crusaders 1-1 Glenavon Portadown 1-3 Glentoran Round 27 [Feb 6] Glenavon 3-1 Coleraine Glentoran 1-0 Ballymena Linfield 4-2 Crusaders Newry 1-0 Cliftonville Omagh 1-0 Portadown Round 28 [Feb 13] Ballymena 4-2 Linfield Cliftonville 0-0 Glenavon Crusaders 2-0 Coleraine Glentoran 2-0 Omagh Portadown 2-1 Newry Round 29 [Feb 27] Coleraine 3-1 Cliftonville Glenavon 1-0 Ballymena Linfield 3-1 Portadown Omagh 1-2 Crusaders [Mar 11] Newry 1-0 Glentoran Round 30 [Mar 6] Ballymena 0-1 Coleraine Cliftonville 1-1 Crusaders Glentoran 1-2 Linfield Portadown 2-2 Glenavon [Mar 16] Newry 1-1 Omagh Round 31 [Mar 20] Cliftonville 2-1 Omagh Coleraine 0-2 Portadown Crusaders 1-0 Ballymena Glenavon 0-1 Glentoran Linfield 2-1 Newry Round 32 [Mar 23] Ballymena 2-2 Cliftonville Glentoran 5-0 Coleraine Newry 0-2 Glenavon Omagh 1-5 Linfield Portadown 0-0 Crusaders Round 33 [Apr 3] Glentoran 1-1 Cliftonville Linfield 1-1 Coleraine Newry 3-0 Crusaders Omagh 0-3 Glenavon Portadown 2-1 Ballymena Round 34 [Apr 5] Ballymena 1-2 Omagh Coleraine 3-0 Newry [Apr 6] Crusaders 0-3 Glentoran Glenavon 2-2 Linfield Portadown 3-0 Cliftonville Round 35 [Apr 17] Glenavon 2-0 Crusaders Glentoran 3-1 Portadown Linfield 2-1 Cliftonville Newry 1-0 Ballymena Omagh 1-1 Coleraine Round 36 [Apr 24] Ballymena 3-6 Glentoran Cliftonville 0-2 Newry Coleraine 0-0 Glenavon Crusaders 3-2 Linfield Portadown 3-0 Omagh Final Table: 1.Glentoran 36 24 6 6 74-35 78 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Linfield 36 20 10 6 68-39 70 3.Crusaders 36 18 8 10 48-39 62 4.Newry Town 36 17 9 10 52-46 60 5.Glenavon 36 13 12 11 49-35 51 6.Ballymena United 36 11 8 17 40-42 41 7.Coleraine 36 10 9 17 34-53 39 8.Portadown 36 9 10 17 41-47 37 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Cliftonville 36 7 14 15 31-47 35 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------ 10.Omagh Town 36 5 6 25 25-79 21 Relegated Promotion/Relegation Playoff First Leg [May 5] Ards 0-1 Cliftonville Second Leg [May 8] Cliftonville 4-2 Ards Cliftonville remains at first level. Northern Ireland Cup 1998/99 Fifth Round [Jan 23] Ards 1-0 Ards Rangers Ballymena United 3-1 Larne Bangor 0-3 Glenavon Brantwood 3-1 Drummond United Carrick Rangers 2-2 Dungannon Swifts Cliftonville 6-1 Crewe United Coleraine 1-1 Limavady United Crusaders 1-1 Newry Town Distillery 4-0 HW Welders Drumaness Mills 0-2 Lurgan Celtic Glentoran 3-0 Tobermore United Institute 0-1 Chimney Corner Linfield 6-0 Crumlin United Loughgall 2-1 Dundela Omagh Town 1-2 Ballyclare Comrades Portadown 1-0 Ballymoney United Fifth Round Replays [Jan 26] Dungannon Swifts 3-4 Carrick Rangers [Feb 1] Limavady United 0-1 Coleraine Newry Town 2-3 Crusaders Sixth Round [Feb 20] Linfield 3-1 Chimney Corner Carrick Rangers 2-0 Ards Distillery 5-0 Brantwood Cliftonville 2-1 Glentoran Ballymena United 3-0 Ballyclare Comrades Coleraine 2-1 Loughgall Glenavon 3-0 Crusaders [Feb 23] Lurgan Celtic 0-3 Portadown (neutral) Quaterfinals [Mar 13] Linfield 0-0 Glenavon Carrick 1-2 Cliftonville Coleraine 1-2 Portadown Distillery 1-1 Ballymena Quaterfinal Replays [Mar 16] Glenavon 1-2 Linfield Ballymena United 2-1 Distillery [aet] Semifinals [Apr 10] Ballymena United 0-2 Portadown Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield Semifinal Replay [Apr 20] Linfield 0-1 Cliftonville Final [May 1] Portadown w/o Cliftonville NB: on Apr 29, Cliftonville were disqualified from the competition for having played Simon Gribbon in their semifinal replay against Linfield; Gribbon had played for a junior club in an earlier round and was therefore ineligible. As Linfield's protest came too late (more than 48 hours after the tie) they were not eligible to take Cliftonville's place in the final and the Cup is awarded to Portadown without the final being played. Charity Shield 1999 [Aug 7]: Portadown 2-1 Glentoran First Division (Second Level) Final Table: 1.Distillery 28 17 4 7 44-30 55 Promoted --------------------------------------------- 2.Ards 28 16 1 11 47-34 49 Promotion Playoff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Bangor 28 15 3 10 37-35 48 4.Ballyclare Comrades 28 11 5 12 55-44 38 5.Dungannon Swifts 28 11 5 12 36-46 38 6.Carrick Rangers 28 10 4 14 41-41 34 7.Larne 28 9 5 14 28-32 32 8.Limavady United 28 6 7 15 37-63 25 Round 1 [Oct 3] Ards 2-1 Ballyclare Dungannon 1-1 Larne Carrick 1-2 Bangor Limavady 1-5 Distillery Round 2 [Oct 6] Distillery 0-2 Ards Ballyclare 1-2 Dungannon Larne 1-0 Carrick Bangor 0-0 Limavady Round 3 [Oct 17] Dungannon 2-1 Ards Carrick 3-2 Ballyclare Limavady 3-3 Larne Bangor 2-0 Distillery Round 4 [Oct 24] Distillery 1-1 Dungannon [Nov 3] Ards 1-0 Carrick Larne 0-1 Bangor [Nov 25] Ballyclare 5-1 Limavady Round 5 [Oct 31] Carrick 3-2 Dungannon Limavady 2-3 Ards Bangor 3-2 Ballyclare Larne 0-1 Distillery Round 6 [Nov 7] Ards 2-0 Bangor Ballyclare 2-0 Larne Carrick 0-1 Distillery Dungannon 2-0 Limavady Round 7 [Nov 14] Bangor 2-1 Dungannon Distillery 3-3 Ballyclare Larne 0-2 Ards Limavady 1-2 Carrick Round 8 [Nov 21] Ballyclare 2-5 Ards Bangor 0-1 Carrick Distillery 3-1 Limavady Larne 1-0 Dungannon Round 9 [Nov 28] Ards 2-0 Distillery Carrick 1-0 Larne Dungannon 1-0 Ballyclare Limavady 3-0 Bangor Round 10 [Dec 5] Ards 2-1 Dungannon Ballyclare 2-1 Carrick Distillery 0-3 Bangor Larne 4-0 Limavady Round 11 [Dec 12] Bangor 0-1 Larne Carrick 4-1 Ards Dungannon 1-5 Distillery Limavady 0-1 Ballyclare Round 12 [Dec 19] Ards 3-0 Limavady Ballyclare 3-0 Bangor Distillery 1-0 Larne Dungannon 2-1 Carrick Round 13 [Dec 26] Distillery 0-0 Carrick [Jan 5] Larne 4-1 Ballyclare [Jan 26] Bangor 1-0 Ards [Mat 12] Limavady 1-1 Dungannon Round 14 [Dec 30] Ards 1-0 Larne Ballyclare 0-1 Distillery Carrick 2-3 Limavady [Feb 20] Dungannon 3-2 Bangor Round 15 [Jan 2] Ballyclare 6-0 Dungannon Bangor 3-4 Limavady Distillery 4-3 Ards Larne 3-2 Carrick Round 16 [Jan 9] Ards 0-2 Ballyclare Carrick 0-1 Bangor Dungannon 1-0 Larne Limavady 0-1 Distillery Round 17 [Jan 16] Dungannon 1-2 Ards Carrick 0-2 Ballyclare Bangor 1-0 Distillery [Mar 16] Limavady 1-0 Larne Round 18 [Jan 30] Ards 2-4 Carrick Ballyclare 4-4 Limavady Distillery 3-1 Dungannon Larne 2-0 Bangor Round 19 [Feb 6] Bangor 1-4 Ballyclare Carrick 0-1 Dungannon Larne 0-1 Distillery [Mar 30] Limavady 0-3 Ards Round 20 [Feb 13] Ards 1-2 Bangor Ballyclare 0-1 Larne Carrick 2-3 Distillery Dungannon 1-2 Limavady Round 21 [Feb 27] Bangor 3-1 Dungannon Distillery 1-0 Ballyclare Larne 0-2 Ards Limavady 2-3 Carrick Round 22 [Mar 6] Ards 0-2 Distillery Carrick 1-1 Larne Dungannon 1-1 Ballyclare Limavady 1-3 Bangor Round 23 [Mar 20] Ballyclare 2-0 Ards Bangor 2-2 Carrick Distillery 1-0 Limavady Larne 0-1 Dungannon Round 24 [Mar 23] Ards 1-0 Dungannon Ballyclare 1-1 Carrick Distillery 2-0 Bangor Larne 0-0 Limavady Round 25 [Apr 3] Bangor 1-0 Larne Carrick 1-0 Ards Dungannon 2-1 Distillery Limavady 2-2 Ballyclare Round 26 [Apr 5] Distillery 0-0 Larne [Apr 6] Ards 1-2 Limavady Ballyclare 0-1 Bangor [Apr 8] Dungannon 2-0 Carrick Round 27 [Apr 17] Bangor 0-0 Ards Distillery 3-2 Carrick Larne 5-3 Ballyclare Limavady 3-3 Dungannon Round 28 [Apr 24] Ards 5-1 Larne Ballyclare 3-1 Distillery Carrick 4-0 Limavady Dungannon 1-3 Bangor Final Table: 1.Distillery 28 17 4 7 44-30 55 Promoted --------------------------------------------- 2.Ards 28 16 1 11 47-34 49 Promotion Playoff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Bangor 28 15 3 10 37-35 48 4.Ballyclare Comrades 28 11 5 12 55-44 38 5.Dungannon Swifts 28 11 5 12 36-46 38 6.Carrick Rangers 28 10 4 14 41-41 34 7.Larne 28 9 5 14 28-32 32 8.Limavady United 28 6 7 15 37-63 25 Promotion/Relegation Playoff First Leg [May 5] Ards 0-1 Cliftonville Second Leg [May 8] Cliftonville 4-2 Ards Ards remain at 2nd level. Newly admitted to league: Armagh City, Institute. LEAGUE-CUP NORTHERN-IRELAND '98-'99 =================================== 1 = Premier Division. 2 = Division 1. Preliminary Round: ------------------ Newry Town(1) - FC Larne(2) 0-1 Omagh Town(1) - Limavady United(2) 4-3 1st Round: ---------- Ballyclare Comrades(2) - Glenavon Lurgan(1) 1-4 Ballymena United(1) - Linfield Belfast(1) 2-3 Carrick Rangers(2) - FC Coleraine(1) 2-1 Crusaders Belfast(1) - FC Larne(2) 3-1 FC Bangor(2) - Ards Newtownards(2) 3-4 FC Portadown(1) - Cliftonville Belfast(1) 0-2 Glentoran Belfast(1) - Dungannon Swifts(2) 8-0 Omagh Town(1) - Distillery Lisburn(2) 2-3 Quarterfinals: -------------- Carrick Rangers(2) - Ards Newtownards(2) 3-1 Crusaders Belfast(1) - Cliftonville Belfast(1) 1-2 Glenavon Lurgan(1) - Linfield Belfast(1) 1-2 Glentoran Belfast(1) - Distillery Lisburn(2) 2-1 Semifinals: ----------- Cliftonville Belfast(1) - Linfield Belfast(1) 1-2 Glentoran Belfast(1) - Carrick Rangers(2) 1-0 Final: ------ Linfield Belfast(1) - Glentoran Belfast(1) 2-1 Northern Ireland County Antrim Shield 1998/99 Final [Feb 2] Cliftonville 0-2 Glentoran Northern Ireland Ulster Cup 1998/99 Final Table: 1.Distillery 7 4 1 2 10- 6 13 Winners 2.Ards 7 4 0 3 14-10 12 3.Bangor 7 3 3 1 9- 6 12 4.Limavady United 7 3 1 3 6- 9 10 5.Dungannon Swifts 7 2 3 2 14- 8 9 6.Ballyclare Comrades 7 3 0 4 9-18 9 7.Carrick Rangers 7 2 1 4 9-12 7 8.Larne 7 1 3 3 8-10 6 Round 1 [Aug 15] Ballyclare 0-1 Limavady Carrick 2-0 Larne Dungannon 0-2 Distillery Ards 0-1 Bangor Round 2 [Aug 22] Bangor 1-1 Carrick Distillery 1-2 Ballyclare Larne 1-1 Dungannon Limavady 1-0 Ards Round 3 [Aug 28] Ballyclare 4-3 Ards Carrick 2-0 Limavady Dungannon 1-1 Bangor Distillery 0-0 Larne Round 4 [Sep 7] Ards 3-1 Carrick Bangor 1-3 Distillery Larne 4-0 Ballyclare Limavady 1-1 Dungannon Round 5 [Sep 12] Ballyclare 3-2 Carrick Distillery 2-1 Limavady Dungannon 2-3 Ards Larne 1-1 Bangor Round 6 [Sep 19] Ards 1-0 Distillery Ballyclare 0-1 Bangor Carrick 0-3 Dungannon Limavady 2-1 Larne Round 7 [Sep 26] Bangor 3-0 Limavady Distillery 2-1 Carrick Dungannon 6-0 Ballyclare Larne 1-4 Ards Final Table: 1.Distillery 7 4 1 2 10- 6 13 Winners 2.Ards 7 4 0 3 14-10 12 3.Bangor 7 3 3 1 9- 6 12 4.Limavady United 7 3 1 3 6- 9 10 5.Dungannon Swifts 7 2 3 2 14- 8 9 6.Ballyclare Comrades 7 3 0 4 9-18 9 7.Carrick Rangers 7 2 1 4 9-12 7 8.Larne 7 1 3 3 8-10 6

1997/98.

1999/2000.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of league cup finals.

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Author: Martin Harris
Last updated: 14 Feb 2007