Northern Ireland 1997/98

Final Table:

 1.Cliftonville     36 20  8  8  49-37  68  Champions
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 2.Linfield         36 17 13  6  50-19  64
 3.Portadown        36 17  9 10  50-38  60
 4.Glentoran        36 17  8 11  52-34  59
 5.Ballymena United 36 14  9 13  54-55  51
 6.Crusaders        36 13 12 11  51-51  51
 7.Coleraine        36 11 10 15  41-47  43
 8.Glenavon         36  9 12 15  47-56  39
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 9.Omagh Town       36  7 10 19  43-68  31  Relegation Playoffs
------------------------------------------
10.Ards             36  4 11 21  31-63  23  Relegated

Round 1 [Aug 16]
Ards          0-1 Linfield
Cliftonville  0-2 Ballymena
Glentoran     1-0 Coleraine
Omagh         2-2 Glenavon
Portadown     1-1 Crusaders

Round 2 [Aug 23]
Cliftonville  1-0 Ards
Coleraine     0-1 Portadown
Crusaders     4-2 Ballymena
Glenavon      1-0 Glentoran
Linfield      1-1 Omagh

Round 3 [Aug 29,31]
Ards          2-2 Omagh
Ballymena     1-0 Coleraine
Cliftonville  2-2 Crusaders
Glentoran     0-3 Linfield
Portadown     2-1 Glenavon      [Oct 21]

Round 4 [Sep 10]
Coleraine     5-1 Cliftonville
Crusaders     4-0 Ards
Glenavon      1-2 Ballymena
Omagh         1-1 Glentoran     [Oct 21]
Linfield      0-0 Portadown     [Nov 25]

Round 5 [Sep 13]
Cliftonville  1-1 Glenavon
Crusaders     1-3 Coleraine
Glentoran     3-0 Ards
Linfield      0-0 Ballymena
Portadown     3-1 Omagh

Round 6 [Sep 20]
Ards          0-0 Coleraine
Glenavon      2-0 Crusaders
Glentoran     1-1 Portadown
Linfield      0-1 Cliftonville
Omagh         3-2 Ballymena

Round 7 [Sep 27]
Ballymena     0-2 Glentoran
Cliftonville  4-0 Omagh
Coleraine     1-2 Glenavon
Crusaders     1-0 Linfield
Portadown     1-0 Ards

Round 8 [Oct 4]
Ards          3-4 Glenavon
Glentoran     0-2 Cliftonville
Linfield      1-1 Coleraine
Omagh         1-1 Crusaders
Portadown     1-1 Ballymena

Round 9 [Oct 11]
Ballymena     3-1 Ards
Cliftonville  3-1 Portadown
Coleraine     4-3 Omagh
Crusaders     0-2 Glentoran
Glenavon      2-3 Linfield

Round 10 [Oct 18]
Ballymena     2-0 Cliftonville
Coleraine     2-1 Glentoran
Crusaders     1-3 Portadown
Glenavon      2-2 Omagh
Linfield      4-0 Ards

Round 11 [Oct 25]
Ards          2-3 Cliftonville
Ballymena     2-3 Crusaders
Glentoran     0-1 Glenavon
Omagh         1-0 Linfield
Portadown     0-1 Coleraine

Round 12 [Oct 30, Nov 1]
Coleraine     0-1 Ballymena         [corrected from 0-2]
Crusaders     2-2 Cliftonville
Glenavon      1-5 Portadown
Linfield      2-0 Glentoran
Omagh         2-4 Ards

Round 13 [Nov 4]
Cliftonville  3-1 Coleraine   
Ballymena     0-0 Glenavon 
Portadown     0-2 Linfield  
Ards          1-1 Crusaders         [Nov 25]
Glentoran     1-0 Omagh             [Nov 25]

Round 14 [Nov 8]
Ards          1-1 Glentoran
Coleraine     4-0 Crusaders
Glenavon      0-0 Cliftonville
Ballymena     1-1 Linfield
Omagh         1-2 Portadown

Round 15 [Nov 15]
Ballymena     4-2 Omagh
Cliftonville  2-1 Linfield
Coleraine     2-1 Ards
Crusaders     3-2 Glenavon
Portadown     3-2 Glentoran

Round 16 [Nov 22]
Ards          1-1 Portadown
Glenavon      1-1 Coleraine
Glentoran     1-2 Ballymena
Linfield      0-0 Crusaders
Omagh         0-1 Cliftonville

Round 17 [Nov 29]
Ballymena     1-2 Portadown
Cliftonville  0-2 Glentoran
Coleraine     awd Linfield          [abandoned at 1-0 in 83'; result stood]
Crusaders     1-0 Omagh
Glenavon      1-2 Ards

Round 18 [Dec 6]
Ards          2-1 Ballymena
Glentoran     1-1 Crusaders
Linfield      1-1 Glenavon
Omagh         1-3 Coleraine
Portadown     0-2 Cliftonville

Round 19 [Dec 13]
Ards          1-5 Linfield 
Ballymena     4-0 Cliftonville
Glentoran     3-0 Coleraine
Omagh         2-1 Glenavon
Portadown     3-2 Crusaders

Round 20 [Dec 20]
Cliftonville  2-2 Ards
Coleraine     2-0 Portadown
Crusaders     3-4 Ballymena
Glenavon      1-0 Glentoran
Linfield      0-0 Omagh

Round 21 [Dec 26,27]
Ballymena     2-2 Coleraine
Cliftonville  0-1 Crusaders         [Feb 11]
Glentoran     1-1 Linfield
Portadown     2-0 Glenavon
Ards          1-2 Omagh

Round 22 [Dec 31, Jan 1]
Crusaders     1-0 Ards
Coleraine     0-2 Cliftonville
Glenavon      3-3 Ballymena
Linfield      1-1 Portadown
Omagh         0-5 Glentoran    

Round 23 [Jan 3]
Ballymena     0-2 Linfield
Cliftonville  1-0 Glenavon          [replay Jan 28; Jan 3 abandoned at 1-1]
Crusaders     3-0 Coleraine
Glentoran     2-0 Ards              [Feb 11]
Portadown     1-1 Omagh

Round 24 [Jan 10]
Ards          1-0 Coleraine
Glenavon      2-2 Crusaders
Glentoran     2-1 Portadown
Linfield      0-1 Cliftonville
Omagh         3-0 Ballymena 

Round 25 [Jan 17]
Ballymena     1-2 Glentoran 
Cliftonville  1-0 Omagh
Coleraine     awd Glenavon          [finished 3-3 but awarded 0-1 due to 
Crusaders     1-2 Linfield           ineligible player Coleraine]
Portadown     1-0 Ards

Round 26 [Jan 31]
Ards          1-1 Glenavon
Glentoran     1-0 Cliftonville
Linfield      1-0 Coleraine
Omagh         1-2 Crusaders
Portadown     4-0 Ballymena

Round 27 [Feb 7]
Ballymena     1-1 Ards
Cliftonville  1-0 Portadown
Coleraine     1-1 Omagh
Crusaders     0-3 Glentoran
Glenavon      2-4 Linfield

Round 28 [Feb 14]
Cliftonville  5-2 Ballymena
Coleraine     1-5 Glentoran
Crusaders     2-1 Portadown
Glenavon      2-4 Omagh
Linfield      2-0 Ards

Round 29 [Feb 28]
Ards          1-1 Cliftonville
Ballymena     1-0 Crusaders
Glentoran     1-0 Glenavon
Omagh         0-3 Linfield
Portadown     1-1 Coleraine

Round 30 [Mar 7]
Coleraine     0-0 Ballymena
Crusaders     0-2 Cliftonville
Glenavon      3-0 Portadown
Linfield      3-0 Glentoran
Omagh         2-1 Ards              [Apr 8]

Round 31 [Mar 21]
Ards          0-1 Crusaders
Ballymena     2-1 Glenavon
Cliftonville  1-0 Coleraine
Glentoran     2-0 Omagh
Portadown     0-0 Linfield

Round 32 [Mar 28]
Ards          0-2 Glentoran
Coleraine     0-0 Crusaders
Glenavon      0-0 Cliftonville
Linfield      1-0 Ballymena
Omagh         0-2 Portadown

Round 33 [Apr 11]
Ballymena     2-1 Omagh
Cliftonville  0-3 Linfield
Coleraine     2-2 Ards
Crusaders     4-1 Glenavon
Portadown     2-0 Glentoran

Round 34 [Apr 13,14]
Ards          0-1 Portadown
Glenavon      4-0 Coleraine
Glentoran     2-2 Ballymena
Linfield      0-0 Crusaders
Omagh         0-1 Cliftonville

Round 35 [Apr 18]
Ballymena     1-2 Portadown
Cliftonville  1-1 Glentoran
Coleraine     0-0 Linfield
Crusaders     2-2 Omagh
Glenavon      0-0 Ards

Round 36 [Apr 25]
Ards          0-2 Ballymena
Glentoran     1-1 Crusaders
Linfield      2-0 Glenavon
Omagh         1-3 Coleraine
Portadown     1-2 Cliftonville

Final Table:

 1.Cliftonville     36 20  8  8  49-37  68  Champions
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 2.Linfield         36 17 13  6  50-19  64
 3.Portadown        36 17  9 10  50-38  60
 4.Glentoran        36 17  8 11  52-34  59
 5.Ballymena United 36 14  9 13  54-55  51
 6.Crusaders        36 13 12 11  51-51  51
 7.Coleraine        36 11 10 15  41-47  43
 8.Glenavon         36  9 12 15  47-56  39
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 9.Omagh Town       36  7 10 19  43-68  31  Relegation Playoffs
------------------------------------------
10.Ards             36  4 11 21  31-63  23  Relegated

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

First Leg [Apr 27]
Bangor        0-5 Omagh

Second Leg [Apr 30]
Omagh         1-0 Bangor

Omagh Town remain in premier division


Northern Ireland Cup 1997/98

Fifth Round [Jan 24]
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 R.U.C.
Drumaness Mills     0-0 Killyleagh YC
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

Fifth Round Replays 
[Jan 27]
Glentoran           2-1 Ballymena United
[Jan 28] 
Killyleagh YC       2-0 Drumaness Mills 

Sixth Round [Feb 21]
Glenavon            0-0 Ballyclare Comrades
Armagh City         0-0 Ards Rangers
Portadown           2-0 Omagh Town
Glentoran           3-2 Coleraine
Loughgall           1-2 Distillery
Dungannon Swifts    0-1 Institute
Linfield            2-1 Newry Town
Crusaders           2-1 Killyleagh YC

Sixth Round Replays [Feb 25]
Armagh City         3-1 Ards Rangers
Ballyclare Comrades 0-4 Glenavon     

Quarterfinal [Mar 14]
Armagh City         1-3 Glentoran    [at The Oval, Belfast]
Crusaders           4-0 Institute
Linfield            3-0 Portadown
Distillery          0-2 Glenavon     

Semifinal [Apr 3,4]
Crusaders           1-3 Glenavon     [The Oval]
Glentoran           2-1 Linfield     [Windsor Park]

Final [May 2]
Glentoran           1-0 Glenavon   



LEAGUE-CUP NORTHERN-IRELAND '97-'98
===================================

1 = Premier Division.
2 = Division 1.
3 = Division B (non-league).

1st Round:
----------
Ards Newtownards(1)         - Brantwood(3)                7-2
Ballyclare Comrades(2)      - R.Ulster Constabulary(3)    1-2
Carrick Rangers(2)          - Banbridge Town(3)           1-1 (4-5 pen)
Chimney Corner(3)           - Cliftonville Belfast(1)     1-0
Cookstown United(3)         - FC Larne(2)                 0-5 (?)
Crusaders Belfast(1)        - Armagh City(3)              3-0
Dundela(3)                  - Ballymena United(1)         1-4
Dungannon Swifts(2)         - Distillery Lisburn(2)       1-0
Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - Harland & Wolff Welders(3)  2-0
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Tobermore United(3)         5-1
Limavady United(2)          - FC Bangor(2)                0-2
Linfield Belfast(1)         - Ballinamallard United(3)    7-1
Loughgall(3)                - FC Portadown(1)             0-1
Moyola Park(3)              - FC Coleraine(1)             0-3
Newry Town(2)               - Ballymoney United(3)        3-1
Omagh Town(1)               - Institute(3)                1-6

2nd Round:
----------
FC Bangor(2)                - FC Portadown(1)             0-3
FC Coleraine(1)             - Crusaders Belfast(1)        3-5
Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - Ards Newtownards(1)         1-0
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Dungannon Swifts(2)         9-2
Institute(3)                - Banbridge Town(3)           5-1
Linfield Belfast(1)         - Cookstown United(3)         3-0
Newry Town(2)               - Ballymena United(1)         1-1 (4-5 pen)
R.Ulster Constabulary(3)    - Chimney Corner(3)           1-2

Quarterfinals:
--------------
Chimney Corner(3)           - FC Portadown(1)             1-2
Crusaders Belfast(1)        - Linfield Belfast(1)         0-1
Glenavon Lurgan(1)          - Ballymena United(1)         6-1
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Institute(3)                3-2

Semifinals:
-----------
FC Portadown(1)             - Linfield Belfast(1)         1-2
Glentoran Belfast(1)        - Glenavon Lurgan(1)          1-0

Final:
------
Linfield Belfast(1)         - Glentoran Belfast(1)        1-0

Cupwinners: Linfield Belfast.


Northern Ireland First Division (Second Level) 1997/98

Final Table:

 1.Newry Town            28 20  5  3 61-18 65  Promoted
---------------------------------------------
 2.Bangor                28 18  4  6 51-26 58  Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 3.Distillery            28 15  6  7 48-34 51
 4.Dungannon Swifts      28 14  6  8 63-49 48
 5.Ballyclare Comrades   28 13  3 12 47-45 42
 6.Larne                 28  8  2 18 30-58 26
 7.Limavady United       28  5  3 20 29-61 18    
 8.Carrick Rangers       28  3  3 22 21-59 12

Round 1 [Oct 4]
Bangor       1-2 Ballyclare C
Distillery   0-2 Larne
Carrick R    0-0 Dungannon S
Limavady U   2-0 Newry T

Round 2 [Oct 11]
Dungannon S  2-2 Distillery
Newry T      3-0 Carrick R
Ballyclare C 3-2 Limavady U
Larne        1-2 Bangor

Round 3 [Oct 18]
Bangor       3-0 Distillery
Carrick R    0-1 Ballyclare C
Limavady U   5-1 Larne
Newry T      2-1 Dungannon S

Round 4 [Oct 25]
Ballyclare C 0-2 Newry T
Distillery   3-0 Limavady U
Dungannon S  3-3 Bangor
Larne        1-0 Carrick R

Round 5 [Nov 1]
Ballyclare C 0-1 Dungannon S
Carrick R    1-2 Distillery
Limavady U   0-3 Bangor
Newry T      3-0 Larne

Round 6 [Nov 8]
Bangor       3-2 Carrick R
Distillery   2-2 Newry T
Larne        1-1 Ballyclare C
Limavady U   1-2 Dungannon S

Round 7 [Nov 15]
Ballyclare C 0-3 Distillery
Carrick R    3-1 Limavady U
Dungannon S  4-2 Larne
Newry T      0-0 Bangor

Round 8 [Nov 22]
Ballyclare C 0-1 Bangor
Dungannon S  2-1 Carrick R
Larne        3-2 Distillery
Newry T      4-1 Limavady U

Round 9 [Nov 29]
Bangor       2-0 Larne
Carrick R    1-4 Newry T
Distillery   2-2 Dungannon S
Limavady U   1-2 Ballyclare C

Round 10 [Dec 6]
Ballyclare C 1-1 Carrick R
Distillery   2-1 Bangor
Dungannon S  0-4 Newry T
Larne        3-2 Limavady U

Round 11 [Dec 13]
Bangor       1-2 Dungannon S
Carrick R    0-1 Larne
Limavady U   0-5 Distillery
Newry T      3-1 Ballyclare C

Round 12 [Dec 20]
Bangor       0-0 Limavady U
Distillery   1-0 Carrick R
Dungannon S  4-5 Ballyclare C
Larne        0-2 Newry T

Round 13 [Dec 26,27]
Carrick R    0-2 Bangor
Ballyclare C 3-1 Larne
Dungannon S  9-0 Limavady U
Newry T      2-1 Distillery

Round 14 [Jan 1]
Bangor       1-0 Newry T
Distillery   2-1 Ballyclare C
Limavady U   4-0 Carrick R      [Jan 13]
Larne        1-2 Dungannon S    [Jan 14]

Round 15 [Jan 3]
Bangor       2-1 Ballyclare C
Carrick R    1-3 Dungannon S
Distillery   3-0 Larne
Limavady U   1-3 Newry T        [Feb 17]

Round 16 [Jan 10]
Ballyclare C 0-1 Limavady U
Dungannon S  0-2 Distillery
Larne        0-3 Bangor
Newry T      3-0 Carrick R

Round 17 [Jan 17]
Bangor       2-2 Distillery
Carrick R    2-3 Ballyclare C
Limavady U   1-2 Larne
Newry T      1-0 Dungannon S

Round 18 [Jan 31]
Ballyclare C 2-2 Newry T
Distillery   0-0 Limavady U
Dungannon S  3-4 Bangor
Larne        1-2 Carrick R

Round 19 [Feb 7]
Ballyclare C 3-2 Dungannon S
Carrick R    1-2 Distillery
Limavady U   0-1 Bangor
Larne        0-1 Newry T

Round 20 [Feb 14]
Bangor       2-1 Carrick R
Distillery   1-0 Newry T
Larne        3-2 Ballyclare C
Limavady U   1-3 Dungannon S

Round 21 [Feb 28]
Ballyclare C 2-4 Distillery
Carrick R    0-3 Limavady U
Dungannon S  4-3 Larne
Newry T      1-0 Bangor

Round 22 [Mar 7]
Ballyclare C 2-1 Bangor
Dungannon S  4-1 Carrick R      [Apr 2]
Larne        0-1 Distillery
Newry T      3-1 Limavady U

Round 23 [Mar 21]
Bangor       1-0 Larne
Carrick R    0-5 Newry T
Distillery   1-2 Dungannon S
Limavady U   0-2 Ballyclare C

Round 24 [Mar 28]
Ballyclare C 2-0 Carrick R
Distillery   1-2 Bangor
Dungannon S  1-1 Newry T
Larne        1-0 Limavady U

Round 25 [Apr 11]
Bangor       3-0 Dungannon S
Carrick R    2-1 Larne
Limavady U   0-1 Distillery
Newry T      1-0 Ballyclare C

Round 26 [Apr 13,14]
Distillery   1-0 Carrick R
Bangor       4-0 Limavady U     [Apr 20]
Dungannon S  3-1 Ballyclare C
Larne        0-6 Newry T

Round 27 [Apr 18]
Ballyclare C 2-0 Larne
Carrick R    1-2 Bangor
Dungannon S  2-1 Limavady U
Newry T      1-1 Distillery

Round 28 [Apr 25]
Bangor       1-2 Newry T
Distillery   1-5 Ballyclare C
Larne        2-2 Dungannon S
Limavady U   1-1 Carrick R

Final Table:

 1.Newry Town            28 20  5  3 61-18 65  Promoted
---------------------------------------------
 2.Bangor                28 18  4  6 51-26 58  Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 3.Distillery            28 15  6  7 48-34 51
 4.Dungannon Swifts      28 14  6  8 63-49 48
 5.Ballyclare Comrades   28 13  3 12 47-45 42
 6.Larne                 28  8  2 18 30-58 26
 7.Limavady United       28  5  3 20 29-61 18    
 8.Carrick Rangers       28  3  3 22 21-59 12

Nothern Ireland "B" Division 1998/99

("Third level", highest outside the league structure.)

Final Table:

 1.Loughall              26 21  1  4 76-21 64
 2.Chimney Corner        26 19  5  2 60-23 62
 3.Dundela               26 15  7  4 55-22 52
 4.Armagh City           26 15  2  9 61-49 47
 5.RUC                   26 14  4  8 43-33 46
 6.Insitute              26 12  5  9 40-32 37
 7.H&W Welders           26  9  9  8 41-35 36
 8.Ballymoney United     26 11  2 13 50-55 35
 9.Tobermore United      26  6  8 12 36-46 26
10.Ballinamallard United 26  5 10 11 31-45 25
11.Moyola Park           26  7  3 16 38-69 24
12.Banbridge Town        26  3 12 11 28-49 21
13.Brantwood             26  3  6 17 32-73 15
14.Cookstown United      26  2  6 18 17-56 12

1996/97.

1998/99.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of league cup finals.


About this document

Thanks to Dinant Abbink for League Cup info

Prepared and maintained by Martin Harris the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Martin Harris
Last updated: 9 Jan 2007

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