Irish League 1898/99

	Irish League 1898/99
master	Distillery FC
Cup winners	Linfield FC
Teams	6th
Games	30 + 1 play-off game ;
Gates	106 (ø 3.42 per game)
Top scorer	Isaac Doherty (Linfield FC), ; Samuel Martin ( Cliftonville FC ) ; James Pyper (Clifteville FC) ; John Wattie ( Distillery FC )
	← Irish League 1897/98 Irish League 1899/1900 →

The Irish League 1898/99 was the ninth season of the highest all-Irish football league . Distillery FC became champions for the second time.

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The six clubs from the previous season were qualified. These competed against each other twice on ten match days. The champion was determined in a play-off between the first two teams with equal points.

societies

Belfast

Clubs in Belfast:
Linfield FC
Glentoran FC
Cliftonville FC
Distillery FC
Belfast Celtic
North Staffordshire Regiment

Clubs of the Irish League 1898/99

society	city
Linfield FC	Belfast
Cliftonville FC	Belfast
Glentoran FC	Belfast
Belfast Celtic	Belfast
Distillery FC	Belfast
North Staffordshire Regiment	Belfast

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	Distillery FC	10	7th	1	2	023:170	1.35	15: 50
2.	Linfield FC (M, P)	10	7th	1	2	021: 800	2.63	15: 50
3.	Cliftonville FC	10	6th	0	4th	019:120	1.58	12: 80
3.	Glentoran FC	10	6th	0	4th	017:120	1.42	12: 80
5.	Belfast Celtic	10	2	2	6th	015:250	0.60	06:14
6th	North Staffordshire Regiment	10	0	0	10	011:320	0.34	00:20

All-Irish master

retreat

(M)	reigning all-Irish champion
(P)	reigning all-Ireland cup winner

Crosstab

1898/99		DIS	LIN	CLI	GLT	BCT	NSR
1.	Distillery FC		2: 1	2: 1	0: 2	3: 3	5: 2
2.	Linfield FC	2-0		2-0	0: 1	0-0	2-0
3.	Cliftonville FC	1: 3	1: 2		3-0	4-0	3-0
	Glentoran FC	1: 2	1: 2	1: 2		2: 1	3-0
5.	Belfast Celtic	1: 2	1: 6	1: 2	2: 3		2-0
6th	North Staffordshire Regiment	3: 4	2: 4	1: 2	0: 3	3: 4

Masters Finals

	Result
Distillery FC	2-0	Linfield FC