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1997–98 Irish League Cup

Field	Value
title	Irish League Cup
other_titles	Wilkinson Sword League Cup
year	1997–98
country	Northern Ireland
num_teams	32
defending_champions	Crusaders
winners	Linfield (4th win)
second	Glentoran
matches	31
goals	120
prev_season	1996–97
next_season	1998–99

The 1997–98 Irish League Cup (known as the Wilkinson Sword League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 9 September 1997 with the final.

Crusaders were the defending champions after their first League Cup win last season; a 1–0 victory over Glentoran in the previous final. This season they went out in the quarter-finals to eventual winners Linfield, who lifted their fourth League Cup with a 1–0 victory over arch-rivals Glentoran in the final, condemning the Glens to their second successive League Cup final defeat.

This was the last competition to feature clubs from the Irish League B Division. From the following season onwards, the competition would only be open to senior clubs in the top two divisions.

First round

|} 1 Larne were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. Cookstown United were reinstated.

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

"Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". [[RSSSF]].
"Northern Ireland 1997/98". [[RSSSF]].

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