The Road to the Cup, 1999

The four semi-finalists in the 1997/8 FAI Junior Cup were joined in the First Round draw by 16 Intermediate sides, an increase on the previous pattern

First Round (10 Jan exc as noted):
Athlone Town 0-1 Sligo Rovers (08 Jan)
[Hare 73]
Bray Wanderers 5-0 St Francis (08 Jan)
[K O'Brien 22, 78, Doohan 63, Fox 76, Tresson 86]
Cobh Ramblers 2-2 Garda (09 Jan)
[Kenneally 44, Izzi 55; Coogan 10, O'Brien 87]
Replay (13 Jan): Garda 1-6 Cobh Ramblers
[Coohan; Izzi 4, O'Connor, Francis]
Finn Harps 0-0 Belgrove (09 Jan)
Replay (27 Jan): Belgrove 0-6 Finn Harps
[S Bradley, Mulligan 2, Speak, F Harkin, Mohan]
Glenmore Celtic 0-3 St Patricks Athletic (09 Jan, Richmond Pk)
[Molloy 3, 6, Gormley 79]
Kilkenny City 3-2 Swilly Rovers (09 Jan)
[Vaughan 74 pen, P Walsh 76, Goodwin 88; Heaney 45, Porter 51]
Limerick 0-0 Dundalk (09 Jan)
Replay (12 Jan): Dundalk 2-2 Limerick aet
[Brennan 2; Lynch pen, Doyle]
2nd Replay (19 Jan): Limerick 0-1 Dundalk
[Martin]
Ashtown Villa 0-2 Cherry Orchard
[Madden 40 pen, 88 pen]
Drogheda United 0-0 Galway United
Replay (12 Jan): Galway United 1-0 Drogheda United
[Lavine]
Rockmount 1-1 UCD
[Oldham 21; Kilmurray 49]
Replay (12 Jan): UCD 2-0 Rockmount
[Mahon, O'Byrne]
Shamrock Rovers 0-3 Shelbourne
[S Geoghegan 20, Scully 55, 57]
Monaghan United 0-2 Cork City
[Caulfield 21, 34]
Workmens Club 1-3 Home Farm Everton
[Byrne 9; Farrell 45, McGauley 74, Moore 76]
Waterford United 0-4 Bohemians
[Swan 35, Doyle 38, 76, Kelly 53]
St Marys 1-0 Bangor Celtic
[McAuliffe 60]
Longford Town 0-1 Derry City
[Kelly 25]

Second Round (07 Mar):
Bohemians 0-1 Shelbourne (05 Feb)
[S Geoghegan]
Bray Wanderers 3-0 Cherry Orchard (05 Feb)
[Parsons, O'Connor 2]
Galway United 1-0 Home Farm (05 Feb)
[Thornton]
Sligo Rovers 2-1 Cobh Ramblers (06 Feb)
[Hoecks, Shannon; Francis]
St Patricks Athletic 1-0 UCD
[Molloy]
St Marys 0-3 Kilkenny City
[Reddy 2, Cashin]
Derry City 2-0 Dundalk
[Gallogly og, L Coyle]
Cork City 0-0 Finn Harps
Replay (16 Feb): Finn Harps 1-0 Cork City
[O'Brien]

Quarter-Finals:
Galway United 1-0 St Patricks Athletic (05 Mar)
[Lavine]
Kilkenny City 2-2 Finn Harps (06 Mar)
[D Walsh, Rea; Mulligan, Speak]
Replay (09 Mar): Finn Harps w/o, Kilkenny City scr.
* Kilkenny refused to play, disqualified; appeal rejected 25 March
Sligo Rovers 1-1 Bray Wanderers (06 Mar)
[Hallows; J Lynch]
Replay (10 Mar): Bray Wanderers 0-0 Sligo Rovers aet
2nd Replay (16 Mar): Bray Wanderers 1-0 Sligo Rovers
[Tresson pen]
Derry City 0-2 Shelbourne (07 Mar)
[S Geoghegan 2]

Semi-Finals:
Shelbourne 1-2 Bray Wanderers (02 Apr)
[Scully; Doohan, Tresson]
Galway United 1-2 Finn Harps (04 Apr)
[M Keane; O'Brien, Speak]

Final (09 May, all TP):
Finn Harps 0-0 Bray Wanderers
Replay (15 May): Finn Harps 2-2 Bray Wanderers aet
[Speak 57, Mohan 102; B O'Connor 86, K O'Brien 120]
2nd Replay (20 May): Finn Harps 1-2 Bray Wanderers
[Speak 11; Byrne 37, 73]

'Devo' lifts the Cup in triumph in Tolka Park, May 20, 1999; in the background, a jubilant Philip Hannigan