1931–32 County Antrim Shield

1931–32 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	11
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (14th win)
Runner-up	Belfast Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	47 (3.62 per match)

The 1931–32 County Antrim Shield was the 43rd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 14th time, defeating Belfast Celtic 5–1 in the final at The Oval.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–1	Distillery
Ballymena	4–1	Brantwood
Linfield	4–1	Larne
Bangor	bye
Belfast Celtic	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Dunmurry	bye
Glentoran	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	0–2	Ards

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	2–0	Ballymena
Cliftonville	2–2	Ards
Glentoran	1–0	Dunmurry
Linfield	4–0	Larne

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	4–2	Cliftonville

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	1–1	Ards
Linfield	2–0	Glentoran

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	6–1	Ards

Final

20 April 1932

Linfield	5–1	Belfast Celtic
Bambrick 21' Donnelly 70' Edwards 75' Jones 85', 88'	Report	Martin 41'

The Oval, Belfast

Referee: J. Thompson (Burnbank)

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
2. "County Antrim Shield Final, Linfield Beat Celtic By 5 Goals To 1". Northern Whig. 21 April 1932. p. 11.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners