1890–91 County Antrim Shield

1890–91 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Date	13 December 1890 – 21 March 1891
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Black Watch (1st win)
Runner-up	Oldpark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	48 (6 per match)

The 1890–91 County Antrim Shield was the 3rd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Black Watch (a British Army football team) won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Oldpark 4–2 in the final.^[2][3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Clarence	7–0	Rifle Brigade
Distillery	2–2	Cliftonville
Ligoniel	2–7	Black Watch
Oldpark	6–0	Milltown

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	2–5	Distillery

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Black Watch	2–1	Distillery
Oldpark	5–1	Clarence

Final

21 March 1891

Black Watch	4–2	Oldpark
Reynolds Malcolm McGee	Report	Johnston Thompson

Solitude, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
2. "Black Watch v Oldpark (Antrim Shield Final)". Northern Whig. 23 March 1891. p. 7.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners