1891–92 County Antrim Shield

1891–92 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Date	14 November 1891 – 26 March 1892
Teams	12
Defending champions	Black Watch
Final positions
Champions	Cliftonville (1st win)
Runner-up	Lancashire Fusiliers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	98 (8.91 per match)

The 1891–92 County Antrim Shield was the 4th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Cliftonville won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Lancashire Fusiliers 2–1 in the final.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Barn	6–4	YMCA
Cliftonville	w/o	Milltown
Cliftonville Olympic	3–0	Suffolk
Lancashire Fusiliers	11–1	Rifle Brigade
Ligoniel	14–0	Oldpark
Wesley	2–13	Distillery

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Oldpark	4–6^1	Ligoniel

• ¹ The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest.

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ligoniel	8–5	Oldpark

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	w/o	Cliftonville Olympic
Distillery	3–5	Lancashire Fusiliers
Barn	bye
Ligoniel	bye

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	2–1	Ligoniel
Lancashire Fusiliers	7–0	Barn

Final

26 March 1892

Cliftonville	2–1	Lancashire Fusiliers
McMaster Small	Report	Burgoyne

Solitude, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
2. "Cliftonville v Lancashire Fusiliers, County Antrim Shield Final Tie". Northern Whig. 28 March 1892. pp. 7, 8.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners