1894–95 County Antrim Shield

1894–95 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Date	24 November 1894 – 13 April 1895
Teams	8
Defending champions	Cliftonville
Final positions
Champions	Celtic (1st win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	51 (5.1 per match)

The 1894–95 County Antrim Shield was the 7th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Celtic won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Distillery 3–1 in the final.^[2][3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Celtic	4–2	Milltown
Cliftonville	9–0	Eglantine
Distillery	9–1	Wesley
Highfield	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Ligoniel

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ligoniel	4–2	Highfield

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	2–1	Cliftonville
Ligoniel	2–0^1	Celtic

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

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Celtic	1–1	Ligoniel

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Celtic	2–1	Ligoniel

Final

13 April 1895

Celtic	3–1	Distillery
McAuley Farrell	Report	Bruce

Solitude, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
2. "Celtic v Distillery, County Antrim Shield Final". Northern Whig. 15 April 1895. p. 7.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners