1903–04 County Antrim Shield

1903–04 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Date	23 January 1904 – 2 April 1904
Teams	8
Defending champions	Distillery
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (2nd win)
Runner-up	Belfast Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	29 (2.9 per match)

The 1903–04 County Antrim Shield was the 16th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 2nd time, defeating Belfast Celtic 4–1 in the final at Solitude.^[2][3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	6–1	King's Own Scottish Borderers
Glentoran	0–0	Belfast Celtic
Linfield	0–0	Distillery
YMCA	2–1	Linfield Swifts

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	2–2^1	Glentoran
Distillery	0–1	Linfield

¹Belfast Celtic were awarded victory after a protest

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–3	YMCA
Linfield	0–0^1	Cliftonville

¹Linfield were awarded victory after a protest

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–0	YMCA

Final

2 April 1904

Linfield	4–1	Belfast Celtic
Maginnis Milne Hagan Carnegie	Report	Synott (pen.)

Solitude, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
2. "County Antrim Shield, The Final". Ireland's Saturday Night. 2 April 1904. p. 2.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners