1905–06 County Antrim Shield

1905–06 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Date	20 January 1906 – 14 April 1906
Teams	6
Defending champions	Distillery
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (3rd win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	28 (2.8 per match)

The 1905–06 County Antrim Shield was the 18th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Distillery 2–0 in the final replay at Windsor Park after the original final at Solitude finished in a 1–1 draw.^[2][3][4]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–1	Mountpottinger
Glentoran	0–2	Cliftonville
Belfast Celtic	bye
Linfield	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	3–1	Mountpottinger

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	2–2	Belfast Celtic
Linfield	4–1	Cliftonville

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–1	Belfast Celtic

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–1	Belfast Celtic

Third replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	2–1	Belfast Celtic

Final

31 March 1906

Linfield	1–1	Distillery
Jones 75'	Report	Uprichard 79'

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Tom Robertson (Glasgow)

Replay

14 April 1906

15:30 GMT

Linfield	2–0	Distillery
Roy 45' Jones 70'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Referee: Tom Robertson (Glasgow)

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. "County Antrim Shield Final, Distillery v Linfield". Ireland's Saturday Night. 31 March 1906. p. 2.
3. "County Antrim Shield, Final Tie, Distillery v Linfield". Ireland's Saturday Night. 14 April 1906. p. 2.
4. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners