1907–08 County Antrim Shield

1907–08 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Date	25 January 1908 – 28 March 1908
Teams	6
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (5th win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	22 (2.75 per match)

The 1907–08 County Antrim Shield was the 20th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 5th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Distillery 3–0 in the final at Solitude.^[2][3]

Results

Quarter-finals

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

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	2–1	Glentoran
Distillery	4–1	Cliftonville Olympic

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–1	Cliftonville
Linfield	3–1	Belfast Celtic

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–0	Cliftonville

Final

28 March 1908

Linfield	3–0	Distillery
Mercer 46', 59' Napier 55'	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Referee: J. Wilson (Broxburn)

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. "Co. Antrim Shield, Final Tie". Ireland's Saturday Night. 28 March 1908. p. 2.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners