1915–16 County Antrim Shield

1915–16 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	8
Defending champions	Distillery
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (4th win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	15 (1.88 per match)

The 1915–16 County Antrim Shield was the 27th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Glentoran won the tournament for the 4th time, defeating Distillery 1–0 in the final at Solitude.^[2][3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	1–3	Distillery
Belfast United	0–1	Glentoran
Cliftonville	0–2	Linfield
Glentoran II	2–0	Linfield Swifts}

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	3–1	Linfield
Glentoran	0–0	Glentoran II

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	1–0	Glentoran II

Final

18 March 1916

Glentoran	1–0	Distillery
Boyd	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mr J. Baker (Nantwich)

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. "County Antrim Shield, Glentoran v Distillery". Ireland's Saturday Night. 18 March 1916. p. 2.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners