1917–18 County Antrim Shield

1917–18 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Date	12 January 1918 – 20 April 1918
Teams	6
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (5th win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	14 (2 per match)

The 1917–18 County Antrim Shield was the 29th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Glentoran won the tournament for the 8th time, defeating Linfield 2–0 in the final at Grosvenor Park.^[2][3]

Results

Quarter-finals

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

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	0–0	Belfast United

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	1–0	Belfast United

Semi-finals

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

Final

20 April 1918

Glentoran	2–0	Linfield
Connor Crone	Report

Grosvenor Park, Belfast

Referee: Mr M. Bleakley

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. "Today's Football, Antrim Shield Final". Ireland's Saturday Night. 20 April 1918. p. 3.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners