1918–19 County Antrim Shield

1918–19 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Date	11 January 1919 – 19 March 1919
Teams	7
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Distillery (9th win)
Runner-up	Belfast Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	14 (1.56 per match)

The 1918–19 County Antrim Shield was the 30th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Distillery won the tournament for the 9th time, defeating Belfast Celtic 1–0 in the final replay at Windsor Park,^[2] after the original final at The Oval finished 0–0.^[3][4]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast United	0–4	Belfast Celtic
Cliftonville	0–0^1	Glentoran II
Glentoran	0–0	Linfield
Distillery	bye

¹Glentoran II were expelled from the tournament for fielding an ineligible player

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	3–1	Glentoran

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	1–1	Linfield
Distillery	1–0	Cliftonville

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	2–0	Linfield

Final

1 March 1919

Distillery	0–0	Belfast Celtic
	Report

The Oval, Belfast

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Mr W. Cowan

Replay

19 March 1919

Distillery	1–0	Belfast Celtic
D. Reid 15'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Referee: Mr W. Cowan

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. "Association, County Antrim Shield Final". Belfast News Letter. 20 March 1919. p. 2.
3. "Co. Antrim Shield, Final Tie At The Oval". Ireland's Saturday Night. 1 March 1919. p. 3.
4. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners