1923–24 County Antrim Shield

1923–24 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	10
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Queen's Island (1st win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	41 (2.93 per match)

The 1923–24 County Antrim Shield was the 35th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Queen's Island won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Distillery 3–0 in the final at Windsor Park.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Barn	1–3	Bangor
Cliftonville	3–1	Glentoran
Larne	2–4	Distillery
Queen's Island	2–2	Linfield
Woodburn	1–1	Ards

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	0–1	Woodburn
Linfield	0–5	Queen's Island

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	1–1	Queen's Island
Cliftonville	bye
Distillery	bye
Woodburn	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Queen's Island	2–0	Bangor

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	3–1	Woodburn
Queen's Island	0–0	Cliftonville

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Queen's Island	0–0	Cliftonville

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Queen's Island	3–1	Cliftonville

Final

19 April 1924

19:00 GMT

Queen's Island	3–0	Distillery
Gowdy McCleery Cowan	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
2. "Quen's Island Outclass Distillery". Northern Whig. 21 April 1924. p. 3.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners