1928–29 County Antrim Shield

1928–29 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (12th win)
Runner-up	Broadway United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	57 (5.18 per match)

The 1928–29 County Antrim Shield was the 40th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 12th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Broadway United 2–1 in the final at Grosvenor Park.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	4–0	Larne
Crusaders	4–2	Belfast Celtic
Glentoran	4–3	Bangor
Linfield	2–0	Ards
Ballymena	bye
Broadway United	bye
Distillery	bye
Queen's Island	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena	1–2	Linfield
Cliftonville	1–2	Distillery
Crusaders	0–3	Broadway United
Glentoran	6–3	Queen's Island

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Broadway United	3–0	Glentoran
Linfield	11–3	Distillery

Final

10 April 1929

Linfield	2–1	Broadway United
Bambrick 62' Meharg 80'	Report	Fulton 43'

Grosvenor Park, Belfast

Referee: T. Hull (Barnsley)

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
2. "Linfield Win County Antrim Shield, Broadway's Good Fight". Northern Whig. 11 April 1929. p. 2.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners