1936–37 County Antrim Shield

1936–37 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	11
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Belfast Celtic (5th win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	54 (4.91 per match)

The 1936–37 County Antrim Shield was the 48th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Belfast Celtic won the tournament for the 5th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Glentoran 1–0 in the final replay at Grosvenor Park after the original final ended in a 2–2 draw.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	10–0	Crusaders
Glentoran	6–2	Glentoran II
Larne	3–1	Bangor
Ards	bye
Ballymena United	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Distillery	bye
Linfield	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	4–2	Linfield
Distillery	4–0	Ards
Glentoran	5–1	Ballymena United
Larne	4–0	Cliftonville

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	2–0	Distillery
Glentoran	4–1	Larne

Final

21 April 1937

Belfast Celtic	2–2	Glentoran
Turnbull 39' McIlroy 89'	Report	Miller 8' (pen.), 59'

Grosvenor Park, Belfast

Replay

30 April 1937

Belfast Celtic	1–0	Glentoran
Turnbull	Report

Grosvenor Park, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
2. "Goal From A Free Decides Antrim Shield, Celts v Glens - Second Match". Ireland's Saturday Night. 1 May 1937. p. 6.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners