1937–38 County Antrim Shield

1937–38 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	11
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (18th win)
Runner-up	Ballymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	54 (4.91 per match)

The 1937–38 County Antrim Shield was the 49th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 18th time, defeating Ballymena United 3–2 in the final at Grosvenor Park.^[2][3]

Results

First round

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

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–0	Bangor
Belfast Celtic	7–0	Larne
Glentoran	2–4	Cliftonville
Linfield	8–1	Ards

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–2	Cliftonville
Linfield^1	1–1	Belfast Celtic

¹Belfast Celtic refused to play the replay and Linfield advanced to the final.

Final

27 April 1938

Linfield	3–2	Ballymena United
Rosbotham 26' Marshall 31', 55'	Report	Wilkin 53' Mitchell 85' (pen.)

Grosvenor Park, Belfast

Referee: Charles McLean

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
2. "County Antrim Shield, Ballymena Nearly Force A Draw". Belfast News Letter. 28 April 1938. p. 12.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners