1940–41 County Antrim Shield

1940–41 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	13
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (10th win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	60 (4.62 per match)

The 1940–41 County Antrim Shield was the 52nd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Glentoran won the tournament for the 10th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Lisburn Distillery 1–0 in the final at Windsor Park.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	4–1	Bangor Reserves
Cliftonville	1–3	Belfast Celtic
Distillery	11–3	Royal Ulster Rifles
Distillery II	2–3	Glentoran
Linfield	3–0	Royal Irish Fusiliers
Cliftonville	bye
Larne	bye
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	0–5	Distillery
Bangor	2–2	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Larne	0–2	Glentoran
Linfield	2–1	Belfast Celtic

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	3–0	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	6–1	Linfield
Glentoran	3–1	Bangor

Final

14 May 1941

Glentoran	1–0	Distillery
Grice	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Referee: Mr W. Cowan

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
2. "Antrim Shield Final, Glentoran Beat Distillery By One Goal". Belfast News Letter. 15 May 1941. p. 2.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners