1947–48 County Antrim Shield

1947–48 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	10
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Ballymena United (1st win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	51 (4.25 per match)
	← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947–48 County Antrim Shield was the 59th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Ballymena United won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Celtic Park. This was the first time the tournament was won by a team from outside Belfast.^[2]^[3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–2	Crusaders
Larne	1–4	Distillery
Ards	bye
Ballymena United	bye
Bangor	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Glentoran	bye
Linfield	bye