1950–51 County Antrim Shield

1950–51 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	10
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Ballymena United (2nd win)
Runner-up	Cliftonville
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	46 (4.18 per match)

The 1950–51 County Antrim Shield was the 62nd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Ballymena United won the tournament for the 2nd time, defeating Cliftonville 3–0 in the final replay at Windsor Park, after the original final ended in a 2–2 draw.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymoney United	0–1	Glentoran
Bangor	3–4	Brantwood
Ards	bye
Ballymena United	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Crusaders	bye
Distillery	bye
Linfield	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	4–0	Distillery
Crusaders	1–3	Brantwood
Glentoran	2–1	Ards
Linfield	1–4	Ballymena United

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–1	Brantwood
Cliftonville	3–3	Glentoran

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	4–2	Glentoran

Final

16 May 1951

Ballymena United	2–2	Cliftonville
Douglas 40' Currie 55'	Report	McGarry 67' Reid 82'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Replay

20 August 1951

Ballymena United	3–0	Cliftonville
Cubitt 9' Currie 10', 59'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
2. "Ballymena Win Antrim Shield Easily". Northern Whig. 21 August 1951. p. 2.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners