1958–59 County Antrim Shield

1958–59 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	10
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (24th win)
Runner-up	Bangor
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	35 (3.5 per match)

The 1958–59 County Antrim Shield was the 70th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 24th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Bangor 3–1 in the final at Solitude.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	5–0	Larne
Distillery	2–0	Crusaders Reserves
Ards	bye
Bangor	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Crusaders	bye
Glentoran	bye
Linfield	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards]	4–0	Glentoran
Cliftonville	0–2	Ballymena United
Crusaders	2–3	Bangor
Distillery	2–5	Linfield

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	2–1	Ards
Linfield	0–0	Ballymena United

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	3–0	Ballymena United

Final

9 May 1959

Linfield	3–1	Bangor
Cairns 12', 49' Dickson 75'	Report	McGreevy 65'

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: S. Carswell (Belfast)

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
2. "Shield Back At Windsor". Ireland's Saturday Night. 9 May 1959. p. 1.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners