1965–66 County Antrim Shield

1965–66 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Crusaders
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (28th win)
Runner-up	Ballymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	39 (3.55 per match)

The 1965–66 County Antrim Shield was the 77th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 28th time, defeating Ballymena United 4–0 in the final at Solitude.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	3–1	Brantwood
Crusaders	4–2	Larne
Distillery	1–0	Glentoran II
Glentoran	8–0	Chimney Corner
Ards	bye
Ballymena United	bye
Bangor	bye
Linfield	bye

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

14 May 1966

Linfield	4–0	Ballymena United
Pavis Thomas	Report

Solitude, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
2. "Competent Crusaders crush Larne". Belfast Telegraph. 13 May 1965. p. 23.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners