1985–86 County Antrim Shield

1985–86 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Distillery (14th win)
Runner-up	Ballymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	47 (3.62 per match)

The 1985–86 County Antrim Shield was the 97th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Distillery won the tournament for the 14th time, defeating Ballymena United 3–1 in the final.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–1	Larne
Bangor	1–3	Killyleagh Youth
Carrick Rangers	2–0	Ards
Cliftonville	0–1	Dundela
Distillery	1–0	Crusaders
Linfield	3–0	Ballyclare Comrades
Distillery II	bye
Glentoran	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Carrick Rangers	3–5	Distillery
Distillery II	2–4	Ballymena United
Glentoran	2–3	Dundela
Linfield	w/o^1	Killyleagh Youth

¹Killyleagh progressed to the next round after Linfield were dismissed from the competition for failing to fulfil the fixture.

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–1	Dundela
Distillery	6–0	Killyleagh Youth

Final

29 October 1985

Distillery	3–1	Ballymena United
Cleland 44' Smith 71' Williams 80'		Speak 66'

The Oval, Belfast

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: W. Clarke (Newtownards)

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
2. "Hot-shot Paul sees Whites home". Belfast Telegraph. 30 October 1985. p. 23.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners