2004–05 County Antrim Shield

2004–05 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (40th win)
Runner-up	Crusaders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	52 (3.47 per match)

The 2004–05 County Antrim Shield was the 116th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 40th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Crusaders 2–1 in the final.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	2–1	Dundela
Ballymena United	0–1	Kilmore Recreation
Cliftonville	2–1	Larne Tech Old Boys
Crusaders	3–1	Ballymoney United
Glentoran	11–0	Glebe Rangers
Larne	2–3	Bangor
Linfield	5–0	Malachians
Lisburn Distillery	2–0	Newington Youth

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	1–3	Linfield
Cliftonville	2–1	Glentoran
Crusaders	3–0	Ards
Lisburn Distillery	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Kilmore Recreation

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	1–0	Cliftonville
Linfield	2–0	Kilmore Recreation

Final

1 March 2005

Linfield	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Crusaders
Thompson 37', 96' Murphy  70'		Munster 74'

The Oval, Belfast

Referee: Adrian McCourt (Belfast)

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
2. "Peter picks the perfect moment to show her class". Belfast Telegraph. 2 March 2005. p. 28.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners