1942–43 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 11 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Belfast Celtic (7th win) |
Runner-up | Linfield |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 63 (4.85 per match) |
The 1942–43 County Antrim Shield was the 54th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Belfast Celtic won the tournament for the 7th time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the second final replay at Solitude after two previous draws.[2][3]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 7–1 | Cliftonville |
Distillery | 4–2 | Larne Olympic |
Linfield | 4–1 | Victoria Works |
Ards | bye | |
Bangor | bye | |
Glentoran | bye | |
Larne | bye | |
Royal Irish Fusiliers | bye |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–3 | Linfield |
Bangor | 2–1 | Distillery |
Belfast Celtic | 2–2 | Glentoran |
Larne | 7–1 | Royal Irish Fusiliers |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glentoran | 1–3 | Belfast Celtic |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 5–2 | Bangor |
Linfield | 5–1 | Larne |
Final
[edit]Replay
[edit]Belfast Celtic | 2–2 | Linfield |
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Byrne ![]() O'Neill ![]() | Report | Rae ![]() Bryson ![]() |
Second replay
[edit]Belfast Celtic | 2–1 | Linfield |
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Townsend ![]() Hollinger ![]() | Report | McWilliams ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Celtic Beat Linfield At Third Attempt In Shield". Northern Whig. 22 May 1943. p. 4.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.