1897–98 County Antrim Shield
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | Distillery |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cliftonville (3rd win) |
Runner-up | Linfield |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 35 (4.38 per match) |
The 1897–98 County Antrim Shield was the 10th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]
Cliftonville won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 2–0 in the final.[2][3]
Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 5–2 | Glentoran |
Distillery | 1–2 | Belfast Celtic |
Dunmurry | 2–8 | North Staffordshire Regiment |
Wesley | 0–7 | Linfield |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 3–1 | Belfast Celtic |
Linfield | 2–0 | North Staffordshire Regiment |
Final
[edit]Cliftonville | 2–0 | Linfield |
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A. Campbell ![]() J. Campbell ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 4,000
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Cliftonville v Linfield, County Antrim Shield Final". Northern Whig. 14 March 1898. p. 7.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 4 April 2023.