1939–40 County Antrim Shield
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 11 |
Defending champions | Belfast Celtic |
Final positions | |
Champions | Glentoran (9th win) |
Runner-up | Linfield |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 47 (3.92 per match) |
The 1939–40 County Antrim Shield was the 51st edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Glentoran won the tournament for the 9th time, defeating Linfield 4–0 in the final at Solitude.[2][3]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–2 | Linfield Swifts |
Bangor | 2–3 | Ballymena United |
Crusaders | 2–2 | Distillery |
Belfast Celtic | bye | |
Cliftonville | bye | |
Glentoran | bye | |
Larne | bye | |
Linfield | bye |
Replays
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 3–0 | Crusaders |
Linfield Swifts | 3–0 | Ards |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 6–2 | Cliftonville |
Belfast Celtic | 3–1 | Linfield Swifts |
Distillery | 2–3 | Linfield |
Glentoran | 4–0 | Larne |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glentoran | 2–0 | Ballymena United |
Linfield | 1–0 | Belfast Celtic |
Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Co. Antrim Shield, Splendid First Half At Cliftonville, Oval Team's Success". Belfast News Letter. 25 April 1940. p. 2.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.