1998–99 County Antrim Shield
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 15 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Glentoran (21st win) |
Runner-up | Cliftonville |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 48 (3.43 per match) |
The 1998–99 County Antrim Shield was the 110th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Glentoran won the tournament for the 21st time, defeating Cliftonville 2–0 in the final.[2] For the 13th year running a club from County Armagh competed (Newry Town), however Portadown did not compete in this edition.[3]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–1 | Bangor |
Ballyclare Comrades | 0–5 | Linfield |
Cliftonville | 2–0 | Crusaders |
Distillery | 3–2 | Dunmurry Recreation |
Dungannon Swifts | 3–1 | Carrick Rangers |
Glentoran | 2–1 | Newry Town |
Larne | 2–0 | RUC |
Ballymena United | bye |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 3–1 | Ards |
Dungannon Swifts | 2–4 | Distillery |
Glentoran | 1–0 | Ballymena United |
Larne | 1–5 | Linfield |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 2–0 | Distillery |
Linfield | 1–2 | Glentoran |
Final
[edit]Glentoran | 2–0 | Cliftonville |
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Kirk ![]() Elliott ![]() |
Referee: Herbie Barr (Bangor)
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Youth Has A Fling In Glens' Triumph". Belfast Telegraph. 3 February 1999. p. 28.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2023.