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1942–43 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country  Northern Ireland
Teams11
Defending champions Linfield
Final positions
Champions Belfast Celtic (7th win)
Runner-up Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored63 (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

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 2–3 Linfield
Bangor 2–1 Distillery
Belfast Celtic 2–2 Glentoran
Larne 7–1 Royal Irish Fusiliers

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 1–3 Belfast Celtic

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 5–2 Bangor
Linfield 5–1 Larne

Final

Belfast Celtic0–0 Linfield
Report

Replay

Belfast Celtic2–2 Linfield
Byrne 10'
O'Neill 35' ( pen.)		 Report Rae 13'
Bryson 30' ( pen.)

Second replay

Belfast Celtic2–1 Linfield
Townsend
Hollinger 		Report McWilliams

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Celtic Beat Linfield At Third Attempt In Shield". Northern Whig. 22 May 1943. p. 4.
  3. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links

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