1919–20 County Antrim Shield

The 1919–20 County Antrim Shield was the 31st edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]

1919–20 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams7
Defending championsDistillery
Final positions
ChampionsDistillery (10th win)
Runner-upBelfast Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored12 (1.71 per match)

Distillery won the tournament for the 10th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Belfast Celtic 2–0 in the final replay at Solitude,[2] after the original final at Windsor Park finished 0–0.[3][4]

Results edit

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 1–0 Belfast United
Distillery 2–1 Cliftonville
Linfield 3–1 Dunmurry
Glentoran bye

Semi-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 1–0 Linfield
Distillery 1–0 Cliftonville

Final edit

Distillery0–0Belfast Celtic
Report
Referee: Mr T. Keenan

Replay edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Co. Antrim Shield, Great Crowd Witness Final". Belfast News Letter. 28 February 1920. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Football, County Antrim Shield". Londonderry Sentinel. 4 March 1920. p. 4.
  4. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links edit