1921–22 County Antrim Shield

The 1921–22 County Antrim Shield was the 33rd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

1921–22 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams7
Defending championsGlentoran
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (9th win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)

Linfield won the tournament for the 9th time, defeating Distillery 4–1 in the final replay at Solitude,[2] after the original final at The Oval ended in a 1–1 draw.[3][4]

Results

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Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 2–2 Distillery
Glentoran 3–3 Dundela
Queen's Island 1–0 Cliftonville Olympic
Linfield bye

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 1–2 Cliftonville
Dundela 0–3 Glentoran

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 5–4 Glentoran
Linfield 1–1 Queen's Island

Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 1–0 Queen's Island

Final

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Linfield1–1Distillery
McIlreavy   81' Report McKenzie   75'
Referee: Mr Thompson

Replay

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Linfield4–1Distillery
Scott  
Savage   
McIlreavy  
Report Dalrymple  

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "County Antrim Shield Final". Northern Whig. 2 March 1922. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Antrim Shield Final, Big Oval Gathering". Ireland's Saturday Night. 18 February 1922. p. 4.
  4. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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