2018–19 County Antrim Shield
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Crusaders |
Final positions | |
Champions | Crusaders (8th win) |
Runner-up | Linfield |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 54 (3.6 per match) |
The 2018–19 County Antrim Shield was the 130th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Crusaders won the tournament for the 8th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Linfield 4–3 in the final.[2][3]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 1–0 | Dundela |
Ballyclare Comrades | 3–1 | Newington |
Ballymena United | 5–0 | Harland & Wolff Welders |
Carrick Rangers | 0–2 | Larne |
Cliftonville | 5–0 | Lisburn Distillery |
Crusaders | 2–1 | Knockbreda |
Glentoran | 2–1 | Queen's University |
Linfield | 2–1 | PSNI |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 3–0 | Ballyclare Comrades |
Crusaders | 4–3 | Cliftonville |
Larne | 3–1 | Ards |
Linfield | 2–1 | Glentoran |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 1–2 | Linfield |
Crusaders | 1–0 | Larne |
Final
[edit]Crusaders | 4–3 | Linfield |
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Cushley 27', 90' Coates 61' Forsythe 88' |
Report | Stafford 8' Millar 28' Coates 29' (o.g.) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Cushley is the hero in Crues' thrilling comeback". Belfast Telegraph. 13 March 2019. pp. 46–47.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 April 2023.