1942–43 County Antrim Shield

1942–43 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	11
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Belfast Celtic (7th win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	63 (4.85 per match)
← 1941–42 1943–44 →

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

6 May 1943

Belfast Celtic	0–0	Linfield
	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Replay

13 May 1943

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

Solitude, Belfast

Second replay

21 May 1943

Belfast Celtic	2–1	Linfield
Townsend Hollinger	Report	McWilliams

Solitude, Belfast

References

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

External links

Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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Results

First round

Quarter-finals

Replay

Semi-finals

Final

Replay

Second replay

References

External links