1954–55 County Antrim Shield

1954–55 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	10
Defending champions	Distillery
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (22nd win)
Runner-up	Crusaders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	31 (2.38 per match)
← 1953–54 1955–56 →

The 1954–55 County Antrim Shield was the 66th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 22nd time, defeating Crusaders 3–0 in the final at Solitude.^[2]^[3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
East Belfast	1–0	Ards
Glentoran	4–1	Dundela
Ballymena United	bye
Bangor	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Crusaders	bye
Distillery	bye
Linfield	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	3–1	Glentoran
Cliftonville	0–0	Ballymena United
Crusaders	5–0	East Belfast
Linfield	2–0	Distillery

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–0	Cliftonville

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	1–1	Ballymena United
Linfield	1–1	Bangor

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	2–0	Ballymena United
Linfield	1–1	Bangor

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	1–0	Bangor

Final

28 May 1955

19:00 BST

Linfield	3–0	Crusaders
Dickson 2' Kennedy 16', 23'	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 12,000

References

^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "Linfield's easy win in Antrim Shield final". Ireland's Saturday Night. 8 May 1954. p. 8.
^ "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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