1896–97 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

1896–97 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	8
Defending champions	Distillery
Final positions
Champions	Distillery (4th win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	44 (4.4 per match)
← 1895–96 1897–98 →

The 1896–97 County Antrim Shield was the 9th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.

Distillery won the tournament for the 4th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Linfield 3–1 in the final replay, after the original final ended in a 2–2 draw.

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	1–2	Glentoran
Distillery	4–1	North Staffordshire Regiment
Linfield	6–1	Wesley
Milltown	1–6	Belfast Celtic

Semi-finals

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

The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest.

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	2–1	Belfast Celtic

The match was abandoned after 75 minutes and was ordered to be replayed.

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	4–1	Belfast Celtic

Final

3 April 1897

Distillery	2–2	Linfield
Baird Stanfield	Report	R. Torrans Scott

Solitude, BelfastAttendance: 5,000

Replay

12 April 1897

Distillery	3–1	Linfield
	Report

Solitude, Belfast

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
"Irish Echoes, Distillery Win The Antrim Shield". Scottish Referee. 16 April 1897. p. 4.
"Association, Linfield v Distillery, County Antrim Shield Final". Northern Whig. 5 April 1897. p. 7.
"County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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County Antrim Centenary Chalice

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Association football cup competitions in Ireland

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Current	Collingwood Cup All-Island Cup
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