1889–90 County Antrim Shield

1889–90 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
CountryIreland
Date2 November 1889 –
22 March 1890
Teams12
Defending championsDistillery
Final positions
Championsnot awarded
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored80 (8 per match)

The 1889–90 County Antrim Shield was the 2nd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]

Linfield were leading Distillery 5–3 in the final with several minutes remaining when the match was abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. The County Antrim FA subsequently withheld the Shield. To date, this is the only year there has been no winner of the Country Antrim Shield in the competition's history.[2][3][4]

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Black Watch 10–1 Whiteabbey
Cliftonville 4–2 North End Athletics
Distillery 15–0 Clarence
Gordon Highlanders 6–3 Distillery Rovers
Linfield 7–0 Belfast Athletics
Oldpark w/o YMCA

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 7–0 Oldpark
Gordon Highlanders 5–2 Black Watch
Distillery bye
Linfield bye

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 5–0 Cliftonville
Linfield 3–2 Gordon Highlanders

Final (abandoned)

LinfieldA–ADistillery
Report
Referee: Mr Elleman

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ "County Antrim Shield Final Tie, A Player's Leg Broken, Disgraceful Scenes Of Rowdyism". Northern Whig. 24 March 1890. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Today's Football, County Antrim Shield Final Tie, Distillery v Linfield". Ulster Echo. 22 March 1890. p. 3.
  4. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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