1947–48_County_Antrim_Shield

1947–48 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	10
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Ballymena United (1st win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	51 (4.25 per match)
	← 1946–47 1948–49 →

1947–48 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

The 1947–48 County Antrim Shield was the 59th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

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Ballymena United won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Celtic Park. This was the first time the tournament was won by a team from outside Belfast.^[2]^[3]

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[1] [1]
"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

[2] [2]
"Ballymena's historic win in Shield". Northern Whig. 19 May 1948. p. 3.

[3] [3]
"County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–2	Crusaders
Larne	1–4	Distillery
Ards	bye
Ballymena United	bye
Bangor	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Glentoran	bye
Linfield	bye

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	3–1	Cliftonville
Bangor	2–3	Ballymena United
Belfast Celtic	4–0	Distillery
Glentoran	1–1	Linfield

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	4–1	Ards
Linfield	3–3	Belfast Celtic

1947–48_County_Antrim_Shield

1947–48 County Antrim Shield

Results

First round

Quarter-finals

Replay

Semi-finals

Replay

Second replay

Final

References

External links

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