1889–90 County Antrim Shield
The 1889–90 County Antrim Shield was the 2nd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]
Country | Ireland |
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Teams | 12 |
Champions | not awarded |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 80 (8 per match) |
← 1888–89 1890–91 → |
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 |
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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 |
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Cliftonville | 7–0 | Oldpark |
Gordon Highlanders | 5–2 | Black Watch |
Distillery | bye | |
Linfield | bye |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 5–0 | Cliftonville |
Linfield | 3–2 | Gordon Highlanders |
Final (abandoned)
Linfield | A–A | Distillery |
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Report |
Referee: Mr Elleman
References
- "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- "County Antrim Shield Final Tie, A Player's Leg Broken, Disgraceful Scenes Of Rowdyism". Northern Whig. 24 March 1890. p. 7.
- "Today's Football, County Antrim Shield Final Tie, Distillery v Linfield". Ulster Echo. 22 March 1890. p. 3.
- "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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