1948–49 County Antrim Shield

The 1948–49 County Antrim Shield was the 60th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

1948–49 County Antrim Shield
Country Northern Ireland
Teams10
ChampionsLinfield Swifts (1st win)
Runners-upBangor
Matches played13
Goals scored53 (4.08 per match)

Linfield Swifts (the reserve team of Linfield) won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Bangor 4–1 in the second final replay at Grosvenor Park.[2][3]

Results

First round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 1–1 Linfield Swifts
Linfield 2–2 Brantwood
Ards bye
Ballymena United bye
Bangor bye
Belfast Celtic bye
Cliftonville bye
Glentoran bye
Linfield bye

Replays
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield Swifts 4–0 Distillery
Linfield 2–2 Brantwood

Second replay
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 1–2 Brantwood

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 4–2 Brantwood
Belfast Celtic 2–1 Ards
Glentoran 1–0 Ballymena United
Linfield Swifts 4–2 Cliftonville

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 3–0 Glentoran
Linfield Swifts w/o1 Belfast Celtic

1Linfield Swifts progressed to the final after Belfast Celtic withdrew from the competition.

Final
Linfield Swifts2–2Bangor
Graham 14'
Dickson 44'		 Report Forsythe 40'
Taylor 60'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: T. Mitchell

Replay
Linfield Swifts3–3Bangor
Report

Second replay
Linfield Swifts4–1Bangor
Mackey 23'
Dickson 44'
Houston 49' (pen.)
Graham 66'		 Report Forsythe 17'
Attendance: 10,000

References
  1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. "Another Trophy For Windsor, Bangor Outclassed". Ireland's Saturday Night. 21 May 1949. p. 6.
  3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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