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1898–99 County Antrim Shield

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = County Antrim Shield

| year = 1898–99

| date = 7 January 1899 –
2 May 1899

| country = Ireland

| num_teams = 8

| defending_champions = Cliftonville

| winners = Linfield (1st win)

| second = Linfield Swifts

| matches = 16

| goals = 53

| prev_season = 1897–98

| next_season = 1899–1900

}}

The 1898–99 County Antrim Shield was the 11th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=5 April 2023}}

Linfield won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield Swifts (Linfield's reserve team) 4–0 in the final replay after the original final ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001631/18990503/084/0003|title=Football, County Antrim Shield Final Tie, Linfield Swifts v Linfield|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=3 May 1899|page=3|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000434/18990425/176/0007|title=Football, County Antrim Shield Final|work=Northern Whig|date=25 April 1899|page=7|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield|title=County Antrim Shield Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=5 April 2023}}

Results

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||2–2|North Staffordshire Regiment}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–2|Celtic}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||0–3|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield Swifts||5–0|Celtic II}}

|}

==Replays==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Celtic||1–1|Distillery}}

{{OneLegResult|North Staffordshire Regiment||4–4|Cliftonville}}

|}

==Second replays==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||3–1|North Staffordshire Regiment}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||3–11|Celtic}}

|}

  • 1The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest.

==Third replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||1–0|Celtic}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||1–1|Distillery}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield Swifts||2–1|Cliftonville}}

|}

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||2–11|Distillery}}

|}

  • 1The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest.

==Second replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–11|Linfield}}

|}

  • 1The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest.

==Third replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||1–0|Distillery}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=24 April 1899

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=1–1

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000434/18990425/176/0007 Report]

|team2=Linfield Swifts

|goals1=McAllen {{goal}}

|goals2=Dougan {{goal}}

|stadium=Solitude, Belfast

|attendance=2,000

|referee=

}}

==Replay==

{{football box

|date=2 May 1899

|time=18:30 GMT

|team1=Linfield

|score=4–0

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/18990503/006/0003 Report]

|team2=Linfield Swifts

|goals1=Jordan {{goal}}{{goal}}
McAllen {{goal}}
Darling {{goal}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Solitude, Belfast

|attendance=1,500

|referee=Jim Torrans

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners]

{{County Antrim Shield}}

{{1898–99 in Irish association football}}

{{Association football cup competitions in Ireland}}

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Category:1898–99 in Irish association football