1905–06 County Antrim Shield
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = County Antrim Shield
| year = 1905–06
| date = 20 January 1906 –
14 April 1906
| country = Ireland
| num_teams = 6
| defending_champions = Distillery
| winners = Linfield (3rd win)
| second = Distillery
| matches = 10
| goals = 28
| prev_season = 1904–05
| next_season = 1906–07
}}
The 1905–06 County Antrim Shield was the 18th 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=7 April 2023}}
Linfield won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Distillery 2–0 in the final replay at Windsor Park after the original final at Solitude finished in a 1–1 draw.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19060331/024/0002|title=County Antrim Shield Final, Distillery v Linfield|work=Ireland's Saturday Night|date=31 March 1906|page=2|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19060414/024/0002|title=County Antrim Shield, Final Tie, Distillery v Linfield|work=Ireland's Saturday Night|date=14 April 1906|page=2|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield|title=County Antrim Shield Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=7 April 2023}}
Results
=Quarter-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Distillery||1–1|Mountpottinger}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||0–2|Cliftonville}}
{{OneLegResult|Belfast Celtic||bye|}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||bye|}}
|}
==Replay==
=Semi-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–2|Belfast Celtic}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||4–1|Cliftonville}}
|}
==Replay==
==Second replay==
==Third replay==
=Final=
{{football box
|date=31 March 1906
|time=
|team1=Linfield
|score=1–1
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19060331/024/0002 Report]
|team2=Distillery
|goals1=Jones {{goal|75}}
|goals2=Uprichard {{goal|79}}
|attendance=9,000
|referee=Tom Robertson (Glasgow)
}}
==Replay==
{{football box
|date=14 April 1906
|time=15:30 GMT
|team1=Linfield
|score=2–0
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19060414/024/0002 Report]
|team2=Distillery
|goals1=Roy {{goal|45}}
Jones {{goal|70}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance=
|referee=Tom Robertson (Glasgow)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners]
{{County Antrim Shield}}
{{1905–06 in Irish association football}}
{{Association football cup competitions in Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1905-06 County Antrim Shield}}