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==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||3–1|Mountpottinger}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

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

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||4–1|Cliftonville}}

|}

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

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

|}

==Second replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

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

|}

==Third replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–1|Belfast Celtic}}

|}

=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}}

|stadium=Solitude, Belfast

|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

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