1946–47 County Antrim Shield
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = County Antrim Shield
| year = 1946–47
| country = Northern Ireland
| num_teams = 8
| defending_champions = Distillery
| winners = Linfield (20th win)
| second = Belfast Celtic
| matches = 8
| goals = 21
| prev_season = 1945–46
| next_season = 1947–48
}}
The 1946–47 County Antrim Shield was the 58th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=15 April 2023}}
Linfield won the tournament for the 20th time. The final was not played as Belfast Celtic would not agree to the proposed fixture date of 11 June and the trophy was subsequently awarded to Linfield.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001480/19470612/087/0004|title=Linfield Awarded County Antrim Shield|work=Londonderry Sentinel|date=12 June 1947|page=4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield|title=County Antrim Shield Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=15 April 2023}}
Results
=Quarter-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||2–3|Belfast Celtic}}
{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||0–3|Glentoran}}
{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||0–3|Linfield}}
{{OneLegResult|Distillery||0–1|Linfield Swifts}}
|}
=Semi-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Belfast Celtic||0–0|Glentoran}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||3–2|Linfield Swifts}}
|}
==Replay==
=Final=
{{football box
|date=11 June 1947
|time=
|team1=Linfield
|score=not played
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001480/19470612/087/0004 Report]
|team2=Belfast Celtic
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners]
{{County Antrim Shield}}
{{1946–47 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Football in Northern Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1946-47 County Antrim Shield}}