1948–49 County Antrim Shield
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = County Antrim Shield
| year = 1948–49
| country = Northern Ireland
| num_teams = 10
| defending_champions = Ballymena United
| winners = {{nowrap|Linfield Swifts (1st win)}}
| second = Bangor
| matches = 13
| goals = 53
| prev_season = 1947–48
| next_season = 1949–50
}}
The 1948–49 County Antrim Shield was the 60th 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 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19490521/085/0006|title=Another Trophy For Windsor, Bangor Outclassed|work=Ireland's Saturday Night|date=21 May 1949|page=6}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield|title=County Antrim Shield Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=15 April 2023}}
Results
=First round=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Distillery||1–1|Linfield Swifts}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||2–2|Brantwood}}
{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||bye|}}
{{OneLegResult|Belfast Celtic||bye|}}
{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||bye|}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||bye|}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||bye|}}
|}
==Replays==
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield Swifts||4–0|Distillery}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||2–2|Brantwood}}
|}
==Second replay==
=Quarter-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Bangor||4–2|Brantwood}}
{{OneLegResult|Belfast Celtic||2–1|Ards}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||1–0|Ballymena United}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield Swifts||4–2|Cliftonville}}
|}
=Semi-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Bangor||3–0|Glentoran}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield Swifts||w/o1|Belfast Celtic}}
|}
1Linfield Swifts progressed to the final after Belfast Celtic withdrew from the competition.
=Final=
{{football box
|date=7 May 1949
|time=
|team1=Linfield Swifts
|score=2–2
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19490507/239/0007 Report]
|team2=Bangor
|goals1=Graham {{goal|14}}
Dickson {{goal|44}}
|goals2=Forsythe {{goal|40}}
Taylor {{goal|60}}
|stadium=Grosvenor Park, Belfast
|attendance=10,000
|referee=T. Mitchell
}}
==Replay==
{{football box
|date=14 May 1949
|time=
|team1=Linfield Swifts
|score=3–3
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19490516/034/0002 Report]
|team2=Bangor
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Grosvenor Park, Belfast
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
==Second replay==
{{football box
|date=20 May 1949
|time=
|team1=Linfield Swifts
|score=4–1
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19490521/085/0006 Report]
|team2=Bangor
|goals1=Mackey {{goal|23}}
Dickson {{goal|44}}
Houston {{goal|49|pen.}}
Graham {{goal|66}}
|goals2=Forsythe {{goal|17}}
|stadium=Grosvenor Park, Belfast
|attendance=10,000
|referee=
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners]
{{County Antrim Shield}}
{{1948–49 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Football in Northern Ireland}}
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