1958–59 County Antrim Shield
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = County Antrim Shield
| year = 1958–59
| country = Northern Ireland
| num_teams = 10
| defending_champions = Linfield
| winners = Linfield (24th win)
| second = Bangor
| matches = 10
| goals = 35
| prev_season = 1957–58
| next_season = 1959–60
}}
The 1958–59 County Antrim Shield was the 70th 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 24th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Bangor 3–1 in the final at Solitude.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19590509/007/0001?browse=true|title=Shield Back At Windsor|work=Ireland's Saturday Night|date=9 May 1959|page=1|url-access=subscription}}{{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|Ballymena United||5–0|Larne}}
{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–0|Crusaders Reserves}}
{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||bye|}}
{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||bye|}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||bye|}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||bye|}}
|}
=Quarter-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Ards]||4–0|Glentoran}}
{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||0–2|Ballymena United}}
{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||2–3|Bangor}}
{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–5|Linfield}}
|}
=Semi-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Bangor||2–1|Ards}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||0–0|Ballymena United}}
|}
==Replay==
=Final=
{{football box
|date=9 May 1959
|time=
|team1=Linfield
|score=3–1
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19590509/007/0001?browse=true Report]
|team2=Bangor
|goals1=Cairns {{goal|12||49}}
Dickson {{goal|75}}
|goals2=McGreevy {{goal|65}}
|attendance=8,000
|referee=S. Carswell (Belfast)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners]
{{County Antrim Shield}}
{{1958–59 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Football in Northern Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1958-59 County Antrim Shield}}