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1962–63 County Antrim Shield

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = County Antrim Shield

| year = 1962–63

| country = Northern Ireland

| num_teams = 12

| defending_champions = Linfield

| winners = Linfield (27th win)

| second = Bangor

| matches = 12

| goals = 71

| prev_season = 1961–62

| next_season = 1963–64

}}

The 1962–63 County Antrim Shield was the 74th 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=16 April 2023}}

Linfield won the tournament for the 27th time and 3rd consecutive season, defeating Bangor 4–0 in the final at Solitude.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19630511/010/0001|title=Blues Blitz Seals It|work=Ireland's Saturday Night|date=11 May 1963|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=16 April 2023}}

Results

=First round=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville Olympic||1–1|Ards}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballyclare Comrades||0–1|Ballymena United}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||4–4|Dundela}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||3–2|Chimney Corner}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||bye|}}

|}

==Replays==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ards||9-2|Cliftonville Olympic}}

{{OneLegResult|Dundela||1–1|Cliftonville}}

|}

==Second replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||0–2|Dundela}}

|}

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor||1–0|Dundela}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||2–2|Ards}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||4–1|Ballymena United}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||2–2|Glentoran}}

|}

==Replays==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ards||3–5|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||1–1|Linfield}}

|}

==Second replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||3–1|Glentoran}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor||2–1|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||3–2|Distillery}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=11 May 1963

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=4–0

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19630511/010/0001 Report]

|team2=Bangor

|goals1=Dickson {{goal|24}}
Stewart {{goal|26}}
Braithwaite {{goal|28}}
Craig {{goal|64}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Solitude, Belfast

|attendance=

|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}}

{{1962–63 in Northern Ireland association football}}

{{Football in Northern Ireland}}

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Category:1962–63 in Northern Ireland association football