2009–10 County Antrim Shield
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = County Antrim Shield
| year = 2009–10
| country = Northern Ireland
| num_teams = 16
| defending champions = Cliftonville
| champions = Crusaders (6th win)
| runner-up = Linfield
| matches = 15
| goals = 44
| prevseason = 2008–09
| nextseason = 2010–11
}}
The 2009–10 County Antrim Shield was the 121st 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=18 April 2023}}
Crusaders won the tournament for the 6th time, defeating Linfield 3–2 in the final.{{cite news|title=Owens Volley Sinks Linfield|work=Belfast News Letter|date=21 January 2010|page=71}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield|title=County Antrim Shield Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=18 April 2023}}
Results
=First round=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Ards||0–1|Linfield}}
{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||4–0|Harland & Wolff Welders}}
{{OneLegResult|Bangor||0–1|Larne}}
{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||4–0|PSNI}}
{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||3–1|Carrick Rangers}}
{{OneLegResult|Donegal Celtic||2–0|Ballyclare Comrades}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||4–0|Ballymoney United}}
{{OneLegResult|Lisburn Distillery||3–1|Dundela}}
|}
=Quarter-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Donegal Celtic||1–4|Ballymena United}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||1–2|Linfield}}
{{OneLegResult|Larne||1–3|Crusaders}}
{{OneLegResult|Lisburn Distillery||0–1|Cliftonville}}
|}
=Semi-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||1–0|Ballymena United}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||1–0|Cliftonville}}
|}
=Final=
{{football box
|date=20 January 2010
|time=
|team1=Linfield
|score=2–3
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Crusaders
|goals1=Burns {{goal|6}}
Ervin {{goal|85|pen.}}
Carvill {{sent off|0|60}}
|goals2=Dickson {{goal|39}}
Coates {{goal|89}}
Owens {{goal|98}}
|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance=
|referee=Trevor Moutray (Dundonald)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners]
{{County Antrim Shield}}
{{2009–10 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Football in Northern Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 County Antrim Shield}}