2013–14 County Antrim Shield
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = County Antrim Shield
| year = 2013–14
| country = Northern Ireland
| num_teams = 8
| defending champions = Ballymena United
| champions = Linfield (42nd win)
| runner-up = Crusaders
| matches = 7
| goals = 18
| prevseason = 2012–13
| nextseason = 2014–15
}}
The 2013–14 County Antrim Shield was the 125th 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}}
Linfield won the tournament for the 42nd time, defeating Crusaders 4–1 on penalties in the final after the match had finished 0–0.{{cite news|title=Blue Heaven For Jeffrey|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=5 March 2014|pages=58–59}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield|title=County Antrim Shield Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=18 April 2023}}
Results
=Quarter-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||1–0|Donegal Celtic}}
{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||3–0|Lisburn Distillery}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||0–3|Cliftonville}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||3–2|Ards}}
|}
=Semi-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||1–0|Ballymena United}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||4–1|Cliftonville}}
|}
=Final=
{{football box
|date=4 March 2014
|time=
|team1=Linfield
|score=0–0
|aet=yes
|report=[https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/linfield-defeat-crusaders-to-take-county-antrim-shield-during-boss-david-jeffreys-last-ever-final/30062443.html Report]
|team2=Crusaders
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penaltyscore=4–1
|penalties1=Waterworth {{pengoal}}
A. Burns {{pengoal}}
Carvill {{pengoal}}
B. J. Burns {{pengoal}}
|penalties2={{pengoal}} McCutcheon
{{penmiss}} Hanley
{{penmiss}} E. McAllister
|stadium=The Showgrounds, Ballymena
|attendance=1,600
|referee=Hugh Carvill (Belfast)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners]
{{County Antrim Shield}}
{{2013–14 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Football in Northern Ireland}}
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