2021–22 County Antrim Shield

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = County Antrim Shield

| year = 2021–22

| country = Northern Ireland

| num_teams = 16

| defending champions = Larne

| champions = Larne (2nd win)

| runner-up = Linfield

| matches = 15

| goals = 59

| prevseason = 2020–21

| nextseason = 2022–23

}}

The 2021–22 County Antrim Shield was the 133rd 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}}

Larne won the tournament for the 2nd time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Linfield 1–0 in the final.{{cite news|title=Cosgrove The Hero|work=Belfast News Letter|date=12 January 2022|page=38}}{{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|Ballyclare Comrades||3–1|Queen's University}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||2–0|Harland & Wolff Welders}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor||2–0|PSNI}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||9–0|Knockbreda}}

{{OneLegResult|Dundela||2–0|Carrick Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Larne||2–1|Glentoran}}

{{OneLegResult|Newington||0–4|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||1–0|Ards}}

|}

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballyclare Comrades||2–2 (6–5 p)|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||0–4|Larne}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||4–2|Bangor}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||6–1|Dundela}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||1–1 (1–2 p)|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Larne||8–0|Ballyclare Comrades}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=11 January 2022

|time=

|team1=Larne

|score=1–0

|aet=

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59960979 Report]

|team2=Linfield

|goals1=Cosgrove {{goal|77}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Seaview, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

References

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