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1898–99 County Antrim Shield

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1898–99 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams8
Defending championsCliftonville
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (1st win)
Runner-upLinfield Swifts
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored53 (3.31 per match)

The 1898–99 County Antrim Shield was the 11th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield Swifts (Linfield's reserve team) 4–0 in the final replay after the original final ended in a 1–1 draw.[2][3][4]

Results

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Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 2–2 North Staffordshire Regiment
Distillery 2–2 Belfast Celtic
Glentoran 0–3 Linfield
Linfield Swifts 5–0 Belfast Celtic II

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 1–1 Distillery
North Staffordshire Regiment 4–4 Cliftonville

Second replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 3–1 North Staffordshire Regiment
Distillery 3–11 Belfast Celtic
  • 1The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest.

Third replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 1–0 Belfast Celtic

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 1–1 Distillery
Linfield Swifts 2–1 Cliftonville

Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 2–11 Distillery
  • 1The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest.

Second replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 2–11 Linfield
  • 1The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest.

Third replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 1–0 Distillery

Final

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Linfield1–1Linfield Swifts
McAllen Report Dougan
Attendance: 2,000

Replay

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Linfield4–0Linfield Swifts
Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Jim Torrans

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Football, County Antrim Shield Final Tie, Linfield Swifts v Linfield". Belfast Telegraph. 3 May 1899. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Football, County Antrim Shield Final". Northern Whig. 25 April 1899. p. 7.
  4. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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