1946–47 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

1946–47 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	8
Defending champions	Distillery
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (20th win)
Runner-up	Belfast Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	21 (2.63 per match)
← 1945–46 1947–48 →

The 1946–47 County Antrim Shield was the 58th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 20th time. The final was not played as Belfast Celtic would not agree to the proposed fixture date of 11 June and the trophy was subsequently awarded to Linfield.^[2]^[3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–3	Belfast Celtic
Cliftonville	0–3	Glentoran
Crusaders	0–3	Linfield
Distillery	0–1	Linfield Swifts

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	0–0	Glentoran
Linfield	3–2	Linfield Swifts

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Glentoran

Final

11 June 1947

Linfield	not played	Belfast Celtic
	Report

References

^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "Linfield Awarded County Antrim Shield". Londonderry Sentinel. 12 June 1947. p. 4.
^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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