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The County Antrim Shield is a Northern Irish football competition. The competition is open to senior teams who are members of the North East Ulster Football Association (also known as the County Antrim & District Football Association) (membership of which extends beyond County Antrim itself), plus intermediate teams who used to qualify via the Steel & Sons Cup (the intermediate equivalent of the County Antrim Shield), but now the criteria are unclear.
(During the later 1980s and early 1990s, the North East Ulster F.A. invited senior clubs from outside its jurisdiction to participate. Hence the Shield has been won by Newry Town and Glenavon, neither of which are members of the North East Ulster F.A.)
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Sponsorship
The Shield has been regularly sponsored since the late 1980s. Competition sponsors include Cawoods, Calor, TFG Sports, Crest Team Wear and, for 2009-10, Paddy Power[1].
2009-10 competition
Crusaders will play Linfield in the final on 1 December after defeating Ballymena United and Cliftonville respectively.
Finals
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 | Distillery | 8 | 4 | YMCA | [2] |
| 1889/90 | Linfield | 5 | 3 | Distillery | Match abandoned due to crowd trouble and Shield withheld.
Linfield resigned from the Co. Antrim FA in protest.[3] |
| 1890/91 | Black Watch | 4 | 2 | Oldpark | |
| 1891/92 | Cliftonville | 2 | 1 | Lancashire Fusiliers | |
| 1892/93 | Distillery | 2 | 1 | Belfast Celtic | |
| 1893/94 | Cliftonville | 2 | 1 | Belfast Celtic | |
| 1894/95 | Belfast Celtic | 3 | 1 | Distillery | |
| 1895/96 | Distillery | 5 | 0 | Linfield | |
| 1896/97 | Distillery | 3 | 1 | Linfield | Replay. Game 1: 2-2 |
| 1897/98 | Cliftonville | 2 | 0 | Linfield | |
| 1898/99 | Linfield | 4 | 0 | Linfield Swifts | Replay |
| 1899/00 | Distillery | 2 | 0 | Linfield | Replay |
| 1900/01 | Glentoran | 2 | 1 | Distillery | |
| 1901/02 | Glentoran | 2 | 1 | Distillery | |
| 1902/03 | Distillery | 4 | 1 | Linfield | Replay. Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1903/04 | Linfield | 4 | 1 | Belfast Celtic | |
| 1904/05 | Distillery | 2 | 0 | Linfield | |
| 1905/06 | Linfield | 2 | 0 | Distillery | Replay. Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1906/07 | Linfield | 2 | 0 | Glentoran | |
| 1907/08 | Linfield | 3 | 0 | Distillery | |
| 1908/09 | Glentoran II | 3 | 0 | Cliftonville | Glentoran II defeated Glentoran's senior team in the semi-final[4] |
| 1909/10 | Belfast Celtic | 3 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1910/11 | Glentoran | 2 | 0 | Cliftonville | |
| 1911/12 | not played | ||||
| 1912/13 | Linfield | 1 | 0 | Cliftonville | 2nd Replay. |
| 1913/14 | Linfield | 3 | 2 | Glentoran | |
| 1914/15 | Distillery | 1 | 0 | Glentoran | |
| 1915/16 | Glentoran | 1 | 0 | Distillery | |
| 1916/17 | Linfield | 3 | 0 | Glentoran | |
| 1917/18 | Glentoran | 2 | 0 | Linfield | |
| 1918/19 | Distillery | 1 | 0 | Belfast Celtic | Replay. Game 1: 1-0 |
| 1919/20 | Distillery | 2 | 0 | Belfast Celtic | Replay. Game 1: 0-0 |
| 1920/21 | Glentoran | 1 | 0 | Distillery | 3rd Replay. Game 1: 1-1; Game 2: 0-0; Game 3: 0-0 |
| 1921/22 | Linfield | 4 | 1 | Distillery | Replay. Game 1: 1-1. |
| 1922/23 | Linfield | 4 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1923/24 | Queen's Island | 3 | 0 | Distillery | |
| 1924/25 | Glentoran | 2 | 1 | Belfast Celtic | |
| 1925/26 | Cliftonville | 5 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1926/27 | Belfast Celtic | 3 | 2 | Dunmurry | |
| 1927/28 | Linfield | 4 | 2 | Ards | Replay. Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1928/29 | Linfield | 2 | 1 | Broadway United | |
| 1929/30 | Linfield | 3 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1930/31 | Glentoran | 2 | 1 | Cliftonville | |
| 1931/32 | Linfield | 5 | 1 | Belfast Celtic | |
| 1932/33 | Linfield | 3 | 1 | Belfast Celtic | 2nd Replay. |
| 1933/34 | Linfield | 7 | 1 | Ards | |
| 1934/35 | Linfield | 4 | 2 | Belfast Celtic II | |
| 1935/36 | Belfast Celtic | 1 | 0 | Belfast Celtic II | |
| 1936/37 | Belfast Celtic | 1 | 0 | Glentoran | Replay. Game 1: 2-2 |
| 1937/38 | Linfield | 3 | 2 | Ballymena United | |
| 1938/39 | Belfast Celtic | 2 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1939/40 | Glentoran | 4 | 0 | Linfield | |
| 1940/41 | Glentoran | 1 | 0 | Distillery | |
| 1941/42 | Linfield | 2 | 0 | Larne | |
| 1942/43 | Belfast Celtic | 2 | 1 | Linfield | 2nd Replay. |
| 1943/44 | Glentoran | 3 | 0 | Belfast Celtic | |
| 1944/45 | Belfast Celtic | 1 | 0 | Linfield | Replay. |
| 1945/46 | Distillery | 3 | 0 | Bangor Reserves | Replay. Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1946/47 | Linfield | Belfast Celtic | Linfield won by walkover.
Celtic withdrew due to disagreement ove fixture date[5] |
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| 1947/48 | Ballymena United | 2 | 1 | Linfield | |
| 1948/49 | Linfield Swifts | 4 | 1 | Bangor | 2nd Replay |
| 1949/50 | Glentoran | 2 | 0 | Linfield | |
| 1950/51 | Ballymena United | 3 | 0 | Cliftonville | Replay |
| 1951/52 | Glentoran | 3 | 0 | Brantwood | |
| 1952/53 | Linfield | 2 | 1 | Distillery | 2nd Replay. Game 1: 2-2; Game 2: 4-4 |
| 1953/54 | Distillery | 1 | 0 | Ballymena United | |
| 1954/55 | Linfield | 3 | 0 | Crusaders | |
| 1955/56 | Ards | 4 | 1 | Linfield | |
| 1956/57 | Glentoran | 4 | 0 | Distillery | Replay. Game 1: 0-0 |
| 1957/58 | Linfield | 3 | 1 | Distillery | |
| 1958/59 | Linfield | 3 | 1 | Bangor | |
| 1959/60 | Crusaders | 2 | 0 | Linfield | Replay |
| 1960/61 | Linfield | 2 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1961/62 | Linfield | 5 | 0 | Glentoran | |
| 1962/63 | Linfield | 4 | 0 | Bangor | |
| 1963/64 | Distillery | 2 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1964/65 | Crusaders | 6 | 0 | Larne | |
| 1965/66 | Linfield | 4 | 0 | Ballymena United | |
| 1966/67 | Linfield | 5 | 3 | Crusaders | |
| 1967/68 | Glentoran | 3 | 0 | Linfield | Replay. Game 1: 3-3 |
| 1968/69 | Crusaders | 2 | 1 | Linfield | |
| 1969/70 | Bangor | 3 | 2 | Ards | 3rd Replay. Game 1: 1-1; Game 2: 1-1; Game 3: 1-1 |
| 1970/71 | Glentoran | 2 | 1 | Crusaders | |
| 1971/72 | Ards | 3 | 3 | Crusaders | Over two legs (3-0, 0-3). 5-4 on penalties |
| 1972/73 | Linfield | 9 | 1 | Bangor | Over two legs (4-1, 5-0) |
| 1973/74 | Crusaders | 2 | 1 | Larne | |
| 1974/75 | Bangor | 2 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1975/76 | Ballymena United | 4 | 0 | Distillery | |
| 1976/77 | Linfield | 3 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1977/78 | Glentoran | 1 | 0 | Crusaders | |
| 1978/79 | Cliftonville | 0 | 0 | Crusaders | 3-1 on penalties |
| 1979/80 | Ballymena United | 0 | 0 | Crusaders | 3-1 on penalties |
| 1980/81 | Linfield | 4 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1981/82 | Linfield | 1 | 0 | Distillery | |
| 1982/83 | Linfield | 4 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1983/84 | Linfield | 3 | 1 | Crusaders | |
| 1984/85 | Glentoran | 2 | 1 | Crusaders | |
| 1985/86 | Distillery | 3 | 1 | Ballymena United | |
| 1986/87 | Glentoran | 3 | 0 | Glenavon | |
| 1987/88 | Newry Town | 2 | 1 | Ballymena United | |
| 1988/89 | Bangor | 2 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 1989/90 | Glentoran | 0 | 0 | Linfield | 6-5 on penalties |
| 1990/91 | Glenavon | 4 | 3 | Newry Town | |
| 1991/92 | Crusaders | 2 | 1 | Glenavon | |
| 1992/93 | Carrick Rangers | 2 | 1 | Crusaders | |
| 1993/94 | Ards | 4 | 2 | Crusaders | |
| 1994/95 | Linfield | 4 | 0 | Glenavon | |
| 1995/96 | Glenavon | 3 | 0 | Crusaders | |
| 1996/97 | Cliftonville | 0 | 0 | Ballymena United | 5-4 on penalties. First match abandoned[6] |
| 1997/98 | Linfield | 1 | 0 | Crusaders | |
| 1998/99 | Glentoran | 2 | 0 | Cliftonville | |
| 1999/00 | Glentoran | 2 | 1 | Bangor | |
| 2000/01 | Linfield | 2 | 1 | Glentoran | |
| 2001/02 | Glentoran | 2 | 0 | Linfield | |
| 2002/03 | Glentoran | 3 | 0 | Ballymena United | |
| 2003/04 | Linfield | 2 | 0 | Ards | |
| 2004/05 | Linfield | 2 | 1 | Crusaders | |
| 2005/06 | Linfield | 2 | 1 | Ballymena United | |
| 2006/07 | Cliftonville | 2 | 1 | Lisburn Distillery | |
| 2007/08 | Glentoran | 2 | 1 | Crusaders | |
| 2008/09 | Cliftonville | 2 | 1 | Linfield |
Performance By club
| Club | Winners |
|---|---|
| Linfield (includes 1 win by Linfield Swifts) | 41 |
| Glentoran (includes 1 win by Glentoran II) | 26 |
| Distillery | 14 |
| Belfast Celtic | 8 |
| Cliftonville | 8 |
| Crusaders | 5 |
| Ballymena United | 4 |
| Ards | 3 |
| Bangor | 3 |
| Glenavon | 2 |
| Black Watch | 1 |
| Carrick Rangers | 1 |
| Newry Town | 1 |
| Queen's Island | 1 |
Centenary Chalice
To mark the centenary of the County Antrim F.A., a Centenary Chalice was played for in 1987/88. Glentoran won it, defeating Ballymena United 4-2 in the final.[7]
References
- ^ Paddy Power to sponsor CAS
- ^ 100 Years of Football: The History of the Co. Antrim FA (Graham Hamilton, 1988) Page 109
- ^ The Whites: A History of Distillery FC 1880-2004 (Dawson Simpson) Page 20
- ^ Glentoran: A Complete Record (Roy France, 2001) Page 74
- ^ 100 Years of Football: The History of the Co. Antrim FA (Graham Hamilton, 1988) Page 36
- ^ Belfast Telegraph Soccer Yearbook 1997/98 Page 58
- ^ Brodie, M. (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1988-89
See also
- Mid-Ulster Cup
- North West Senior Cup
- Steel & Sons Cup
- Irish Football League Cup
- Irish Cup
- IFA Premiership
- IFA Championship
- Northern Ireland football league system
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