1921–22 County Antrim Shield

1921–22 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	7
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (9th win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	34 (3.4 per match)

The 1921–22 County Antrim Shield was the 33rd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 9th time, defeating Distillery 4–1 in the final replay at Solitude,[2] after the original final at The Oval ended in a 1–1 draw.[3][4]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	2–2	Distillery
Glentoran	3–3	Dundela
Queen's Island	1–0	Cliftonville Olympic
Linfield	bye

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–2	Cliftonville
Dundela	0–3	Glentoran

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	5–4	Glentoran
Linfield	1–1	Queen's Island

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	1–0	Queen's Island

Final

18 February 1922

Linfield	1–1	Distillery
McIlreavy 81'	Report	McKenzie 75'

The Oval, Belfast

Referee: Mr Thompson

Replay

1 March 1922

Linfield	4–1	Distillery
Scott Savage McIlreavy	Report	Dalrymple

Solitude, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. "County Antrim Shield Final". Northern Whig. 2 March 1922. p. 3.
3. "Antrim Shield Final, Big Oval Gathering". Ireland's Saturday Night. 18 February 1922. p. 4.
4. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners