1985–86 County Antrim Shield

1985–86 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams14
Defending championsGlentoran
Final positions
ChampionsDistillery (14th win)
Runner-upBallymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored47 (3.62 per match)

The 1985–86 County Antrim Shield was the 97th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

Distillery won the tournament for the 14th time, defeating Ballymena United 3–1 in the final.[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 2–1 Larne
Bangor 1–3 Killyleagh Youth
Carrick Rangers 2–0 Ards
Cliftonville 0–1 Dundela
Distillery 1–0 Crusaders
Linfield 3–0 Ballyclare Comrades
Distillery II bye
Glentoran bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Carrick Rangers 3–5 Distillery
Distillery II 2–4 Ballymena United
Glentoran 2–3 Dundela
Linfield w/o1 Killyleagh Youth

1Killyleagh progressed to the next round after Linfield were dismissed from the competition for failing to fulfil the fixture.

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 3–1 Dundela
Distillery 6–0 Killyleagh Youth

Final

Distillery3–1Ballymena United
Cleland 44'
Smith 71'
Williams 80'		 Speak 66'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W. Clarke (Newtownards)

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Hot-shot Paul sees Whites home". Belfast Telegraph. 30 October 1985. p. 23.
  3. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.