2020–21 County Antrim Shield

2020–21 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams16
Defending championsCliftonville
Final positions
ChampionsLarne (1st title)
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)

The 2020–21 County Antrim Shield was the 132nd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

Larne won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Glentoran 4–3 on penalties in the final after the match finished in a 0–0 draw.[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 2–0 Lisburn Distillery
Carrick Rangers 1–0 Newington
Cliftonville 2–1 Knockbreda
Crusaders 2–0 Harland & Wolff Welders
Dundela 3–0 Queen's University
Glentoran 2–0 Bangor
Larne 2–0 Ballyclare Comrades
Linfield 6–0 PSNI

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Carrick Rangers 0–2 Linfield
Cliftonville 7–2 Dundela
Glentoran 0–0 (5–4 p) Ards
Larne 4–0 Crusaders

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 0–1 Glentoran
Larne 4–1 Linfield

Final

Larne0–0Glentoran
Report
Penalties
D. McDaid soccer ball with red X
M. Donnelly soccer ball with check mark
Robinson soccer ball with check mark
Sule soccer ball with check mark
Hughes soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark R. McDaid
soccer ball with red X J. Donnelly
soccer ball with check mark Bigirimana
soccer ball with check mark Gallagher
soccer ball with red X Crowe
Attendance: 0

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Penalty Joy For Larne". Belfast News Letter. 3 December 2020. p. 45.
  3. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 April 2023.