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1923–24 County Antrim Shield

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1923–24 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams10
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsQueen's Island (1st win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored41 (2.93 per match)

The 1923–24 County Antrim Shield was the 35th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

Queen's Island won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Distillery 3–0 in the final at Windsor Park.[2][3]

Results

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First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Barn 1–3 Bangor
Cliftonville 3–1 Glentoran
Larne 2–4 Distillery
Queen's Island 2–2 Linfield
Woodburn 1–1 Ards

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–1 Woodburn
Linfield 0–5 Queen's Island

Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 1–1 Queen's Island
Cliftonville bye
Distillery bye
Woodburn bye

Replay

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

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 3–1 Woodburn
Queen's Island 0–0 Cliftonville

Replay

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

Second replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Queen's Island 3–1 Cliftonville

Final

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Queen's Island3–0Distillery
Gowdy
McCleery
Cowan
Report

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Quen's Island Outclass Distillery". Northern Whig. 21 April 1924. p. 3.
  3. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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