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1947–48 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams10
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsBallymena United (1st win)
Runner-upLinfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored51 (4.25 per match)

The 1947–48 County Antrim Shield was the 59th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

Ballymena United won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Celtic Park. This was the first time the tournament was won by a team from outside Belfast.[2][3]

Results

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First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 3–2 Crusaders
Larne 1–4 Distillery
Ards bye
Ballymena United bye
Bangor bye
Cliftonville bye
Glentoran bye
Linfield bye

Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 3–1 Cliftonville
Bangor 2–3 Ballymena United
Belfast Celtic 4–0 Distillery
Glentoran 1–1 Linfield

Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 2–0 Glentoran

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 4–1 Ards
Linfield 3–3 Belfast Celtic

Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 2–2 Belfast Celtic

Second replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 5–1 Belfast Celtic

Final

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Ballymena United2–1Linfield
McDonald 22', 87' Report Simpson 78'

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Ballymena's historic win in Shield". Northern Whig. 19 May 1948. p. 3.
  3. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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