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1953–54 County Antrim Shield

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1953–54 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams10
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsDistillery (12th win)
Runner-upBallymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored27 (3 per match)

The 1953–54 County Antrim Shield was the 65th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

Distillery won the tournament for the 12th time, defeating Ballymena United 1–0 in the final at Solitude.[2][3]

Results

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First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 2–1 Linfield Swifts
Linfield 9–0 Crusaders Reserves
Ballymena United bye
Bangor bye
Cliftonville bye
Crusaders bye
Distillery bye
Glentoran bye

Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–1 Distillery
Ballymena United 1–0 Linfield
Cliftonville 0–4 Crusaders
Glentoran 2–0 Bangor

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 3–2 Glentoran
Distillery 1–0 Crusaders

Final

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Distillery1–0Ballymena United
J. Wilson 40' Report

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Goal-Shy Distillery Get Name On Trophy". Ireland's Saturday Night. 8 May 1954. p. 8.
  3. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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