1975–76 County Antrim Shield
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 14 |
Defending champions | Bangor |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ballymena United (3rd win) |
Runner-up | Distillery |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 44 (3.38 per match) |
The 1975–76 County Antrim Shield was the 87th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Ballymena United won the tournament for the 2nd time, defeating Distillery 4–0 in the final.[2][3]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballyclare Comrades | 0–2 | Larne |
Ballymena United | 2–1 | Dundela |
Bangor | 1–3 | Chimney Corner |
Carrick Rangers | 3–1 | Glentoran |
Cliftonville | 1–4 | Crusaders |
Linfield Swifts | 0–4 | Ards |
Distillery | bye | |
Linfield | bye |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Chimney Corner |
Crusaders | 1–2 | Linfield |
Distillery | 1–0 | Ards |
Larne | 4–1 | Carrick Rangers |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 2–0 | Linfield |
Larne | 2–3 | Distillery |
Final
[edit]Ballymena United | 4–0 | Distillery |
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Martin Russell Brown |
Report |
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "United Goal Burst". Belfast Telegraph. 8 May 1976. p. 15.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.