1985–86 County Antrim Shield
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 14 |
Defending champions | Glentoran |
Final positions | |
Champions | Distillery (14th win) |
Runner-up | Ballymena United |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 47 (3.62 per match) |
The 1985–86 County Antrim Shield was the 97th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Distillery won the tournament for the 14th time, defeating Ballymena United 3–1 in the final.[2][3]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 2–1 | Larne |
Bangor | 1–3 | Killyleagh Youth |
Carrick Rangers | 2–0 | Ards |
Cliftonville | 0–1 | Dundela |
Distillery | 1–0 | Crusaders |
Linfield | 3–0 | Ballyclare Comrades |
Distillery II | bye | |
Glentoran | bye |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Carrick Rangers | 3–5 | Distillery |
Distillery II | 2–4 | Ballymena United |
Glentoran | 2–3 | Dundela |
Linfield | w/o1 | Killyleagh Youth |
1Killyleagh progressed to the next round after Linfield were dismissed from the competition for failing to fulfil the fixture.
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 3–1 | Dundela |
Distillery | 6–0 | Killyleagh Youth |
Final
[edit]Distillery | 3–1 | Ballymena United |
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Cleland 44' Smith 71' Williams 80' |
Speak 66' |
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Hot-shot Paul sees Whites home". Belfast Telegraph. 30 October 1985. p. 23.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.