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1948–49 County Antrim Shield

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1948–49 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams10
Defending championsBallymena United
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield Swifts (1st win)
Runner-upBangor
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored53 (4.08 per match)

The 1948–49 County Antrim Shield was the 60th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

Linfield Swifts (the reserve team of Linfield) won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Bangor 4–1 in the second final replay at Grosvenor Park.[2][3]

Results

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First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 1–1 Linfield Swifts
Linfield 2–2 Brantwood
Ards bye
Ballymena United bye
Bangor bye
Belfast Celtic bye
Cliftonville bye
Glentoran bye
Linfield bye

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield Swifts 4–0 Distillery
Linfield 2–2 Brantwood

Second replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 1–2 Brantwood

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 3–0 Glentoran
Linfield Swifts w/o1 Belfast Celtic

1Linfield Swifts progressed to the final after Belfast Celtic withdrew from the competition.

Final

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Linfield Swifts2–2Bangor
Graham 14'
Dickson 44'
Report Forsythe 40'
Taylor 60'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: T. Mitchell

Replay

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Second replay

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Linfield Swifts4–1Bangor
Mackey 23'
Dickson 44'
Houston 49' (pen.)
Graham 66'
Report Forsythe 17'
Attendance: 10,000

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Another Trophy For Windsor, Bangor Outclassed". Ireland's Saturday Night. 21 May 1949. p. 6.
  3. ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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