1960–61 County Antrim Shield
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Crusaders |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (25th win) |
Runner-up | Glentoran |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 58 (4.83 per match) |
The 1960–61 County Antrim Shield was the 72nd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Linfield won the tournament for the 25th time, defeating Glentoran 2–1 in the final at Solitude.[2][3]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 3–2 | Brantwood |
Ballyclare Comrades | 4–4 | Bangor |
Ballymena United | 8–2 | Linfield Swifts |
Linfield | 4–1 | Dundela |
Cliftonville | bye | |
Crusaders | bye | |
Distillery | bye | |
Glentoran | bye |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bangor | 1–2 | Ballyclare Comrades |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–5 | Distillery |
Ballyclare Comrades | 2–3 | Glentoran |
Ballymena United | 1–0 | Crusaders |
Cliftonville | 1–5 | Linfield |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glentoran | 1–0 | Ballymena United |
Linfield | 4–0 | Distillery |
Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Sweet Revenge For Blues, Glentoran Fail To Hit It Off In Shield Final". Ireland's Saturday Night. 13 May 1961. p. 1.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.