1979–80 County Antrim Shield
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 13 |
Defending champions | Cliftonville |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ballymena United (4th win) |
Runner-up | Crusaders |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 35 (2.92 per match) |
The 1979–80 County Antrim Shield was the 91st edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Ballymena United won the tournament for the 4th time, defeating Crusaders 3–1 on penalties after the final finished 0-0.[2][3]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–4 | Linfield Swifts |
Bangor | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Barn United |
Cliftonville | 1–2 | Glentoran |
Distillery | 1–0 | Shorts |
Glentoran II | 0–1 | Ballymena United |
Crusaders | bye | |
Larne | bye | |
Linfield | bye |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Barn United |
Distillery | 0–1 | Larne |
Linfield | 0–3 | Crusaders |
Linfield Swifts | 2–0 | Glentoran |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 3–0 | Larne |
Linfield Swifts | 1–2 | Crusaders |
Final
[edit]Ballymena United | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Crusaders |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
McCullough ![]() Mullan ![]() Fox ![]() McQuiston ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "White is hero of Shield win". Belfast Telegraph. 14 May 1980. p. 25.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.