1987–88 County Antrim Centenary Chalice

County Antrim Centenary Chalice Northern Ireland 16 Glentoran Ballymena United 15 44 1987–88 (Shield) 1988–89 (Shield) The 1987–88 County Antrim Centenary Chalice was a one-off cup competition in Northern Irish football held by the County Antrim & District F.A. to celebrate their centenary. The format used was identical to that of the County Antrim Shield.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland Irish League Archive, County Antrim Centenary Chalice Irish League Archive 16 April 2023 Glentoran won the tournament defeating Ballymena United 4–2 in the final.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19880507/009/0001?browse=true Mullan's Magic Trick Ireland's Saturday Night 7 May 1988 1 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-centenary-chalice County Antrim Centenary Chalice Results Irish League Archive 16 April 2023 Results First round Ards 2–0 Ballyclare Comrades Bangor 2–0 POSC Cliftonville 5–1 Maghera Crusaders 0–3 Ballymena United Distillery 4–2 Newtownabbey Town Glentoran 2–0 RUC Larne 1–2 Dundela Linfield 4–0 Carrick Rangers |} Quarter-finals Ards 1–1 (4–2 p) Dundela Ballymena United 0–0 (6–5 p) Cliftonville Distillery 2–1 Bangor Linfield 0–2 Glentoran |} Semi-finals Distillery 0–2 Ballymena United Glentoran 1–0 Ards |} Final 7 May 1988 Glentoran 4–2 Report Ballymena United Mullan 8 24 45Caskey 34 Pyper 62 77 Windsor Park, Belfast Alan Snoddy (Carryduff) References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1987–88 in Northern Ireland association football cups