1979–80 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1979–80 Northern Ireland 13 Ballymena United (4th win) Crusaders 12 35 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 County Antrim Shield was the 91st edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield Irish League Archive 16 April 2023 Ballymena United won the tournament for the 4th time, defeating Crusaders 3–1 on penalties after the final finished 0-0.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19800514/660/0025 White is hero of Shield win Belfast Telegraph 14 May 1980 25 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 16 April 2023 Results First round 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 Ballymena United 4–2 Barn United Distillery 0–1 Larne Linfield 0–3 Crusaders Linfield Swifts 2–0 Glentoran |} Semi-finals Ballymena United 3–0 Larne Linfield Swifts 1–2 Crusaders |} Final 13 May 1980 Ballymena United 0–0 yes Report Crusaders 3–1 McCullough Mullan Fox McQuiston Byrne Gillespie Mulhall McPolin The Oval, Belfast A. Snoddy (Lisburn) References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1979–80 in Northern Ireland association football cups