1958–59 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1958–59 Northern Ireland 10 Linfield (24th win) Bangor 10 35 1957–58 1959–60 The 1958–59 County Antrim Shield was the 70th 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 15 April 2023 Linfield won the tournament for the 24th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Bangor 3–1 in the final at Solitude.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19590509/007/0001?browse=true Shield Back At Windsor Ireland's Saturday Night 9 May 1959 1 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 15 April 2023 Results First round Ballymena United 5–0 Larne Distillery 2–0 Crusaders Reserves Ards bye Bangor bye Cliftonville bye Crusaders bye Glentoran bye Linfield bye |} Quarter-finals Ards] 4–0 Glentoran Cliftonville 0–2 Ballymena United Crusaders 2–3 Bangor Distillery 2–5 Linfield |} Semi-finals Bangor 2–1 Ards Linfield 0–0 Ballymena United |} Replay Linfield 3–0 Ballymena United |} Final 9 May 1959 Linfield 3–1 Report Bangor Cairns 12 49Dickson 75 McGreevy 65 Solitude, Belfast 8,000 S. Carswell (Belfast) References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1958–59 in Northern Ireland association football cups