1898–99 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1898–99 7 January 1899 –2 May 1899 Ireland 8 Linfield (1st win) Linfield Swifts 16 53 1897–98 1899–1900 The 1898–99 County Antrim Shield was the 11th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield Irish League Archive 5 April 2023 Linfield won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield Swifts (Linfield's reserve team) 4–0 in the final replay after the original final ended in a 1–1 draw.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001631/18990503/084/0003 Football, County Antrim Shield Final Tie, Linfield Swifts v Linfield Belfast Telegraph 3 May 1899 3 subscriptionhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000434/18990425/176/0007 Football, County Antrim Shield Final Northern Whig 25 April 1899 7 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 5 April 2023 Results Quarter-finals Cliftonville 2–2 North Staffordshire Regiment Distillery 2–2 Celtic Glentoran 0–3 Linfield Linfield Swifts 5–0 Celtic II |} Replays Celtic 1–1 Distillery North Staffordshire Regiment 4–4 Cliftonville |} Second replays Cliftonville 3–1 North Staffordshire Regiment Distillery 3–11 Celtic |} 1The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest. Third replay Distillery 1–0 Celtic |} Semi-finals Linfield 1–1 Distillery Linfield Swifts 2–1 Cliftonville |} Replay Linfield 2–11 Distillery |} 1The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest. Second replay Distillery 2–11 Linfield |} 1The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest. Third replay Linfield 1–0 Distillery |} Final 24 April 1899 Linfield 1–1 Report Linfield Swifts McAllen Dougan Solitude, Belfast 2,000 Replay 2 May 1899 18:30 GMT Linfield 4–0 Report Linfield Swifts Jordan McAllen Darling Solitude, Belfast 1,500 Jim Torrans References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1898–99 in Irish association football cups