1956–57 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1956–57 Northern Ireland 10 Glentoran (14th win) Distillery 10 28 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 County Antrim Shield was the 68th 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 Glentoran won the tournament for the 14th time, defeating Distillery 4–0 in the final replay at Solitude after the original final ended in a 0–0 draw.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19570520/161/0008 Glentoran win Shield by four-goal margin Northern Whig 20 May 1957 8 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 15 April 2023 Results First round Crusaders 3–1 Linfield Swifts Larne 1–2 Cliftonville Ards bye Ballymena United bye Bangor bye Distillery bye Glentoran bye Linfield bye |} Quarter-finals Ards 5–0 Cliftonville Bangor 0–1 Glentoran Distillery 2–1 Crusaders Linfield 0–1 Ballymena United |} Semi-finals Distillery 3–2 Ballymena United Glentoran 2–0 Ards |} Final 13 May 1957 Glentoran 0–0 Report Distillery Solitude, Belfast Replay 18 May 1957 Glentoran 4–0 Report Distillery Thompson 22 55Mulvey 44Hughes 75 Solitude, Belfast References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1956–57 in Northern Ireland association football cups