1895–96 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1895–96 18 January 1896 –21 March 1896 Ireland 8 Distillery (3rd win) Linfield 7 41 1894–95 1896–97 The 1895–96 County Antrim Shield was the 8th 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 2 April 2023 Distillery won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 5–0 in the final.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000434/18960323/235/0007 County Antrim Shield Final, Distillery v Linfield Northern Whig 23 March 1896 7 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 2 April 2023 Results Quarter-finals Celtic 1–4 Linfield Distillery 4–1 Linfield Swifts Ligoniel 1–7 Cliftonville Milltown 6–1 North Staffordshire Regiment |} Semi-finals Distillery 4–3 Cliftonville Linfield 4–0 Milltown |} Final 21 March 1896 Distillery 5–0 Report Linfield McArthur Stanfield Baird Peden Solitude, Belfast 5,000 References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1895–96 in Irish association football cups