1897–98 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1897–98 15 January 1898 –12 March 1898 Ireland 8 Cliftonville (3rd win) Linfield 8 35 1896–97 1898–99 The 1897–98 County Antrim Shield was the 10th 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 4 April 2023 Cliftonville won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 2–0 in the final.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000434/18980314/166/0007 Cliftonville v Linfield, County Antrim Shield Final Northern Whig 14 March 1898 7 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 4 April 2023 Results Quarter-finals Cliftonville 5–2 Glentoran Distillery 1–2 Celtic Dunmurry 2–8 North Staffordshire Regiment Wesley 0–7 Linfield |} Semi-finals Cliftonville 3–1 Celtic Linfield 2–0 North Staffordshire Regiment |} Final 12 March 1898 Cliftonville 2–0 Report Linfield A. Campbell J. Campbell Grosvenor Park, Belfast 4,000 References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1897–98 in Irish association football cups