1968–69 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1968–69 Northern Ireland 12 Crusaders (3rd win) Linfield 11 43 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 County Antrim Shield was the 80th 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 16 April 2023 Crusaders won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Solitude.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19690517/002/0001 Sensation As Crues Do It Ireland's Saturday Night 17 May 1969 1 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 16 April 2023 Results First round Ards 5–0 Glentoran II Crusaders 4–3 Queen's University Distillery 3–0 Comber Recreation Larne 4–0 Cliftonville Ballymena United bye Bangor bye Glentoran bye Linfield bye |} Quarter-finals Crusaders 4–1 Ballymena United Glentoran 3–1 Ards Larne 3–0 Bangor Linfield 4–0 Distillery |} Semi-finals Crusaders 2–0 Glentoran Linfield 2–1 Larne |} Final 17 May 1969 Crusaders 2–1 Report Linfield Hume 12Meldrum 19 pen. Hamilton 56 Solitude, Belfast Jack Adair (Belfast) References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1968–69 in Northern Ireland association football cups