1973–74 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1973–74 Northern Ireland 13 Crusaders (4th win) Larne 11 32 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 County Antrim Shield was the 85th 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 4th time, defeating Larne 2–1 in the final.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19740521/106/0010 Shield dead - far from it Belfast Telegraph 21 May 1974 10 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 16 April 2023 Results First round Ards w/o Glentoran II Crusaders 5–0 Ballymena United Distillery 0–1 Lisburn Rangers Glentoran 0–1 Bangor Reserves Larne 1–0 Chimney Corner Bangor bye Cliftonville bye Linfield bye |} Quarter-finals Bangor 4–1 Lisburn Rangers Bangor Reserves 1–3 Ards Crusaders 3–0 Cliftonville Larne 4–0 Linfield |} Semi-finals Bangor 0–2 Crusaders Larne 2–1 Ards |} Final 20 May 1974 Larne 1–2 Report Crusaders Rainey 27 Flanagan 65McQuillan 67 Inver Park, Larne 5,000 S. Patterson References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1973–74 in Northern Ireland association football cups