1896–97 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1896–97 16 January 1897 –12 April 1897 Ireland 8 Distillery (4th win) Linfield 10 44 1895–96 1897–98 The 1896–97 County Antrim Shield was the 9th 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 Distillery won the tournament for the 4th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Linfield 3–1 in the final replay, after the original final ended in a 2–2 draw.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18970416/041/0004 Irish Echoes, Distillery Win The Antrim Shield Scottish Referee 16 April 1897 4 subscriptionhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000434/18970405/134/0007 Association, Linfield v Distillery, County Antrim Shield Final Northern Whig 5 April 1897 7 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 4 April 2023 Results Quarter-finals Cliftonville 1–2 Glentoran Distillery 4–1 North Staffordshire Regiment Linfield 6–1 Wesley Milltown 1–6 Celtic |} Semi-finals Distillery 2–11 Celtic Linfield 2–0 Glentoran |} 1 The match was ordered to be replayed after a protest. Replay Distillery 2–11 Celtic |} 1 The match was abandoned after 75 minutes and was ordered to be replayed. Second replay Distillery 4–1 Celtic |} Final 3 April 1897 Distillery 2–2 Report Linfield Baird Stanfield R. Torrans Scott Solitude, Belfast 5,000 Replay 12 April 1897 Distillery 3–1 Report Linfield Hall Baird Mercer Gaffikin Solitude, Belfast 1,500 References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1896–97 in Irish association football cups