1952–53 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1952–53 Northern Ireland 10 Linfield (21st win) Distillery 15 53 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 County Antrim Shield was the 64th 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 15 April 2023 Linfield won the tournament for the 21st time, defeating Distillery 2–1 in the second final replay at Solitude after two previous draws.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19530519/151/0006 Fatigued Linfield Take Co. Antrim Shield At Third Attempt Northern Whig 12 May 1952 5 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 15 April 2023 Results First round Ballymena United 2–2 Brantwood Larne 0–5 Linfield Ards bye Bangor bye Cliftonville bye Crusaders bye Distillery bye Glentoran bye |} Replays Brantwood 3–3 Ballymena United |} Second replay Ballymena United 2–1 Brantwood |} Quarter-finals Ballymena United 0–0 Ards Bangor 0–2 Linfield Distillery 1–0 Crusaders Glentoran 3–1 Cliftonville |} Replay Ards 5–1 Ballymena United |} Semi-finals Distillery 1–1 Glentoran Linfield 2–1 Ards |} Replay Distillery 2–0 Glentoran |} Final 9 May 1953 Linfield 2–2 Report Distillery Dickson 28 86 pen. Wilson 42Mulgrew 73 Solitude, Belfast Replay 13 May 1953 Linfield 4–4 yes Report Distillery Dickson Nixon McDowell Price Dodds Solitude, Belfast F. Thurman (Preston) Second replay 18 May 1953 Linfield 2–1 Report Distillery Lunn 4Dickson 82 McAdam 53 Solitude, Belfast References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1952–53 in Northern Ireland association football cups