1985–86 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1985–86 Northern Ireland 14 Distillery (14th win) Ballymena United 13 47 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 County Antrim Shield was the 97th 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 Distillery won the tournament for the 14th time, defeating Ballymena United 3–1 in the final.Hot-shot Paul sees Whites home Belfast Telegraph 30 October 1985 23https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 16 April 2023 Results First round Ballymena United 2–1 Larne Bangor 1–3 Killyleagh Youth Carrick Rangers 2–0 Ards Cliftonville 0–1 Dundela Distillery 1–0 Crusaders Linfield 3–0 Ballyclare Comrades Distillery II bye Glentoran bye |} Quarter-finals Carrick Rangers 3–5 Distillery Distillery II 2–4 Ballymena United Glentoran 2–3 Dundela Linfield w/o1 Killyleagh Youth |} 1Killyleagh progressed to the next round after Linfield were dismissed from the competition for failing to fulfil the fixture. Semi-finals Ballymena United 3–1 Dundela Distillery 6–0 Killyleagh Youth |} Final 29 October 1985 Distillery 3–1 Ballymena United Cleland 44Smith 71Williams 80 Speak 66 The Oval, Belfast 3,000 W. Clarke (Newtownards) References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1985–86 in Northern Ireland association football cups