1947–48 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1947–48 Northern Ireland 10 Ballymena United (1st win) Linfield 12 51 1946–47 1948–49 The 1947–48 County Antrim Shield was the 59th 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 Ballymena United won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Celtic Park. This was the first time the tournament was won by a team from outside Belfast.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19480519/065/0003 Ballymena's historic win in Shield Northern Whig 19 May 1948 3https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 15 April 2023 Results First round Belfast Celtic 3–2 Crusaders Larne 1–4 Distillery Ards bye Ballymena United bye Bangor bye Cliftonville bye Glentoran bye Linfield bye |} Quarter-finals Ards 3–1 Cliftonville Bangor 2–3 Ballymena United Belfast Celtic 4–0 Distillery Glentoran 1–1 Linfield |} Replay Linfield 2–0 Glentoran |} Semi-finals Ballymena United 4–1 Ards Linfield 3–3 Belfast Celtic |} Replay Linfield 2–2 Belfast Celtic |} Second replay Linfield 5–1 Belfast Celtic |} Final 18 May 1948 Ballymena United 2–1 Report Linfield McDonald 22 87 Simpson 78 Celtic Park, Belfast References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1947–48 in Northern Ireland association football cups