1888–89 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1888–89 3 November 1888 –3 March 1889 Ireland 10 Distillery (1st win) YMCA 8 55 First 1889–90 The 1888–89 County Antrim Shield was the inaugural 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 2 April 2023 Distillery won the tournament for the first time, defeating YMCA 8–4 in the final.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000434/18890401/109/0007 Y.M.C.A v Distillery (County Antrim Shield Final Tie) Northern Whig 1 April 1889 7 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 2 April 2023 Results First round Ballyclare w/o Oldpark Belfast Athletics 1–8 Distillery Distillery Rovers w/o YMCA Linfield Athletic 2–2 Cliftonville Whiteabbey 2–4 Clarence |} Replay Cliftonville 0–4 Linfield Athletic |} Second round Distillery 4–3 Linfield Athletic Clarence bye Oldpark bye YMCA bye |} Semi-finals YMCA 5–0 Oldpark Distillery 7–1 Clarence |} Final 30 March 1889 Distillery 8–4 Report YMCA Stanfield McIlvenny R. Stewart ? ? ? Percy Miller Lemon Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 8,000 References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1888–89 in Irish association football cups