1960–61 County Antrim Shield

County Antrim Shield 1960–61 Northern Ireland 12 Linfield (25th win) Glentoran 12 58 1959–60 1961–62 The 1960–61 County Antrim Shield was the 72nd 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 25th time, defeating Glentoran 2–1 in the final at Solitude.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19610513/004/0001 Sweet Revenge For Blues, Glentoran Fail To Hit It Off In Shield Final Ireland's Saturday Night 13 May 1961 1 subscriptionhttps://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield County Antrim Shield Results Irish League Archive 15 April 2023 Results First round Ards 3–2 Brantwood Ballyclare Comrades 4–4 Bangor Ballymena United 8–2 Linfield Swifts Linfield 4–1 Dundela Cliftonville bye Crusaders bye Distillery bye Glentoran bye |} Replay Bangor 1–2 Ballyclare Comrades |} Quarter-finals Ards 2–5 Distillery Ballyclare Comrades 2–3 Glentoran Ballymena United 1–0 Crusaders Cliftonville 1–5 Linfield |} Semi-finals Glentoran 1–0 Ballymena United Linfield 4–0 Distillery |} Final 13 May 1961 Linfield 2–1 Report Glentoran Ferguson 32Dickson 62 Thompson 55 Solitude, Belfast References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners Category:1960–61 in Northern Ireland association football cups