1927–28 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

1927–28 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (11th win)
Runner-up	Ards
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	65 (4.06 per match)
← 1926–27 1928–29 →

The 1927–28 County Antrim Shield was the 39th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Linfield won the tournament for the 11th time, defeating Ards 4–2 in the final replay at Solitude, after the original final ended in a 1–1 draw.

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	4–0	Cliftonville
Larne	2–1	Barn
Ormiston	3–3	Queen's Island
Willowfield	1–2	Distillery
Ards	bye
Bangor	bye
Glentoran	bye
Linfield	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Queen's Island	1–2	Ormiston

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	3–1	Larne
Glentoran	5–3	Distillery
Linfield	3–3	Belfast Celtic
Ormiston	2–2	Ards

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	4–1	Ormiston
Belfast Celtic	1–2	Linfield

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	2–1	Glentoran
Bangor	0–0	Linfield

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	2–3	Linfield

Final

24 April 1928

Linfield	1–1	Ards
McCracken 9'	Report	R. Flynn 82'

Solitude, BelfastReferee: Mr W. McLean

Replay

2 May 1928

Linfield	4–2	Ards
Somerset 40' Bambrick 52', 75' McCracken 85'	Report	Jackson 15' McGee 87'

Solitude, BelfastReferee: Mr W. McLean

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
"Linfield Win The County Antrim Shield, Ards Defeated By Four Goals To Two". Northern Whig. 3 May 1928. p. 5.
"No Dazzle In Co. Antrim Shield, Ards Earn Replay With Linfield". Northern Whig. 25 April 1928. p. 5.
"County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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