1956–57 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

1956–57 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	10
Defending champions	Ards
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (14th win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	28 (2.8 per match)
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The 1956–57 County Antrim Shield was the 68th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Glentoran won the tournament for the 14th time, defeating Distillery 4–0 in the final replay at Solitude after the original final ended in a 0–0 draw.

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	3–1	Linfield Swifts
Larne	1–2	Cliftonville
Ards	bye
Ballymena United	bye
Bangor	bye
Distillery	bye
Glentoran	bye
Linfield	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	5–0	Cliftonville
Bangor	0–1	Glentoran
Distillery	2–1	Crusaders
Linfield	0–1	Ballymena United

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	3–2	Ballymena United
Glentoran	2–0	Ards

Final

13 May 1957

Glentoran	0–0	Distillery
	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Replay

18 May 1957

Glentoran	4–0	Distillery
Thompson 22', 55' Mulvey 44' Hughes 75'	Report

Solitude, Belfast

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
"Glentoran win Shield by four-goal margin". Northern Whig. 20 May 1957. p. 8.
"County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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