1969–70 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

1969–70 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Crusaders
Final positions
Champions	Bangor (1st win)
Runner-up	Ards
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	42 (2.47 per match)
← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 County Antrim Shield was the 81st edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Bangor won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Ards 3–2 in the third final replay at Solitude after three previously drawn matches.

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades	1–2	Linfield
Bangor	1–0	Dunmurry Recreation
Chimney Corner	2–2	Ards
Larne	1–0	Glentoran
Ballymena United	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Crusaders	bye
Distillery	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–1	Chimney Corner

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	2–1	Chimney Corner

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	3–0	Crusaders
Distillery	0–4	Bangor
Larne	2–0	Ballymena United
Linfield	1–0	Cliftonville

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	3–1	Linfield
Bangor	1–1	Larne

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	1–0	Larne

Final

9 May 1970

Bangor	1–1	Ards
Gregg 89'	Report	Shields 64'

Solitude, BelfastReferee: J. Russell (Belfast)

Replay

12 May 1970

Bangor	1–1	Ards
Gregg 75' Murphy	Report	Burke 85'

Solitude, BelfastReferee: J. Russell (Belfast)

Second replay

18 May 1970

Bangor	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Ards
Mulgrew 65'	Report	McAteer 33'

Solitude, Belfast

Third replay

22 May 1970

Bangor	3–2	Ards
	Report

Solitude, Belfast

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
"Ards To Spend £21,000 On New Complex". Ireland's Saturday Night. 23 May 1970. p. 9.
"County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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