1970–71 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

1970–71 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Bangor
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (16th win)
Runner-up	Crusaders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	34 (2.83 per match)
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 County Antrim Shield was the 82nd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Glentoran won the tournament for the 16th time, defeating Crusaders 2–1 in the final at Solitude.

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	1–2	Islandmagee
Distillery	4–1	East Belfast
Glentoran	5–0	Dundonald
Larne	0–2	Crusaders
Ards	bye
Ballymena United	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Linfield	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–2	Glentoran
Ballymena United	3–0	Islandmagee
Crusaders	1–0	Cliftonville
Distillery	2–0	Linfield

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	3–1	Ballymena United
Glentoran	2–1	Distillery

Final

17 May 1971

Glentoran	2–1	Crusaders
Magill 32' Morrow 40'	Report	Tuson 72'

Solitude, BelfastAttendance: 2,000Referee: H. Wilson (Belfast)

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
"Gallant Crues make Glentoran go distance". Belfast Telegraph. 18 May 1971. p. 15.
"County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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Domestic leagues	Irish League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Gold Cup City Cup Ulster Cup County Antrim Shield
All-Ireland competitions	Blaxnit Cup
Other competitions	Texaco Cup
European competitions	European Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
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