1997–98 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

1997–98 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Cliftonville
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (37th win)
Runner-up	Crusaders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	53 (3.53 per match)
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 County Antrim Shield was the 109th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Linfield won the tournament for the 37th time, defeating Crusaders 1–0 in the final. For the 12th year running clubs from County Armagh competed (Newry Town and Portadown), however Glenavon did not compete in this edition.

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–3	Ballyclare Comrades
Bangor	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Cliftonville
Crusaders	2–1	Newry Town
Distillery	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Glentoran
Dundela	5–3	Carrick Rangers
Dungannon Swifts	1–5	Larne
Linfield	2–0	Killyleagh Youth
Portadown	4–2	Ards

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	4–1	Ballyclare Comrades
Dundela	4–2	Larne
Linfield	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Cliftonville
Portadown	0–1	Crusaders

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	3–0	Dundela
Linfield	4–0	Distillery

Final

17 February 1998

Linfield	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Crusaders
Larmour 103'

The Oval, BelfastReferee: David Malcolm

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
"The Goal-Den Show". Belfast Telegraph. 18 February 1998. p. 26.
"County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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Domestic leagues	Irish League Premier Division Irish League First Division
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Irish League Cup Gold Cup Floodlit Cup County Antrim Shield Irish News Cup
European competitions	UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 9)

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