2018–19 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

2018–19 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Crusaders
Final positions
Champions	Crusaders (8th win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	54 (3.6 per match)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 County Antrim Shield was the 130th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Crusaders won the tournament for the 8th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Linfield 4–3 in the final.

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–0	Dundela
Ballyclare Comrades	3–1	Newington
Ballymena United	5–0	Harland & Wolff Welders
Carrick Rangers	0–2	Larne
Cliftonville	5–0	Lisburn Distillery
Crusaders	2–1	Knockbreda
Glentoran	2–1	Queen's University
Linfield	2–1	PSNI

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–0	Ballyclare Comrades
Crusaders	4–3	Cliftonville
Larne	3–1	Ards
Linfield	2–1	Glentoran

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	1–2	Linfield
Crusaders	1–0	Larne

Final

12 March 2019

Crusaders	4–3	Linfield
Cushley 27', 90' Coates 61' Forsythe 88'	Report	Stafford 8' Millar 28' Coates 29' (o.g.)

Seaview, BelfastReferee: Evan Boyce

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
"Cushley is the hero in Crues' thrilling comeback". Belfast Telegraph. 13 March 2019. pp. 46–47.
"County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

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Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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Domestic leagues	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Northern Ireland Football League Cup County Antrim Shield
Other cups	Scottish Challenge Cup
European competitions	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Related to national team	2018–19 UEFA Nations League (League B) UEFA Euro 2020 qualification (Group C)

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