2023–24 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

2023–24 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Larne
Final positions
Champions	Larne (4th title)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	35 (2.33 per match)
← 2022–232024–25 →

The 2023–24 County Antrim Shield was the 135th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Larne won the tournament for the 4th time and 4th consecutive season, defeating Glentoran 2–1 in the final.

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	2–1	Queen's University
Ballymena United	3–4	Knockbreda
Bangor	4–2	Ballyclare Comrades
Carrick Rangers	3–2	Cliftonville
Crusaders	0–0 (2–4 p)	Glentoran
Dundela	3–0	Newington
Harland & Wolff Welders	1–1 (7–8 p)	Ballymacash Rangers
Linfield	0–1	Larne

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	0–2	Glentoran
Ballymacash Rangers	3–3 (6–7 p)	Knockbreda
Carrick Rangers	3–1	Dundela
Larne	3–0	Bangor

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Carrick Rangers	0–4	Glentoran
Larne	4–0	Ballymacash Rangers

Final

23 January 2024

Larne	2–1	Glentoran
Bolger 39' Cosgrove 58'	Report	Fisher 48'

Seaview, Belfast

Notes

Knockbreda were dismissed from the competition for playing an ineligible player in their match with Ballymacash.

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
"Larne defeat Glentoran to win County Antrim Shield for a remarkable fourth time in a row". Belfast Telegraph. 23 January 2024.
"County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
"Senior Shield Fixtures". County Antrim FA. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
"Knockbreda expelled from County Antrim Shield after Ballymacash Rangers appeal". BBC. 3 November 2023.

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