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.^[1]

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

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, Belfast

Referee: J. Russell (Belfast)

Replay

12 May 1970

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

Solitude, Belfast

Referee: 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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