1902–03 County Antrim Shield

Football tournament season

1902–03 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	7
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Distillery (6th win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	32 (3.56 per match)
← 1901–02 1903–04 →

The 1902–03 County Antrim Shield was the 15th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Distillery won the tournament for the 6th time, defeating Linfield 4–1 in the final replay at Solitude, after the original final ended in a 1–1 draw.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	5–0	Ulster
Glentoran	2–0	Belfast Celtic
Linfield	2–2	Highfield
Cliftonville	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	10–0	Highfield

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	2–1	Glentoran
Linfield	0–0	Cliftonville

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	1–0	Cliftonville

Final

4 April 1903

Distillery	1–1	Linfield
Mercer	Report	Maxwell 2'

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Fred Kirkham (Preston)

Replay

2 May 1903

Distillery	4–1	Linfield
Cairns McDougall Aiken Hamilton	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Fred Kirkham (Preston)

References

^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "County Antrim Shield, Re-played Final Tie". Ireland's Saturday Night. 2 May 1903. p. 7.
^ "County Antrim Shield, The Final". Ireland's Saturday Night. 4 April 1903. p. 2.
^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners

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