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.

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.

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, BelfastAttendance: 8,000Referee: Fred Kirkham (Preston)

Replay

2 May 1903

Distillery	4–1	Linfield
Cairns McDougall Aiken Hamilton	Report

Solitude, BelfastAttendance: 7,000Referee: 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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County Antrim Centenary Chalice

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Association football cup competitions in Ireland

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Current	Collingwood Cup All-Island Cup
Former	Irish Cup Irish Intermediate Cup
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Current	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup
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Current	FAI Cup League of Ireland Cup President of Ireland's Cup FAI Women's Cup FAI Intermediate Cup FAI Junior Cup FAI Youth Cup FAI Futsal Cup Dr Tony O'Neill Cup Enda McGuill Cup Leinster Senior Cup Munster Senior Cup Connacht Junior Cup Michael Byrne Cup
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