1972–73 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams13
Defending championsArds
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (30th win)
Runner-upBangor
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)

The 1972–73 County Antrim Shield was the 84th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

Linfield won the tournament for the 30th time, defeating Bangor 9–1 on aggregate in the final.[2][3][4]

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 5–2 Chimney Corner
Carrick Rangers 0–2 Linfield
Crusaders 0–1 Dundela
Glentoran 3–1 Distillery
Linfield Swifts 0–1 Ards
Ballymena United bye
Cliftonville bye
Larne bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–1 Linfield
Bangor 3–2 Larne
Cliftonville 2–1 Dundela
Glentoran 5–5 (5–3 p) Ballymena United

Semi-finals

Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bangor 3–0 Cliftonville 1–0 2–0
Linfield 4–3 Glentoran 1–1 3–2

Final

Linfield4–1Bangor
Malone 27'
McAllister 57'
Cochrane 83'
Shields 84'		 Report Morrison 65'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: V. Maxwell (Belfast)
Bangor0–5Linfield
Report McAllister 2'
Millen 31'
Malone
Magee (pen.)
Referee: T. Perry (Newtownabbey)

References

  1. ↑ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Shield On Way To Windsor". Belfast Telegraph. 18 May 1973. p. 28.
  3. ↑ "All so easy for the Blues". Belfast Telegraph. 29 May 1973. p. 23.
  4. ↑ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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