| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | 
Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | Linfield |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ards (1st win) |
| Runner-up | Linfield |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 51 (4.25 per match) |
The 1955β56 County Antrim Shield was the 67th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. [1]
Ards won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 4β1 in the final at The Oval. [2] [3]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Brantwood | 0β0 | Bangor |
| Crusaders | 4β2 | Carrick Rangers |
| Ards | bye | |
| Ballymena United | bye | |
| Cliftonville | bye | |
| Distillery | bye | |
| Glentoran | bye | |
| Linfield | bye |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 5β2 | Brantwood |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 3β1 | Crusaders |
| Cliftonville | 1β3 | Bangor |
| Distillery | 1β0 | Glentoran |
| Linfield | 7β1 | Ballymena United |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 0β0 | Distillery |
| Linfield | 1β1 | Bangor |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 2β1 | Distillery |
| Linfield | 6β1 | Bangor |
- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Victors Ards Had The Polish". Northern Whig. 14 May 1956. p. 8.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Country |
Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | Linfield |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ards (1st win) |
| Runner-up | Linfield |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 51 (4.25 per match) |
The 1955β56 County Antrim Shield was the 67th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. [1]
Ards won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 4β1 in the final at The Oval. [2] [3]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Brantwood | 0β0 | Bangor |
| Crusaders | 4β2 | Carrick Rangers |
| Ards | bye | |
| Ballymena United | bye | |
| Cliftonville | bye | |
| Distillery | bye | |
| Glentoran | bye | |
| Linfield | bye |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 5β2 | Brantwood |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 3β1 | Crusaders |
| Cliftonville | 1β3 | Bangor |
| Distillery | 1β0 | Glentoran |
| Linfield | 7β1 | Ballymena United |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 0β0 | Distillery |
| Linfield | 1β1 | Bangor |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 2β1 | Distillery |
| Linfield | 6β1 | Bangor |
- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Victors Ards Had The Polish". Northern Whig. 14 May 1956. p. 8.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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