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2025–26 County Antrim Shield

2025–26 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsCarrick Rangers (2nd title)
Runners-upCliftonville
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored45 (3 per match)
Official website
countyantrimfa.org

The 2025–26 County Antrim Shield was the 137th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in men's Northern Irish football.[1]

Carrick Rangers won the tournament for the second time, defeating Cliftonville 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the final.[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades 0–2 Ballymena United
Ballymacash Rangers 1–0 Dundela
Carrick Rangers 3–0 Bangor
Cliftonville 2–0 Crusaders
Glentoran 3–1 Ards
Larne 1–0 Queen's University
Linfield 6–1 Harland & Wolff Welders
Newington 3–0 Knockbreda

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymacash Rangers 0-3 Larne
Carrick Rangers 2–2 (5–4 p) Glentoran
Cliftonville 4–1 Linfield
Newington 0–1 Ballymena United

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 1–4 Cliftonville
Carrick Rangers 1–1 (4–3 p) Larne

Final

Carrick Rangers1–1Cliftonville
Lecky 80' Report Curran 3'
Penalties
Callacher soccer ball with check mark
McClloughsoccer ball with check mark
Gibson soccer ball with check mark
Steele soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Curran
soccer ball with check mark Addis
soccer ball with check mark Hale
soccer ball with red X McStravick
Referee: Christopher Morrison (Northern Ireland)
GK 13 Northern Ireland Scott Pengelly
RB 2 Republic of Ireland Michael Place
CB 4 Northern Ireland Billy Joe Burns Yellow card 87'
CB 6 Northern Ireland Jimmy Callacher
CB 12 Northern Ireland Luke McCullough (c)
LB 15 Northern Ireland Ben Buchanan-Rolleston
CM 14 Northern Ireland Aidan Steele
CM 19 Northern Ireland Joe Crowe
CM 24 Northern Ireland Matthew Snoody Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 45'
ST 22 Northern Ireland Paul Heatley Yellow card 52'
ST 9 Northern Ireland Daniel Gibson
Substitutes:
GK 33 Northern Ireland Lorcan Donnelly
DF 25 Northern Ireland Ryan McKay
MF 34 United States Matthew Olosunde
MF 29 Northern Ireland Eoghan McCawl
FW 10 Northern Ireland Adam Lecky upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 18 Northern Ireland Jack Boyd
FW 40 Scotland Joe Moore
Manager:
Northern Ireland Stephen Baxter
GK 31 Scotland Peter Morrison
RB 26 England Joseph Toole
CB 24 Northern Ireland Aidan Kelly
CB 4 Northern Ireland Jonny Addis Yellow card 86'
CB 12 Northern Ireland Shaun Leppard
LB 15 Northern Ireland Reece Jordan
CM 8 Republic of Ireland Rory Hale (c) Yellow card 52'
CM 6 Northern Ireland Harry Wilson Yellow card 70'
CM 42 England Adebayo Fapetu downward-facing red arrow 83'
ST 19 Northern Ireland Joe Gormley downward-facing red arrow 76'
ST 9 Northern Ireland Ryan Curran
Substitutes:
GK 1 Wales Lewis Ridd
DF 2 Republic of Ireland Conor Pepper upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 45 Northern Ireland Shea McGarry
MF 6 England Sean Robertson
MF 41 Northern Ireland Joe Sheridan
MF 27 Northern Ireland Liam McStravick upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 36 Northern Ireland Keevan Hawthorne
Manager:
Northern Ireland Jim Magilton

Man of the Match:
Jimmy Callacher (Carrick Rangers)

Assistant referees:
David Burns (Northern Ireland)
Ken Ross (Northern Ireland)
Fourth official:
Mark Milligan (Northern Ireland)

Match rules[4]

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. ^ "County Antrim Shield: Carrick Rangers beat Cliftonville in final on penalties". BBC Sport. January 20, 2026.
  3. ^ "Carrick Rangers defeat Cliftonville on penalties to win first senior trophy in 33 years". January 20, 2026 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Documents – County Antrim Football Association".
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