1929–30 County Antrim Shield

The 1929–30 County Antrim Shield was the 41st edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

1929–30 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (13th win)
Runners-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	54 (4.91 per match)
← 1928–29 1930–31 →

Linfield won the tournament for the 13th time and 3rd consecutive year, defeating Glentoran 3–1 in the final at Solitude.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena	1–5	Bangor
Belfast Celtic	4–1	Cliftonville
Distillery	7–4	Larne
Ards	bye
Broadway United	bye
Glentoran	bye
Linfield	bye
Linfield Rangers	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	6–2	Bangor
Belfast Celtic	1–2	Broadway United
Distillery	2–2	Glentoran
Linfield Rangers	1–3	Linfield

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	3–1	Distillery

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–1	Ards
Linfield	2–0	Broadway United

Final

9 April 1930

Linfield	3–1	Glentoran
Bambrick 23', 25', 87'	Report	Thoms 75'

Solitude, Belfast

Referee: H. Watson (Glasgow)