1945–46 County Antrim Shield

The 1945–46 County Antrim Shield was the 57th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

1945–46 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	8
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Distillery (11th win)
Runners-up	Bangor Reserves
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	33 (3.67 per match)
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Distillery won the tournament for the 11th time, defeating Bangor Reserves 3–0 in the final replay at Windsor Park.^[2][3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	2–0	Linfield
Cliftonville	1–1	Bangor Reserves
Distillery	5–0	Glentoran
Dundela	5–1	Ards

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor Reserves	5–0	Cliftonville

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor Reserves	5–2	Dundela
Distillery	1–0	Belfast Celtic

Final

8 May 1946

Distillery	1–1	Bangor Reserves
Walker 82'	Report	Bradford 35'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Replay

13 May 1946

Distillery	3–0	Bangor Reserves
R. McIlvenny Walker	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast