1983–84 County Antrim Shield

The 1983–84 County Antrim Shield was the 95th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

1983–84 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	13
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (35th win)
Runners-up	Crusaders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	48 (4 per match)
← 1982–83 1984–85 →

Linfield won the tournament for the 35th time and 4th season in a row, defeating Crusaders 3–1 in the final.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Ards
Carrick Rangers	0–5	Distillery
Cliftonville	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Carrick Rangers Reserves
Glentoran	0–2	Ballyclare Comrades
Linfield Swifts	4–2	Larne
Bangor	bye
Crusaders	bye
Linfield	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	1–0	Ballyclare Comrades
Cliftonville	2–1	Distillery
Crusaders	2–1	Ballymena United
Linfield	9–0	Linfield Swifts

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	3–2	Cliftonville
Linfield	3–1	Bangor

Final

30 April 1984

Crusaders	1–3	Linfield
Barr 40'		Jeffrey 11' Murray 41' (pen.) Anderson 81'

Seaview, Belfast

Referee: G. Nesbitt (Newtownabbey)