1888/89 Distillery 8-4 YMCA
1889/90 not awarded [*]
1890/91 Black Watch Regiment 4-2 Old Park
1891/92 Cliftonville 2-1 Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment
1892/93 Distillery 2-1 Belfast Celtic
1893/94 Cliftonville 2-1 Belfast Celtic
1894/95 Belfast Celtic 3-1 Distillery
1895/96 Distillery 5-0 Linfield
1896/97 Distillery 2-2 3-1 Linfield
1897/98 Cliftonville 2-0 Linfield
1898/99 Linfield 1-1 4-0 Linfield Swifts
1899/00 Distillery 0-0 2-0 Linfield
1900/01 Glentoran 2-1 Cliftonville
1901/02 Glentoran 2-1 Distillery
1902/03 Distillery 1-1 4-1 Linfield
1903/04 Linfield 4-1 Belfast Celtic
1904/05 Distillery 2-0 Linfield
1905/06 Linfield 1-1 2-0 Distillery
1906/07 Linfield 2-0 Glentoran
1907/08 Linfield 3-0 Distillery
1908/09 Glentoran II 3-0 Cliftonville
1909/10 Belfast Celtic 3-1 Glentoran
1910/11 Glentoran 2-0 Cliftonville
1911/12 not held
1912/13 Linfield 0-0 0-0 1-0 Cliftonville
1913/14 Linfield 3-2 Glentoran
1914/15 Distillery 1-0 Glentoran
1915/16 Glentoran 1-0 Distillery
1916/17 Linfield 3-0 Glentoran
1917/18 Glentoran 2-0 Linfield
1918/19 Distillery 0-0 1-0 Belfast Celtic
1919/20 Distillery 0-0 2-0 Belfast Celtic
1920/21 Glentoran 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 Distillery
1921/22 Linfield 1-1 4-1 Distillery
1922/23 Linfield 4-1 Glentoran
1923/24 Queen' Island 3-0 Distillery
1924/25 Glentoran 2-1 Belfast Celtic
1925/26 Cliftonville 5-1 Glentoran
1926/27 Belfast Celtic 3-2 Dunmurry
1927/28 Linfield 1-1 4-2 Ards
1928/29 Linfield 2-1 Broadway United
1929/30 Linfield 3-1 Glentoran
1930/31 Glentoran 2-1 Cliftonville
1931/32 Linfield 5-1 Belfast Celtic
1932/33 Linfield drw drw 3-1 Belfast Celtic
1933/34 Linfield 7-1 Ards
1934/35 Linfield 4-2 Belfast Celtic II
1935/36 Belfast Celtic 1-0 Belfast Celtic II
1936/37 Belfast Celtic 2-2 1-0 Glentoran
1937/38 Linfield 3-2 Ballymena United
1938/39 Belfast Celtic 2-1 Glentoran
1939/40 Glentoran 4-0 Linfield [other sources list 4-3]
1940/41 Glentoran 1-0 Distillery
1941/42 Linfield 2-0 Larne
1942/43 Belfast Celtic drw drw 2-1 Linfield
1943/44 Glentoran 3-0 Belfast Celtic
1944/45 Belfast Celtic drw 1-0 Linfield
1945/46 Distillery 1-1 3-0 Bangor II
1946/47 Linfield w/o [final not played]
1947/48 Ballymena United 2-1 Linfield
1948/49 Linfield Swifts 2-2 3-3 4-1 Bangor
1949/50 Glentoran 2-0 Linfield
1950/51 Ballymena United drw drw 3-0 Cliftonville
1951/52 Glentoran 3-0 Brantwood
1952/53 Linfield 2-2 4-4 2-1 Distillery
1953/54 Distillery 1-0 Ballymena United
1954/55 Linfield 3-0 Crusaders
1955/56 Ards 4-1 Linfield
1956/57 Glentoran 0-0 4-0 Distillery
1957/58 Linfield 3-1 Distillery
1958/59 Linfield 3-1 Bangor
1959/60 Crusaders drw 2-0 Linfield
1960/61 Linfield 2-1 Glentoran
1961/62 Linfield 5-0 Glentoran
1962/63 Linfield 4-0 Bangor
1963/64 Distillery 2-1 Glentoran
1964/65 Crusaders 6-0 Larne
1965/66 Linfield 4-0 Ballymena United
1966/67 Linfield 5-3 Crusaders
1967/68 Glentoran 3-3 3-0 Linfield
1968/69 Crusaders 2-1 Linfield
1969/70 Bangor 1-1 1-1 1-1 3-2 Ards
1970/71 Glentoran 2-1 Crusaders
1971/72 Ards 3-3 agg Crusaders [5-4 pen]
1972/73 Linfield 4-1 5-0 Bangor
1973/74 Crusaders 2-1 Larne
1974/75 Bangor 2-1 Glentoran
1975/76 Ballymena United 4-0 Distillery
1976/77 Linfield 3-1 Glentoran
1977/78 Glentoran 1-0 Crusaders
1978/79 Cliftonville 0-0 Crusaders [3-1 pen]
1979/80 Ballymena United 0-0 Crusaders [3-1 pen]
1980/81 Linfield 4-1 Glentoran
1981/82 Linfield 1-0 Distillery
1982/83 Linfield 4-1 Glentoran
1983/84 Linfield 3-1 Crusaders
1984/85 Glentoran 2-1 Crusaders
1985/86 Distillery 3-1 Ballymena United
1986/87 Glentoran 3-0 Glenavon
1987/88 Newry Town 2-1 Ballymena United
1988/89 Bangor 2-1 Glentoran [aet]
1989/90 Glentoran 0-0 Linfield [aet, 6-5 pen]
1990/91 Glenavon 4-3 Newry Town
1991/92 Crusaders 2-1 Glenavon
1992/93 Carrick Rangers 1-1 2-1 Glentoran
1993/94 Ards 4-1 Crusaders
1994/95 Linfield 4-0 Glenavon
1995/96 Glenavon 3-0 Crusaders
1996/97 Cliftonville abd 0-0 Ballymena United [aet, 5-4 pen]
1997/98 Linfield 1-0 Crusaders
1998/99 Glentoran 2-0 Cliftonville
1999/00 Glentoran 2-1 Bangor
2000/01 Linfield 2-1 Glentoran
2001/02 Glentoran 2-0 Linfield
2002/03 Glentoran 3-0 Ballymena United
2003/04 Linfield 2-0 Ards
2004/05 Linfield 2-1 Crusaders
2005/06 Linfield 2-1 Ballymena United
2006/07 Cliftonville 2-1 Lisburn Distillery
2007/08 Glentoran 2-1 Crusaders
2008/09 Cliftonville 2-1 Linfield
2009/10 Crusaders 3-2 Linfield [aet]
2010/11 Glentoran 3-1 Linfield
2011/12 Cliftonville 2-1 Glentoran
2012/13 Ballymena United 1-1 Linfield [aet, 4-3 pen]
2013/14 Linfield 0-0 Crusaders [aet, 4-1 pen]
2014/15 Cliftonville 1-0 Bangor
2015/16 Ballymena United 3-2 Linfield
2016/17 Linfield 3-1 Crusaders
2017/18 Crusaders 4-2 Ballymena United
2018/19 Crusaders 4-3 Linfield
2019/20 Cliftonville 2-1 Ballymena United
2020/21 Larne 0-0 Glentoran [aet, 4-3 pen]
2021/22 Larne 1-0 Linfield
2022/23 Larne 0-0 Linfield [aet, 4-3 pen]
[*] the final between Linfield and Distillery was abandoned due to
crowd trouble in the 88th minute with the score 5-3 for Linfield;
the Shield was not awarded
Number of Wins (133; runners-up between square brackets [132, none in 1946/47])
43 [26] Linfield
26 [22] Glentoran
14 [15] (Lisburn) Distillery
11 [ 7] Cliftonville
8 [16] Crusaders
8 [ 9] Belfast Celtic
6 [10] Ballymena United
3 [ 6] Bangor
3 [ 4] Ards
3 [ 3] Larne
2 [ 3] Glenavon
1 [ 1] Linfield Swifts
1 [ 1] Newry Town
1 Black Watch Regiment
1 Carrick Rangers
1 Glentoran II
1 Queen' Island
[ 2] Belfast Celtic II
[ 1] Bangor II
[ 1] Brantwood
[ 1] Broadway United
[ 1] Dunmurry
[ 1] Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment
[ 1] Old Park
[ 1] YMCA
NB: Linfield Swifts are the reserve side of Linfield;
the 1946/47 trophy by Linfield is not counted in some sources
Thanks to Hans Schöggl for additional data
Main sources: [Grü 00], Irish Football Club Project
Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 17 Apr 2023
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