Domestic Record After World War II
The first team won the Anderson Cup four times in six years, between 1947 and 1952.
The last major successes for the first team came in the Kirk Cup win in 1965-66 and in the 1971-72 season where the Kirk Cup was shared with Instonians after two replays. The Cup, which had been on display in Hall's Hotel in Antrim, survived a terrorist bomb which exploded outside severely damaging the building.
The first team survived three relegation Senior League play off's, against Bangor in the 1963-64 season, Queen's University in the 1982-83 season and Cliftonville in the 1984-85 season.
In the 1985-86 season the first team headed the League until well into the new year before finally finishing third, behind Belfast Y.M.C.A. and Banbridge. The Anderson Cup Final was lost 1-0, in extra time, to Banbridge. This would prove to be Antrim's last successful season in Section 1 of the Ulster Senior League. A road traffic accident on the 27 September 1986 caused the deaths of three first team players. The loss of these players contributed to the relegation of the First X1 at the end of the 1987-88 season.
Antrim have finished near the top of Senior League Section 2 (renamed as Section 1 when Section 1 was renamed as the Premier League in 2001) in every season since, falling short of regaining their long held Senior 1 status.
In 2011-12 season the first team gained promtion to the premier league, having completed a double of winning both the Senior 1 title and the Linden cup.
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