Cliftonville v Larne

Official Matchday Magazine of Ireland’s Oldest Football Club
Volume 40 / Issue 14 / Online
Cliftonville v Larne
Danske Bank Premiership
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Solitude, Belfast, 3pm
Match Sponsor: Mr Paul Treanor
Match Sponsor: The Understanders

Solitude, Cliftonville Street
Belfast, BT14 6LP
Founded September 20, 1879
Official Website: www.cliftonvillefc.net
Telephone: (028) 9075 4628
Fax: (028) 3844 1583
PERSONNEL
President: Sean McClean
Hon Life President: Brendan Rafferty
Chairman: Gerard Lawlor
Football Operations:
Facilities Director: Adrian Keenan
Fundraising & Supporter Liaison: Joanne
McMullan
Marketing & Communications: Paul
McKeown
Finance Director: Christopher McArdle
Chief Operating Officer: David
Begley
Club Patron: Jim Boyce
General Manager: George Walsh
Club Chaplain: Rev Dario Leal
Supporters Liaison: Michael
Hegney
Matchday Magazine: Conor
McLaughlin. Paul Treanor and Kevin
Herron
Cliftonville
wins
(71)
Draws
(36)
Larne
wins
(67)
The entire history of fixtures between
Cliftonville and Larne...
COACHING STAFF
Manager: Paddy McLaughlin
Assistant: Brian Donaghey
First Team Coach: Declan O’Hara
Goalkeeping Coach: Conleth
McCrudden
Club Doctor: Dr John Campbell
Physio: Stuart Holmes
Kit Manager: Brian Campbell
Cliftonville Olympic Manager:
Brendan Lynch
Head of Youth Development:
Marc Smyth
Elite Player Development:
Mickey Donnelly
Cliftonville Strollers Manager:
Brendan Lynch
Cliftonville Ladies Manager:
John McGrady
Head of Ladies Academy:
Marissa Callaghan
Disability Access: John Rogan
HONOURS
Irish League: 1906 (with Distillery),
1910, 1998, 2013, 2014
Irish Cup: 1883, 1888, 1897,
1900, 1901, 1907, 1909, 1979
League Cup: 2003, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016
County Antrim Shield: 1892, 1894,
1898, 1926, 1979, 1997, 2007, 2008,
2011, 2015, 2020
Gold Cup: 1923, 1933, 1980
Belfast Charities Cup: 1884, 1886,
1997, 1888, 1889, 1897, 1906, 1908,
1909, 1924
Alhambra Cup: 1922
Floodlit Cup: 1996
Soccer Sixes: 1995
Charity Shield: 1998, 2014
Steel & Sons Cup: 1900, 1902, 1907, 1908,
1914, 1922
Intermediate Cup: 1896, 1900, 1902
‘B’ Division: 1954, 1981
Reserve League: 2001, 2003, 2012, 2014, 2016
George Wilson Cup: 1999, 2007, 2013, 2016,
2017
Irish Junior Cup: 1893
Irish Alliance First Division: 1899, 1900
IFA Youth League: 1993, 1994, 2003, 2010
IFA Youth Cup: 2001
IFA Youth League Cup: 2001, 2003
Bob Larmour Memorial Cup: 2006, 2007,
2008 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
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His double against Warrenpoint
saw Ryan Curran become just
the 12th player to hit 25
Premiership goals for the Reds
The earliest minute
that the scoring has
been settled in any
Cliftonville match
in 2021 so far
This is the
175th meeting
between
Cliftonville
and Larne
Amount of goals
the Reds have scored
and conceded away
from home in the
Premiership
Last week’s
stalemate with
Portadown was
Cliftonville’s 220th
Premiership draw
Though Covid-19 protocols mean supporters aren’t necessarily able to visit The Reds Shop
with the ease usually associated with Solitude matchdays, our online Click & Collect
service remains available 24 hours a day at www.theredsshop.net
1892
Cliftonville beat Leinster Nomads 5-2
in an away friendly.
1926
The Reds defeated Glentoran 5-1 in
the County Antrim Shield Final.

MANAGER
Last week’s outcome was
another hard to take result
SUPPORTING ROLE
Our thanks to this afternoon’s
Matchday Partners
COVER STORY
Rory Hale drives away from
Oisin Conaty during the draw
with Portadown
FORWARD THINKING
Paul O’Neill is looking
forward to building on
promising early form
THE AWAY END
Larne targeting momentum
after inconsistent
start to 2021
FIXTURES & FITTINGS
Key dates for your diary
throughout the season
IN THE PICTURE
Action from last weekend's trip
to Shamrock Park
SQUAD GOALS
All the facts, figures and
stats behind today’s
home line-up
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I
T goes without saying that
Portadown’s equaliser last
week was very tough to
take, especially as we have
conceded a number of late
goals that have cost us points
recently.
We’ve scored a few ourselves but
that comes as no comfort to
anyone when we’re left reflecting
on what might have been
when we look back at draws
against the Ports and Crusaders,
as well as the loss to Glentoran -
there’s five points that have all
been lost in the final minute.
It’s also something we experienced
the last time we played
Larne, so it’s an issue we need to
learn from and deal with.
Last week’s game also saw us
denied the latest in a long line of
what looked like stonewall penalty
kicks and, while there’s no
guarantee of scoring them or
how the game will pan out after
that, I think it’s fair to assume
we’d have enjoyed a better spell
of form had we been awarded
one against Portadown and
Glentoran, plus we’d a few
shouts against Glenavon in addition
to a goal which television
replays have since proved was
incorrectly ruled out for offside.
There’s no point in complaining
about these things, though -
firstly because nobody seems to
be listening and also because
you can’t rewind time to fix it.
“
It was nice not to have a midweek game
on Tuesday so that we could have a full week
of proper training.
”
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You just have to hope the referee
spots these things on the day
and you’d like to think our luck
will turn sooner or later on that
front.
One thing we can control, however,
are our own performances.
Like everyone else, we’ve found
ourselves stuck in a bit of a hectic
schedule lately but it was nice
not to have a midweek game on
Tuesday so that we could have a
full week of proper training -
something none of our seven
January signings have experienced
since they came to the
Club.
The games are about to hit us
thick and fast again, so we’ll
need to make sure we step up to
meet every challenge,
starting today.
Larne are a hugely
talented side who
are quite rightly
being talked up as
potential Champions
and, as
they’ve shown
all season long,
are capable of
getting wins
against anyone
at any
venue.
Our players
will relish
today’s task
and, far
from feeling
sorry for
ourselves
over how
recent weeks
have gone, we
must go out
with a determination
to
work hard
for the
points.

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Finne day: Aaron
Donnelly is kept
alert by Paul
Finnegan
Heads up: Ryan O’Reilly battles with Finnegan in the air and (inset) Ryan
Curran loses out to Adam McCallum
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Saturday, February 13, 2021 ::: Danske Bank Premiership ::: Portadown 1-1 Cliftonville
Top Barr: Barry
Coffey drives
forward and
(below) Rory
Hale celebrates
finding the net
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FTER banking two
goals in his first four
appearances for the
Club, it’s little wonder
Paul O’Neill is relishing each
new Cliftonville matchday.
The Northern Ireland Under-21
international, who joined from
Glentoran as part of the deal
that took Conor McMenamin to
The Oval on Transfer Deadline
Day at the end of last month, has
started all four games of his
Reds career to date and made a
positive early impression with a
late equaliser against Coleraine
on his debut.
He opened his home account
with a fine finish against Warrenpoint
Town a week-and-a-half
ago and believes that continuing
to develop familiarity with the
players around him can keep him
on the goal trail.
“The more I play, the better I’ll
get with the rest of players,” he
insists.
“Ryan Curran and myself are
building up a good relationship
now and a good understanding.
Moving forward, if we can keep
that up then it’s going to start
moving us up the table and we’re
going to start winning more
games.”
The next challenge on the horizon
is this afternoon’s Danske
Bank Premiership encounter with
Larne and, while well aware of
the threat the visitors will pose,
O’Neill insists that he and his
team-mates will approach the
contest in a positive frame of
mind.
“Larne like to get the ball down
and pop it about and play good
football, we know they’re going
to do that but we can do the
same,” explains the current
Young Footballer of the Year.
“Since I’ve came in here, I’ve
noticed the quality within the
side. We can get the ball down
and play football and it’s always
a good way to play. If we play
our normal game and the way we
can play then there is no reason
why we can’t take the threepoints.”
Something that has stopped
Cliftonville collecting a greater
pool of points in recent weeks
has been the concession of late
goals, which continued against
Portadown at Shamrock Park
last weekend.
Indeed, every Reds fixture in
2021 has produced a goal in the
final four minutes, with O’Neill’s
86th minute equaliser at the
Coleraine Showgrounds the
earliest the scoring has been
settled in any match since the
turn of the year.
Though the Reds have benefited
from last-gasp goals against
Dungannon Swifts, Glenavon
Linfield and Warrenpoint Town,
they have also shipped strikes to
Crusaders, the Blues, Glentoran
and now the Ports, with O’Neill
adding: “It was a disappointing
way to end the game, I think
that’s the last six games where
there has been a goal in the last
four or five minutes.
“The previous Saturday away to
the Glens, they scored in the
89th minute and we should have
seen the game out and I’d a
couple of chances myself. We
have to get out of this habit of
conceding late goals.”
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Curran affair: Ryan
Curran takes the
acclaim after opening
the scoring, while
(above) namesake
Chris tracks Adam
Evans

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 ::: Danske Bank Premiership ::: Cliftonville 3-0 Warrenpoint Town
Toe the line:
Paul O’Neill
makes it 2-0
Hut stuff: Rory
Hale gets away
from Stuart
Hutchinson
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A
NY Larne fan would
have bitten your arm
off for the position the
Inver Reds find themselves
in as we approach the
halfway point of the season.
Tiernan Lynch's men are currently
sitting pretty in second place
in the Danske Bank Premiership,
just a couple of points off Linfield
at the top and well positioned in
the race for Europe.
All of the leading sides have had
a spell where they have gone a
few games without winning and
January was when Larne had
theirs.
The opening month of 2021
presented the first real test of
the squad's resolve with home
defeats against Ballymena United
and Coleraine and draws
which could have been wins
against both Crusaders and
Glentoran.
The Inver Men hadn't missed a
beat before Christmas, topping
the Premiership and winning the
County Antrim Shield, so a four
game winless run was a shock to
the system, but Larne have got
back on track in February with
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eight points from the last 12 on
offer.
It could so easily have been four
wins from four too, as they were
denied victories by late equalisers
against Warrenpoint Town
and Portadown.
However, with games coming
thick and fast, there is no time
to cry about spilt milk. This
season's Larne team is an
upgrade on last season's
squad. Its record against their
rivals for European places has
been much better and they go
into every game with a realistic
expectation of winning all three
points. They will approach the
second half of the season very
much on the front foot.
Former Crusaders and Linfield
defender Josh Robinson's addition
to the backline has brought
much needed title winning experience,
Ronan Hale - brother of
Cliftonville midfielder Rory - has
brought an unpredictability to
Larne's attacking play and recent
acquisition Dylan Mottley-Henry
has added more pace on the
flanks.
Of course, Marty Donnelly remains
the
team's most
creative influence
and in Fuad
Sule, Larne have the
League's finest defensive
midfield player - and Lynch will
be looking to all five to make a
contribution this afternoon.
Andy Scullion

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Your walk through the
Cliftonville squad
Including 2020/21
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Paddy McLaughlin’s first signing saw
him raid hometown Club Derry City for
full-back McDermott on a loan deal,
which became permanent last January.
A scorer on his home debut when the
Reds overcame Barry Town United,
Conor has been sidelined since the
North Belfast Derby draw with Crusaders
early last month.
HOME: John Mulholland
AWAY: Michael Young Sr
CONOR
McDERMOTT
DATE OF BIRTH
September 18, 1997
DEBUT
June 27, 2019
v Barry Town United
Appearances: 56 Goals: 2
Signed in October 2015, Ives made his
150th appearance for the Club towards
the end of the 2018/19 season.
Last term was, however, a frustrating
one for the former Torquay man, with a
metatarsal injury keeping him out of
action for long stretches - a situation
which has unfortunately repeated itself
this season.
HOME: Aidan Tobin
AWAY: John Doran
LEVI
IVES
DATE OF BIRTH
July 28, 1997
DEBUT
October 17, 2015
v Portadown
Appearances: 180 Goals: 11
Signed from Portadown on a precontract
agreement in January 2017,
Breen quickly established himself as a
key member of Cliftonville’s backline.
The Kilkenny man, who won November’s
Goal of the Month award with a
fantastic free-kick against Dungannon
Swifts, has been out through suspension
and injury of late.
HOME: Cathal Mervyn
AWAY: David McDowell
GARRY
BREEN
DATE OF BIRTH
April 13, 1989
DEBUT
August 12, 2017
v Ards
Appearances: 123 Goals: 6
One of an ever-expanding contingent of
former Ballinamallard United players on
the books, central defender O’Reilly was
signed from the Ferney Park outfit
during the summer.
After an impressive start to life at his
new Club, the Cavan man made a
welcome return last weekend following
an almost two-month absence.
HOME: John Doran
AWAY: Joanne McMullan
RYAN
O’REILLY
DATE OF BIRTH
July 7, 1995
DEBUT
October 17, 2020
v Glentoran
Appearances: 13 Goals: 0
Plumbridge man Harney began his
career with Maiden City Academy before
signing for West Ham United.
A loan move to Colchester United
resulted in a permanent deal ahead of
the former Northern Ireland Under-21
international making a 2017 move to
the Reds, for whom he misses out
through suspension today.
HOME: Niall Devlin
AWAY: Jack Ferrin
JAMIE
HARNEY
DATE OF BIRTH
March 4, 1996
DEBUT
August 12, 2017
v Ards
Appearances: 124 Goals: 8
A member of the Ballinamallard side
which impressed during their debut
Premiership season, the ex-Manchester
United youngster’s signature was
secured in the summer of 2013.
An able performer on both the right
flank and middle of the park, the skipper
has also starred in a full-back role in
recent weeks.
HOME: Nolan Devlin
AWAY: Ronan Begley
CHRIS
CURRAN
DATE OF BIRTH
January 5, 1991
DEBUT
July 23, 2013
v Celtic
Appearances: 298 Goals: 34
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O’Connor signed up at Solitude in
October following an impressive spell
with Cork City.
Previously on the books of UCD, the 23-
year-old former Republic of Ireland
underage star can operate on either
flank and caught the eye with welltaken
goals against both Portadown
and Glenavon before Christmas.
HOME: Mike and Marie (Cork)
AWAY: Mike and Marie (Cork)
DAIRE
O’CONNOR
DATE OF BIRTH
April 15, 1997
DEBUT
October 23, 2020
v Crusaders
Appearances: 17 Goals: 3
Despite being part of a Ballinamallard
squad relegated in May 2018, there was
no shortage of suitors for Curran’s
services, with Cliftonville beating a
string of others keen to snap him up.
The 27-year-old, who boasts a string of
vital strikes to his name, has been a
regular on the goal trail throughout
2021 so far.
HOME: David McDowell
AWAY: Cathal Mervyn
RYAN
CURRAN
DATE OF BIRTH
October 13, 1993
DEBUT
July 12, 2018
v Nordsjælland
Appearances: 109 Goals: 34
DATE OF BIRTH
July 31, 1991
DEBUT
January 13, 2020
v Linfield
A January 2020 recruit, McCrudden
moved to the Club following an injuryplagued
spell with Derry City.
The 29-year-old striker, a proven
Premiership goalscorer during two
spells with Institute either side of a stint
with Ballinamallard, claimed the Reds’
first equaliser in last month’s win
against Linfield.
HOME: Anthony Marley
AWAY: Denis Hasson
MICHAEL
McCRUDDEN
Appearances: 27 Goals: 6
Signed on a pre-contract deal from
Warrenpoint Town in January 2019,
Seanna has previously spent time on
the books of Sheffield Wednesday,
Linfield and Carrick Rangers.
An athletic full-back with a desire to get
forward and support the attack, Foster
has proven a reliable option on the right
-hand side.
HOME: Denis Hasson
AWAY: Paul McKeown
SEANNA
FOSTER
DATE OF BIRTH
January 29, 1997
DEBUT
August 27, 2019
v Moyola Park
Appearances: 26 Goals: 0
Having excelled both centrally and on
the left side of Cliftonville’s defence,
the 20-year-old has further demonstrating
his adaptability with some
stirring displays in the middle of the
park earlier in the season but, following
a stop-start spell with injury, has
reverted to a full-back role throughout
2021 so far.
HOME: Orchard Taxis
AWAY: Paul O’Connor
AARON
DONNELLY
DATE OF BIRTH
March 22, 2000
DEBUT
October 1, 2016
v Annagh United
Appearances: 81 Goals: 1
Back at the Club following a brief spell
with Warrenpoint Town in the latter part
of last season, the 21-year-old midfielder
- who was part of the Cliftonville
Academy from 2012-2015 - spent four
years at English League Two side
Stevenage, for whom he made 33
appearances following his professional
debut in April 2017.
HOME:
AWAY:
MARK
McKEE
DATE OF BIRTH
December 1, 1998
DEBUT
October 19, 2019
v Institute
Appearances: 7 Goals: 1
A tough-tackling central midfielder with
an incredible work ethic, Bagnall captained
Warrenpoint Town to the Championship
title in 2016/17.
Formerly on the books of Glenavon,
Sunderland and Darlington, the 28-year
-old has been in superb form so far this
season and has impressed in a defensive
role lately.
HOME: Nicola Gorman
AWAY: Paul Ferrin
LIAM
BAGNALL
DATE OF BIRTH
May 17, 1992
DEBUT
August 12, 2017
v Ards
Appearances: 121 Goals: 2
A player who was chased by a host of
Clubs in the summer of 2019, Ronan is
one of an increasing band of Derry
natives at Solitude.
After stepping from the Ulster Senior
League with Cockhill Celtic into the
Premiership with Institute, ‘Olly’ made
his 50th appearance in November’s loss
at Dungannon.
HOME: Donna Doherty
AWAY: David Doherty
RONAN
DOHERTY
DATE OF BIRTH
January 10, 1996
DEBUT
June 27, 2019
v Barry Town United
Appearances: 64 Goals: 2
DATE OF BIRTH
November 26, 1989
DEBUT
June 30, 2011
v The New Saints
The greatest goalscorer in Cliftonville’s
history surpassed Kevin McGarry’s longstanding
record of 170 strikes in October
2018.
A double title-winner with the Reds
prior to a move to Peterborough United,
the man known simply as ‘The Goal’
faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines
after breaking his elbow last month.
HOME: Ciaran O’Neill
AWAY: John Campbell
JOE
GORMLEY
Appearances: 340 Goals: 218
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DATE OF BIRTH
March 31, 2000
DEBUT
April 28, 2018
v Linfield
An upcoming talent, Dunne was a
regular fixture on the Reds’ bench
during the 2017/18 season and made
his debut in a Premiership win over
Linfield at Windsor Park.
The towering goalkeeper, who spent
the 2018/19 term on loan at Portadown,
made his first appearance of the
season in the defeat of Dundela.
HOME: Colin Simpson
AWAY: Kenny Murdock
DECLAN
DUNNE
Appearances: 5 Goals: 0
DATE OF BIRTH
April 9, 2002
DEBUT
January 26, 2019
v Glenavon
Handed his debut by Caretaker Manager
Michael Press during a Danske Bank
Premiership encounter with Glenavon in
January 2019, Casey is a midfield talent
with huge potential.
The 18-year-old, impressive against
Knockbreda and Dundela last month, is
another Northern Ireland Schoolboy
International.
HOME: David Casey
AWAY: Caodhan Casey
ODHRÁN
CASEY
Appearances: 7 Goals: 0
DATE OF BIRTH
November 27, 1996
DEBUT
January 2, 2021
v Dungannon Swifts
A member of the Cliftonville Academy
before joining Aston Villa in 2015, the
24-year-old midfielder – who featured
for the Republic of Ireland at Under-21
level – made a welcome return to
Solitude in the days leading up to
Christmas, since when he has found the
net against Crusaders, Coleraine and
Portadown.
HOME: Connor Hayes
AWAY: The Sunflower Pub
Appearances: 8 Goals: 3
RORY
HALE
DATE OF BIRTH
January 6, 1996
DEBUT
Not yet
made
One of seven January recruits, Lowe
boasts considerable Premiership
experience despite being just 25 years
old.
The Omagh man came through the
ranks at Dungannon Swifts, with whom
the midfielder spent a decade prior to
his switch to the Reds, where he has
thus far operated in defence.
HOME: Joanne McMullan
AWAY: Joe McGarry
Appearances: 5 Goals: 0
KRIS
LOWE
DATE OF BIRTH
August 26, 1991
DEBUT
February 2, 2021
v Coleraine
After coming through the ranks at West
Ham United, Kearns spent a productive
season with Dundalk before commencing
three years at Peterborough United.
The Belfast-born underage international
– who represented both Northern
Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at
various levels – joined the Reds from
Linfield at the end of last month.
HOME: Colin Clarkin
AWAY:
DANIEL
KEARNS
Appearances: 3 Goals: 0
DATE OF BIRTH
January 7, 2000
DEBUT
February 2, 2021
v Coleraine
The current Young Footballer of the
Year joined Cliftonville as part of the
January Transfer Deadline Day deal that
saw Conor McMenamin return to
Glentoran.
The Northern Ireland Under-21 international
striker wasted no time in making
a positive impression at the Reds with
two goals to his name so far.
HOME: Rick O’Neill
AWAY: Declan Healey
PAUL
O’NEILL
Appearances: 4 Goals: 2
DATE OF BIRTH
February 6, 2002
DEBUT
January 26, 2021
v Linfield
Yet another former member of the
Cliftonville Academy, Eoin returned to
Solitude on loan from Portsmouth this
week.
Having featured for the Reds’ Under-18
side at the age of 16, the versatile
attacker has featured for Pompey’s
senior team and Under-23s during his
two-and-a-half years at Fratton Park.
HOME: Remo Gressani
AWAY: Brendan Teggart
EOIN
TEGGART
Appearances: 2 Goals: 0
DATE OF BIRTH
January 4, 1992
DEBUT
January 9, 2021
v Crusaders
Formerly with Wolves and Ross County,
goalkeeper Aaron represented the
Republic of Ireland at Under-17, Under-
18, Under-19 and Under-21 level and
was selected in senior squads by both
Giovanni Trapattoni and Martin O’Neill.
Prior to joining the Reds last month, he
featured in this season’s Europa League
group stages with Dundalk.
HOME: Dale McDonald
AWAY: Colin Simpson
AARON
McCAREY
Appearances: 7 Goals: 0
DATE OF BIRTH
March 27, 2001
DEBUT
February 2, 2021
v Coleraine
On loan from Celtic, Barry has featured
for the Hoops’ Under-17 and Reserve
set-ups since joining from hometown
side Nenagh AFC in 2017.
A Republic of Ireland Under-19 international,
the Tipperary native scored the
goal that helped the Republic of Ireland
reached the Euro Under-19 Championship
semi-finals two years ago.
HOME: Colin Simpson
AWAY: Cillian Nugent
BARRY
COFFEY
Appearances: 4 Goals: 0
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0-1
3-0
0-1
3-0
1-2
0-1
0-4
5-0
0-2
1-1
0-2
2-1
2-2
4-3
1-1
2-2
0-1
3-0
1-1
OPPOSITION
Knockbreda (h)
Dundela (h)
Glentoran (h)
Crusaders (a)
Carrick Rgers (h)
Glentoran (h)
Warrenpoint (h)
Dungannon Sw (a)
Larne (a)
Ballymena Utd (h)
Portadown (h)
Linfield (a)
Glenavon (a)
Coleraine (h)
Dungannon Sw (a)
Crusaders (h)
Linfield (h)
Glenavon (h)
Coleraine (a)
Glentoran (a)
Warrenpoint (h)
Portadown (a)
Larne (h)
Ballymena Utd (a)
Carrick Rgers (a)
Ballymena Utd (h)
Linfield (a)
Larne (a)
Coleraine (h)
Glentoran (h)
Warrenpoint (a)
Dungannon Sw (h)
Crusaders (a)
Glenavon (h)
Portadown (a)
Carrick Rgers (h)
Doherty
McKee
Donnelly+
Donnelly
Donnelly
Donnelly*
Doherty
Doherty
Doherty
Doherty
Donnelly*
Donnelly
McMenamin^
Doherty
C Curran
C Curran
McCrudden*
O’Connor
Kearns*
Coffey*
Kearns*
Coffey*
Ives
Maguire
Ives
Ives*
Maguire
McDermott
Maguire
McDermott
Maguire
Maguire+
O’Reilly
O’Reilly^
Donnelly
Donnelly
Donnelly
Donnelly
Donnelly
Donnelly
Donnelly
Donnelly
Donnelly
Donnelly
Brush
Dunne
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
McCarey
McCarey
McCarey
McCarey
McCarey
McCarey
McCarey
Maguire
R Curran
R Curran
R Curran
McCrudden
McCrudden+
McCrudden*
Maguire^
McCrudden+
R Curran
McCrudden 3^
McCrudden*
McCrudden+
Gormley
McMenamin^
McMenamin+
McMenamin 2 +
McCrudden^
R Curran+
R Curran
McCrudden
Gormley 4^
Gormley^
Gormley
Gormley+
Gormley^
R Curran
R Curran
Gormley
Gormley
Gormley
Gormley+
R Curran
R Curran
R Curran
R Curran
R Curran
R Curran
O’Neill
O’Neill+
O’Neill+
O’Neill+
Bagnall^
McMenamin
Bagnall+
McMenamin
McMenamin+
Bagnall
Bagnall
Bagnall
Bagnall+
C Curran
C Curran
McMenamin
McMenamin
C Curran
C Curran
Doherty+
Doherty
Doherty
Doherty
Doherty
Doherty
Doherty
Doherty
C Curran
McMenamin
C Curran
C Curran
McMenamin^
McMenamin^
McMenamin
McMenamin
McMenamin
McMenamin
C Curran
C Curran
Bagnall
O’Connor+
Bagnall
Bagnall
Bagnall
Bagnall
Coffey^
Bagnall
Bagnall
C Curran
Harney+
Ives
O’Reilly
O’Reilly
O’Reilly
O’Reilly
O’Reilly
O’Reilly
O’Reilly
O’Reilly
Breen
Breen
O’Reilly*
Breen
Breen*
Breen
Breen
Breen*
Breen
Breen
Lowe
Bagnall
G Breen
G Breen*
G Breen
G Breen^
Harney
G Breen
Harney
Breen
Breen
Breen
McDermott+
McDermott
Harney
Harney^
Harney
Harney
Harney
Harney
Harney
Harney^
Harney
O’Reilly
Foster*
Casey
McDermott*
McDermott
McDermott
Harney
McDermott
Harney*
McDermott*
McDermott
Foster
Foster
McDermott
McDermott
McDermott
McDermott
C Curran
C Curran+
Lowe
Lowe
C Curran^
Lowe
Bagnall
Doherty*
C Curran
C Curran+
C Curran
R Curran
McKee*
Bagnall
Bagnall
Doherty
Bagnall*
Hale
Hale*
Hale
Hale
Hale
Hale
Hale
Hale
Gormley
McCrudden
Maguire
Maguire
McCrudden
O’Connor
Coffey
O’Connor 2
Doherty
R Curran 2
R Curran
C Curran 2
Bagnall
20 22

Cliftonville
2. Conor McDermott
3. Levi Ives
4. Garry Breen
5. Ryan O’Reilly
6. Jamie Harney
7. Chris Curran
8. Daire O’Connor
9. Ryan Curran
10. Michael McCrudden
12. Seanna Foster
14. Aaron Donnelly
15. Mark McKee
16. Liam Bagnall
17. Ronan Doherty
18. Donal Rocks
19. Joe Gormley
20. Declan Dunne
21. Calvin McCurry
22. Odhrán Casey
24. Ethan Devine
27. Rory Hale
30. Kris Lowe
32. Daniel Kearns
33. Paul O’Neill
36. Eoin Teggart
37. Aaron McCarey
40. Barry Coffey
Larne
1. Conor Devlin
3. Graham Kelly
4. Albert Watson
5. Josh Robinson
6. John Herron
7. Fuad Sule
8. Mark Randall
9. Ronan Hale
10. Davy McDaid
11. Martin Donnelly
14. Andrew Scott
16. Lee Lynch
17. Andrew Mitchell
18. Nathan Murr
19. Conor McKendry
20. Dylan Mottley-Henry
21. Conor Mitchell
22. Luke Wade-Slater
23. Tomas Cosgrove
24. Jeff Hughes
26. Dean Jarvis
27. Johnny McMurray
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REFEREE
Mr Keith Kennedy
ASSISTANTS
Mr George Argyropoulos
Mr Adam Jeffrey
FOURTH OFFICIAL
Mr Peter McGrath
This weekend’s other Premiership fixtures
Carrick Rangers v Glenavon
Crusaders v Ballymena United
Linfield v Coleraine (5.30pm)
Portadown v Dungannon Swifts
Warrenpoint Town v Glentoran
Danske Bank Premiership table
1 Linfield
2 Larne
3 Crusaders
4 Coleraine
5 Cliftonville
6 Glentoran
7 Ballymena United
8 Glenavon
9 Warrenpoint Town
10 Carrick Rangers
11 Portadown
12 Dungannon Swifts
P
17
18
18
17
19
16
16
15
17
15
17
17
W
12
10
9
9
7
6
7
4
4
3
2
3
D
2
6
3
3
5
6
2
6
5
3
6
3
L
3
2
6
5
7
4
7
5
8
9
9
11
F
44
33
35
26
29
26
22
22
15
14
18
10
A
20
16
23
19
24
15
17
25
29
32
38
36
Pts
38
36
30
30
26
24
23
18
17
12
12
12
23