Irish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 26th October
Irish Premiership Table
On Saturday 26th October
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Linfield | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 26 |
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2 Ballymena United | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 24 |
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3 Dungannon Swifts | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 23 |
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4 Cliftonville | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 21 |
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5 Glentoran | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
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6 Crusaders | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
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7 Coleraine | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
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8 Larne | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
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9 Portadown | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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10 Glenavon | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 15 |
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11 Carrick Rangers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 11 |
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12 Loughgall | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 8 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: Championship Round
- Position 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12: Relegation Round
Team Lineups
home team,Crusaders
Manager:Declan Caddell
Starting lineup
- Number43, Lewis Barr, Position unknownLewis Barr
- Number12, Blaney, Position unknownJ. Blaney
- Number4, Callacher, Position unknownJ. Callacher
- Number25, Clarke, Position unknownR. Clarke, Yellow Card at 53 minutes
- Number14, Forsythe, Position unknownJ. Forsythe, substituted for P. Lowry at 82 minutes
- Number29, Franklin, Position unknownH. Franklin, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 4
- Number15, O'Rourke, Position unknownJ. O'Rourke
- Number17, Offord, Position unknownK. Offord, substituted for H. Jewitt-White at 89 minutes
- Number10, Stewart, Position unknownJ. Stewart, substituted for S. Nixon at 69 minutes
- Number33, Tuffey, Position unknownJ. Tuffey
- Number6, Weir, Position unknownR. Weir, Yellow Card at 88 minutes
Substitutes
home team,Crusaders
- Number8, Jewitt-White, SubstituteH. Jewitt-White
- Number41, Kerr, SubstituteR. Kerr
- Number7, Lowry, SubstituteP. Lowry
- Number27, Nixon, SubstituteS. Nixon
- Number18, Owens, SubstituteJ. Owens
- Number21, Smith, SubstituteM. Smith
- Number11, Teelan, SubstituteJ. Teelan
away team,Ballymena United
Manager:Jim Ervin
Starting lineup
- Number24, Brown, Position unknownS. Brown
- Number34, Devlin, Position unknownO. Devlin
- Number9, Kennedy, Position unknownB. Kennedy
- Number25, McCallion, Position unknownD. McCallion
- Number19, McCurry, Position unknownC. McCurry, substituted for J. Moore at 65 minutes
- Number27, McMurray, Position unknownJ. McMurray, Yellow Card at 20 minutes, substituted for E. Devine at 65 minutes
- Number2, Nelson, Position unknownK. Nelson, Yellow Card at 77 minutes
- Number15, O'Donnell, Position unknownS. O'Donnell
- Number1, O'Neill, Position unknownS. O'Neill
- Number4, Rocks, Position unknownD. Rocks
- Number12, Andrew Scott, Position unknownA. Scott, Yellow Card at 31 minutes, substituted for A. Gawne at 69 minutes
away team,Ballymena United
- Number6, Coates, SubstituteC. Coates
- Number29, Devine, SubstituteE. Devine
- Number7, Gawne, SubstituteA. Gawne
- Number41, Hood, SubstituteJ. Hood
- Number26, Johnston, SubstituteS. Johnston
- Number11, Moore, SubstituteJ. Moore
- Number20, O'Mahony, SubstituteJ. O'Mahony
home team,Crusaders
Manager:Declan Caddell
Starting lineup
- Number43, Lewis Barr, Position unknownLewis Barr
- Number12, Blaney, Position unknownJ. Blaney
- Number4, Callacher, Position unknownJ. Callacher
- Number25, Clarke, Position unknownR. Clarke, Yellow Card at 53 minutes
- Number14, Forsythe, Position unknownJ. Forsythe, substituted for P. Lowry at 82 minutes
- Number29, Franklin, Position unknownH. Franklin, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 4
- Number15, O'Rourke, Position unknownJ. O'Rourke
- Number17, Offord, Position unknownK. Offord, substituted for H. Jewitt-White at 89 minutes
- Number10, Stewart, Position unknownJ. Stewart, substituted for S. Nixon at 69 minutes
- Number33, Tuffey, Position unknownJ. Tuffey
- Number6, Weir, Position unknownR. Weir, Yellow Card at 88 minutes
Substitutes
- Number8, Jewitt-White, SubstituteH. Jewitt-White
- Number41, Kerr, SubstituteR. Kerr
- Number7, Lowry, SubstituteP. Lowry
- Number27, Nixon, SubstituteS. Nixon
- Number18, Owens, SubstituteJ. Owens
- Number21, Smith, SubstituteM. Smith
- Number11, Teelan, SubstituteJ. Teelan
away team,Ballymena United
Manager:Jim Ervin
Starting lineup
- Number24, Brown, Position unknownS. Brown
- Number34, Devlin, Position unknownO. Devlin
- Number9, Kennedy, Position unknownB. Kennedy
- Number25, McCallion, Position unknownD. McCallion
- Number19, McCurry, Position unknownC. McCurry, substituted for J. Moore at 65 minutes
- Number27, McMurray, Position unknownJ. McMurray, Yellow Card at 20 minutes, substituted for E. Devine at 65 minutes
- Number2, Nelson, Position unknownK. Nelson, Yellow Card at 77 minutes
- Number15, O'Donnell, Position unknownS. O'Donnell
- Number1, O'Neill, Position unknownS. O'Neill
- Number4, Rocks, Position unknownD. Rocks
- Number12, Andrew Scott, Position unknownA. Scott, Yellow Card at 31 minutes, substituted for A. Gawne at 69 minutes
Substitutes
- Number6, Coates, SubstituteC. Coates
- Number29, Devine, SubstituteE. Devine
- Number7, Gawne, SubstituteA. Gawne
- Number41, Hood, SubstituteJ. Hood
- Number26, Johnston, SubstituteS. Johnston
- Number11, Moore, SubstituteJ. Moore
- Number20, O'Mahony, SubstituteJ. O'Mahony
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Ross Dunlop
- Assistant Referee 1:
- John Doherty
- Assistant Referee 2:
- David Burns
- Fourth Official:
- Evan Boyce
Season so far
Irish Premiership
Key, Crusaders v Ballymena Utd
League position, Crusaders 11th, Ballymena United 10thTotal points, Crusaders 24, Ballymena United 25
Form guide
All competitions
Crusaders draw
v Larne
1
1
Premiership
Ballymena United lose
v Coleraine
0
1
Premiership
Crusaders lose
v Linfield
2
3
Premiership
Ballymena United won
v Glenavon
0
1
Premiership
Crusaders won
v Linfield
3
2
County Antrim Shield
Ballymena United won
v Cliftonville
0
1
County Antrim Shield
Crusaders won
v Coleraine
2
1
Premiership
Ballymena United won
v Loughgall
4
1
Premiership
Crusaders won
v Ballyclare Comrades
2
3
League Cup
Ballymena United draw
v Rathfriland Rangers
3
3
League Cup
Previous meetings
All competitions
Crusaders and Ballymena UnitedCrusaders Won 53Ballymena United Won 22
Played95
Draw 20
Previous scores
All competitions
Premiership
Ballymena United 0 , Crusaders 1 on the 20th of August 2024
Ballymena United
Crusaders
20th of August 2024
Ballymena United 2 , Crusaders 4 on the 9th of March 2024
Ballymena United
Crusaders
9th of March 2024
Crusaders 1 , Ballymena United 0 on the 13th of October 2023
Crusaders
Ballymena United
13th of October 2023
