Irish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 9th March
Irish Premiership Table
On Saturday 9th March
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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 Larne | 31 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 16 | 45 | 74 |
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2 Linfield | 31 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 33 | 34 | 72 |
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3 Cliftonville | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 26 | 44 | 67 |
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4 Crusaders | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 51 |
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5 Glentoran | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 50 |
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6 Coleraine | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 39 |
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7 Loughgall | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 36 |
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8 Carrick Rangers | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 62 | -23 | 35 |
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9 Glenavon | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 34 |
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10 Dungannon Swifts | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 31 |
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11 Ballymena United | 31 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 57 | -37 | 19 |
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12 Newry City | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 76 | -54 | 17 |
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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,Ballymena United
Manager:Jim Ervin
Starting lineup
- Number28, Boyle, Position unknownD. Boyle
- Number29, Brown, Position unknownS. Brown
- Number39, McCallion, Position unknownD. McCallion
- Number11, McCullough, Position unknownS. McCullough, Yellow Card at 8 minutes
- Number36, McCurry, Position unknownC. McCurry
- Number2, Nelson, Position unknownK. Nelson, Yellow Card at 81 minutes
- Number1, O'Neill, Position unknownS. O'Neill
- Number30, Place, Position unknownM. Place
- Number31, Robinson, Position unknownJ. Robinson, substituted for J. Hood at 77 minutes
- Number4, Rocks, Position unknownD. Rocks, substituted for J. McMurray at 47 minutes
- Number16, Taylor, Position unknownF. Taylor, Yellow Card at 85 minutes
Substitutes
home team,Ballymena United
- Number35, Barr, SubstituteB. Barr
- Number41, Hood, SubstituteJ. Hood
- Number26, Johnston, SubstituteS. Johnston
- Number34, Mallon, SubstituteB. Mallon
- Number17, McGrory, SubstituteA. McGrory
- Number27, McMurray, SubstituteJ. McMurray
- Number21, Tennant, SubstituteL. Tennant
away team,Crusaders
Manager:Stephen Baxter
Starting lineup
- Number2, Burns, Position unknownB. Burns
- Number25, Clarke, Position unknownR. Clarke, Yellow Card at 54 minutes, substituted for R. Weir at 62 minutes
- Number14, Forsythe, Position unknownJ. Forsythe
- Number22, Heatley, Position unknownP. Heatley, substituted for S. Nixon at 89 minutes
- Number8, Kennedy, Position unknownB. Kennedy
- Number20, Larmour, Position unknownD. Larmour
- Number9, Lecky, Position unknownA. Lecky, Yellow Card at 59 minutes, substituted for J. Owens at 87 minutes
- Number7, Lowry, Position unknownP. Lowry
- Number15, O'Rourke, Position unknownJ. O'Rourke
- Number33, Tuffey, Position unknownJ. Tuffey
- Number19, Winchester, Position unknownJ. Winchester
away team,Crusaders
- Number28, Boyd, SubstituteJ. Boyd
- Number3, Joshua, SubstituteK. Joshua
- Number41, Kerr, SubstituteR. Kerr
- Number16, McAleenan, SubstituteA. McAleenan
- Number27, Nixon, SubstituteS. Nixon
- Number18, Owens, SubstituteJ. Owens
- Number6, Weir, SubstituteR. Weir
home team,Ballymena United
Manager:Jim Ervin
Starting lineup
- Number28, Boyle, Position unknownD. Boyle
- Number29, Brown, Position unknownS. Brown
- Number39, McCallion, Position unknownD. McCallion
- Number11, McCullough, Position unknownS. McCullough, Yellow Card at 8 minutes
- Number36, McCurry, Position unknownC. McCurry
- Number2, Nelson, Position unknownK. Nelson, Yellow Card at 81 minutes
- Number1, O'Neill, Position unknownS. O'Neill
- Number30, Place, Position unknownM. Place
- Number31, Robinson, Position unknownJ. Robinson, substituted for J. Hood at 77 minutes
- Number4, Rocks, Position unknownD. Rocks, substituted for J. McMurray at 47 minutes
- Number16, Taylor, Position unknownF. Taylor, Yellow Card at 85 minutes
Substitutes
- Number35, Barr, SubstituteB. Barr
- Number41, Hood, SubstituteJ. Hood
- Number26, Johnston, SubstituteS. Johnston
- Number34, Mallon, SubstituteB. Mallon
- Number17, McGrory, SubstituteA. McGrory
- Number27, McMurray, SubstituteJ. McMurray
- Number21, Tennant, SubstituteL. Tennant
away team,Crusaders
Manager:Stephen Baxter
Starting lineup
- Number2, Burns, Position unknownB. Burns
- Number25, Clarke, Position unknownR. Clarke, Yellow Card at 54 minutes, substituted for R. Weir at 62 minutes
- Number14, Forsythe, Position unknownJ. Forsythe
- Number22, Heatley, Position unknownP. Heatley, substituted for S. Nixon at 89 minutes
- Number8, Kennedy, Position unknownB. Kennedy
- Number20, Larmour, Position unknownD. Larmour
- Number9, Lecky, Position unknownA. Lecky, Yellow Card at 59 minutes, substituted for J. Owens at 87 minutes
- Number7, Lowry, Position unknownP. Lowry
- Number15, O'Rourke, Position unknownJ. O'Rourke
- Number33, Tuffey, Position unknownJ. Tuffey
- Number19, Winchester, Position unknownJ. Winchester
Substitutes
- Number28, Boyd, SubstituteJ. Boyd
- Number3, Joshua, SubstituteK. Joshua
- Number41, Kerr, SubstituteR. Kerr
- Number16, McAleenan, SubstituteA. McAleenan
- Number27, Nixon, SubstituteS. Nixon
- Number18, Owens, SubstituteJ. Owens
- Number6, Weir, SubstituteR. Weir
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Shane McGonigle
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Stephen Donaldson
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Bogdan Sfirloaga
- Fourth Official:
- Shane Andrews
Season so far
Irish Premiership
Key, Ballymena Utd v Crusaders
League position, Ballymena United 10th, Crusaders 11thTotal points, Ballymena United 25, Crusaders 24
Form guide
All competitions
Ballymena United lose
v Linfield
2
0
Premiership
Crusaders won
v Glenavon
2
0
Premiership
Ballymena United lose
v Larne
0
1
Premiership
Crusaders won
v Loughgall
0
1
Premiership
Ballymena United draw
v Newry City
1
1
Premiership
Crusaders draw
v Dungannon Swifts
2
2
Premiership
Ballymena United lose
v Linfield
2
0
Irish Cup
Crusaders lose
v Glentoran
1
2
Premiership
Ballymena United lose
v Loughgall
0
1
Premiership
Crusaders lose
v Linfield
1
0
Premiership
Previous meetings
All competitions
Ballymena United and CrusadersBallymena United Won 22Crusaders Won 51
Played93
Draw 20
Previous scores
All competitions
Premiership
Crusaders 1 , Ballymena United 0 on the 13th of October 2023
Crusaders
Ballymena United
13th of October 2023
Ballymena United 1 , Crusaders 2 on the 11th of August 2023
Ballymena United
Crusaders
11th of August 2023
Irish Cup
Ballymena United 0 , Crusaders 4 on the 7th of May 2023
Ballymena United
Crusaders
7th of May 2023
