 Midfielder Michael Collins is a key player for Portadown |
Portadown's title prospects have been hit by a four-match suspension for midfielder Michael Collins. As a result, Collins is set to miss the games against Dungannon (17 March), Donegal Celtic (24 March), Larne (30 March) and Loughgall (7 April).
His team-mate Richard Clarke has been hit by a one-match suspension.
Cliftonville's Barry Johnston (two), Sean Cleary (one) and Ciaran McMullan (one) get bans while Glentoran's Kyle Neill will serve a two-match ban.
Coleraine's John Neill, Crusaders' Barry Spence and Donegal Celtic's Paul Bradley all get two-match suspensions while Dungannon Swifts trio JP Gallagher, Mark McAllister and Rory Hamill are handed one-game bans.
Limavady players Neil Harkin and Sean Friars plus Glenavon's Adrian Harper and Loughgall's Peter McNeill get one-match suspensions.
The bans comes into effect from 12 March.