Crusaders FC

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League History

League	26/27	25/26	24/25	23/24	22/23	21/22	20/21	19/20	18/19	17/18	16/17	15/16	14/15
Friendlies Clubs cup	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	·	·	·	·	·	·
Premiership	6	5	5	4	5	4	6	✓	✓	1	·	·	·
Irish Cup cup	·	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	·	·	·	·	·	·
League Cup cup	·	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	·	✓	✓	✓	·	·	·
UEFA Europa Conference League cup	·	·	✓	✓	✓	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Charity Shield cup	·	·	·	✓	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
UEFA Europa League cup	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	✓	✓	✓	·	·	✓
UEFA Champions League cup	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	✓	·	✓	✓	·

Standings 2023

League	#	P	Pts	GD	Form
Premiership	4	38	64	+18
Premiership	5	33	55	+19

Recent Fixtures 2023

Players by Country

Northern Ireland 47 ▾

A. Karrabecaj A. Lecky Adam McAleenan B. Bradshaw B. Burns B. Doyle B. Kennedy B. Maguire B. Nsiah C. Burns C. McEnlea C. Quinn D. Caddell D. Larmour E. Conlon J. Boyd J. Callacher J. Forsythe J. James J. Ness J. O'Rourke J. Owens J. Robinson J. Teelan J. Tuffey J. Williamson J. Winchester K. Bond L. Anderson L. Barr M. Beattie M. Kennedy M. McWilliams M. Pauley M. Smith O. McKenna P. Heatley P. Lowry R. Clarke R. Donnelly R. McEneaney R. McKeown R. Mullan R. Weir Ryan Kerr S. Nixon W. Francey

Republic of Ireland 1 ▾

K. Joshua

Scotland 1 ▾

K. Offord

Squad 2023

Goalkeeper 9 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals	Yellow	Red
J. Tuffey Northern Ireland	38	0	0	0
J. Tuffey Northern Ireland	4	0	1	0
J. Williamson Northern Ireland	1	0	0	1
J. Williamson Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
Ryan Kerr Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
Ryan Kerr Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
Ryan Kerr Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. Williamson Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
M. Pauley Northern Ireland

Defender 26 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals	Yellow	Red
J. O'Rourke Northern Ireland	38	5	8	0
D. Larmour Northern Ireland	37	5	9	0
B. Burns Northern Ireland	31	1	12	0
M. Smith Northern Ireland	16	1	3	0
J. Robinson Northern Ireland	14	1	5	1
R. McKeown Northern Ireland	9	0	0	0
R. McKeown Northern Ireland	4	0	0	0
B. Burns Northern Ireland	4	0	2	0
J. O'Rourke Northern Ireland	4	0	1	0
J. Callacher Northern Ireland	4	1	0	0
D. Larmour Northern Ireland	4	0	1	0
D. Larmour Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. Callacher Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. O'Rourke Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
Adam McAleenan Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
B. Burns Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
K. Bond Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
E. Conlon Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
M. McWilliams Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
W. Francey Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
K. Bond Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. Robinson Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. Robinson Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
M. Smith Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
B. Bradshaw Northern Ireland
R. McEneaney Northern Ireland

Midfielder 27 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals	Yellow	Red
P. Lowry Northern Ireland	35	6	8	0
J. Forsythe Northern Ireland	34	4	4	0
B. Kennedy Northern Ireland	30	14	3	0
R. Weir Northern Ireland	29	0	4	0
J. Winchester Northern Ireland	24	1	2	0
L. Anderson Northern Ireland	23	1	4	0
L. Barr Northern Ireland	9	0	0	0
B. Maguire Northern Ireland	5	0	0	0
J. Winchester Northern Ireland	4	0	1	0
J. Forsythe Northern Ireland	4	1	1	0
B. Kennedy Northern Ireland	4	0	0	0
P. Lowry Northern Ireland	4	2	1	0
R. Weir Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
K. Joshua Republic of Ireland	2	0	0	0
L. Anderson Northern Ireland	2	0	1	0
L. Anderson Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
R. Weir Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
P. Lowry Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. Forsythe Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0
J. Ness Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
M. Beattie Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
O. McKenna Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
O. McKenna Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
C. Burns Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
C. Burns Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
C. Quinn Northern Ireland
D. Caddell Northern Ireland

Attacker 29 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals	Yellow	Red
R. Clarke Northern Ireland	34	1	11	0
A. Lecky Northern Ireland	34	7	7	0
J. Owens Northern Ireland	32	5	3	0
P. Heatley Northern Ireland	30	8	7	0
J. Teelan Northern Ireland	15	2	0	0
S. Nixon Northern Ireland	14	4	1	0
M. Kennedy Northern Ireland	7	0	0	0
J. Owens Northern Ireland	4	0	1	0
P. Heatley Northern Ireland	4	2	2	0
R. Clarke Northern Ireland	4	1	0	0
A. Lecky Northern Ireland	4	0	1	0
J. James Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
R. Donnelly Northern Ireland	2	0	1	0
C. McEnlea Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
B. Nsiah Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
A. Karrabecaj Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
R. Clarke Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0
P. Heatley Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. Owens Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
A. Lecky Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. Teelan Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0
J. Boyd Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. Boyd Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. Boyd Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
M. Kennedy Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. James Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
R. Mullan Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
K. Offord Scotland
B. Doyle Northern Ireland

Transfers

▲ In 45 ▾

Date	Player	From	Type
Jan 2026	C. Bruce	Airdrie United	Transfer
Aug 2025	O. McCart	Ards	Free agent
Jul 2025	E. Dunlop	Airdrie United	Player Swap
Jul 2025	K. McKechnie	Arbroath	Transfer
Jul 2025	K. Forsythe	Carrick Rangers	Transfer
Jun 2025	K. Forsythe	Carrick Rangers	Free agent
Jun 2025	B. Hamilton	Aberdeen	Free agent
Jun 2025	K. McKechnie	Arbroath	Free agent
May 2025	E. Dunlop	Airdrie United	Free agent
May 2025	Billy Vance	Ballyclare Comrades	Return from loan
Jun 2024	J. Teelan	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jan 2024	S. Nixon	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jan 2024	B. Doyle	Annagh United	N/A
Jan 2024	C. Burns	Ballymena United	N/A
Jun 2023	J. Williamson	Ballymena United	N/A
Jun 2023	L. Anderson	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jun 2023	A. Steele	Ards	N/A
Aug 2022	T. Murphy	Armagh City	N/A
Jun 2022	C. Quinn	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jun 2022	S. O'Neill	Ballymena United	N/A
Jan 2022	N. Shields	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jan 2022	M. Pauley	Armagh City	N/A
Jan 2022	J. Winchester	Ballymena United	N/A
Jul 2021	L. Patterson	Fleetwood Town U18	N/A
Oct 2020	A. Lecky	Ballymena United	N/A
Jun 2020	K. Owens	Ballymena United	N/A
Jun 2020	T. Mathieson	Ballyclare Comrades	N/A
Jun 2019	M. Kerr	Ards	N/A
Jul 2018	K. Owens	Ballymena United	N/A
Jun 2018	M. Ruddy	Ards	N/A
Jun 2018	Harry Doherty	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jun 2018	G. Thompson	Ballymena United	N/A
Jun 2018	M. Kerr	Ballinamallard United	N/A
Jun 2018	Ryan Nimick	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jan 2018	Mikel Suárez	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jul 2017	Mark Thomas McChrystal	Bristol Rovers	Free
Jan 2017	Mikel Suárez	Bishop's Stortford	N/A
Jun 2016	D. Cushley	Ballymena United	N/A
Aug 2015	Craig Gardiner	Ballymena United	N/A
Jun 2015	A. Mitchell	Annan Athletic	N/A
Jun 2015	J. Forsythe	Bangor	N/A
Jan 2015	Graeme McKibbin	Ards	Loan
Jun 2014	S. Cockcroft	Ards	N/A
Jul 2012	Gary McCutcheon	Ballymena United	N/A
Jul 2012	P. Heatley	Carrick Rangers	N/A

▼ Out 53 ▾

Date	Player	To	Type
Jan 2026	J. Ritchie	Bangor	-
Jan 2026	R. Donnelly	Ballyclare Comrades	Loan
Sept 2025	J. Boyd	Bangor	Transfer
Sept 2025	J. Boyd	Bangor	Free agent
Aug 2025	J. Boyd	Bangor	Free agent
Jul 2025	J. Callacher	Carrick Rangers	Transfer
Jul 2025	B. Burns	Carrick Rangers	Transfer
Jul 2025	A. Lecky	Carrick Rangers	Transfer
Jun 2025	J. Callacher	Carrick Rangers	Free agent
Jun 2025	A. King	Airdrie United	Free agent
Jan 2025	Billy Vance	Ballyclare Comrades	Loan
Aug 2024	P. Heatley	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jul 2024	B. Kennedy	Ballymena United	N/A
Jul 2024	C. Burns	Ballyclare Comrades	N/A
Jan 2024	J. Teelan	Carrick Rangers	Loan
Sept 2023	B. Doyle	Annagh United	Loan
Aug 2023	C. Burns	Ballymena United	Loan
Jun 2023	A. Steele	Ards	N/A
Jan 2023	Johnny Reid Black	Airbus UK	Free
Jan 2023	A. Steele	Ards	Loan
Jun 2022	S. O'Neill	Ballymena United	N/A
Jan 2022	S. O'Neill	Ballymena United	Loan
Sept 2021	N. Shields	Carrick Rangers	Loan
Aug 2021	T. Burns	Ballymacash Rangers	N/A
Jul 2021	D. Cushley	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Oct 2020	P. McElroy	Ballymena United	N/A
Jan 2020	K. Owens	Ballymena United	Loan
Jan 2020	T. Mathieson	Ballyclare Comrades	Loan
Sept 2019	Rory Patterson	Ballymacash Rangers	N/A
Aug 2018	L. Anderson	Carrick Rangers	Loan
Jun 2018	Craig McClean	Ards	N/A
Jun 2018	M. Kerr	Ards	Loan
Jan 2018	Ryan Nimick	Carrick Rangers	Loan
Jan 2018	M. Kerr	Ballinamallard United	Loan
Nov 2017	Mark McAllister	Annagh United	N/A
Jul 2017	M. O'Hanlon	Ballyclare Comrades	N/A
Jul 2017	Mikel Suárez	Carrick Rangers	Loan
Jun 2017	Michael Gault	Ballymena United	N/A
Jun 2017	R. Clarke	Ballinamallard United	N/A
Feb 2017	M. Kerr	Ballymena United	Loan
Aug 2016	Craig Gardiner	Bangor	N/A
Jan 2016	Stephen O'Flynn	Ballinamallard United	N/A
Jul 2015	Emmet Charles Friars	Ballinamallard United	N/A
Jun 2015	Nathan Hanley	Ballymena United	N/A
Jan 2015	Gary McCutcheon	Ballymena United	N/A
Aug 2014	D. McAllister	Ards	N/A
Aug 2014	Eamon McAllister	Ards	N/A
Jan 2014	T. Wray	Bangor	N/A
Jan 2013	A. Harris	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jul 2012	S. Dallas	Brentford	N/A
Jan 2012	K. Owens	Carrick Rangers	N/A
Jul 2011	R. Arthurs	Ards	N/A
Jan 2008	Greg Shannon	Carrick Rangers	N/A