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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 2024

League	#	P	Pts	GD	Form
Premiership	6	38	54	-6
Premiership	5	33	50	-2

Recent Fixtures 2024

Players by Country

Northern Ireland 45 ▾

A. Karrabecaj A. Lecky B. Burns B. Downey B. Harrison B. Kennedy B. Maguire B. Nsiah C. McEnlea C. Walker D. Larmour E. Conlon J. Boyd J. Callacher J. Forsythe J. James J. Ness J. O'Rourke J. Owens J. Stewart J. Teelan J. Tuffey J. Williamson J. Williamson J. Winchester K. Bond L. Anderson L. Barr Leon Barr M. Beattie M. McWilliams M. Smith O. McCart O. McKenna P. Lowry R. Brown R. Clarke R. Donnelly R. Little R. Mullan R. Weir Ryan Kerr S. Mashal S. Nixon W. Francey

Scotland 4 ▾

A. King J. Blaney J. O'Connor K. Offord

England 1 ▾

H. Franklin

Republic of Ireland 1 ▾

Billy Vance

Wales 1 ▾

H. Jewitt-White

Squad 2024

Goalkeeper 13 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals	Yellow	Red
J. Tuffey Northern Ireland	39	0	2	0
J. Tuffey Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
J. Tuffey Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
J. Tuffey Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
J. Williamson Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
R. Brown Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
R. Brown Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
R. Brown Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
Ryan Kerr Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
Ryan Kerr Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
Ryan Kerr Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
S. Mashal Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. Williamson Northern Ireland

Defender 31 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals	Yellow	Red
J. O'Rourke Northern Ireland	38	2	10	0
J. Blaney Scotland	31	3	6	0
J. Callacher Northern Ireland	29	1	2	0
D. Larmour Northern Ireland	24	2	8	0
M. Smith Northern Ireland	9	0	3	0
M. Smith Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
J. O'Rourke Northern Ireland	3	0	1	0
J. Callacher Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
D. Larmour Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
J. Callacher Northern Ireland	3	0	1	0
J. O'Rourke Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
J. Blaney Scotland	3	0	2	0
J. Blaney Scotland	3	0	0	0
J. Blaney Scotland	2	0	0	0
J. O'Rourke Northern Ireland	2	0	1	0
D. Larmour Northern Ireland	2	1	1	0
D. Larmour Northern Ireland	2	0	1	0
M. Smith Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0
Leon Barr Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
C. Walker Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
C. Walker Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
Leon Barr Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
Leon Barr Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
K. Bond Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
K. Bond Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
M. Smith Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. Callacher Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
B. Burns Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
E. Conlon Northern Ireland
M. McWilliams Northern Ireland
W. Francey Northern Ireland

Midfielder 51 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals	Yellow	Red
J. Forsythe Northern Ireland	35	5	14	0
L. Barr Northern Ireland	31	0	5	0
H. Franklin England	31	2	8	0
R. Weir Northern Ireland	29	0	8	0
P. Lowry Northern Ireland	29	4	8	0
H. Jewitt-White Wales	28	2	8	0
J. Stewart Northern Ireland	27	5	9	1
J. Williamson Northern Ireland	19	0	6	0
B. Downey Northern Ireland	10	0	0	0
A. King Scotland	4	0	2	0
H. Jewitt-White Wales	3	1	1	0
L. Anderson Northern Ireland	3	0	1	0
P. Lowry Northern Ireland	3	1	0	0
J. Forsythe Northern Ireland	3	2	2	0
P. Lowry Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0
O. McCart Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
J. Williamson Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
J. Williamson Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
Billy Vance Republic of Ireland	2	0	0	0
J. Stewart Northern Ireland	2	0	1	0
J. Forsythe Northern Ireland	2	0	1	0
P. Lowry Northern Ireland	2	1	1	0
R. Weir Northern Ireland	2	0	1	0
R. Weir Northern Ireland	2	0	1	0
B. Kennedy Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
H. Franklin England	2	1	0	0
H. Franklin England	2	0	1	0
H. Jewitt-White Wales	2	1	1	0
L. Barr Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
L. Barr Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
L. Barr Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
A. King Scotland	1	0	0	0
J. Stewart Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0
J. Stewart Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. Forsythe Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0
Billy Vance Republic of Ireland	1	0	0	0
B. Maguire Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
B. Downey Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
B. Downey Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
R. Little Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
B. Maguire Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
B. Harrison Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
B. Harrison Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
B. Harrison Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
R. Weir Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. Winchester Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. Winchester Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
B. Kennedy Northern Ireland
J. Ness Northern Ireland
M. Beattie Northern Ireland
O. McKenna Northern Ireland

Attacker 32 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals	Yellow	Red
R. Clarke Northern Ireland	28	2	11	0
S. Nixon Northern Ireland	26	3	6	0
J. Owens Northern Ireland	23	1	2	0
K. Offord Scotland	21	10	5	0
J. O'Connor Scotland	13	0	0	0
J. O'Connor Scotland	3	0	0	0
R. Donnelly Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
R. Clarke Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0
K. Offord Scotland	3	4	1	0
K. Offord Scotland	2	0	1	0
J. Teelan Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
J. Teelan Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
S. Nixon Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
S. Nixon Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
S. Nixon Northern Ireland	2	1	0	0
R. Clarke Northern Ireland	2	1	1	0
A. Lecky Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
R. Clarke Northern Ireland	2	0	1	0
J. Owens Northern Ireland	2	0	0	0
J. Owens Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. Owens Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. Boyd Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0
J. James Northern Ireland	1	0	0	0
J. O'Connor Scotland	1	0	0	0
J. Boyd Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
J. James Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
R. Donnelly Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
A. Karrabecaj Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
A. Lecky Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
R. Mullan Northern Ireland
C. McEnlea Northern Ireland
B. Nsiah 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