Having been beaten in the play-off round in 2019 by Qarabag and in 2022 by RFS, Linfield were hoping to go one further this time when they faced Shelbourne at Windsor Park last Thursday for a place in the UEFA Conference League, league phase. However, it was not a case of third time lucky for...
Linfield made it two wins from two in the Sports Direct Premiership with a 1-0 win over Cliftonville at Windsor Park this afternoon courtesy of Kieran Offord’s first-half strike. It was a pleasing three points for the Blues, particularly given the exertions of Thursday night’s match against Shelbourne where they played 72 minutes with ten...
Six weeks to the day since Linfield lost 1-0 to Shelbourne at Tolka Park in UEFA Champions League Q1, fate declared that the Blues would be making the same trip yesterday evening in leg one of the UEFA Conference League play-off round as both teams dreamt of qualifying for the league phase for the first...
For the third time in six years, David Healy has led Linfield to the play-off round in Europe. The Blues successfully overturned a 2-1 deficit against Faroese champions Vikingur with a 2-0 win at Windsor Park last night, progressing through Q3 of the UEFA Conference League with a 3-2 aggregate victory. David Healy kept the...
A second-half hat-trick from Scottish forward Kieran Offord ensured Linfield kicked off the defence of their Premiership crown in a positive manner this afternoon with a 3-0 win over Dungannon Swifts at Windsor Park. The match was initially scheduled for Saturday 9 August, but was put back 24 hours to Sunday due to the Blues’...
For the sixth time within the space of 13 years, Linfield once again made the trip to the Faroe Islands to play a European tie in Torhavn; this time, against fresh opposition in the form of Faroese champions Vikingur, in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League Q3 tie as the teams battle it...
First half goals from strike partners Matthew Fitzpatrick and Kieran Offord ensured Linfield overcame Lithuanian side Zalgiris Vilnius with a 2-0 aggregate victory at Windsor Park last night. Cheered on by more than four thousand supporters, it was a deserved victory for the Blues who put in a strong collective performance, and their reward is...
Ten-man Linfield were eliminated from Champions League qualifying last night as the Blues were held to a 1-1 draw by Shelbourne at Windsor Park, with Shels progressing with a 2-1 aggregate scoreline. Having fought hard at Tolka Park last week to keep the tie alive for the return leg at Windsor Park, the Blues welcomed...
A spirited Linfield performance in Dublin last night ensured it’ll be all to play for when the Blues meet Shelbourne in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Q1 tie at Windsor Park next Wednesday, with Shels taking a slender 1-0 lead thanks to Ademipo Odubeko’s second half strike. 20 years on from the...
Linfield made the long trip up to the North-West this afternoon to take on Newbuildings United at the Community Centre ground. The Linfield party was warmly received with a guard of honour as chairman Roy McGivern was first off the team bus with the Gibson cup. A strong Linfield side, again, received a guard of...