Linfield progressed to the semi-finals of the Bet McLean Cup with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Newry City at the Newry Showgrounds this evening. The Blues will take on Ballymena United at Windsor Park on Tuesday 27 January to determine who’ll play Glentoran or Coleraine in the final in March. Newry had already knocked out...
It was the late Yates show yesterday as Scottish forward Matt Yates came off the bench to net two late goals and ensure Linfield overcame a spirited Carrick Rangers with a 3-1 victory at Windsor Park – a win which sees the Blues leapfrog Glentoran into third place in the Sports Direct Premiership. With Carrick...
Linfield moved within a point of 3rd place Glentoran when the Blues defeated Crusaders 1-0 at Windsor Park last night, with Chris McKee’s strike late in the first half making it back-to-back wins. David Healy made one change to the Linfield team which defeated Bangor 1-0 on Saturday as Charlie Allen replaced Josh Archer in...
Linfield closed the gap at the top of the Sports Direct Premiership with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Bangor at Clandeboye Park this afternoon. Incidentally, it was the Blues’ second away league win of the season – both wins have come at Clandeboye Park. Linfield were without Ben Hall and Ethan McGee, both of whom...
Linfield suffered late heartbreak amidst a chaotic finish to this evening’s 1-1 draw against Coleraine at Windsor Park as the Blues finished with nine men. Eleven days after the teams’ last meeting which was a 2-2 draw at The Showgrounds, this was another action-filled draw where Coleraine scored another late equaliser. Linfield came into the...
Two months on from Linfield’s 6-1 win over H&W Welders in the Co. Antrim Shield at Windsor Park, the two teams met again this evening, only this time it was a different competition and different location as the Blues made the short trip to Blanchflower Park in the round of 16 in the Bet McLean...
It was very much a game of two halves tonight as champions Linfield and title-hopefuls Coleraine played out a 2-2 draw at The Showgrounds. Following Saturday’s 2-1 win over Ballymena United at Windsor Park, Blues boss David Healy made one change with Ethan McGee coming into the team in place of Kieran Offord in a...
Goals for defenders Euan East and Ben Hall ensured Linfield returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Ballymena United at Windsor Park in the Sports Direct Premiership this afternoon. Coming off the back of consecutive defeats to Portadown and Cliftonville, David Healy rung the changes once more and also changed the shape of...
Linfield’s attempts to win the County Antrim Shield for the first time since 2017 came to an end last night as the Blues were eliminated at the quarter-final stage with a 4-1 defeat to Cliftonville at Solitude. Coming off the back of a 2-0 defeat away to Portadown which left manager David Healy seething at...
Linfield’s eventual return to League action tonight was not worth the wait as the Blues suffered defeat to Portadown at Shamrock Park, an unwanted result on the 10th anniversary of David Healy’s first match in charge of Linfield. With six Irish League titles amongst a host of other trophies during David Healy’s reign as manager,...