Linfield progressed to the last sixteen of the Bet McLean Cup with a 2-0 win over Queens University at a very drizzly Windsor Park last night. With the match sandwiched in between two Friday league matches, David Healy used the opportunity to ring the changes – 10 in total – to give valuable minutes to...
Linfield recorded a 3-0 victory over Bangor at Clandeboye Park last night courtesy of goals from Matthew Fitzpatrick, Kieran Offord and Chris McKee. It was the first League meeting between the teams since 2009, when a own goal from Bangor’s Darren Lockhart meant Linfield left north Down with the three points that day. A lot...
A brace from midfielder Kyle McClean ensured Linfield returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over struggling Glenavon in a Sports Direct Premiership clash at Windsor Park yesterday afternoon. It was a comfortable victory for the Blues, with Glenavon failing to register a shot. There was a bit of pressure on the Blues to...
Linfield suffered their first League defeat of the season tonight as a familiar face came back to haunt the Blues, with former Linfield defender Matthew Clarke’s first-half header enough to seal a 1-0 victory for Ballymena United at The Showgrounds. It was a night of sheer frustration for the Blues who dominated possession throughout and...
The first ‘Big Two’ derby of the season was an intriguing one last night and a tale of two penalties as the Blues and Glens played out a 1-1 draw at The Oval. On the balance of play, Glentoran will probably be the happier team with the result as Linfield had chances to take all...
Linfield comfortably swept aside championship side Harland and Wolff Welders in Round 1 of the Co. Antrim Shield at Windsor Park this evening, on the 120th anniversary of Linfield’s first ever competitive fixture at Windsor Park. David Healy took the opportunity to make several changes and give gametime to players who needed it more than...
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...