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...
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...
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’...
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...