Larne's 2024-25 season in review
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2024-25 league position: 2nd
Mixing domestic commitments with a maiden voyage in European football was always going to be challenging for Larne.
And so it proved as the Invermen were deposed as Irish Premiership by Linfield - finishing 22 points behind the Blues - after finishing 34th in the 36-team Uefa Conference League.
They did, however, finish their European campaign on a high with a 1-0 victory over Gent.
It was a tumultuous season in the dugout, too. Manager Tiernan Lynch left to join Derry City, and while Nathan Rooney was chosen as his successor, the Englishman was unable to lead the team in Europe because he did not have the required licence.
Gary Haveron was eventually appointed head coach while Rooney became head of football in a coaching reshuffle.
Unable to keep pace with Linfield in the league, Larne were knocked out of the Irish and BetMcLean Cups by Limavady and Cliftonville, while they missed out on a fifth successive County Antrim Shield with a shootout defeat by Glentoran in the final.
Chief executive Niall Curneen left the club in March before a brawl in their final game against Glentoran meant the season ended on an unsavoury note.
2025-26 signings so far:
2025-26 departures so far: