Linfield's 2024-25 season in review
Linfield won the Irish Premiership for the fifth time in seven seasons
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2024-25 League position: Champions
Player of the season: Joel Cooper
After a two-year gap, Linfield regained the Gibson Cup. The Blues were comfortable winners in the end, becoming the first team to ever claim the league title before the end-of-season split and finishing 22 points clear of their nearest challengers.
Having had to fend off interest from Scotland in their manager David Healy before enduring endless speculation about star forward Joel Cooper in January, the title charge was not without its stresses, but that never showed on the pitch where they were by far the league's most consistent side.
The Blues will be aware that their 85 points was the same tally they amassed in 2023-24 when finishing runners-up to Larne and will be braced for a stronger set of challengers next season.
The loss of Cooper is a serious blow, but in January signings Kieran Offord and Callumn Morrison, they have already recruited some firepower with a view to filling the void.
2025-26 signings so far:
2025-26 departures so far: Joel Cooper (Coleraine)