Irish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 9th March
Irish Premiership Table
On Saturday 9th March
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Larne | 31 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 16 | 45 | 74 |
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| 2 | Linfield | 31 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 33 | 34 | 72 |
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| 3 | Cliftonville | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 26 | 44 | 67 |
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| 4 | Crusaders | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 51 |
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| 5 | Glentoran | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 50 |
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| 6 | Coleraine | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 39 |
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| 7 | Loughgall | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 36 |
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| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 62 | -23 | 35 |
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| 9 | Glenavon | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 34 |
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| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 31 |
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| 11 | Ballymena United | 31 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 57 | -37 | 19 |
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| 12 | Newry City | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 76 | -54 | 17 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 6 : Championship Round
- Position 7 - 12 : Relegation Round
Team Lineups
home team, Ballymena United
Manager: Jim Ervin
Starting lineup
- Number 28, D. Boyle
- Number 29, S. Brown
- Number 39, D. McCallion
- Number 11, S. McCullough , Yellow Card at 8 minutes
- Number 36, C. McCurry
- Number 2, K. Nelson , Yellow Card at 81 minutes
- Number 1, S. O'Neill
- Number 30, M. Place
- Number 31, J. Robinson , substituted for J. Hood at 77 minutes
- Number 4, D. Rocks , substituted for J. McMurray at 47 minutes
- Number 16, F. Taylor , Yellow Card at 85 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Ballymena United
- Number 35, B. Barr
- Number 41, J. Hood
- Number 26, S. Johnston
- Number 34, B. Mallon
- Number 17, A. McGrory
- Number 27, J. McMurray
- Number 21, L. Tennant
away team, Crusaders
Manager: Stephen Baxter
Starting lineup
- Number 2, B. Burns
- Number 25, R. Clarke , Yellow Card at 54 minutes, substituted for R. Weir at 62 minutes
- Number 14, J. Forsythe
- Number 22, P. Heatley , substituted for S. Nixon at 89 minutes
- Number 8, B. Kennedy
- Number 20, D. Larmour
- Number 9, A. Lecky , Yellow Card at 59 minutes, substituted for J. Owens at 87 minutes
- Number 7, P. Lowry
- Number 15, J. O'Rourke
- Number 33, J. Tuffey
- Number 19, J. Winchester
away team, Crusaders
- Number 28, J. Boyd
- Number 3, K. Joshua
- Number 41, R. Kerr
- Number 16, A. McAleenan
- Number 27, S. Nixon
- Number 18, J. Owens
- Number 6, R. Weir
home team, Ballymena United
Manager: Jim Ervin
Starting lineup
- Number 28, D. Boyle
- Number 29, S. Brown
- Number 39, D. McCallion
- Number 11, S. McCullough , Yellow Card at 8 minutes
- Number 36, C. McCurry
- Number 2, K. Nelson , Yellow Card at 81 minutes
- Number 1, S. O'Neill
- Number 30, M. Place
- Number 31, J. Robinson , substituted for J. Hood at 77 minutes
- Number 4, D. Rocks , substituted for J. McMurray at 47 minutes
- Number 16, F. Taylor , Yellow Card at 85 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 35, B. Barr
- Number 41, J. Hood
- Number 26, S. Johnston
- Number 34, B. Mallon
- Number 17, A. McGrory
- Number 27, J. McMurray
- Number 21, L. Tennant
away team, Crusaders
Manager: Stephen Baxter
Starting lineup
- Number 2, B. Burns
- Number 25, R. Clarke , Yellow Card at 54 minutes, substituted for R. Weir at 62 minutes
- Number 14, J. Forsythe
- Number 22, P. Heatley , substituted for S. Nixon at 89 minutes
- Number 8, B. Kennedy
- Number 20, D. Larmour
- Number 9, A. Lecky , Yellow Card at 59 minutes, substituted for J. Owens at 87 minutes
- Number 7, P. Lowry
- Number 15, J. O'Rourke
- Number 33, J. Tuffey
- Number 19, J. Winchester
Substitutes
- Number 28, J. Boyd
- Number 3, K. Joshua
- Number 41, R. Kerr
- Number 16, A. McAleenan
- Number 27, S. Nixon
- Number 18, J. Owens
- Number 6, R. Weir
- Referee:
- Shane McGonigle
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Stephen Donaldson
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Bogdan Sfirloaga
- Fourth Official:
- Shane Andrews
Match Officials
Season so far
Irish Premiership
Key, Ballymena Utd v Crusaders
League position, Ballymena United 4th, Crusaders 5thTotal points, Ballymena United 24, Crusaders 23
Form guide
All competitions
Ballymena United lose
v Linfield
2
0
Premiership
Crusaders won
v Glenavon
2
0
Premiership
Ballymena United lose
v Larne
0
1
Premiership
Crusaders won
v Loughgall
0
1
Premiership
Ballymena United draw
v Newry City
1
1
Premiership
Crusaders draw
v Dungannon Swifts
2
2
Premiership
Ballymena United lose
v Linfield
2
0
Irish Cup
Crusaders lose
v Glentoran
1
2
Premiership
Ballymena United lose
v Loughgall
0
1
Premiership
Crusaders lose
v Linfield
1
0
Premiership
Previous meetings
All competitions
Ballymena United and CrusadersBallymena United Won 22Crusaders Won 51Draw 20
Played
93
Previous scores
All competitions
Premiership
Crusaders 1 , Ballymena United 0 on the 13th of October 2023
Crusaders
Ballymena United
13th of October 2023
Ballymena United 1 , Crusaders 2 on the 11th of August 2023
Ballymena United
Crusaders
11th of August 2023
Irish Cup
Ballymena United 0 , Crusaders 4 on the 7th of May 2023
Ballymena United
Crusaders
7th of May 2023