Soccer

Gallery:The Danny Trainor Tournament at Valley V36

The Danny Trainor Tournament took place at Valley Leisure Centre on Saturday with young teams from across Belfast taking part.

Soccer: Magilton hails magnificent achievement after difficult campaign 

JIM MAGILTON lauded his Cliftonville players for their achievements this campaign. In the aftermath of Sunday’s European playoff final win against Coleraine, the 56-year-old felt it was too soon to deeply reflect, but ultimately proclaimed that it was a magnificent achievement.  

NIFL Premiership: Cliftonville secure European qualification with historic playoff win 

EIGHT days after missing out on Irish Cup success, Cliftonville secured the European qualification that they also missed out on that day with a 2-0 win over Coleraine in the playoff final at the Coleraine Showgrounds on Sunday afternoon. 

Magilton: Playoff success would be the greatest achievement

CLIFTONVILLE boss Jim Magilton feels that success in the playoff final and European qualification that it brings would be up there with one of the great achievements.

Soccer: Cliftonville show powers of recovery with late show at the Oval 

CLIFTONVILLE put their Irish Cup disappointment behind them and kept their chances of securing European football alive with a late double in a 2-0 win over Glentoran in the Playoff semi-final at the Oval on Wednesday evening. 

NIFL Premiership: Hale calls on senior players to lift deflated youngsters ahead of playoff assault 

CLIFTONVILLE captain Rory Hale believes it is up to himself, senior team-mates and staff to pick up the younger members of the squad in the aftermath of their Cup final shootout defeat to Dungannon. 

Soccer: Glendowan claim the Nelson Cup

Glendowan claimed the Nelson Cup as they scored a 3-2 win over Albion Star at Ulidia on Friday.

Irish Cup final: Swifts swoop on penalties to deny Reds

CLIFTONVILLE failed in their quest to retain the Irish Cup as Dungannon Swifts held their nerve in a penalty shoot-out, winning 4-3 at Windsor Park on Saturday afternoon. 

GALLERY: Big Solitude send-off for Cliftonville players ahead of today's Irish Cup Final

Irish Cup final: Cliftonville bid to maintain their grip on the trophy

JIM MAGILTON insists that his routine doesn’t change approaching cup finals as he prepares for his third in charge of Cliftonville at the weekend. 

Irish Cup final: Hale hitting his best form at the right time

RORY HALE feels it has taken him until the turn of the year to come into his best form after a less than ideal beginning to the 2024-2025 campaign. 

Irish Cup final: Gormley relishing the possibility of success on extraordinary day in the calendar 

JOE GORMLEY is hoping that he will have a positive experience of an Irish Cup final for the second time in his distinguished career.

Specsavers Park Centre sponsors St James' Swifts ladies' football team

ST JAMES’ SWIFTS ladies’ football team in West Belfast are delighted to have received brand-new football kits from their local opticians, Specsavers Park Centre.

Excitement building on Cliftonville Road ahead of Irish Cup Final

EXCITEMENT is building in North Belfast ahead of Cliftonville's second Irish Cup final appearance in succession.

NIFL Premiership: Reds secure playoff spot with routine win at Lakeview 

CLIFTONVIILLE secured a seventh place and a guaranteed place in the end-of-season European playoffs should they fail in their bid to retain the Irish Cup after a 4-1 win over relegated Loughgall in the final game of the regulation season at Lakeview Park on Saturday evening.