Cliftonville FC 1-2 Crusaders FC — NIFL Premiership, 26 Dec 2025
Crusaders FC beat Cliftonville FC 2-1 in the NIFL Premiership on 26 December 2025 at Solitude, Belfast. A. Brooks, Odhran Casey got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cliftonville FC have won 2 and Crusaders FC 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
Line-ups
Coach: Jim Magilton
- 32E. McWoods77'
- 25J. Keaney61'
- 8R. Hale
- 9R. Curran27'66'
- 4J. Addis
- 22Odhran Casey90'
- 31P. Morrison9'
- 3T. Lavery90+3'
- 6H. Wilson
- 36K. Hawthorne77'
- 41J. Sheridan66'
Substitutes
- 19J. Gormley66'
- 2C. Pepper82'66'
- 21M. Glynn77'
- 12S. Leppard
- 10C. Falls77'
- 1L. Ridd9'
- 39O. Mahoney
Coach: Declan Caddell
- 14J. Forsythe81'
- 25R. Clarke77'
- 15J. O'Rourke
- 42L. Anderson
- 10F. Thorndike
- 1M. Dibaga
- 43L. Barr58'
- 9A. Brooks86'
- 11E. Dunlop
- 16J. Williamson77'
- 19F. Bryden65'
Substitutes
- 33J. Tuffey
- 21S. Nixon
- 8H. Jewitt-White
- 3B. Hamilton81'
- 12E. Easton58'
- 23O. McCart77'
- 2K. Forsythe77'
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
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Head-to-head
- 01 Mar 25Crusaders FC1-2Cliftonville FC
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