Carrick Rangers 5-1 Dungannon Swifts — NIFL Premiership, 24 Jan 2026
Carrick Rangers beat Dungannon Swifts 5-1 in the NIFL Premiership on 24 January 2026 at Loughview Leisure Arena, Carrickfergus. J. Crowe, P. Heatley and A. Lecky scored for Carrick Rangers; E. Liggett for Dungannon Swifts. Full line-ups are below. In their last 5 meetings, Carrick Rangers have won 1 and Dungannon Swifts 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Loughview Leisure Arena · Carrickfergus·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 6'
- 1-09'
- 2-014'
- 17'
- 21'
- 3-025'
- Half-time3-0
- 46'out: R. McKay
- 62'out: J. Knowles
- 62'
- 63'
- 4-064'
- 67'out: E. Liggett
- 76'out: A. Steele
- 80'
- 4-181'
- 5-184'
- 85'out: E. McCawl
- 85'
- 85'out: R. Jeffers
- Full-time5-1
Line-ups
Coach: Stephen Baxter
- 12L. McCullough
- 2M. Place
- 4B. Burns21'85'
- 10A. Lecky25'64'84'85'
- 19J. Crowe9'85'
- 15B. Buchanan-Rolleston
- 9D. Gibson17'
- 22P. Heatley14'76'
- 24M. Snoddy
- 6J. Callacher46'
- 13S. Pengelly
Substitutes
- 25R. McKay46'
- 35R. Jeffers85'
- 14A. Steele76'
- 20K. Cherry
- 29E. McCawl85'
- 33L. Donnelly
- 40J. Moore85'
Coach: Rodney McAree
- 34G. Bigirimana80'
- 16S. Gordon62'
- 10K. Dillon62'
- 1D. Dunne
- 5C. Marron
- 26A. Mitchell
- 20M. Smith
- 23D. Wallace
- 6T. Kelly63'
- 4P. Maguire6'67'
- 40J. Ogedi-Uzokwe
Substitutes
- 13L. Alves80'
- 8J. Knowles62'
- 7B. Bermingham
- 12A. Henderson
- 37C. Smith62'
- 35E. Liggett81'67'
- 28D. Hawe
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
Carrick RangersWDWLD
- W17 Jan 26ACliftonville FC4-1
- D13 Jan 26HLinfield0-0
- W10 Jan 26HQueen's University5-1
- L03 Jan 26HGlentoran0-7
- D30 Dec 25ACrusaders FC2-2
Dungannon SwiftsWWLWW
- W17 Jan 26HBallymena United2-0
- W10 Jan 26HArds3-0
- L03 Jan 26ACrusaders FC0-2
- W30 Dec 25AGlenavon FC1-0
- W26 Dec 25HBangor1-0
Head-to-head
- 13 Dec 25Carrick Rangers3-3Dungannon Swifts
- 23 Aug 25Dungannon Swifts0-2Carrick Rangers
- 01 Mar 25Carrick Rangers1-3Dungannon Swifts
- 15 Feb 25Dungannon Swifts3-1Carrick Rangers
- 23 Nov 24Carrick Rangers0-1Dungannon Swifts
- 28 Sept 24Dungannon Swifts4-0Carrick Rangers
Most recent meetings
Final table, NIFL Premiership 2025/26 · Premiership
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Linfield | 33 | +32 | 62 |
| 5 | Cliftonville FC | 33 | +1 | 47 |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts | 33 | -18 | 46 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 33 | -2 | 43 |
| 8 | Bangor | 33 | -19 | 36 |
| 9 | Portadown | 33 | -21 | 36 |
Before and after
Carrick Rangers
- Previous: Cliftonville FC 1-4 Carrick Rangers, 17 Jan 2026 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Portadown 0-3 Carrick Rangers, 31 Jan 2026 · NIFL Premiership
Dungannon Swifts
- Previous: Dungannon Swifts 2-0 Ballymena United, 17 Jan 2026 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Dungannon Swifts 0-2 Glentoran, 31 Jan 2026 · NIFL Premiership
Data updated