Cliftonville FC 5-2 Crusaders FC — NIFL Premiership, 21 Feb 2026
Cliftonville FC beat Crusaders FC 5-2 in the NIFL Premiership on 21 February 2026 at Solitude, Belfast. B. Healy, L. Conlan, A. Brooks, M. Glynn 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
- 1-04'
- 2-08'
- 13'—
- 2-142'
- Half-time2-1
- 3-148'
- 3-257'
- 60'—
- 63'
- 67'
- 67'
- 67'out: S. Nixon
- 67'E. Eastonout: C. Bruce
- 68'
- 70'out: R. Curran
- 70'out: J. Gormley
- 72'
- 74'—
- 74'—
- 4-278'
- 81'
- 81'
- 84'
- 5-290'
- 90+2'—
- Full-time5-2
Line-ups
Coach: Jim Magilton
- 14L. Conlan8'81'
- 38A. Carroll70'
- 8R. Hale72'
- 21M. Glynn48'81'
- 12S. Leppard
- 1L. Ridd
- 6H. Wilson78'
- 41J. Sheridan63'
- 28J. Kelly90'
- 29B. Healy4'70'
- 26J. Toole
Substitutes
- 19J. Gormley70'
- 9R. Curran70'
- 2C. Pepper
- 27L. McStravick63'
- 36K. Hawthorne81'
- 35O. Murray
- 24A. Kelly81'
Coach: Declan Caddell
- 14J. Forsythe
- 27T. Maguire68'67'
- 42L. Anderson
- 10F. Thorndike67'
- 1M. Dibaga
- 9A. Brooks42'84'
- 12E. Easton67'
- 11E. Dunlop67'
- 16J. Williamson
- 19F. Bryden
- 29S. Rough57'
Substitutes
- 33J. Tuffey
- 21S. Nixon67'
- 22C. Bruce67'
- 62J. James
- 23O. McCart84'
- 7K. McKechnie67'
- 2K. Forsythe67'
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
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Crusaders FCLDLLL
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