Linfield 3-1 Dungannon Swifts — NIFL Premiership, 12 May 2026
Linfield beat Dungannon Swifts 3-1 in the NIFL Premiership Final on 12 May 2026 at Windsor Park, Belfast. M. Fitzpatrick scored for Linfield; K. Moore for Dungannon Swifts. Full line-ups are below. In their last 5 meetings, Linfield have won 5 and Dungannon Swifts 0.
· kickoff·Windsor Park · Belfast·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-014'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'out: A. Mitchell
- 61'
- 2-064'
- 67'out: S. Gordon
- 3-070'
- 71'
- 74'
- 74'out: J. Knowles
- 74'out: S. Anderson
- 74'
- 82'
- 85'
- 3-187'
- 90+1'
- 90+1'out: M. Yates
- 90+3'
- Full-time3-1
Line-ups
Coach: David Healy
- 23A. Frizzell
- 33D. Leahy
- 8K. McClean
- 15B. Hall82'
- 22J. Mulgrew61'90+1'
- 7K. Millar74'
- 1C. Johns
- 27E. McGee
- 29M. Fitzpatrick14'64'70'90+1'
- 34D. McCullough
- 26I. Baird71'
Substitutes
Coach: Rodney McAree
- 13L. Alves74'
- 34G. Bigirimana
- 21P. Doyle85'
- 10K. Dillon46'
- 1D. Dunne
- 23D. Wallace
- 67S. McAllister74'
- 14A. Glenny
- 6T. Kelly
- 4P. Maguire67'
- 37C. Smith74'
Substitutes
- 16S. Gordon67'
- 26A. Mitchell46'
- 8J. Knowles74'
- 12A. Henderson
- 30K. Moore87'90+3'74'
- 27S. Anderson74'
- 35E. Liggett
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
LinfieldLLLWD
- L25 Apr 26HCliftonville FC1-2
- L18 Apr 26HColeraine FC0-3
- L11 Apr 26HLarne0-2
- W07 Apr 26ADungannon Swifts3-1
- D28 Mar 26AGlentoran1-1
Dungannon SwiftsWWLLL
- W09 May 26ACliftonville FC2-1
- W06 May 26HCarrick Rangers3-1
- L02 May 26HColeraine FC2-3
- L25 Apr 26ALarne0-8
- L18 Apr 26ACliftonville FC0-1
Head-to-head
- 07 Apr 26Dungannon Swifts1-3Linfield
- 17 Feb 26Dungannon Swifts1-4Linfield
- 10 Feb 26Linfield6-0Dungannon Swifts
- 10 Aug 25Linfield3-0Dungannon Swifts
- 12 Apr 25Linfield2-0Dungannon Swifts
- 24 Mar 25Dungannon Swifts0-3Linfield
Most recent meetings
Final table, NIFL Premiership 2025/26 · Premiership
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Glentoran | 33 | +33 | 69 |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 33 | +31 | 65 |
| 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 |
Before and after
Linfield
- Previous: Linfield 1-2 Cliftonville FC, 25 Apr 2026 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Kalju Nomme 1-0 Linfield, 9 Jul 2026 · Conference League
Dungannon Swifts
- Previous: Cliftonville FC 1-2 Dungannon Swifts, 9 May 2026 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Dungannon Swifts 1-3 Coleraine FC, 8 Aug 2026 · NIFL Premiership
Data updated