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Fixtures

November

Sunday 24 November 2024

Saturday 30 November 2024

December

Tuesday 3 December 2024

Saturday 7 December 2024

Friday 13 December 2024

Saturday 21 December 2024

Thursday 26 December 2024

Monday 30 December 2024

January

Saturday 11 January 2025

Saturday 18 January 2025

Saturday 25 January 2025

February

Saturday 8 February 2025

Saturday 15 February 2025

Saturday 22 February 2025

March

Saturday 8 March 2025

Saturday 15 March 2025

Saturday 22 March 2025

Results

November

Saturday 16 November 2024

Saturday 9 November 2024

Tuesday 5 November 2024

Friday 1 November 2024

October

Saturday 26 October 2024

Saturday 19 October 2024

Saturday 12 October 2024

Saturday 5 October 2024

Tuesday 1 October 2024

September

Saturday 28 September 2024

Saturday 21 September 2024

Tuesday 17 September 2024

Saturday 14 September 2024

August

Saturday 31 August 2024

Saturday 24 August 2024

Tuesday 20 August 2024

Friday 9 August 2024

Current Squad

No Name Position Age Apps Sub on Sub off Discipline Goals
club-logo Brandon Downey MID 15 2 2 0 0 0  0
2 club-logo Billy Joe Burns DEF 35 0 0 0 0 0  0
4 club-logo Jimmy Callacher DEF 33 8 1 0 1 0  1
6 club-logo Robbie Weir MID 35 15 1 1 5 0  0
7 club-logo Philip Lowry MID 35 8 2 1 2 0  1
8 club-logo Harry Jewitt-White MID 20 11 5 3 2 0  0
9 club-logo Adam Lecky FOR 33 0 0 0 0 0  0
10 club-logo Jordan Stewart MID 29 12 2 7 5 0  3
12 club-logo Jacob Blaney DEF 20 15 0 1 2 0  0
14 club-logo Jordan Forsythe MID 33 15 1 5 5 0  1
15 club-logo Jarlath O'Rourke DEF 29 15 0 0 4 0  1
16 club-logo Josh Williamson MID 16 3 1 3 1 0  0
17 club-logo Kieran Offord FOR 20 15 0 7 4 0  6
18 club-logo Jordan Owens FOR 35 11 11 0 0 0  0
20 club-logo Daniel Larmour DEF 26 7 0 0 1 0  1
21 club-logo Malachy Smith DEF 23 1 1 0 0 0  0
23 club-logo Billy Vance MID 21 1 1 0 0 0  0
25 club-logo Ross Clarke FOR 31 11 2 3 5 0  1
26 club-logo Ryan Donnelly FOR 17 0 0 0 0 0  0
27 club-logo Stewart Nixon FOR 27 12 9 2 3 0  2
29 club-logo Harry Franklin MID 24 15 0 7 3 0  1
30 club-logo Bradley Maguire MID 19 0 0 0 0 0  0
31 club-logo Scott Mashal GK 19 0 0 0 0 0  0
33 club-logo Jonathan Tuffey GK 37 15 0 0 1 0  0
41 club-logo Ryan Kerr GK 18 0 0 0 0 0  0
42 club-logo Lloyd Anderson MID 26 0 0 0 0 0  0
43 club-logo Lewis Barr FOR 21 14 2 2 0 0  0
59 club-logo Coist Walker DEF 16 0 0 0 0 0  0
60 club-logo Leon Barr DEF 16 0 0 0 0 0  0
62 club-logo Jonathan James FOR 18 0 0 0 0 0  0
70 club-logo Karter Bond DEF 18 0 0 0 0 0  0

History & Info

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Crusaders 2024/25


Formed as far back as 1898, Crusaders spent their early years playing junior football until, not long after the end of WW1, they joined the Irish Intermediate League winning the league title no fewer than nine times (including three league and Intermediate Cup doubles) until they were brought into the senior ranks to replace Belfast Celtic in time for the 1949/50 campaign.
 
After a period of consolidation at this level the Crues picked up their first senior trophy in the 1953/54 season with a 2-1 defeat of Linfield in the Ulster Cup final.
 
Further silverware evaded Seaview until the County Antrim Shield (1959/60), Ulster Cup (1963/64) and Shield again (1964/65) before back-to-back Irish Cup victories (1966/67, 1967/68) over Glentoran and Linfield respectively thrust the club onto the European stage for the first time.
 
The 70s produced two Irish League titles, in 1972/73 and again in 1975/76. That latter championship went on to directly lead to one of the most iconic European encounters in both club and Irish League history when the might of Liverpool turned up on the Shore Road on their way to a first European Cup triumph.
 
The rest of the decade and most of the Eighties proved to be a barren period for the Crues with only a solitary Gold Cup win to show for their efforts.
 
The Gibson Cup returned to the club trophy cabinet in 1994/95 under Roy Walker during an era which also claimed the Shield, Ulster Cup and Gold Cup, followed by a fourth league title in 1997.
 
However, another decline followed and eventually relegation in 2005. By now managed by Stephen Baxter, the Crues swept the boards in the First Division and bounced back to the top table with a vengeance, going on to win the Irish Cup for the first time in over 40 years in 2009.
 
Yet there were still greater riches to follow.

The 2011/12 campaign ended up with the Hatchetmen being crowned All-Ireland Champions following victory over Derry City in the Setanta Cup ... but even that was eclipsed just a few seasons later when three further League titles in four years firmly established the Baxter era as one of the great dynasties in Irish League history.

The Irish Cup has also taken up something of a residency at Seaview in recent seasons. The Crues defeated Ballinamallard United in the 2018/19 decider before completing back-to-back victories over Ballymena United in 2021/22 and 2022/23.

Honours

  • Irish League Championship - 1972/73, 1975/76, 1994/95, 1996/97, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18
  • First Division Championship (second tier) - 2005/06
  • Irish Cup - 1966/67, 1967/68,  2008/09, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23
  • League Cup - 1996/97, 2011/12
  • Gold Cup - 1985/86, 1995/96
  • Ulster Cup - 1953/54, 1963/64, 1993/94
  • Carlsberg Cup - 1973/74
  • Setanta Sports Cup - 2011/12
  • County Antrim Shield - 1959/60, 1964/65, 1968/69, 1973/74, 1991/92, 2009/10 , 2017/18
  • Steel and Sons Cup - 1922/23, 1926/27, 1928/29, 1930/31, 1933/34, 1936/37, 1947/48, 2005/2006
  • Charity Shield - 2015/16, 2016/17, 2022/23, 2023/24
Founded

1898

Nickname

The Hatchetmen / The Crues

Home colours

Red & black striped shirts, black shorts, black/red socks

Alternative colours

Black shirts, black shorts, black socks

Chairman

Ronnie Millar

General Manager

Bernard Thompson ([email protected])

Media Officer

Michael Long ([email protected])

Manager

Declan Caddell

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