Premiership

IRISH LEAGUE GUIDE 1-3 NOVEMBER 2024

30 Oct 2024
football

Your guide to all the weekend action in the Sports Direct Premiership, Playr-Fit Championship and Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League.

MATCHES THIS WEEKEND

Friday 1 November 2024
Sports Direct Premiership (kick-off 7:45pm)
Ballymena United v Portadown - Buy tickets
Cliftonville v Crusaders - Buy tickets

Playr-Fit Championship (kick-off 7:45pm)
Bangor v Ballyclare Comrades - Buy tickets

Saturday 2 November 2024

Sports Direct Premiership (kick-off 3pm)
Coleraine v Dungannon Swifts - Buy tickets
Glentoran v Larne - Buy tickets
Loughgall v Glenavon - Buy tickets

Playr-Fit Championship (kick-off 3pm)
Armagh City v Ballinamallard United
Institute v Annagh United
Limavady United v Dundela
Newington v Ards
Newry City v HW Welders - Buy tickets

(Note that games in the Playr-Fit Championship are priced at a maximum of £10/£7. Please contact the home club for further details)

Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League (kick-off 2pm)
Banbridge Town v Rathfriland Rangers
Coagh United v Oxford Sunnyside
Lisburn Distillery v Knockbreda
Portstewart v Dollingstown
Queen's University v Ballymacash Rangers
Tobermore United v Warrenpoint Town

(Note that games in the Playr-Fit Championship are priced at a maximum of £9/£6. Please contact the home club for further details)

Sunday 3 November 2024
Sports Direct Premiership (kick-off 12:30pm)
Carrick Rangers v Linfield - Buy tickets


HOW CAN I WATCH?

There's double helping of games being broadcast domestically this weekend.

On Friday evening Cliftonville welcome Crusaders to Solitude for the North Belfast derby before attention switches to Taylors Avenue on Sunday lunchtime as Carrick Rangers host Linfield.

BBC SPORT NI
Friday 1 November 2024 - Cliftonville v Crusaders - BBC iPlayer BBC Sport NI

SKY SPORTS
Sunday 3 November 2024 - Carrick Rangers v Linfield - Sky Sports


INTERNATIONAL VIEWERS
If you are outside the UK and Ireland you can still view the action via the OneFootball platform. This week's internationally streamed games are:-

Saturday 2 November 2024 (kick-off 3pm)
Coleraine v Dungannon Swifts
Glentoran v Larne
Loughgall v Glenavon

football

WHO'S IN CHARGE?


The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Friday 1 November 2024:-

Sports Direct Premiership
Ballymena United v Portadown - Tony Clarke, Brian Wilson, Bogdan Sfirloaga, Shane Andrews
Cliftonville v Crusaders - Ben McMaster, Stephen Bell, John Doherty, Jamie Robinson

Playr-Fit Championship
Bangor v Ballyclare Comrades - Diarmuid Harrigan, Gareth O'Donnell, Jason Maxwell


The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Saturday 2 November 2024:-

Sports Direct Premiership
Coleraine v Dungannon Swifts - Steven Gregg, Ryan Kelsey, Shane Corrigan, Declan Hassan
Glentoran v Larne - Evan Boyce, Stephen Donaldson, Kristian Hanna, Ross Dunlop
Loughgall v Glenavon - Ian McNabb, Adam Jeffrey, Jason Millar, Stewart Long

Playr-Fit Championship
Armagh City v Ballinamallard United - Michael McKenna, Octavian George Neacsu, Matthew English
Institute v Annagh United - Louise Thompson, Gavin Hegarty, Lauren Trainor
Limavady United v Dundela - Neil Robinson, Richard Hegarty, Robbie McMinn
Newington v Ards - Mark Milligan, Niall McGuinness, Fabrice Dubois
Newry City v HW Welders - Niall Devlin, Aaron Graham, Cianan Canney

Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League
Banbridge Town v Rathfriland Rangers - Conor Murphy, Mark Davison, Colin McAfee
Coagh United v Oxford Sunnyside - Jason Gillespie, Kenneth Carson, Frankie Shanks
Lisburn Distillery v Knockbreda - Tom Symington, Stephen McBride, Paul Hicks
Portstewart v Dollingstown - Richard White, Ivan South, Jonathan McCrudden
Queen's University v Ballymacash Rangers - Ben Shepherd, Ken Ross, Thomas McKnight
Tobermore United v Warrenpoint Town - Neil Quigley, Paul Beattie, Darren Moran


The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Sunday 3 November 2024:-

Sports Direct Premiership
Carrick Rangers v Linfield - Tim Marshall, George Argyropoulos, Andrew Nethery, Christopher Morrison

football

Win big prizes this year as the popular NIFL Fantasy Football is back for 2024/25 Sports Direct Premiership season!

Players of the NIFL Fantasy Football can now battle it out to ‘Be the Boss’ and win the top prize of a season ticket for their favourite club alongside £200 in Sports Direct vouchers.

Sign up to play for free at www.niflfantasyfootball.com.