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Ballymena

NIFL PremiershipBallymena, Northern Ireland

Ballymena are 8th in the NIFL Premiership with 12 points from 9 matches. Next: Ballymena v Crusaders.

8th · 12 pts FormDDWWL Updated UK time
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Next matchNIFL Premiership
Ballymena Saturday 17 October Crusaders

Matchday 12 · The Showgrounds, Ballymena · UK time

In 4 days
After that
  • Newington v BallymenaIrish League CupTue 20 Oct · 19:45
  • Glentoran v BallymenaNIFL PremiershipSat 24 Oct · 15:00
LLimavady 3-2 BallymenaSat 10 Oct · NIFL Premiership

Ballymena in 2026/27

Ballymena are 8th in the NIFL Premiership with 12 points from 9 matches. Next: Ballymena v Crusaders. That is a relegation play-off place. Dungannon are 1 point above them. Cliftonville are level on points behind.

Their record: 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, 13 goals scored and 11 conceded. Form in all competitions: D D W W L.

After that: Newington v Ballymena; Glentoran v Ballymena.

Oran Kearney is the head coach. Honours: Irish Cup 5 titles.

Key facts

League
NIFL Premiership
Position
8th, 12 points
Record
W3 D3 L3
Goals
13 scored, 11 conceded

Facts and streaks

Written from the match data, refreshed after every game

  • Scoring

    Ballymena have scored in each of their last 7 league matches.

  • Biggest win

    Their biggest league win this season: 3-0 at Linfield.

Fixtures and results

All competitions · UK time

Updated 12:20 UK time

Results

  • Sat 10 OctNP at LimavadyNIFL Premiership · Matchday 11 2-3L
  • Sat 3 OctNP at CliftonvilleNIFL Premiership · Matchday 10 1-0W
  • Sat 26 SeptNP v PortadownNIFL Premiership · Matchday 9 2-0W
  • Sat 19 SeptNP at DungannonNIFL Premiership · Matchday 8 1-1D
  • Tue 15 SeptNP v Carrick RangersNIFL Premiership · Matchday 7 1-1D
  • Fri 11 SeptNP at ColeraineNIFL Premiership · Matchday 6 2-3L
  • Sat 5 SeptNP at Bangor FCNIFL Premiership · Matchday 5 2-2D
  • Fri 21 AugNP v GlentoranNIFL Premiership · Matchday 3 0-2L
  • Sat 15 AugNP at CrusadersNIFL Premiership · Matchday 2 1-2L
  • Sat 8 AugNP at LinfieldNIFL Premiership · Matchday 1 3-0W

Next matches

  • Sat 17 OctNP v CrusadersNIFL Premiership · Matchday 12
  • Tue 20 OctILC at NewingtonIrish League Cup
  • Sat 24 OctNP at GlentoranNIFL Premiership · Matchday 13
  • Sat 31 OctNP v Bangor FCNIFL Premiership · Matchday 14
  • Sat 7 NovNP at PortadownNIFL Premiership · Matchday 15
  • Fri 13 NovNP v LinfieldNIFL Premiership · Matchday 16
  • Sat 21 NovNP at LarneNIFL Premiership · Matchday 17
  • Sat 28 NovNP v CliftonvilleNIFL Premiership · Matchday 18
  • Tue 1 DecNP v LarneNIFL Premiership · Matchday 4
  • Sat 5 DecNP at Carrick RangersNIFL Premiership · Matchday 19
  • Sat 12 DecNP v LimavadyNIFL Premiership · Matchday 20
  • Sat 19 DecNP at DungannonNIFL Premiership · Matchday 21
  • Sat 26 DecNP at ColeraineNIFL Premiership · Matchday 22
  • Tue 29 DecNP v Bangor FCNIFL Premiership · Matchday 23
  • Sat 2 JanNP at LarneNIFL Premiership · Matchday 24
  • Sat 16 JanNP v CliftonvilleNIFL Premiership · Matchday 25
  • Sat 23 JanNP v LinfieldNIFL Premiership · Matchday 26
  • Sat 30 JanNP at CrusadersNIFL Premiership · Matchday 27
  • Sat 6 FebNP v PortadownNIFL Premiership · Matchday 28
  • Sat 20 FebNP v ColeraineNIFL Premiership · Matchday 29
  • Sat 27 FebNP at Carrick RangersNIFL Premiership · Matchday 30
  • Sat 6 MarNP v GlentoranNIFL Premiership · Matchday 31
  • Sat 20 MarNP v DungannonNIFL Premiership · Matchday 32
  • Sat 27 MarNP at LimavadyNIFL Premiership · Matchday 33
Kick-off times in UK time.All Ballymena fixtures in your calendar

NIFL Premiership table

After 9 matches

Updated 12:20 UK time
#TeamPWDLGDPts
6Carrick Rangers10415013
7Dungannon9414-113
8Ballymena9333+212
9Cliftonville10406012
10Limavady9306-69
NIFL Premiership (Championship Group) (1–6)NIFL Premiership (Relegation Group) (7–12)
5 places around BallymenaFull NIFL Premiership table

Position

League position after each matchday

1512
1357911

MatchdayNow: 8th

Strength rating

Elo rating from every result we hold

1,481+21 in 4 weeks8th of 12 in the NIFL Premiership

Last 10 weeks, from 1,483 to 1,481. Just above: Limavady 1,575 · Carrick Rangers 1,531 · Cliftonville 1,529.

Season stats

NIFL Premiership, after 9 matches

League matchesHomeAwayTotal
Played3710
Won123
Drawn123
Lost134
Scored31215
Conceded31114
Clean sheets123
Failed to score101
Points per match1.331.141.20
Goals scored135th in the league
Goals conceded116th best defence
Clean sheets3in 10 matches
Points per match1.20home 1.33, away 1.14

Squad

The current squad

28 players
#PlayerAgeValue
Goalkeepers
1David WalshNorthern Ireland24€77k
23Declan BreenNorthern Ireland24–
Defenders
2David ToureIreland22–
3Michael GlynnNorthern Ireland24–
4Jonathan AddisNorthern Ireland34–
5Scot WhitesideNorthern Ireland29–
15Daithi McCallionNorthern Ireland21–
16Matthew ClarkeNorthern Ireland32–
19Shane McEleneyNorthern Ireland35–
26Kodi Lyons-FosterEngland29–
32Conor Burns17–
48Adam SullivanNorthern Ireland18–
Jake HirtheNorthern Ireland17–
Midfielders
6Fuad SuleIreland29–
8Joshua ArcherNorthern Ireland23€180k
10Charlie AllenNorthern Ireland22€120k
13Finley ThorndikeEngland24–
17Michael LeetchNorthern Ireland19–
18Sean MurrayIreland33–
20Stephen FallonNorthern Ireland29–
21James HoodNorthern Ireland19–
24Caoimhin McConnellNorthern Ireland26–
39Owen MahoneyNorthern Ireland18–
49Thomas DuffinNorthern Ireland17–
Forwards
7Chris McKeeNorthern Ireland24€160k
9Igor RutkowskiNorthern Ireland22–
22Success EdogunIreland25–
Owen WilsonNorthern Ireland17–
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Head coach

Oran Kearney

Transfers

The last 12 months, newest first

In · 16 players

DatePlayerFromFee
20 AugFinley ThorndikeCrusaders–
25 JulMichael LeetchBallyclareFree
17 JulCaoimhin McConnellWilliam Carey–
1 JulStephen FallonColeraineFree
1 JulMichael GlynnCliftonvilleFree
1 JulChris McKeeLinfieldFree
1 JulDavid WalshLinfieldFree
1 JulCharlie AllenLinfieldFree
1 JulJoshua ArcherLinfieldFree
1 JulScot WhitesideLinfieldFree
1 JulJonathan AddisCliftonvilleFree
19 JanShane McEleneyGlentoran–
15 JanBradley WadeWaterfordFree
2 JanSean MurrayCork CityFree
1 JanIgor RutkowskiArmagh–
29 NovZach NolanBrayFree

Out · 6 players

DatePlayerToFee
14 AugBen KennedyPortadownFree
1 JulDanny LaffertyLimavadyFree
1 JulBradley WadeRoss CountyFree
1 JulJoel ThompsonCliftonville–
1 JulKian CorballyDunfermline–
1 JulDaire O'ConchubhairCarrick Rangers–

Club and ground

Where Ballymena play

The Showgrounds
Town
Ballymena
Capacity
4,390

Head-to-head

Against the next opponents

NIFL Premiership, Sat 17 Oct, 15:00 UK time, Ballymena at home

Ballymena 1 · Draws 2 · Crusaders 58 meetings
  1. 15 Aug 2026Nifl PremiershipCrusaders2-1BallymenaL
  2. 25 Apr 2026Nifl PremiershipCrusaders3-2BallymenaL
  3. 17 Feb 2026IFA PremiershipBallymena2-0CrusadersW
  4. 22 Nov 2025IFA PremiershipBallymena2-2CrusadersD
  5. 20 Sep 2025IFA PremiershipCrusaders1-1BallymenaD
  6. 15 Feb 2025PremiershipCrusaders3-1Ballymena UnitedL
Meetings in our data since 2024. Results from Ballymena's side.

Honours

Trophies by competition

8 trophies
  • 5Irish Cup1929, 1940, 1958, 1981, 1984
  • 2County Antrim Shield2016, 2018
  • 1League Cup2017

Source: GoalServe. Years are when the final or season ended.

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Next matchNIFL Premiership
BallymenavCrusaders

Sat 17 Oct · 15:00 · The Showgrounds

–days–hrs–min
  • LLimavady 3-2 Ballymena
  • WCliftonville 0-1 Ballymena
  • WBallymena 2-0 Portadown
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Ballymena questions.

Answered from today's data. Anything else, ask us.

When do Ballymena play next?

Ballymena v Crusaders, Saturday 17 October at 14:00 UTC.

Where are Ballymena in the NIFL Premiership table?

Ballymena are 8th in the NIFL Premiership with 12 points after 9 matches.

What was Ballymena's last result?

Ballymena 2-3 at Limavady, 10 October 2026.

Are there live scores for Ballymena?

Yes: scores on this page update during the match.

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Who is the Ballymena manager?

Oran Kearney is the head coach.

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