Premiership

IRISH LEAGUE GUIDE 20-21 OCTOBER 2023

18 Oct 2023
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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 20 October 2023
Sports Direct Premiership (kick-off 7:45pm)
Cliftonville v Linfield - Buy tickets
Larne v Carrick Rangers - Buy tickets 

Saturday 21 October 2023
Sports Direct Premiership (kick-off 3pm)
Ballymena United v Coleraine - Home tickets or Away tickets
Dungannon Swifts v Crusaders - Pay at the gate (£13 adult/£9 concession)
Glentoran v Glenavon - Buy tickets
Loughgall v Newry City - Buy tickets

Playr-Fit Championship (kick-off 3pm)
Ards v Annagh United
Ballinamallard United v Ballyclare Comrades
Dergview v Newington
Institute v Bangor
Knockbreda v Dundela
Portadown v HW Welders - Buy tickets

Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League (kick-off 3pm)
Banbridge Town v Armagh City
Coagh United v Tobermore United
Lisburn Distillery v PSNI
Moyola Park v Limavady United
Portstewart v Ballymacash Rangers
Queen's University v Dollingstown

(Note that games in the Playr-Fit Championship and Premier Intermediate League are priced at a maximum of £8/£5. Please contact the home club for further details)

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HOW CAN I WATCH?

The BBC cameras will be at Solitude on Friday night as second placed Cliftonville take on leaders Linfield, kick-off 7:45pm.

BBC SPORT NI
Friday 20 October 2023 - Cliftonville v Linfield (Sports Direct Premiership) - BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport NI website


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 21 October 2023
Ballymena United v Coleraine
Dungannon Swifts v Crusaders
Glentoran v Glenavon
Loughgall v Newry City


CLUB STREAMS
The following games are being streamed live by clubs through their official channels.

Saturday 21 October 2023
Portadown v HW Welders (3pm) - click here

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WHO'S IN CHARGE?

The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Friday 20 October 2023:-

Sports Direct Premiership
Cliftonville v Linfield - Shane Andrews, Stephen Donaldson, Stephen Bell, Steven Gregg
Larne v Carrick Rangers - Tony Clarke, George Argyropoulos, Kristian Hanna, Michael McKenna

The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Saturday 21 October 2023:-

Sports Direct Premiership
Ballymena United v Coleraine - Lee Tavinder, Paul Robinson, Shane Geary, Shane McGonigle
Dungannon Swifts v Crusaders - Raymond Crangle, Gavin Hegarty, David Burns, TBC
Glentoran v Glenavon - Jamie Robinson, Adam Jeffrey, Andrew Nethery, Neil Robinson
Loughgall v Newry City - Ben McMaster, Ryan Kelsey, John Doherty, Christopher Morrison

Playr-Fit Championship
Ards v Annagh United - Stewart Long, Bogdan Sfirloaga, Bryan Magill
Ballinamallard United v Ballyclare Comrades - Ryan Hanna, Robbie McMinn, Gareth O'Donnell
Dergview v Newington - Diarmuid Harrigan, Gary Ewing, Octavian George Neacsu
Institute v Bangor - Mark Milligan, Richard Hegarty, Aaron Graham
Knockbreda v Dundela - Barry Monaghan, Shane Corrigan, Victoria Finlay
Portadown v HW Welders - Mark Dillon, Ken Ross, Jason Millar

Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League
Banbridge Town v Armagh City - Richard White, Lauren Trainor, Thomas McKnight
Coagh United v Tobermore United - Richard Stewart, Jonathan Cartmill, Jason Maxwell
Lisburn Distillery v PSNI - Niall Devlin, John Stuart, Darryl Emslie
Moyola Park v Limavady United - Declan Hassan, Ivan South, Andrew Neeson
Portstewart v Ballymacash Rangers - Neil Quigley, Ciaran Canney, Desmond Milne
Queen's University v Dollingstown - Jason Gillespie, George Argyropoulos, Kristian Hanna


FANTASY FOOTBALL - BE THE BOSS

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