The destination of the Northern Irish IFA Premiership was never in hesitation as Belfast has been the breeding ground of many title-winning sides, the question remained whether it was heading eastwards to Glentoran or to the southbound stadium of Windsor Park, residents of Linfield FC.
Glentoran ultimately refuted the efforts of their cross-capital adversary to claim the championship with a slender one-point margin on the very last day of the season, beating Cliftonville 3-1 to deliver the trophy in spectacular fashion. Click to continue reading...

Linfield FC are a football club playing in the Irish Premier League in Northern Ireland. Founded in March 1886 in south Belfast, Linfield play at Windsor Park, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team. As the province's most dominant club side, Linfield have been regular campaigners in European football. Click to continue reading...

Since the 2004-05 season, Glentoran or Linfield have held the first or second spots in Northern Ireland's Irish Premier League/IFA Premiership table.
2004-05: 1st - Glentoran and 2nd - Linfield
2005-06: 1st - Linfield and 2nd - Glentoran
2006-07: 1st - Linfield and 2nd - Glentoran
2007-08: 1st - Linfield and 2nd - Glentoran
2008-09: 1st - Glentoran and 2nd - Linfield
Northern Ireland's Football Heroes
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Justin Paul gives us the view in Northern Ireland as the season reaches the climax. And gives us some history too.
The Irish Football League season was decided last weekend with Glentoran FC winning the title. Glentoran are one of Northern Ireland's big two, along with the larger and more successful Linfield FC. Click to continue reading...

On Monday, March 16, the top two clubs in the IFA Premiership will face off.
Glentoran FC has played 31, winning 20, drawing 7, and losing 4 for a total of 67 points.
Linfield FC has played 31, winning 19, drawing 6, and losing 6 for a total of 63 points.
39-year-old Glenn 'Spike' Ferguson paces Linfield with 14 goals scored. Click to continue reading...

Ballymena United 1-0 over Lisburn Distillery.
-- Kevin Kelbie with the goal in the 61st minute for The Sky Blues.
Away side Linfield defeats Cliftonville 2-1.
-- Linfield remains in first place in the IFA Premiership with the victory.
Glentoran with an important home victory at The Oval against Glenavon 2-1. Click to continue reading...

Several clubs competed in the first leg of quater-final action yesterday in Northern Ireland's Co-Operative Insurance Cup.
Newry City FC 2 - 2 Loughgall FC
Portadown FC 2 - 0 Linfield FC
Glenavon FC 1 - 1 Lisburn Distillery FC

For a fine review of the Glenavon and Lisburn Distillery match, view the recap via the Belfast Telegraph. Click to continue reading...

Drogheda United will have home advantage in the semi-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup. Going into the final match of Group 1, the reigning champions Drogheda had to score more than their Eircom rivals Cork City to be assured of first position – and with it the luxury of a home draw at the next stage. Click to continue reading...

By: Alan
Soccer City FC
Irish champions Drogheda United have set up a dream tie with 1999 semi-finalists Dynamo Kiev in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. Drogheda United travelled to Estonia with the comfort of knowing that a draw would see them progress having beaten Levadia Talinn 2-1 in the home leg at Dalymount Park. Click to continue reading...

Linfield FC defeated Glentoran FC by a score of 3 - 1 in Belfast and Derry City held St. Patrick's Athletic scoreless in their 2 - 0 victory in Ireland's Setanta Sports Cup action.
The Setanta Sports Cup pits four teams from the Republic of Ireland' s FAI eircom League of Ireland and four teams from Northern Ireland's Irish Premier League. Click to continue reading...

Below is the newest edition of the Weekend XI. The big news is that Jimmy Hoffer has been found and added to this week's team. Also, we highlighted two players from Barnsley's shock victory over Liverpool. Enjoy.

• The Weekend XI: February 16-17

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Anyone else notice how many players scored 2 goals in today's matches?

• (MF) Chelsea's Frank Lampard v Huddersfield
• (MF) Manchester United's Darren Fletcher v Arsenal
• (MF) Linfield FC's Oran Kearney v Ballymena United
• (MF) Falkirk's Patrick Cregg v St. Mirren
• (MF) Falkirk's Scott Argfield v St.

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