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2 days ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
BALLYCLARE Comrades, edged out in Playr-Fit Championship promotion/relegation play-off by Queen’s University, will face a tough battle to regain their spot in the second tier. The east Antrim side staged a spirited comeback in Friday’s second leg at Dixon Park, triumphing 2-0 through goals from Keevan Hawthorne and Brandon Doyle after losing the first leg 3-0 to the Students at The Dub.
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1 week ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
QUEEN’S University passed their first test for a place in next season’s Playr-Fit Championship with a 3-0 win over Ballyclare Comrades at the Dub on Tuesday night in the first leg of the promotion/relegation play-off. Jack Ovens gave the Students a first-half lead before a header after break from Dan Mairs and a goal from Joseph Sheridan left the team who finished second bottom of the Championship with a mountain to climb in the second leg.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
ANNAGH United will take on Carrick Rangers – who finished 11th in the top flight – over two legs for a place in next season’s Sports Direct Premiership after rounding off their stunning eight-match winning run climax to the Playr-Fit Championship campaign with a 1-0 victory over Ards at the BMG Arena.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
LARNE secured European football for another season amid ugly scenes at full-time at Inver Park on Saturday night following an ill-tempered 0-0 draw with Glentoran. The result comes in the wake of rumours that Larne FC owner Kenny Bruce could be about to step away from the club, particularly after the revelation that the east Antrim side will use Ballymena Showgrounds for home European action next season since Inver Park has, for a second time, failed to pass Uefa standards.
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1 month ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
GLENTORAN coach Tim McCann refused to accept that the race for the final automatic European place is the east Belfast men’s to lose despite a thumping 4-0 Sports Direct Premiership win over Crusaders at Seaview. It is now a two-horse race for that second place behind champions Linfield after Larne beat Coleraine 2-1 at the Showgrounds.
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1 month ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
WELDERS boss Paul Kee is “delighted” that a thrilling Playr-Fit Championship title race – and the battle for the one automatic promotion spot – could go right to the wire after his side capitalised on the slip by long-time leaders Bangor, beating derby rivals Dundela 2-1 with a last-gasp Liam Mullan winner at Blanchflower Stadium.
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1 month ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
BANGOR took a firmer grip on the Playr-Fit Championship title – and, with it, automatic promotion to the Sports Direct Premiership – with a hard-fought point in a 2-2 draw with Limavady United at the Showgrounds, maintaining the eight-point gap between the sides. The Welders are now the Seasiders’ biggest threat after a 5-2 win over Ards at Clandeboye Park put the now second-placed east Belfast men seven points behind Lee Feeney’s charges with three matches to play.
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1 month ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
LINFIELD boss David Healy admitted he was “proud and emotional” after his side lifted the Gibson Cup following a 2-1 win over Glentoran at Windsor Park. “The manner in which we’ve won it is incredible,” Healy said of his team, who had the Sports Direct Premiership title wrapped up before the split. “I feel proud and I feel emotional.”Callum Morrison opened the scoring, Jordan Jenkins equalised and Kirk Millar grabbed the winner. Skipper Jamie Mulgrew said: “I’m incredibly proud.
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1 month ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
BANGOR boss Lee Feeney has cited the Playr-Fit Championship clash with Limavady United at the Showgrounds on Saturday as the high-flying Seasiders’ biggest test of the season. Bangor are eight points clear of the Roesiders with just four matches remaining in the race for the title and, with it, automatic promotion to the Sports Direct Premiership. The north Down club could even clinch the title on Saturday if they win at Limavady and Ards beat the Welders at Bangor’s Clandeboye Park.
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1 month ago | 
irishnews.com | Frank Brownlow
A DOUBLE from Ballycran hurler Ben Arthurs means Bangor are still on target for the Playr-Fit Championship title – and automatic promotion to the Sports Direct Premiership – despite a 2-2 draw with Ards at Clandeboye Park, the venue both clubs share.
