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DATE COMPETITION VENUE OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS
30-Jul Friendly A Chimney Corner W 4-0 Murray, Loughery, Booth,
O'Kane og
31-Jul Friendly A Loughgall W 1-0 Murray
01-Aug Friendly A Crumlin United W 4-1 Patton, Loughery 2, Steele
03-Aug Friendly A Dungannon Swifts W 5-1 Unknown
10-Aug Wilkinson Sword League Cup rd1 A Dungannon Swifts L 0-1 -
17-Aug Ulster Cup rd1 leg1 H Crusaders D 1-1 Murray
24-Aug Ulster Cup rd1 leg2 A Crusaders L 2-3 Boyd, Allen
07-Sep Sun Life Gold Cup 1 A Larne W 2-1 Loughery, Elder og
14-Sep Sun Life Gold Cup 2 H Ards W 3-0 Feehan, Murphy og, Loughery
21-Sep Sun Life Gold Cup 3 A Crusaders L 1-2 Bustard
28-Sep Smirnoff First Division 1 A Bangor W 3-0 Gilmore, Feehan, Smyth
12-Oct Smirnoff First Division 2 H Distillery L 0-1 -
19-Oct Smirnoff First Division 3 A Newry Town W 1-0 Feehan
22-Oct Sun Life Gold Cup qf H Portadown W 0-0 (aet) -
26-Oct Smirnoff First Division 4 H Carrick Rangers W 1-0 Loughery
29-Oct Sun Life Gold Cup sf N Linfield L 0-2 -
02-Nov Smirnoff First Division 5 H Larne W 4-2 Murray, Smyth, Feehan,
Patton
09-Nov Smirnoff First Division 6 A Omagh Town W 1-0 Loughery
16-Nov Smirnoff First Division 7 H Ballyclare Comrades W 4-1 Gilmore, Smyth, Loughery 2
19-Nov Irish News Cup rd1 leg1 A Sligo Rovers L 0-1 -
26-Nov Calor Co. Antrim Shield rd1 H Carrick Rangers W 2-0 Loughery, Patton
23-Nov Smirnoff First Division 8 H Bangor W 2-1 Murray, Feehan
30-Nov Smirnoff First Division 9 A Distillery L 0-1 -
03-Dec Calor Co. Antrim Shield qf H Chimney Corner W 2-0 Loughery, Patton
07-Dec Smirnoff First Division 10 H Newry Town W 2-0 Bustard, Loughery
14-Dec Smirnoff First Division 11 A Carrick Rangers W 2-1 Murray, Boyd
17-Dec Irish News Cup rd1 leg2 H Sligo Rovers L 2-4 Patton, Loughery
21-Dec Smirnoff First Division 12 A Larne W 3-1 Loughery, McConnell, Boyd
26-Dec Smirnoff First Division 13 H Omagh Town W 3-1 Murray, Loughery, Patton
30-Dec Coca-Cola Floodlit Cup rd1 leg1 H Glenavon L 1-2 Patton
01-Jan Smirnoff First Division 14 A Ballyclare Comrades W 1-0 Stewart
04-Jan Smirnoff First Division 15 A Bangor L 1-2 Murray
07-Jan Coca-Cola Floodlit Cup rd1 leg2 H Glenavon W 1-0 Patton
11-Jan Smirnoff First Division 16 H Distillery W 1-0 Patton
15-Jan Calor Co. Antrim Shield sf N Portadown W 2-1 (aet) Boyd, Feehan
18-Jan Smirnoff First Division 17 A Newry Town L 0-1 -
25-Jan Bass Irish Cup rd5 A Bangor L 0-3 -
01-Feb Smirnoff First Division 18 H Carrick Rangers W 2-1 Patton, Knell
08-Feb Smirnoff First Division 19 A Larne W 1-0 Muir
15-Feb Smirnoff First Division 20 A Omagh Town W 4-0 Feehan 4
25-Jan Calor Co. Antrim Shield f N Cliftonville L 0-0 (aet) -
01-Mar Smirnoff First Division 21 H Ballyclare Comrades W 3-0 Knell, Loughery, Feehan
08-Mar Smirnoff First Division 22 H Bangor D 0-0 -
22-Mar Smirnoff First Division 23 A Distillery W 1-0 Feehan
25-Mar Smirnoff First Division 24 H Newry Town W 3-1 Loughery 2, Feehan
31-Mar Smirnoff First Division 25 A Carrick Rangers W 2-0 McGreevy, Loughery
05-Apr Smirnoff First Division 26 H Larne W 2-0 Feehan 2
19-Apr Smirnoff First Division 27 H Omagh Town L 0-1 -
26-Apr Smirnoff First Division 28 A Ballyclare Comrades D 2-2 Feehan, McAlea og
01-May Dessie Loughery Testimonial H Coleraine W 5-1 Murray 3, Storey, Feehan

Notes:
17-Aug v. Crusaders: Match played at Allen Park, Antrim.
22-Oct v. Portadown: Ballymena United won 3-2 on penalties.
29-Oct v. Linfield: Match played at the Oval, Belfast
15-Jan v. Portadown: Match played at the Oval, Belfast
25-Feb v. Cliftonville: Match played at Windsor Park, Belfast.
25-Feb v. Cliftonville: Ballymena United lost 5-4 on penalties.


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