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DATE COMPETITION VENUE OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS
26-Jul Friendly A Irish Universities W 4-0 Patton, Loughery, Allen,
o.g.
29-Jul Friendly A Chimney Corner L 1-2 Unknown
31-Aug Friendly A Crumlin United W 6-1 Unknown
02-Aug Friendly A Roe Valley W 7-2 O'Connell, Candlish 2,
McGreevey, Knell 2, Boyd
09-Aug Wilkinson Sword League Cup rd1 A Dundela W 4-1 Patton 3, Loughery
12-Aug Wilkinson Sword League Cup rd2 A Newry Town W 1-1 (aet) Patton
16-Aug Smirnoff Premier League 1 A Cliftonville W 2-0 Patton 2
23-Aug Smirnoff Premier League 2 A Crusaders L 2-4 McGreevy, Muir
29-Aug Smirnoff Premier League 3 H Coleraine W 1-0 McGreevy
01-Sep Wilkinson Sword League Cup qf A Glenavon L 1-6 Patton
09-Sep Smirnoff Premier League 4 A Glenavon W 2-1 Patton 2
13-Sep Smirnoff Premier League 5 A Linfield D 0-0 -
16-Sep Nationwide Gold Cup 1 A Ballyclare Comrades L 0-1 -
20-Sep Smirnoff Premier League 6 A Omagh Town L 2-3 O'Connell, McDowell
23-Sep Nationwide Gold Cup 2 H Larne L 0-2 -
27-Sep Smirnoff Premier League 7 A Glentoran L 0-2 -
30-Sep Nationwide Gold Cup 3 A Crusaders L 2-3 Smyth, Patton
04-Oct Smirnoff Premier League 8 A Portadown D 1-1 Allen
07-Oct Nationwide Gold Cup 4 A Dungannon Swifts W 5-2 Murray, Patton, Knell,
Candlish 2
11-Oct Smirnoff Premier League 9 H Ards W 3-1 Knell 3
14-Oct Nationwide Gold Cup 5 H Glenavon D 1-1 Patton
18-Oct Smirnoff Premier League 10 H Cliftonville W 2-0 Knell, Murray
25-Oct Smirnoff Premier League 11 H Crusaders L 2-3 Patton, Bustard
31-Oct Smirnoff Premier League 12 A Coleraine W 1-0 Patton
04-Nov Smirnoff Premier League 13 H Glenavon D 0-0 -
08-Nov Smirnoff Premier League 14 H Linfield D 1-1 Muir
15-Nov Smirnoff Premier League 15 H Omagh Town W 4-2 Patton, Murray 3
18-Nov Calor Co. Antrim Shield rd1 H Ballyclare Comrades L 2-3 O'Connell, Patton
22-Nov Smirnoff Premier League 16 A Glentoran W 2-1 Patton, Murray
25-Nov Irish News Cup rd1 H Limavady United W 2-0 Candlish, McGreevy
29-Nov Smirnoff Premier League 17 H Portadown L 1-2 McGreevy
06-Dec Smirnoff Premier League 18 A Ards L 1-2 Muir
13-Dec Smirnoff Premier League 19 H Cliftonville W 4-0 Knell, Patton, O'Connell,
Murray
20-Dec Smirnoff Premier League 20 A Crusaders W 4-3 Murray, Knell, Patton,
Candlish
26-Dec Smirnoff Premier League 21 H Coleraine D 2-2 Knell, Patton
01-Jan Smirnoff Premier League 22 A Glenavon D 3-3 Knell, Boyd, Patton
03-Jan Smirnoff Premier League 23 H Linfield L 0-2 -
10-Jan Smirnoff Premier League 24 A Omagh Town L 0-3 -
13-Jan Irish News Cup sf lg1 A Coleraine W 5-2 O'Connell 2, Hunter 2,
Loughery
17-Jan Smirnoff Premier League 25 H Glentoran L 1-2 Knell
24-Jan Bass Irish Cup rd5 H Glentoran D 1-1 Patton
27-Jan Bass Irish Cup rd5 r A Glentoran L 1-2 Candlish
31-Jan Smirnoff Premier League 26 A Portadown L 0-4 -
03-Feb Coca-Cola Floodlit Cup rd1 A Larne W 3-2 Boyd 2, McGreevy
07-Feb Smirnoff Premier League 27 H Ards D 1-1 O'Connell
10-Feb Irish News Cup sf lg2 H Coleraine W 6-0 Patton 2, Hunter 2, Knell,
McGreevy
14-Feb Smirnoff Premier League 28 A Cliftonville L 2-5 Patton, Murray
28-Feb Smirnoff Premier League 29 H Crusaders W 1-0 Bustard
03-Mar Coca-Cola Floodlit Cup qf H Coleraine W 1-0 Knell
07-Mar Smirnoff Premier League 30 A Coleraine D 0-0 -
12-Mar Irish News Cup f leg1 A Omagh Town D 1-1 Loughery
17-Mar Coca-Cola Floodlit Cup sf N Cliftonville L 1-2 Loughery
21-Mar Smirnoff Premier League 31 H Glenavon W 2-1 Patton, Knell
28-Mar Smirnoff Premier League 32 A Linfield L 0-1 -
02-Apr Irish News Cup f leg2 H Omagh Town L 0-1 -
11-Apr Smirnoff Premier League 33 H Omagh Town W 2-1 Loughery, Candlish
14-Apr Smirnoff Premier League 34 A Glentoran D 2-2 Hunter, Candlish
18-Apr Smirnoff Premier League 35 H Portadown L 1-2 Carlisle
25-Apr Smirnoff Premier League 36 A Ards W 2-0 Muir, Loughery

Notes:
12-Aug v. Newry Town: Ballymena United won 5-4 on penalties
10-Feb v. Coleraine: Ballymena United won 11-2 on aggregate
17-Mar v. Cliftonville: Match played at Windsor Park
02-Apr v. Omagh Town: Ballymena United lost 1-2 on aggregate


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