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Ballymena United

Ballymena United Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Northern Ireland. Based in Ballymena, County Antrim, the team competes in the NIFL Premiership and plays home matches at the Ballymena Showgrounds. The club is managed by David Jeffrey.

The club was formed as Ballymena on 7 April 1928, when four local businessmen and football enthusiasts decided that the town of Ballymena needed a senior football team in the Irish League.

Nicknamed the 'Braidmen' or 'Sky Blues', latterly because of the colour of the home shirts, Ballymena have a rich history in Irish Cup, having won the competition six times.

The main club rivals of Ballymena United are Coleraine. The extremely-hostile annual Boxing Day fixture between the two teams attracts large crowds and is one of the high-profile fixtures in the Northern Irish football league calendar.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Баллимена Юнайтед (russian)

Ballymena United

Northern Ireland. Premiership. League Table. Season 2024/2025

Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Linfield Linfield 17 13 0 4 30 13 39 16 11 4 1 31 10 37 33 24 4 5 61 23 76 38 1.8
2 Larne 16 5 6 5 15 14 21 17 10 3 4 24 14 33 33 15 9 9 39 28 54 11 1.2
3 Glentoran FC 16 6 6 4 14 12 24 17 9 3 5 26 19 30 33 15 9 9 40 31 54 9 1.2
4 Dungannon Swifts 17 8 2 7 22 22 26 16 7 3 6 22 18 24 33 15 5 13 44 40 50 4 1.3
5 Crusaders FC Crusaders FC 17 7 3 7 25 30 24 16 8 2 6 16 13 26 33 15 5 13 41 43 50 -2 1.2
6 Coleraine FC Coleraine FC 16 7 4 5 25 21 25 17 6 6 5 24 20 24 33 13 10 10 49 41 49 8 1.5
7 Cliftonville 16 9 3 4 23 11 30 17 4 4 9 21 26 16 33 13 7 13 44 37 46 7 1.3
8 Portadown FC Portadown FC 16 8 4 4 20 16 28 17 5 3 9 19 22 18 33 13 7 13 39 38 46 1 1.2
9 Ballymena United Ballymena United 16 6 2 8 19 21 20 17 7 2 8 21 21 23 33 13 4 16 40 42 43 -2 1.2
10 Glenavon FC Glenavon FC 17 5 5 7 20 23 20 16 5 4 7 15 20 19 33 10 9 14 35 43 39 -8 1.1
11 Carrick Rangers 17 5 5 7 15 16 20 16 1 4 11 9 32 7 33 6 9 18 24 48 27 -24 0.7
12 Loughgall 17 3 2 12 19 39 11 16 1 4 11 10 32 7 33 4 6 23 29 71 18 -42 0.9

Ballymena United Last Matches

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
26 Apr 16:30 16:30, 26 Apr fin
Portadown FC
2-1 2-1
Ballymena United
7-4
PR/RGS
2-1
2-1
Match info Scorers
19 Apr 14:00 14:00, 19 Apr fin
Glenavon FC
0-0 2-0
Ballymena United
1-4
PR/RGS
0-0
2-0
Match info Scorers
12 Apr 14:00 14:00, 12 Apr fin
Ballymena United
0-0 1-1
Carrick Rangers
3-3
PR/RGS
0-0
1-1
Match info Scorers
05 Apr 14:00 14:00, 05 Apr fin
Cliftonville
1-0 5-0
Ballymena United
3-3
PR/RGS
1-0
5-0
Match info Scorers
01 Apr 18:45 18:45, 01 Apr fin
Ballymena United
3-0 5-2
Loughgall
0-0
PR/RGS
3-0
5-2
Match info Scorers
22 Mar 15:00 15:00, 22 Mar fin
Loughgall
1-1 2-1
Ballymena United
15-43
PR
1-1
2-1
Match info Scorers
15 Mar 15:00 15:00, 15 Mar fin
Ballymena United
0-0 1-0
Cliftonville
40-42
PR
0-0
1-0
Match info Scorers
11 Mar 19:45 19:45, 11 Mar fin
Ballymena United
1-1 1-2
Larne
40-46
PR
1-1
1-2
Match info
08 Mar 15:00 15:00, 08 Mar fin
Dungannon Swifts 1
0-1 0-3
Ballymena United
46-37
PR
0-1
0-3
Match info Scorers
04 Mar 19:45 19:45, 04 Mar fin
Glentoran FC
0-0 1-0
Ballymena United
48-37
PR
0-0
1-0
Match info Scorers
22 Feb 15:00 15:00, 22 Feb fin
Ballymena United
1-0 2-0
Portadown FC
34-42
PR
1-0
2-0
Match info Scorers
18 Feb 19:45 19:45, 18 Feb fin
Ballymena United
0-0 1-1
Glentoran FC
33-47
PR
0-0
1-1
Match info Scorers
15 Feb 15:00 15:00, 15 Feb fin
Crusaders FC
2-1 3-1
Ballymena United
37-32
PR
2-1
3-1
Match info Scorers
07 Feb 19:45 19:45, 07 Feb fin
Ballymena United
1-1 2-2
Linfield
32-60
PR
1-1
2-2
Match info Scorers
25 Jan 15:00 15:00, 25 Jan fin
Larne
2-1 2-1
Ballymena United
32-32
PR
2-1
2-1
Match info Scorers
18 Jan 15:00 15:00, 18 Jan fin
Carrick Rangers
0-0 0-0
Ballymena United
21-31
PR
0-0
0-0
Match info
07 Jan 19:45 19:45, 07 Jan fin
Ballymena United
0-0 0-2
Glentoran FC
QF
0-0
0-2
Scorers
04 Jan 15:00 15:00, 04 Jan fin
Ballymena United
0-2 1-2
Ards
R32
0-2
1-2
Scorers
30 Dec 19:45 19:45, 30 Dec fin
Ballymena United 2
0-0 0-2
Glenavon FC
31-22
PR
0-0
0-2
Match info Scorers
26 Dec 15:00 15:00, 26 Dec fin
Coleraine FC
0-2 2-2
Ballymena United
26-30
PR
0-2
2-2
Match info Scorers
21 Dec 15:00 15:00, 21 Dec fin
Loughgall 1
1-2 2-3
Ballymena United
13-27
PR
1-2
2-3
Match info Scorers
14 Dec 15:00 15:00, 14 Dec fin
Ballymena United
0-0 0-1
Dungannon Swifts
27-30
PR
0-0
0-1
Match info Scorers
30 Nov 15:00 15:00, 30 Nov fin
Ballymena United 1
0-0 1-2
Carrick Rangers
27-15
PR
0-0
1-2
Match info Scorers
16 Nov 15:00 15:00, 16 Nov fin
Cliftonville
0-0 0-1
Ballymena United
27-24
PR
0-0
0-1
Match info Scorers
09 Nov 15:00 15:00, 09 Nov fin
Linfield
0-0 2-0
Ballymena United 1
29-24
PR
0-0
2-0
Match info Scorers
05 Nov 19:45 19:45, 05 Nov fin
Ballymena United
1-0 1-0
Ards
R16
1-0
1-0
Match info Scorers
01 Nov 19:45 19:45, 01 Nov fin
Ballymena United
0-0 0-3
Portadown FC
24-18
PR
0-0
0-3
Match info Scorers
26 Oct 14:00 14:00, 26 Oct fin
Crusaders FC
0-0 1-0
Ballymena United
17-24
PR
0-0
1-0
Match info Scorers
19 Oct 14:00 14:00, 19 Oct fin
Ballymena United
0-0 0-1
Coleraine FC
24-13
PR
0-0
0-1
Match info Scorers
12 Oct 14:00 14:00, 12 Oct fin
Glenavon FC
0-0 0-1
Ballymena United
13-21
PR
0-0
0-1
Match info Scorers
05 Oct 14:00 14:00, 05 Oct fin
Ballymena United
3-1 4-1
Loughgall
18-5
PR
3-1
4-1
Match info Scorers
01 Oct 18:45 18:45, 01 Oct fin
Rathfriland Rangers
1-0 3-3 3-3 4-5
Ballymena United
R32
1-0
3-3
3-3
4-5
Match info Scorers
28 Sep 14:00 14:00, 28 Sep fin
Portadown FC
0-1 0-1
Ballymena United
12-15
PR
0-1
0-1
Match info Scorers
21 Sep 14:00 14:00, 21 Sep fin
Ballymena United
1-1 3-2
Cliftonville
12-14
PR
1-1
3-2
Match info Scorers
17 Sep 18:45 18:45, 17 Sep fin
Carrick Rangers
0-2 1-4
Ballymena United
3-9
PR
0-2
1-4
Match info Scorers
14 Sep 14:00 14:00, 14 Sep fin
Ballymena United
0-0 1-0
Glentoran FC
6-10
PR
0-0
1-0
Match info Scorers
07 Sep 14:00 14:00, 07 Sep fin
Larne
0-0 0-1
Ballymena United
1-3
PR
0-0
0-1
Match info Scorers
30 Aug 18:45 18:45, 30 Aug fin
Ballymena United
2-1 3-1
Glenavon FC
0-3
PR
2-1
3-1
Match info Scorers
24 Aug 14:00 14:00, 24 Aug fin
Dungannon Swifts
1-0 1-0
Ballymena United
1-0
PR
1-0
1-0
Match info Scorers
20 Aug 18:45 18:45, 20 Aug fin
Ballymena United
0-1 0-1
Crusaders FC
0-3
PR
0-1
0-1
Match info Scorers

Top Scorers. Season 2024/2025

Player 04 Mar 08 Mar 11 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 01 Apr 05 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr 26 Apr All SeasonGoals/Assists
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 12/0
Ben Kennedy 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 12/0
Ethan Devine 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/0
Success Edogun 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Patrick McEleney 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Joseph Moore 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Aaron Jarvis 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Kian Corbally 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Danny Lafferty 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Andrew Scott 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
KYM Nelson 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Luke Hawe 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Stephen O'Donnell 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Gene Kennedy 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Jordan McMullan 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
James Hood 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Donal Rocks 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Calvin McCurry 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Daithi McCallion 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Jonathan McMurray 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

Bad Boys. Season 2024/2025

Player 04 Mar 08 Mar 11 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 01 Apr 05 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr 26 Apr All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Sean Brown - - - - - - - - - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0
KYM Nelson - - - - - - - - - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0
Ross Glendinning - - - - - - - - - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0
Stephen O'Donnell - - - - - - - - - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0

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