GLENAVON’S YOUNG GUNS SHOOT DOWN CARRICK Carrick Rangers 0 Glenavon 4 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Taylors Avenue, Carrickfergus Saturday 26th April 2025 A youthful Glenavon side – eight of the eleven starters were 21 years or younger – defeated Carrick Rangers 4-0 at Taylor’s Avenue. Paul McGovern (16 mins), Peter Campbell (50, 85 mins) [...] 495652
CARRICK RANGERS v GLENAVON, A LOOK AHEAD On Saturday 26th April 2025 Glenavon ends its Sports Direct Premiership campaign where it began last August, with a fixture against Carrick Rangers at Taylor’s Avenue. Paddy McLaughlin was encouraged by his team’s display in last weekend’s 2-0 home success against Ballymena United. “I thought we played well,” [...]
GLENAVON DEFEATS BALLYMENA IN FINAL HOME FIXTURE Glenavon 2 Ballymena United 0 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Mourneview Park, Lurgan Saturday 19th April 2025 Glenavon defeated Ballymena United 2-0 in its final home fixture of the season. Peter Campbell (60 mins) and substitute Luke McGerrigan (90+5 mins) scored the goals. Paddy McLaughlin’s men started well and [...]
GLENAVON V BALLYMENA UNITED, A LOOK AHEAD On Saturday 19th April 2025 Glenavon faces Ballymena United at Mourneview Park. It is both clubs’ penultimate Sports Direct Premiership fixture of the season. When the North Antrim men travelled to Lurgan in October they led the Premiership table after an impressive run of seven straight wins. Since [...]
GLENAVON SUCCUMBS TO CLIFTONVILLE AT SOLITUDE Cliftonville 2 Glenavon 0 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Solitude, Belfast Saturday 12th April 2025 A disappointing second half display by Glenavon led to only its second away league defeat since December. Ryan Curran (52 mins) and Eric Lemond McWoods (73 mins) scored Cliftonville’s goals. The first half was virtually devoid [...]
CLIFTONVILLE v GLENAVON, A LOOK AHEAD On Saturday 12th April 2025 Glenavon faces Cliftonville at Solitude. This will be the clubs’ fifth meeting of the season. In three previous Premiership fixtures Glenavon won one (3-1), drew one (0-0) and lost one (2-1). In February the Lurgan Blues were narrowly beaten 3-2 after extra time in [...]
GLENAVON SUFFERS DISAPPOINTING DEFEATGlenavon 0 Loughgall 1Sports Direct Irish PremiershipMourneview Park, LurganSaturday 5th April 2025Glenavon suffered a disappointing home defeat against bottom club, Loughgall. The result ended the Blues’ chances of securing a berth in the Europa Conference League Qualification Playoffs. Despite the win, the Villagers are relegated from the Sports Direct Premiership.Although the match was [...]
GLENAVON V LOUGHGALL, A LOOK AHEAD On Saturday 5th April 2025 Glenavon faces Loughgall at Mourneview Park. On Tuesday night the Lurgan Blues held Portadown to a 1-1 draw at Shamrock Park. Paddy McLaughlin was pleased with the outcome. “We went there to win, and I felt that we played on the front foot for [...]
MID ULSTER DERBY ENDS IN A DRAW Portadown 1 Glenavon 1 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Shamrock Park, Portadown Tuesday 1st April 2025 Despite playing the better football, Glenavon had to settle for a draw in the final Mid-Ulster derby of the season. Ahu Obhakhan (21 mins) scored for Portadown; Harry Murphy (36 mins) equalised for [...]
PORTADOWN V GLENAVON, A LOOK AHEAD On Tuesday 1st April 2025 Glenavon faces Portadown at Shamrock Park in its first post-split Sports Direct Premiership fixture. Although Glenavon has beaten the Ports three times this season – twice in the league and once in the Mid-Ulster Cup – Paddy McLaughlin expects the trip to West Craigavon to [...]
