Carrick Rangers vs Portadown

Final score: Carrick Rangers 1-0 Portadown in the Premiership, August 8, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 4 wins for Carrick Rangers, 3 draws, 3 wins for Portadown.

Overview

Football: Premiership · Round 1
Venue: Loughview Leisure Arena, Carrickfergus
Form: WLWLL Carrick Rangers
: LLLLL Portadown

26' L. Jessop
38' A. Lecky
38' L. MacKinnon
45'+1 G. Thompson
45'+1 A. Steele
HT0-0
56' ▲ D. O'Conchubhair ▼ A. Steele
62' P. Heatley 1-0
69' ▲ M. Carson ▼ J. Scott
74' ▲ J. Crowe ▼ J. Forsythe
77' ▲ B. Altintop ▼ R. Breen
81' ▲ D. Isamala ▼ D. Dos Santos Martins
81' ▲ R. Minzamba ▼ G. Thompson
83' J. Teelan
85' E. Fyfe
89' ▲ K. Cherry ▼ P. Heatley
FT1-0

Line-ups

Carrick Rangers Coach: Stephen Baxter

25D. Agnew
2M. Place
5J. Forsythe ▼ 74'
6J. Callacher
9D. Gibson
10A. Lecky
12L. McCullough
14A. Steele ▼ 56'
15B. Buchanan-Rolleston
22P. Heatley ▼ 89'
24M. Snoddy

Substitutes 7

7D. O'Conchubhair ▲ 56'
8S. Clucas
11N. Maciulaitis
17J. Moore
19J. Crowe ▲ 74'
20K. Cherry ▲ 89'
23J. Hastings

Portadown Coach: David Jeffrey

1A. McCarey
5L. MacKinnon
9C. Falls
10E. Fyfe
11L. Jessop
12R. Breen ▼ 77'
19J. Teelan
22J. Scott ▼ 69'
23M. Hewitt
26G. Thompson ▼ 81'
48D. Dos Santos Martins ▼ 81'

Substitutes 7

33J. Barry
2D. Isamala ▲ 81'
3M. Carson ▲ 69'
4B. Altintop ▲ 77'
6R. Minzamba ▲ 81'
17S. O'Mahoney
20A. Obhakhan

Statistics

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coleraine FC	6	15 - 4	+11	16
2	Linfield	6	7 - 4	+3	15
3	Cliftonville FC	6	11 - 6	+5	12
4	Dungannon Swifts	6	8 - 4	+4	12
5	Larne	4	5 - 1	+4	10
6	Carrick Rangers	6	8 - 7	+1	9
7	Crusaders FC	6	10 - 12	-2	9
8	Glentoran	6	8 - 7	+1	7
9	Ballymena United	5	8 - 9	-1	4
10	Limavady United	5	3 - 9	-6	3
11	Bangor	6	3 - 13	-10	2
12	Portadown	6	3 - 13	-10	0