Tag: Northern Ireland
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Bangor 3-0 Tobermore United: Top spot clinched for split with seventh straight success
It was seventh heaven for Bangor on Saturday, as two months on from a bitter reverse away to Tobermore United, the same opponents fell under the sword at Clandeboye Park where the Seasiders’ seventh straight victory since then shot them beyond the 50-point barrier. It took until the final game of last campaign to strike…
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Bangor vs Tobermore United preview: Back on home soil as Seasiders pursue fresh success
It is a return to Clandeboye Park for Bangor this weekend, as the Seasiders brace to lay out the red carpet for Tobermore United with intentions of preserving their advantage at the top of the Premier Intermediate League table. A point all but guarantees the Co Down hosts will enter the post-split as division leaders,…
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The inside track on the 101 goals of Bangor’s brilliant Ben Arthurs
This weekend gone, on a slippery playing surface in Dollingstown, Ben Arthurs went a ton up on the goal front; his second in an eventual hat-trick endeavour was his 100th in the yellow and blue of Bangor. It booked the Seasiders another three points for the kitty, which extends their lead at the summit of…
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Dollingstown 1-4 Bangor: Century of goals for hat-trick hero Ben as Seasiders edge further ahead at top
Bangor were in fine fettle on Saturday, punching in another three points for the season tally with a fine victory at Dollingstown. On a grass Planters Park surface promising slips and slides, there were no trip-ups as far as the scoreline was concerned as the Seasiders reacted in fighting fashion after being pegged back level…
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Dollingstown vs Bangor preview: Fresh opportunity for Seasiders to stamp authority against Dollybirds
Bangor make their return to competitive action this Saturday, a trip to Planters Park presenting the league leaders with a chance to pick up where they left off. Entering this duel against Dollingstown on the back of a five-game winning streak in the Premier Intermediate League – accompanied by a quintet of shut-outs – the…
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North Belfast derby draw means only Larne have the privilege of a margin for error at the top
On a pouring night in north Belfast, rivals Crusaders and Cliftonville defied the conditions to serve up a feast at Seaview and deliver a dramatic 2-2 draw. The rain did not act as any sort of deterrent for either team to play attack-minded football, with plenty of action in both boxes and a sterling occasion…
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The birth of Cliftonville: How Ireland’s oldest football club laid the blueprint for others to follow
The Irish League is flourishing. With ever-rising attendances and a continually heightening standard of playing personnel, football in Northern Ireland is on a sustained path towards future growth and a superb product has been cultivated. It could also be on the verge of a new dawn. Be it improved television deals or the recent rise…
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Banbridge Town 0-2 Bangor: Big Ben doubles up to ensure Seasiders March six clear into new month
Bangor added three more points to their season total on Saturday after a fifth straight victory in the Premier Intermediate League, recording a resolute 0-2 success against Banbridge Town and prising the maximum spoils away from Crystal Park to marginally increase their lead at the top of the table to six points. A professional account…
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