Who is my team playing and when in the Irish League split? Full guide to Premiership and Championship fixtures
After Saturday’s action, the Premiership post-split schedule has been all but confirmed while Championship fixtures are officially locked in.
In Declan Caddell’s first season as Crusaders boss, the Seaview outfit cemented their top-half position by beating Glentoran 1-0 at The Oval and they’ll be joined by Coleraine, who continued fine recent form with a 1-0 triumph over Portadown.
With champions Linfield, Larne, Glentoran and Dungannon Swifts having already secured their top-six positions, we can now plot out the date, location and opponent for each Premiership side – the only (almost inconceivable) scenario which could alter the following schedule is if the Blues defeat Dungannon by a margin of nine or more goals at Stangmore Park on Monday evening.
In the Championship, Bangor head into the split holding an eight-point advantage at the summit over H&W Welders and Limavady United with Annagh United, Ards and Dundela making up the top-six.
Newry City currently sit bottom of Northern Ireland’s second-tier after Newington’s 2-0 win over high-flying Welders on Saturday
Here are the scheduled matches, starting with Section A (top-six) and Section B (bottom-six) of the Premiership, followed by the Championship.
PREMIERSHIP POST-SPLIT FIXTURES
SECTION A
Matchday 34 – Tuesday, April 1
Linfield vs Crusaders
Dungannon Swifts vs Larne
Glentoran vs Coleraine
Matchday 35 – weekend of April 4/5
Linfield vs Glentoran
Crusaders vs Larne
Coleraine vs Dungannon Swifts
Matchday 36 – weekend of April 11/12
Linfield vs Dungannon Swifts
Coleraine vs Larne
Crusaders vs Glentoran
Matchday 37 – weekend of April 18/19
Larne vs Linfield
Dungannon Swifts vs Glentoran
Crusaders vs Coleraine
Matchday 38 – Saturday, April 26
Coleraine vs Linfield
Larne vs Glentoran
Dungannon Swifts vs Crusaders
SECTION B
Matchday 34 – Tuesday, April 1
Carrick Rangers vs Cliftonville
Portadown vs Glenavon
Ballymena United vs Loughgall
Matchday 35 – weekend of April 4/5
Cliftonville vs Ballymena United
Carrick Rangers vs Portadown
Glenavon vs Loughgall
Matchday 36 – weekend of April 11/12
Cliftonville vs Glenavon
Portadown vs Loughgall
Ballymena United vs Carrick Rangers
Matchday 37 – weekend of April 18/19
Portadown vs Cliftonville
Glenavon vs Ballymena United
Loughgall vs Carrick Rangers
Matchday 38 – Saturday, April 26
Loughgall vs Cliftonville
Portadown vs Ballymena United
Carrick Rangers vs Glenavon
CHAMPIONSHIP POST-SPLIT FIXTURES
SECTION A
Matchday 34 – Tuesday, April 1
Annagh United vs H&W Welders
Bangor vs Ards
Dundela vs Limavady United
Matchday 35 – Saturday, April 5
Annagh United vs Dundela
Ards vs H&W Welders
Limavady United vs Bangor
Matchday 36 – weekend of April 11/12
Bangor vs Annagh United (Friday, April 11)
Ards vs Limavady United
H&W Welders vs Dundela
Matchday 37 – Saturday, April 19
Dundela vs Ards
H&W Welders vs Bangor
Limavady United vs Annagh United
Matchday 38 – Saturday, April 26
Annagh United vs Ards
Bangor vs Dundela
HW Welders vs Limavady United
SECTION B
Matchday 34 – Tuesday, April 1
Armagh City vs Ballyclare Comrades
Institute vs Newington
Newry City vs Ballinamallard United
Matchday 35 – Saturday, April 5
Armagh City vs Newington
Ballinamallard United vs Institute
Newry City vs Ballyclare Comrades
Matchday 36 – Saturday, April 12
Armagh City vs Newry City
Institute vs Ballyclare Comrades
Newington vs Ballinamallard United
Matchday 37 – Saturday, April 19
Ballyclare Comrades vs Ballinamallard United
Institute vs Armagh City
Newington vs Newry City
Matchday 38 – Saturday, April 26
Armagh City v Ballinamallard United
Ballyclare Comrades v Newington
Newry City v Institute