Premiership 2026 Matchweek 3 · 21 Aug 2026
Linfield vs Cliftonville FC in the Premiership 2026.
At Windsor Park, Belfast.
Linfield beat Cliftonville FC 1–0. The only goal came from E. McGee after 56 minutes.
Linfield went into the match 8th and came out of it 4th, on 6 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliftonville FC | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Carrick Rangers | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Linfield | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 5 | Coleraine FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Crusaders FC | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Larne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Portadown | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 11 | Limavady United | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 12 | Bangor | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.