Premiership 2026 Matchweek 8 · 19 Sep 2026
Carrick Rangers vs Larne in the Premiership 2026.
At Loughview Leisure Arena, Carrickfergus.
Larne beat Carrick Rangers 5–2. P. O'Neill opened the scoring for Larne after 15 minutes. D. Bent made it 0–3 after 38 minutes, and that was the winner.
Carrick Rangers went into the match 7th and came out of it 8th, on 10 points. Larne stayed 3rd, on 16 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coleraine FC | 7 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Linfield | 8 | +4 | 19 |
| 3 | Larne | 6 | +9 | 16 |
| 4 | Dungannon Swifts | 8 | +1 | 13 |
| 5 | Cliftonville FC | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| 6 | Crusaders FC | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 8 | +1 | 10 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Limavady United | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 11 | Bangor | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 12 | Portadown | 8 | -12 | 1 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.