Premiership 2026 Matchweek 8 · 19 Sep 2026
Dungannon Swifts vs Ballymena United in the Premiership 2026.
At Stangmore Park, Dungannon.
Dungannon Swifts and Ballymena United drew 1–1. I. Rutkowski opened the scoring for Ballymena United after 24 minutes. D. Wallace made it 1–1 after 42 minutes.
Dungannon Swifts went into the match 6th and came out of it 4th, on 13 points. Ballymena United went into the match 10th and came out of it 9th, on 6 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.