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Linfield F.C.
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{{Football club infobox |
clubname = Linfield |
image =
Image:Linfield.gif|
fullname = Linfield Football Club |
nickname = ''"The Blues"'' |
founded =
1886 |
ground =
Windsor Park,
Belfast|
capacity = 18,500 |
chairman =
David Crawford |
manager =
David Jeffrey |
league =
Irish League Irish Premier League |
season =
2005/
2006 06 |
position = 1st |
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'''Linfield F.C.''' (''the Blues'') are a
Northern Ireland Northern Irish football (soccer) football team, founded in March
1886 in south
Belfast, who play at
Windsor Park, the 'home' of the
Northern Ireland national football team Northern Ireland international team.
The governing body of Northern Ireland football, the
Irish Football Association, leases the ground for use by the national team. The club, which has the biggest fan base of any club side in Northern Ireland, has a playing record unsurpassed in football, winning the Premiership title 46 times (the 46th time today on the 18th of March 2006), and the Irish F.A. Cup 36 times. It has won 17
The Double domestic doubles as of
2004, tying them with
Scotland Scottish team
Rangers F.C. Rangers F.C. on the top of the all-time world list.
In 2005, Linfield won the first ever
Setanta Cup, a competition between the top teams of both the
Republic of Ireland's and Northern Ireland's premier leagues when they beat strong favourites Shelbourne.
Linfield are the biggest and most successful club in Ireland in terms of support and trophy count. Rangers FC are the only club in the world who have won their League title more times than Linfield.
In the current season, 2005-06, Linfield were crowned the Irish League Champions 05/06 on 18th March by beating Armagh City 1-0. They currently are 17 points clear of their closest competitor. Linfield have also picked up two trophies in their current campaign, winning both the
Irish Football League Cup League Cup and the County Antrim Shield. They are going very well in the Setanta Cup and are through to the semi-finals and will face Drogheda United. They have qualified for the Irish Cup final and take on Belfast rivals
Glentoran for a 'Big-Two' Final.
Linfield are aiming for a clean sweep of domestic trophies this season and are currently unbeaten through the current campaign.
Honours
*'''League titles: 46'''
**''1890/91'', ''1891/92'', ''1892/93'', ''1894/95'', ''1897/98'', ''1901/02'', ''1903/04'', 1906/07, 1907/08, 1908/09, 1910/11, 1913/14, ''1921/22'', ''1922/23'', ''1929/30'', 1931/32, ''1933/34'', 1934/35, 1948/49, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1955/56, 1958/59, ''1959/60'', 1960/61, ''1961/62'', 1965/66, 1968/69, 1970/71, 1974/75, ''1977/78'', 1978/79, ''1979/80'', ''1981/82'', 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1992/93, ''1993/94'', 1999/00, 2000/01, 2003/04, 2005/2006
*'''
Northern Irish Cup Irish Cups: 36'''
**''1890/91'', ''1891/92'', ''1892/93'', ''1894/95'', ''1897/98'', 1898/99, ''1901/02'', ''1903/04'', 1911/12, 1912/13, 1914/15, 1915/16, 1918/19, ''1921/22'', ''1922/23'', ''1929/30'', 1930/31, ''1933/34'', 1935/36, 1938/39, 1941/42, 1944/45, 1945/46, 1947/48, 1949/50, 1952/53, ''1959/60'', ''1961/62'', 1962/63, 1969/70, ''1977/78'', ''1979/80'', ''1981/82'', ''1993/94'', 1994/95, 2001/02
*'''
Irish Football League Cup League Cups: 8'''
**1986/87, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2005/06
*'''
Setanta Cup: 1'''
**2005
*'''City Cup - 20 times winners'''
*'''Gold Cup - 31 times winners'''
*'''Ulster Cup - 15 times winners'''
*'''Co. Antrim Shield - 41 times winners (inc. 2005/06)'''
*'''All-Ireland Cup - 3 times winners '''
*'''Budweiser Cup - Once '''
*'''Coca-Cola Cup - 3 times winners'''
''Italics'' – Linfield won the league and the Irish Cup. In 1993/94, Linfield added its League Cup for a domestic treble.
External link
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Linfield FC Website
{{NI-footyclub-stub}}
{{IFA league}}
Category:1886 establishments
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