Results

Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 04/26 18:45 38 [2] Ballinamallard Utd v Ballyclare Comrades [1] W 0-4
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 04/20 14:00 37 Newington FC v Ballyclare Comrades W 2-4
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 04/16 18:45 34 [10] Ards v Ballyclare Comrades [8] W 1-2
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 04/13 13:00 36 [8] Ballyclare Comrades v Knockbreda [12] W 4-0
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 04/06 14:00 35 [8] Ballyclare Comrades v Dergview FC [11] W 2-1
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 03/26 19:45 30 [1] Dundela v Ballyclare Comrades [9] D 1-1
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 03/23 15:00 33 [12] Knockbreda v Ballyclare Comrades [8] L 2-0
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 03/12 20:00 16 [11] Dergview FC v Ballyclare Comrades [8] D 1-1
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 03/09 15:00 31 Ballyclare Comrades v Annagh United L 1-2
Puchar Irlandii Północnej 03/02 15:00 3 Glentoran v Ballyclare Comrades L 2-0
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 03/02 15:00 30 Dundela v Ballyclare Comrades - PPT.
Irlandia Północna - IFA Championship 02/23 19:45 29 [2] Bangor v Ballyclare Comrades [5] L 4-0

Stat.

 TotalGospodarzeGoście
Matches played 47 25 22
Wins 21 13 8
Draws 8 4 4
Losses 18 8 10
Goals for 88 52 36
Goals against 81 41 40
Clean sheets 8 6 2
Failed to score 12 5 7

Ballyclare Comrades Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. The club hails from Ballyclare, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Dixon Park. Club colours are red and white. The club's rivals are Carrick Rangers and Larne and games between the three clubs are referred to as "The East Antrim Derbies".

History

The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the First World War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles – a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme and in many other famous First World War battles. From 1990 until 2003, the club enjoyed senior status, but reverted to intermediate status when the Irish Premier League was established and the number of senior clubs was reduced.

The club's reserve team play in the NIFL Development League for under 20s. The club also has a partnership with local youth club Ballyclare Colts, whose sides (from under 11 to under 15) provide players to progress to Comrades' own youth sides at under-17 and under-18 level. The under-18 side play in the IFA Youth League.

The club was relegated to IFA Championship 2 in the 2010–11 season and finished in 6th place in the 2011–12 season, but the following season brought promotion back to Championship 1 after finishing as runners-up behind Championship 2 winners Knockbreda. One of the club's most famous products was Northern Ireland and Sunderland defender Paddy McNair who attends games when possible. Gareth McAuley, now of Rangers, and Michael Smith (Hearts) both played for the Comrades before switching to professional football.

The club finished an impressive third in the 2016–17 season, losing out in a promotion playoff to Institute. The club continues with the ambition of getting back into the NIFL Premiership.

Ballyclare Comrades jest północnoirlandzkim klubem piłkarskim z siedzibą w Ballyclare, w hrabstwie Antrim. Klub został założony w 1888 roku i obecnie gra w NIFL Premier Intermediate League, drugiej lidze w północnoirlandzkim systemie ligowym.

Ballyclare Comrades odnieśli kilka sukcesów w swojej historii, wygrywając Puchar Irlandii Północnej w 1926 roku i dwukrotnie wygrywając Puchar Gold Cup w 1950 i 1964 roku. Klub występował także w europejskich rozgrywkach, w tym w Pucharze Zdobywców Pucharów UEFA w sezonie 1979/80.

Zespół rozgrywa swoje mecze domowe na stadionie Dixon Park w Ballyclare. Stadion ma pojemność 3000 miejsc i został wybudowany w 1921 roku.

Obecnym menedżerem Ballyclare Comrades jest David McAlinden.