Ballymena United 1-1 Carrick Rangers (Dec 20, 2025)

Premiership · · Regular Season - 21

This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Ballymena United 1-1 Carrick Rangers.

Ballymena United 1-1 Carrick Rangers

Managers: Jim Ervin (Ballymena United) · Stephen Baxter (Carrick Rangers)

Match facts

  • Venue: The Showgrounds, Ballymena — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Ballymena United plays the majority of its home matches.
  • Referee: M. Dillon
  • Round: Regular Season - 21

Record last updated .

Goals

We hold the scorer for 1 of the 2 goals in this match; the rest are recorded without a name.

Bookings

  • 71' B. Burns — Yellow Card
  • 90+3' D. Lafferty — Yellow Card

Lineups

Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.

Ballymena United

Starting XI

  • 3 · D. Lafferty
  • 16 · M. Clarke
  • 20 · Joel Thompson
  • 21 · D. McGeouch
  • 22 · S. Edogun
  • 25 · D. McCallion
  • 31 · K. Corbally

Substitutes

  • 6 · G. Ali
  • 17 · J. O’Reilly

Carrick Rangers

Starting XI

  • 1 · N. Gartside
  • 4 · B. Burns
  • 10 · A. Lecky
  • 12 · L. McCullough
  • 14 · A. Steele
  • 20 · K. Cherry
  • 22 · P. Heatley
  • 24 · M. Snoddy
  • 25 · R. McKay

Substitutes

  • 7 · R. Waide
  • 8 · S. Clucas
  • 23 · Recce Glendinning
  • 26 · J. Scott
  • 29 · E. McCawl

Recent form (last 5)

Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.

  • Ballymena United: LDWWL · 7 pts from 5 · 10-8
  • Carrick Rangers: DLLLW · 4 pts from 5 · 7-11

Head-to-head

Most recent meetings between Ballymena United and Carrick Rangers.

Other matches in Regular Season - 21

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