MATCHES SEEN
1977/78
1977-78 Dundela 0 Cliftonville 4 Wilgar Park
Friendly ~ 6/8/77 ~ Billy Patterson/John Burns/John Platt/Stuart Patterson [C]
1977-78 Northern Ireland XI 3 Holland XI 1 Windsor Park
Friendly ~ 8/8/77 ~ Jim McLaughlin, Derek Dougan, Des Dickson [NI] / Van der Luet [H]
1977-78 Portadown 4 Dundalk 2 Shamrock Park
Friendly ~ date unknown ~
1977-78 Cliftonville 1 Larne 1 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 20/8/77 ~ John Platt [C]
1977-78 Linfield 2 Cliftonville 2 Windsor Park
Ulster Cup ~ 23/8/77 ~ John Hewitt/John Burns [C] / Ronnie Bell(2) [L]
1977-78 Cliftonville 1 Coleraine 1 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 27/8/77 ~ John Platt [Clift] / Des Dickson [Col]
1977-78 Bangor 2 Cliftonville 3 Clandeboye Park
Ulster Cup ~ 31/8/77 ~ John Platt(3) [C] / Magee & Neill [B]
1977-78 Cliftonville 0 Portadown 1 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 3/9/77 ~ McFredrick [P]
1977-78 Distillery 2 Cliftonville 1 Skegoniell Avenue
Ulster Cup ~ 10/9/77 ~ Walter Mills [C] / McMinn & Higgins [D]
1977-78 Glentoran 2 Cliftonville 0 The Oval
Ulster Cup ~ 17/9/77 ~ Warren Feeney/Billy Caskey [G]
1977-78 Northern Ireland 2 Iceland 0 Windsor Park
World Cup ~ 21/9/77 ~ Sammy McIlroy/Chris McGrath [NI]
1977-78 Cliftonville 0 Crusaders 2 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 24/9/77 ~ Vic Hooks/Robert Strain [Crues]
1977-78 Ballymena United 1 Cliftonville 0 Ballymena Showgrounds
Ulster Cup ~ 1/10/77 ~ Barry Brown [BU]
1977-78 Cliftonville 0 Ards 1 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 8/10/77 ~ Dave McCoy [A]
1977-78 Northern Ireland 0 Holland 1 Windsor Park
World Cup ~ 12/10/77 ~ Willy Van Der Kerkhof [H] [Cruyff/Rep/Neeskens/Krol played]
1977-78 Glenavon 0 Cliftonville 2 Mourneview Park
Ulster Cup ~ 15/10/77 ~ John Platt(2) [C]
1977-78 Cliftonville 2 Crusaders 1 Solitude
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 22/10/77 ~ John Hewitt(2) [Clift] / Marty Quinn(og) [Crues]
1977-78 Glentoran 4 Cliftonville 1 The Oval
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 29/10/77 ~ Burns [C] / Billy Caskey, Moreland, McFall, Walsh [G]
1977-78 Cliftonville 1 Ballymena United 2 Solitude
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 5/11/77 ~ Mike Adair [C] / Kingon & Barry Brown [BU]
1977-78 Larne 1 Cliftonville 2 Inver Park
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 12/11/77 ~ John Platt & John Burns [C] / Lemon [L]
1977-78 Coleraine 2 Cliftonville 2 Coleraine Showgrounds
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 19/11/77 ~ Paul McVeigh & Mike Adair [Clift] / Tweed & Guy [Col]
1977-78 Cliftonville 1 Crusaders 0 Solitude
Irish League ~ 26/11/77 ~ John Platt [C]
1977-78 Glentoran 5 Cliftonville 0 The Oval
Irish League ~ 3/12/77 ~ Peter Dickinson(5) [G]
1977-78 Cliftonville 1 Coleraine 4 Solitude
Irish League ~ 10/12/77 ~ Marty Quinn [Clift] / Des Dickson(2), Ivan Murray, Michael Guy [Col]
1977-78 Ards 1 Cliftonville 2 Castlereagh Park
Irish League ~ 17/12/77 ~ Eddie Martin & Mike Adair [C] / Steve Allen [A] [Barney Bowers debut]
1977-78 Cliftonville 0 Glenavon 1 Solitude
Irish League ~ 24/12/77 ~
1977-78 Downpatrick Recreation 1 Ballyclare Comrades 1 Seaview
Steel and Sons Cup Final ~ 26/12/77 ~
1977-78 Larne 3 Cliftonville 2 Inver Park
Irish League ~ 27/12/77 ~ Eddie Martin/Paul McVeigh [C]
1977-78 Cliftonville 2 Portadown 1 Solitude
Irish League ~ 31/12/77 ~ Eddie Martin & John Platt [C] / Willie Gordon [P]
1977-78 Coleraine Rangers 0 Larne Colts 3 Solitude
Irish Youth Cup Final ~ date unknown ~
1977-78 Linfield 3 Cliftonville 0 Windsor Park
Irish League ~ 2/1/78 ~ Bily Murray/Billy Hamilton/Dave Nixon [L]+I172
1977-78 Downpatrick Recreation 3 Ballyclare Comrades 1 Seaview
Steel and Sons Cup Final Replay ~ 4/1/78 ~
1977-78 Cliftonville Olympic 1 Distillery Seconds 1 Solitude
Irish League B Div ~ date unknown ~
1977-78 Ballymena United 1 Cliftonville 2 Ballymena Showgrounds
Irish League ~ 7/1/78 ~ Eddie Martin(2) [C] / David Kenny [BU]
1977-78 Cliftonville 3 Distillery 2 Solitude
Irish League ~ 14/1/78 ~ Adair(2) & Platt [C] / Jess & Kane [D]
1977-78 Larne Colts 2 Northern Ireland (youth) 0 Solitude
Friendly ~ 18/1/78 ~
1977-78 Bangor 1 Cliftonville 1 Clandeboye Park
Irish League ~ 21/1/78 ~ Eddie Martin [46 seconds!] [C] / Sammy Cranston [B]
1977-78 Crusaders 2 Cliftonville 2 Seaview
Irish League ~ 28/1/78 ~ Eamon Largey & John Platt [Clift] / McAteer & McArdle [Crues]
1977-78 Cliftonville 1 Bangor 3 Solitude
Irish Cup 1st Rd ~ 4/2/78 ~ John Hewitt [C] / Steve Croskery(3) [B]
1977-78 Cliftonville 3 Glentoran 1 Solitude
Irish League ~ 11/2/78 ~ John Platt(3) [C] / Andy Dougan [G]
1977-78 Coleraine 1 Cliftonville 2 Coleraine Showgrounds
Irish League ~ 18/2/78 ~ John Flanagan & John Hewitt [Clift] / Tom Connell [Col]
1977-78 Linfield 4 Glentoran 3 Windsor Park
Irish Cup 2nd Rd ~ 25/2/78 ~ Jim Martin(2), John Garrett, Billy Hamilton [L] / Warren Feeney(2) & Johnny Jameson [G]
1977-78 Cliftonville 1 Ards 1 Solitude
Irish League ~ 4/3/78 ~ John Hewitt [C] / Steve Allen [A]
1977-78 Glenavon 1 Cliftonville 1 Mourneview Park
Irish League ~ 11/3/78 ~ John Platt [C] / Sammy McQuiston [G]
1977-78 Cliftonville 0 Larne 1 Solitude
Irish League ~ 25/3/78 ~ Mal Donaghy [L]
1977-78 Portadown 2 Cliftonville 2 Shamrock Park
Irish League ~ 27/3/78 ~ Marty Quinn & Peter McCusker [C] / Jim Alexander & Willie Gordon [P]
1977-78 Distillery 0 Bangor 3 Skegoniell Avenue
Irish League ~ 28/3/78 ~
1977-78 Cliftonville 1 Linfield 3 Windsor Park
Irish League ~ 1/4/78 ~ Mike Adair [C] / Jimmy Martin(2) & Dave Nixon [L]
1977-78 Cliftonville 3 Ballymena United 0 Solitude
Irish League ~ 8/4/78 ~ Tony Bell/John Platt(2) [C]
1977-78 Distillery 1 Cliftonville 3 Skegoniell Avenue
Irish League ~ 15/4/78 ~ Tony Bell, John Platt, Mike Adair [C] / Brian Jess [D]
1977-78 Distillery 1 Glenavon 2 Skegoniell Avenue
Irish League ~ date unknown ~
1977-78 Cliftonville 2 Bangor 0 Solitude
Irish League ~ 22/4/78 ~ Tony Bell/Barney Bowers [C]
1977-78 Cliftonville 1 Glentoran 0 Solitude
County Antrim Shield 1st Rd ~ 26/4/78 ~ John Platt [C] [abandoned at half time]
1977-78 Cliftonville Olympic 1 Coleraine Reserves 0 Solitude
Irish League B Div ~ date unknown ~
1977-78 Crusaders 3 Linfield 2 Seaview
County Antrim Shield ˝Final ~ date unknown ~
1977-78 Linfield 3 Ballymena United 0 The Oval
Irish Cup Final ~ 29/4/78 ~ Rafferty/Garrett/Dornan [L]
1977-78 Glentoran 4 Bohemians 1 The Oval
Tyler Cup 1st Rd ~ date unknown ~
1977-78 Cliftonville 2 Drogheda United 2 Solitude
Tyler Cup 1st Rd ~ 2/5/78 ~ Bell & Platt [C] /Brendan Tully & Cathal Muckian {DU][Reds lost 5-6 penalties]
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