MATCHES SEEN
1978/79
1978-79 Blackpool 4 Cliftonville 0 Bloomfield Road
Friendly ~ 3/8/78 ~
1978-79 Southport 0 Cliftonville 1 Haig Avenue
Friendly ~ 5/8/78 ~ Tony Bell [C]
1978-79 Dundela 1 Cliftonville 4 Wilgar Park
Friendly ~ 12/8/78 ~ McCurry/Bell/Platt/Adair [C]
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Sligo Rovers 2 Solitude
Friendly ~ 15/8/78 ~ Walter Mills [C] / Gary Hulme & Dermot Mercer [SR]
1978-79 Glentoran 5 Tulsa Roughnecks 1 The Oval
Friendly ~ date unknown ~
1978-79 Larne 3 Cliftonville 0 Inver Park
Ulster Cup ~ 19/8/78 ~ O'Kane/Sloan/Devine [L]
1978-79 Linfield 2 Cliftonville 3 Windsor Park
Ulster Cup ~ 22/8/78 ~ Tony Bell, Barney Bowers, John Platt [C] / Billy Murray & Paul Kirk [L]
1978-79 Linfield Swifts 3 Cliftonville Olympic 3 Midgely Park
George Wilson Cup ~ date unknown ~
1978-79 Coleraine 1 Cliftonville 1 Coleraine Showgrounds
Ulster Cup ~ 26/8/78 ~ Tony Bell [Clift] / Des Dickson [Col]
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Bangor 0 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 29/8/78 ~ Tony Bell [C]
1978-79 Portadown 1 Cliftonville 1 Shamrock Park
Ulster Cup ~ 2/9/78 ~ John Platt [C] / Jim Cleary [P]
1978-79 Cliftonville 3 Distillery 0 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 9/9/78 ~ Paul McVeigh/Mike Adair/Tony Bell [C]
1978-79 Linfield 0 Lillestroem 0 Windsor Park
European Cup 1st Rd ~ 13/9/78 ~
1978-79 Glentoran 1 IBV 1 The Oval
UEFA Cup 1st Rd ~ 14/9/78 ~ Jimmy Caskey [G] / O. Oskarsson [IBV]
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Glentoran 0 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 16/9/78 ~ Peter McCusker [C]
1978-79 Crusaders 1 Cliftonville 1 Seaview
Ulster Cup ~ 23/9/78 ~ Barney Bowers [Clift] / Roy Patterson [Crues]
1978-79 Cliftonville 3 Ballymena United 1 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 30/9/78 ~ John Platt(3) [C] / Jackie McLean [BU]
1978-79 Ards 0 Cliftonville 0 Castlereagh Park
Ulster Cup ~ 7/10/78 ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Glenavon 2 Solitude
Ulster Cup ~ 14/10/78 ~ Walter Mills [C] / Davy Neill & Mickey McDonald [G]
1978-79 Cliftonville 4 Glentoran 1 Solitude
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 21/10/78 ~ McCusker/Platt/Mills/O'Connor [C] / McFall [G]
1978-79 Northern Ireland 2 Denmark 1 Windsor Park
European Championship ~ 25/10/78 ~ Derek Spence/Trevor Anderson[NI]/Henning Jenson[D]
1978-79 Crusaders 1 Cliftonville 1 Seaview
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 28/10/78 ~ John Platt [Clift] / Ronnie McAteer [Crues]
1978-79 Cliftonville 2 Larne 0 Solitude
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 4/11/78 ~ Platt/McCusker
1978-79 Cliftonville 2 Coleraine 1 Solitude
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 11/11/78 ~ John Platt(2) [Clift] / Seamus McDowell [Col]
1978-79 Ballymena United 3 Cliftonville 1 Ballymena Showgrounds
Hennessey Gold Cup ~ 18/11/78 ~ John Platt [C] / Gerry Mullan, Brian Jess, John Sloan {BU]
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Portadown 2 Windsor Park
Hennessey Gold Cup Final ~ 22/11/78 ~ Bowers[C]/Gordon & Campbell[P] - after extra time
1978-79 NUU Past and Present 1 Irish FA President's XI 5 NUU
Friendly ~ 29/11/78 ~ John Platt[NUU] / T. Armstrong,J. McManus(2),B. McGuckian, P.Connolly [IP]
1978-79 Crusaders 2 Cliftonville 2 Seaview
Irish League ~ 25/11/78 ~ Platt & McCusker [C] / McAteer(2) [Crues]
1978-79 Cliftonville 2 Coleraine 0 Solitude
Irish League ~ 2/12/78 ~ John Platt & Peter McCusker [C]
1978-79 Glenavon 2 Cliftonville 0 Mourneview Park
Irish League ~ 9/12/78 ~ Paul Malone(2) [G]
1978-79 Bangor 0 Ballymena United 0 Clandeboye Park
Irish League ~ 2/12/78 ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 5 Ballymena United 0 Solitude
Irish League ~ 16/12/78 ~ John Platt(4)/Mike Adair [C]
1978-79 Ards 3 Cliftonville 2 Castlereagh Park
Irish League ~ 23/12/78 ~ Marty Quinn/Mike Adair [C]
1978-79 Dundalk 3 Shamrock Rovers 2 Oriel Park
League of Ireland ~ 24/12/78 ~ [Johnny Giles played for Shamrock]
1978-79 Cromac Albion 2 Ballyclare Comrades 2 Seaview
Steel and Sons Cup Final ~ 25/12/78 ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 3 Distillery 0 Solitude
Irish League ~ 26/12/78 ~ Peter McCusker/Platt(2) [C]
1978-79 Cliftonville 3 Bangor 0 Solitude
Irish League ~ 30/12/78 ~ Walter Mills/John Platt/Tony Bell [C]
1978-79 Crusaders 4 Ballymena United 0 Seaview
Irish League ~ 6/1/79 ~
1978-79 Linfield 2 Bangor 2 Windsor Park
Irish League ~ 20/1/79 ~
1978-79 Glentoran Seconds 0 Cliftonville Olympic 0 The Oval
Irish League B Div ~ 27/1/79 ~
1978-79 Larne 2 Cliftonville 0 Inver Park
Irish League ~ 31/1/79 ~ Colin McCurdy/Tom Sloan [L]
1978-79 Linfield 3 Cliftonville 4 Windsor Park
Irish Cup 1st Rd ~ 3/2/79 ~ Platt(2), Adair, Rafferty(og) [C] / Rafferty, Murray, Feeney [L]
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Crusaders 0 Solitude
Irish League ~ 10/1/79 ~ John Platt [C]
1978-79 Cliftonville 0 Linfield 3 Windsor Park
Irish League ~ 14/1/79 ~ Warren Feeney(2)/John Flannagan(og) [G]+I243
1978-79 Coleraine 1 Cliftonville 1 Coleraine Showgrounds
Irish League ~ 17/2/79 ~ Tony Bell [Clift] / Eugene McNutt [Col]
1978-79 Glentoran 1 Cliftonville 1 The Oval
Irish League ~ 20/2/79 ~ Peter McCusker [C] / Gary Blackledge [G]
1978-79 Coleraine 2 Cliftonville 3 Coleraine Showgrounds
Irish Cup 2nd Rd ~ 24/2/79 ~ Bell/Mills/O'Connor [Clift] / Seamus McDowell & Frankie Moffatt [Col]
1978-79 Cliftonville 2 Glentoran 4 Solitude
Irish League ~ 27/2/79 ~ John Flanagan & Mike Adair [C] / Andy Dougan(2), Jim Martin, Gary Blackledge [G]
1978-79 Ballymena United 1 Cliftonville 1 Ballymena Showgrounds
Irish League ~ 10/3/79 ~ Mike Adair [C] / Tony McColl [BU]
1978-79 Cliftonville 3 Northern Ireland Universities 1 Solitude
Friendly ~ 13/3/79 ~ Peter McCusker(2) & John Platt [C] / Kevin Burke [NIU]
1978-79 Coleraine Reserves 2 Bangor Reserves 0 Coleraine Showgrounds
Irish League B Div ~ date unknown ~
1978-79 Ballymena Utd Res. 1 Coleraine Reserves 1 Ballymena Showgrounds
Irish League B Div ~ date unknown ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 2 Larne 2 The Oval
Irish Cup ˝Final ~ 17/3/79 ~ Peter McCusker(2) [C] / Graham King & Tom Sloan [L]
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Larne 0 The Oval
Irish Cup ˝Final Replay ~ 20/3/79 ~ John Platt [C]
1978-79 Cliftonville 2 Ards 1 Solitude
Irish League ~ 24/3/79 ~ Platt & McCurry [C] / Laurence Patterson [A]
1978-79 Distillery 1 Glenavon 4 Skegoniell Avenue
Irish League ~ date unknown ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Portadown 1 Solitude
Irish League ~ 27/3/79 ~ Peter McCusker [C] / Jim Smyth [P]
1978-79 Distillery 2 Cliftonville 3 Skegoniell Avenue
Irish League ~ 31/3/79 ~ Platt/Hewitt/Adair [C] / Duddy & Barr [D]
1978-79 Bangor 0 Cliftonville 0 Clandeboye Park
Irish League ~ 7/4/79 ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 0 Larne 1 Solitude
Irish League ~ 14/4/79 ~ Jim Cleland [L]
1978-79 Portadown 0 Cliftonville 0 Shamrock Park
Irish League ~ 17/4/79 ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Linfield 2 Windsor Park
Irish League ~ 21/4/79 ~ Tony Bell [C] / Peter Rafferty & Roy Coyle [L]
1978-79 Linfield 2 Cromac Albion 1 Windsor Park
County Antrim Shield 1st Rd ~ 23/4/79 ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 3 Portadown 2 Windsor Park
Irish Cup Final ~ 28/4/79 ~ Tony Bell/Mike Adair/John Platt [C]
1978-79 Bangor 1 Cliftonville 6 Clandeboye Park
County Antrim Shield 2nd Rd ~ 5/5/79 ~ Bell(3)/Platt(2)/McCusker [C]
1978-79 Cliftonville 3 Ards 2 Solitude
County Antrim Shield ˝Final ~ 9/5/79 ~ Tony Bell/Peter McCusker [C]
1978-79 Northern Ireland 2 Bulgaria 0 Windsor Park
European Championship ~ 2/5/79 ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 0 Cliftonville Ex-players XI 0 Solitude
Cliftonville Centenary Match ~ 10/5/79 ~
1978-79 Crusaders 0 Cliftonville 0 Seaview
County Antrim Shield Final ~ 14/5/79 ~ 1-3 on penalties (Bell/Mills/McCusker [Clift])
1978-79 NUU 0 Limavady United 3 NUU
Irish League B Div ~ date unknown ~
1978-79 Cliftonville 1 Irish League President's PFA XI 6 Solitude
Cliftonville Centenary Match ~ 18/5/79 ~ Peter McCusker [C]
1978-79 Northern Ireland 0 England 2 Windsor Park
British Championship ~ 19/5/79 ~ Dave Watson/Steve Coppell [E]+I271
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