Linfield 1-0 Crusaders FC

Premiership · · Regular Season - 8

This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Linfield 1-0 Crusaders FC.

Linfield 1-0 Crusaders FC at Windsor Park

Managers: David Jonathan Healy (Linfield) · Declan Caddell (Crusaders FC)

Match facts

  • Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast
  • Referee: T. Marshall
  • Round: Regular Season - 8

Record last updated .

Goals

Goalscorers with match minute.

Bookings

  • 64' I. Baird — Yellow Card
  • 70' K. Millar — Red Card

Lineups

Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.

Linfield

Starting XI

  • 1 · C. Johns
  • 8 · K. McClean
  • 10 · A. Frizzell
  • 14 · K. Nelson
  • 15 · B. Hall
  • 16 · D. Wells
  • 19 · Rhys Brennan
  • 26 · I. Baird
  • 27 · E. McGee
  • 30 · Kobei Moore
  • 34 · Dane Neil McCullough

Substitutes

Crusaders FC

Starting XI

  • 1 · S. Callister
  • 2 · K. Forsythe
  • 5 · S. Rough
  • 6 · R. Weir
  • 8 · H. Jewitt-White
  • 11 · E. Dunlop
  • 12 · J. Doherty
  • 15 · O. Wardell
  • 18 · A. Reid
  • 43 · L. Barr

Substitutes

  • 3 · G. Kelly
  • 4 · J. Blaney
  • 17 · K. Bond
  • 27 · T. Maguire
  • 42 · L. Anderson

Recent form (last 5)

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

  • Linfield: DWWWW · 13 pts from 5 · 6-1
  • Crusaders FC: WLLWW · 9 pts from 5 · 10-9

Head-to-head

Most recent meetings between Linfield and Crusaders FC.

  • Crusaders FC 0-1 Linfield · Jan 24, 2026
  • Linfield 4-0 Crusaders FC · Dec 13, 2025
  • Linfield 1-0 Crusaders FC · Nov 25, 2025
  • Linfield 3-1 Crusaders FC · Apr 1, 2025
  • Crusaders FC 0-2 Linfield · Mar 7, 2025

Other matches in Regular Season - 8

Premiership, Regular Season - 8.