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| Linfield Football Club, formed in 1886, by a group of millworkers in the Sandy Row area of Belfast. The Blues have a playing record unsurpassed in Irish soccer and their Windsor Park stadium is the home of the Northern Ireland international team. | ||||||||||||||
| >HONOURS> Irish League Championship � 44 times 1890/91 � 1891/92 � 1892/93 � 1894/95 � 1897/98 � 1901/02 � 1903/04 � 1906/07 � 1907/08 � 1908/09 � 1910/11 � 1913/14 � 1921/22 � 1922/23 � 1929/30 � 1931/32 � 1933/34 � 1934/35 � 1948/49 � 1949/50 � 1953/54 � 1954/55 � 1955/56 � 1958/59 � 1960/61 � 1961/62 � 1965/66 � 1968/69 � 1970/71 � 1974/75 � 1960/61 � 1961/62 � 1965/66 � 1968/69 � 1970/71 � 1974/75 � 1977/78 � 1978/79 � 1979/80 � 1981/82 � 1982/83 � 1983/84 � 1984/85 � 1985/86 � 1986/87 � 1988/89 � 1992/93 � 1993/94 � 1999/00 � 2000/01 Irish F.A. Challenge Cup � 36 times 1890/91 � 1891/92 � 1892/93 � 1894/95 � 1897/98 � 1898/99 � 1901/02 � 1903/04 � 1911/12 � 1912/13 � 1914/15 � 1915/16 � 1918/19 � 1921/22 � 1922/23 � 1929/30 � 1931/32 � 1933/34 � 1935/36 � 1938/39 � 1941/42 � 1944/45 � 1945/46 � 1947/48 � 1949/50 � 1952/53 � 1959/60 � 1961/62 � 1962/63 � 1969/70 � 1977/78 � 1979/80 � 1981/82 � 1993/94 � 1994/95 � 2001/02 League Cup (City Cup): 27 times Gold Cup: 31 times Ulster Cup: 15 times Co. Antrim Shield: 38 times All-Ireland Cup: 3 times Budweiser Cup: 1 time Coca-Cola Cup: 3 times |
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| >EUROPEAN RECORD> Played: 69 � Won: 11 � Drew: 18 times � Lost: 40 times � For: 71 � Against: 142 European Champions� Cup 1959/60: v. Kamraterna (Sweden) � Won 2-1 in Belfast � Lost 6-1 in Gothenburg 1960/61: v. Vorwaerts (East Germany) � Lost 3-0 in East Berlin � 2nd Leg was never played 1962/63: v. Esjberg (Denmark) � Lost 2-1 in Belfast � Drew 0-0 in Esjberg 1966/67: v. Aris (Luxembourg) (Preliminary Round) � Drew 3-3 in Luxembourg � Won 6-1 in Belfast v. Valerengen (Norway) (1st Round) � Won 4-1 in Oslo � Drew 1-1 in Belfast v. C.S.K.A. Sofia (Bulgaria) (Quarter Final) � Drew 2-2 in Belfast � Lost 1-0 in Sofia 1969/70: v. Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) � Lost 8-0 in Belgrade � Lost 4-2 in Belfast 1971/72: v. Standard Liege (Belgium) � Lost 2-0 in Liege � Lost 3-2 in Belfast 1974/75: v. P.S.V. Eindhoven (Netherlands) � Lost 2-1 in Belfast � Lost 8-0 in Eindhoven 1978/79: v. Lillestrom (Norway) � Drew 0-0 in Belfast � Lost 1-0 in Oslo 1979/80: v. Dundalk (Republic Of Ireland) � Drew 1-1 in Dundalk � Lost 2-0 in Haarlem, Netherlands 1980/81: v. Nantes (France) � Lost 2-0 in Haarlem � Lost 2-0 in Nantes 1982/83: v. Nentori (Albania) � Lost 1-0 in Tirana � Won 2-1 in Belfast 1983/84: v. Benfica (Portugal) � Lost 3-0 in Lisbon � Lost 3-2 in Belfast 1984/85: v. Shamrock Rovers (Republic Of Ireland) (1st Round) � Drew 0-0 in Belfast � Drew 1-1 in Dublin v. Panathaikos (Greece) (2nd Round) � Lost 2-1 in Greece � Drew 3-3 in Belfast 1985/86: v. Servette (Switzerland) � Drew 2-2 in Belfast � Lost 2-1 in Geneva 1986/87: v. Rosenborg (Norway) � Lost 1-0 in Trondheim � Drew 1-1 in Belfast 1987/88: v. Lillestrom (Norway) � Drew 1-1 in Lillestrom � Lost 4-2 in Belfast 1989/90: v. Dneipr (USSR) � Lost 2-1 in Wrexham � Lost 1-0 in Ukraine 1993/94: v. Dinamo Tblisi (Georgia) (Preliminary Round) � Lost 2-1 in Tblisi � Drew 1-1 in Belfast v. FC Copenhagen (Denmark) (1st Round) � Won 3-0 in Belfast � Lost 4-0 in Copenhagen 1994/95: v. Harfnarfjordur (Iceland) (Preliminary Round) � Lost 1-0 in Iceland � Won 3-1 in Belfast v. Odense (Denmark) (1st Round) � Drew 1-1 in Belfast � Lost 5-0 in Denmark 2000/01: v. FC Haka (Finland) � Lost 1-0 in Finland � Won 2-1 in Belfast 2001/02: v. Torpedo Kutaisi (Georgia) � Drew 0-0 in Belfast � Lost 1-0 in Kutaisi European Cup Winners� Cup 1963/64: v. Ferenbache (Turkey) � Lost 4-1 in Istanbul � Won 2-0 in Belfast 1970/71: v. Manchester City (England) � Lost 1-0 in Manchester � Won 2-1 in Belfast 1995/96: v. Shakhtyor (Ukraine) � Lost 4-1 in Ukraine � Lost 1-0 in Belfast European Fairs Cup 1967/68: v. Leipzig (East Germany) � Lost 5-1 in Leipzig � Won 1-0 in Belfast 1968/69: v. Setubal (Portugal) � Lost 3-0 in Setubal � Lost 3-1 in Belfast U.E.F.A. Cup 1981/82: v. S.K. Beveren (Belgium) � Lost 3-0 in Beveren � Lost 5-0 in Belfast 1988/89: v. Turan Palloseura (Finland) � Drew 0-0 in Turku � Drew 1-1 in Wrexham 1998/99: v. Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) � Lost 5-1 in Cyprus � Won 5-3 in Belfast 1999/00: v. Locomotiv Tblisi (Georgia) � Lost 1-0 in Tblisi � Drew 1-1 in Belfast 2002/03 v. Stab�k IF (Norway) - Lost 4-0 in Norway - Drew 1-1 in Belfast |
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