by DSFC Media | November 11, 2026 | Match Report
Two outstanding second-half strikes from Kealan Dillon and Corey Smith sent the Swifts to the final of the Mid-Ulster Cup with a 2-0 home win over Glenavon.
There were seven changes at Stangmore from Rodney McAree’s starting XI in Saturday’s victory over Limavady United, with only Cahal McGinty, Tiernan Kelly, Corey Smith and Leo Alves remaining in the team.
The Swifts started as the brighter of the two sides with Corey Smith in particular causing danger to the Glenavon defence, but Mark Byrne wasn’t troubled in goal just yet.
For most of the half, both teams cancelled each other out. In spells, Glenavon had more of the ball but lacked a cutting edge to get past Alex Henderson. They came close mid-way through the half when a free kick ended in a scramble in the box, but after a series of blocked shots, the Swifts cleared the danger.
The Swifts also put pressure on the Glenavon defence with crosses into the box, and Smith had a shot from outside which the goalkeeper was able to parry wide.
At the very beginning of the second half, the Swifts came close to taking the lead. Kealan Dillon made a run through the middle and unleashed a shot which hit the top of the crossbar. Not long after, Glenavon had a chance which went narrowly over the bar.
After a number of chances in quick succession, the opening goal came. It followed a triple substitution with Junior, Adam Glenny and Paul Doyle brought on, and it was Junior who passed to Glenny and then to Dillon before his smart strike found the top left corner, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance.
The visitors responded with a triple change of their own as they looked to grab an equaliser. Both teams had chances to score, with the Swifts coming close through a Steven Scott shot from just inside the area which was saved, and the Lurgan Blues’ substitute Jude Johnston providing a threat down the wing, but one his shots went straight at Henderson.
Glenavon brought on further subs as they continued to push forward but the Swifts back line remained resolute and the victory was sealed just with just one minute of normal time left. Thomas Slater played a ball through to Shea Gordon, and he passed to Corey Smith who cut inside and curled a shot right into the top right corner to double the Swifts’ advantage.
The referee blew his final whistle not long after to confirm the Swifts’ passage to the final of the Mid Ulster Cup.
After the game, Rodney McAree said: “It’s great to give the supporters, the club, the committee, and also us as players and staff a final to look forward to. That was the objective at the start of the night, and we wanted to do our best to get there.
“I thought we started the game well. I thought we had a few opportunities, albeit from shots from the edge of the box, but then we lost our way a little bit, our shape out of possession wasn’t good enough. It wasn’t right, and we probably didn’t improve until half-time. We identified little bits and pieces at half-time and we touched on things and our shape without the ball was much better in the second half against a very good Glenavon team and a very well coached Glenavon team.
“Overall, very, very happy. We get two great finishes, two great strikes. Kealan Dillon with his left foot, and Corey Smith does what he does in training all the time and it was great to see.”
Up next for the Swifts is a trip to Inver Park to face Larne on Friday night with a 19:45 kick off.
Dungannon Swifts: Henderson (GK), McGinty (C), J. Scott, Kelly, Smith, Mitchell (Junior 61’), Dillon (Slater 68’), Alves (Doyle 61’), Lowe (S. Scott 46’), Gordon, Johnston (Glenny 61’).
Unused Substitutes: Dunne (GK), Wallace.
Glenavon: Byrne (GK), Mountney (C) (McGerrigan 67’), Doyle, Devine, Patton (Waide 79’), Cartwright, Healy (McMullan 22’), Mallon (Johnson 67’), Maguire (Murphy 67’), Watson, Quinn.
Unused Substitutes: Burns, Campbell.
Referee: Glenn Buchanan
by DSFC Media | November 8, 2026 | Match Report
Sean McAllister’s injury time header delivered a well deserved but hard fought victory for Dungannon Swifts against Limavady United after a dramatic and topsy turvy second half filled with goals, drama and action.
Rodney McAree’s starting team consisted of only one change from last week’s 1-1 draw at Windsor Park against Linfield. Jamie Glackin was replaced by McAllister.
The visiting Roesiders began the game the stronger of the two sides, creating a couple of big early chances. Oisin Duffy had an effort which went narrowly over the crossbar, and John Butcher had a header from a cross which hit the top of the bar.
In the ten minutes after this, the Swifts created three opportunities of their own. Crosses were played into the box on both wings from Corey Smith and Sean McAllister towards Junior, but the Englishman was unable to hit the back of the net. Paul Doyle also had a beautiful curling effort from just inside the box which struck the crossbar.
On the half hour mark, the home side were scratching their heads as to how they didn’t take the lead. It looked to be a routine pick up for the goalkeeper, but a slip from Martin Gallagher gave Junior an empty net to shoot into, only for his shot to be cleared off the line brilliantly at the last second by Kieran Farren.
Just before half time, Sean McAllister had another two opportunities to score. First, Steven Scott and Leo Alves combined well down the right to get the ball across to McAllister at the back post, but he volleyed wide of the empty net. He then got past some defenders in the box and unleashed a shot which went inches past the left post.
Despite all of this pressure, the visitors took the lead at the beginning of the second half. A one-two from a throw in led to a cross which went over everyone in the box and reached John Butcher, who took a touch with his chest and volleyed into the goal to put the Roesiders one ahead.
It didn’t take long for the Swifts to respond as they came extremely close to scoring. Paul Doyle was played through with just the goalkeeper to beat, but Gallagher made an impressive foot save to keep his team ahead.
Eventually, in the 71st minute, Dungannon Swifts got their reward. A quick throw in by Corey Smith was played behind the defence to Adam Glenny, who crossed to substitute Andrew Mitchell and he deftly diverted it into the net to equalise.
Eight minutes later, the Swifts took the lead. A long ball was headed out and ended at Kealan Dillon’s feet, and the substitute produced a great strike into the bottom corner, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance and putting the Swifts 2-1 up.
The Roesiders responded with a free kick from twenty five yards out that Daniel Lafferty hit just past the post.
Then, with just five minutes of normal time to go, Limavady made it 2-2. A corner was played in to the near post, but Cahal McGinty’s could only direct his header into his own net for an own goal.
The Swifts piled the pressure onto the Limavady United defence for the remainder of the game. In the last minute of stoppage time, Gaël Bigirimana had a shot from inside the area which was blocked for a corner. Kealan Dillon’s delivery met Sean McAllister at the near post, whose header went into the net to win the game.
After a failed halfway line shot from the restart, Niall Devlin blew his full time whistle to signal a 3-2 Dungannon Swifts win, to the delight of the players, management and supporters.
Post-match, Rodney McAree said, “I thought in the first five, ten minutes we were second best. We started slow, we started sluggish. Limavady hit the crossbar through a great header from Butcher, but we show a good response after that. I thought for the remainder of the first half we were exceptional. We found our flow, we did things quicker and we created lots of opportunities, but we never made Marty Gallagher make too many saves, and that’s the disappointing side of things. We could have come in at half time and in my opinion the game could have been dead and buried with a little bit more composure and better finishing. There’s a level of frustration then in the changing room at half time, probably from myself but not in an angry way, just frustrated.
“We come out in the second half and we fall behind to a poor goal. We switch off to a quick throw in and it comes into our box and we don’t get close enough to John Butcher and it’s a fantastic finish from him. We don’t actually play as well in the second half as we did in the first half, but we end up scoring three goals, in the first half we don’t score any, but we showed good character, we showed good togetherness, especially whenever Cahal misdirects a header into the back of our own net. We showed good togetherness after that to go and actually just get the win, it’s a great delivery from Kealan Dillon and a good header from Sean.”
Up next for the Swifts is a Mid-Ulster Cup semi-final clash against Glenavon on Tuesday night with a 19:45 kick off.
Dungannon Swifts: Dunne (GK), McGinty, Kelly (Dillon 58’), Smith, S. Scott, Alves (Bigirimana 58’), Glenny, Doyle (C) (Gordon 69’), Wallace, Junior (Mitchell 58’), McAllister.
Unused Substitutes: Henderson (GK), J. Scott, Glackin.
Limavady United: Gallagher (GK), Farren, T. Boorman, Jarvis, P. Lowry (C), Duffy (S. Lowry 46’), Tosh (Boyd 77’), R. Boorman, Butcher (Fleming 88’), Lafferty, Wilson.
Unused Substitutes: Browne (GK), Riley, O’Donnell, Mullan.
Referee: Niall Devlin
by DSFC Media | November 1, 2026 | Match Report
The Swifts left Windsor Park with a point against Linfield after an incident-packed game that was in the balance right to the very end.
Rodney McAree made four changes to his starting 11 which were beaten 3-1 by Cliftonville at Stangmore Park last weekend. Cahal McGinty, Corey Smith, Leo Alves and Jamie Glackin came in for Barney McKeown, Kealan Dillon, Shea Gordon and Sean McAllister.
The Blues started the game brighter, putting pressure onto the Swifts defence, but not troubling Declan Dunne at this early stage. Adam Frizelle had corners from both sides but his deliveries couldn’t lead to an opening goal. Kitt Nelson also had an effort which was blocked well by Steven Scott.
Linfield broke the deadlock in the 16th minute, however. Kyle McLean played a ball over the top for Rhys Brennan, who ran down the line and crossed for Matthew Fitzpatrick to tap into the empty goal and give the home side a 1-0 lead.
After this, the Swifts grew into the game more and began to create chances of their own. They were particularly dangerous on the right hand side through Steven Scott and Leo Alves who linked up for Alves to cross, but Adam Glenny’s header went over the crossbar.
The action continued as the half wore on as both teams came close to scoring. Kyle McLean’s free kick was headed on by Adam Frizelle to Ben Hall, whose attempt went just wide. The Swifts went straight up the other end and Corey Smith’s cross was met by Junior, but his header skimmed the post.
It was Declan Dunne to the rescue just seconds into the second half as he made a double save. He punched away an effort from Adam Frizelle, but only as far as Rhys Brennan. However, his shot was saved by Dunne from close range.
Within seven minutes, Jamie Glackin put three dangerous crosses into the box. Firstly, Adam Glenny had a header which went wide and minutes later, Junior had Dungannon Swifts’ best chance of the game so far. He was open and received the ball near the six yard box, but his header went over the bar. There was a penalty shout in his final delivery during this sequence, but was waved away by referee Evan Boyce.
Just after the hour mark, Linfield had a glorious opportunity to double their lead. Kirk Millar made an inch perfect cross into the box, leaving former Swifts player Kobei Moore with a tap in, but the Englishman missed the ball and the Swifts defence cleared.
The same man gave the Swifts a free kick from just outside the box minutes later. Leo Alves took the shot which Chris Johns saved in the bottom corner, but only as far as Junior. His shot was blocked but fell to Steven Scott who made no mistake in tapping into the empty net to equalise.
There were many chances that followed this as the Swifts used the momentum they got from the goal. Notably, Paul Doyle had an effort from distance which went just wide of the right post.
There was another twist in the game with twelve minutes to go. As Corey Smith dribbled up the line, he was taken down by Ethan McGee. The referee deemed this to be a bookable offence which added to his earlier yellow card and the former Swifts player was shown red as a result.
Tiernan Kelly had a great opportunity soon after this. He found himself one on one with the goalkeeper but couldn’t pull the trigger and the Linfield defence cleared the danger.
In injury time, Linfield came close again. Another cross from Millar was met successfully by Moore, but his header was cleared off the line by Gaël Bigirimana to prevent last minute heartbreak.
The referee blew his final whistle not long after this to end a very entertaining affair at Windsor Park which ended one apiece.
Post-match, Rodney McAree said, “I am delighted. To come here and think that we’re leaving with a point, if somebody had offered it to you at the start of the day you’d have bit their arm off to be honest. But as the game transpired, I suppose we had an opportunity of going and getting all three. First half, I felt we were a little bit fearful. Fearful defensively whenever the ball came in on top of us and fearful whenever we got it in terms of getting bodies forward and doing better and showing more desire and more commitment in terms of going forward. But I thought we showed that in abundance in the second half, even before Linfield had Ethan sent off.
“I thought we really did well going forward. We put Linfield under pressure. We did better on the ball. We got the ball in better areas and we grew in confidence. It’s just disappointing that we probably haven’t shown a little bit more composure later on in the game to actually go and force a winner, but in hindsight and also on the flip side of that, we’ve maybe gifted Linfield one or two little opportunities off poor decisions that we have made, so if we tidy up that side of it, show a wee bit more composure, we maybe get all three.”
Up next for the Swifts is a return to Stangmore Park to face Limavady United in the Boyle Sports Premiership with a 15:00 kick off.
Linfield: Johns (GK), Shields (C) (Mulgrew 59’), McClean, Frizzell (Millar 59’), Nelson (Wells 84’), Hall, Brennan (Moore 59’), Baird, McGee, Fitzpatrick, McCullough.
Unused Substitutes: Glavin (GK), Nolan, Brown.
Dungannon Swifts: Dunne (GK), McGinty, Kelly (Dillon 84’), Smith, S. Scott, Alves (Gordon 74’), Glenny, Glackin, Doyle (C) (Bigirimana 74’), Wallace, Junior (Mitchell 86’).
Unused Substitutes: Henderson (GK), J. Scott, Johnston.
Referee: Evan Boyce
by DSFC Media | October 24, 2026 | Match Report
Dungannon Swifts left Stangmore Park disappointed as they fell to a 3-1 defeat against Cliftonville on a very wet and windy Saturday afternoon.
Rodney McAree’s starting line-up sawthree changes from Tuesdays 2-1 win in the League Cup over Bangor. John Scott, Andrew Mitchell and Jamie Glackin were replaced by Danny Wallace, Junior and Tiernan Kelly.
Importantly, Cliftonville captain Rory Hale won the coin toss before the game and opted to play with the gale force wind and switch ends for the first half.
The early period of the game lacked clear-cut chance. Cliftonville had a couple of corners and saw a shot from Liam McStravick go just past the post and a saved shot from Ben Quinn, while the Swifts forced Morrison in the Cliftonville goal into a save from a Kealan Dillon free kick and the same player had a shot from distance that went wide.
Cliftonville broke the deadlock on twenty six minutes. Aaron Wightman crossed into the box and Brian Healy managed to get in front of Barney McKeown to tap into the goal and give the Reds a one goal lead.
Just two minutes later, the Reds doubled their advantage. They worked their way from a throw in until Ben Quinn crossed into the box. The ball went over everyone and reached McStravick, who set up Rory Hale to strike into the net and make the score 2-0.
Both teams tried without success to score before the break. The Swifts had a cross from Kealan Dillon which went over the bar and Cliftonville also had a cross which was well headed out by Danny Wallace.
The visitors staretd the second half more lively, creating a number of half chances, including a cross which was just cleared by Steven Scott.
The Swifts, with a less powerful wind behind them in the second half, bolstered their attacking options with a quadruple change at the hour mark in hopes of getting back into the game. It seemed to be quickly effective as Sean McAllister came close to converting in the 65th minute, before scoring five minutes later.
Substitute Corey Smith made a cross-field pass to Shea Gordon in the box and he laid the ball off to McAllister who converted to narrow the Cliftonville lead and bring Dungannon Swifts back into the game.
With the momentum in their favour, the Swifts created a good chance to level the game just minutes later. Jame Glackin played to fellow substitute Andrew Mitchell who made a one touch flick to Adam Glenny, but his shot at the near post was strongly stopped by PJ Morrison.
However, against the run of play, Cliftonville extended their lead through Healy. McStravick received the ball in the middle of the half, turned, and played Healy through. His shot was perfectly placed into the bottom corner for his second and Cliftonville’s third of the game.
The Cliftonville defence remained resolute to stop the Swifts from creating any meaningful chances for the remainder of the game and win by three goals to one.
Post-match, Rodney McAree said: “I thought we started the game quite well. I thought, bar the first mistake that we made that leads to an opportunity where Liam McStravick hits outside the post right in the first minute, I thought after that, up until the 25th, 26th minute, I thought we’d done well, then a ball comes in the box, we allow the ball to come into our box too easily. We don’t defend the near post space well enough, and we allowed Brian Healy to get between us and he pokes it into the back of the net and you find yourself 1-0 down and the elements were tough today, the conditions were tough, that’s maybe making excuses and we’ve got to do better.Then, in the space of two and a half minutes, we put ourselves under pressure. We put ourselves right under pressure right from the kick off, whereas in my opinion, we should have been playing in the opposition’s half, get the ball up the pitch, take a little bit of pressure off us, see out the next five minutes, but we put ourselves under pressure and conceded a second. That’s the most frustrating thing because you give yourself a mountain to climb.
“I thought the second half didn’t start overly well but we made four substitutions. I thought the substitutions who came on maybe put a little bit of a spark into us going forward and we get ourselves back in the game through Sean McAllister and you think you have a real good opportunity and you kick yourself in the foot because we don’t show the hunger the desire to stop Cliftonville playing out of a tight area in their back four, and we allow them up the pitch and concede a third and you find yourself 3-1 down. It’s just disappointing. Everything I do, everything I’ll try to do and the staff will try to do will be for Dungannon Swifts Football Club and emotionally it hurts, and we have to make sure that the changing room hurt a little bit more emotionally and also hurt a little bit more physically because at this moment in time, I don’t believe we’re maybe getting as much as what we should and that that comes through results as well. I understand that, but we just need to we just need to be doing more collectively across the board at this moment in time.”
Up next for the Swifts is a trip to Windsor Park to face an in-form Linfield side next Saturday.
Dungannon Swifts: Dunne (GK), McKeown, Kelly, S. Scott (Glackin 59’), Dillon (Mitchell 59’), Glenny, Gordon, Doyle (C) (Alves 59’), Wallace, Junior (Smith 59’), McAllister.
Unused Substitutes: Henderson, McGinty, J. Scott.
Cliftonville: Morrison (GK), Wightman, Samuels (Conlan 76’), Wilson (Thompson 76’), Hale (C), (McMaster 76’), Healy, Leppard, Quinn, Bannon, McStravick (Murray 80’), Sheridan.
Unused Substitutes: Cremen-Crowe (GK), McClelland.
Referee: Christopher Morrison
by DSFC Media | October 21, 2026 | Match Report
The Swifts progressed to the next round of the Bet McLean League Cup with a hard-fought but deserved victory in their second game in Bangor in a short number of days.
Rodney McAree announced three changes to the team which started in the scoreless draw against the same opponents at the weekend. In came Steven Scott, Andrew Mitchell and Shea Gordon for Leo Alves, Junior and Tiernan Kelly.
The Swifts started superbly, creating two early chances. Andrew Mitchell caught the goalkeeper off his line, but he did well to recover by saving the shot and stopping the oncoming McAllister from tapping in. Minutes later, Sean McAllister was able to test former Swifts goalkeeper Solis-Grogan, but his effort was saved well.
It was third time lucky for the visitors as they took the lead on nine minutes. A long shot from Sean McAllister was saved, but only as far as Jamie Glackin, who tapped in to open the scoring and net his first Dungannon Swifts goal since 2017.
It didn’t take long for the Swifts to double their advantage. Kealan Dillon found space and produced an incredible strike from outside the box into the top right corner, to the delight of the Swifts supporters.
However, with almost their first chance of the game, the Seasiders grabbed a goal back only four minutes later. A shot from Jay Boyd was saved by Dunne in goal, but the follow up was scored by Ben Cushnie to reduce the deficit.
Bangor got another chance minutes later as Jay Boyd’s effort skimmed the post.
Despite this, the Swifts would create numerous opportunities to score in the remainder of the half. Andrew Mitchell had three attempts at goal, with two shots and one header, calling the Bangor goalkeeper into action at times and dragging just past the upright on one occasion. Shea Gordon and Paul Doyle had efforts as well, but couldn’t get past the Bangor back-line.
The action in the second half was quiet compared to the first, but it would be Dungannon Swifts to create the opening chance of the half. Mitchell’s pass to goalscorer Glackin forced Solis-Grogan into a superb save to keep the score 2-1.
The Seasiders came inches away from an equaliser just after the hour mark. Devlin’s cross found McRoberts in the area, whose header passed Declan Dunne only to smash against the inside of the post, which Barney McKeown cleared away to safety.
The home side came close again on seventy three minutes. O’Mahony’s sent a perfect through ball to Mulvenna, but the Swifts goalkeeper was up to the task by getting low and making an excellent save to keep his team in the lead.
Bangor sought to find an equaliser and send the game to extra time as the Swifts attempted to create another opportunity to put the game to bed, but before either could happen, the referee sounded his full time whistle and Dungannon Swifts were in the hat for the next round of the Bet McLean League Cup.
Post-match, Rodney McAree said: “Delighted. It’s a cup competition and it’s about progression and it’s about getting into the next round. It’s about being in the hat. We said before the game, by hook or by crook, we wanted to be there.
“I thought the first twenty minutes, half an hour, in large parts of the first half, overall, I thought we were excellent. I thought we played some really good stuff. We looked composed, we got the basics right, we moved the ball well, we got Adam Glenny released a lot on the left hand side and I was really, really happy. I thought we were good to watch at times in the first half, second half we ended up turning it into a game which maybe suits Bangor. It turned into a real cup tie in terms of, one team’s trying to get back into it because they know they’re going out and they threw everything at us.
“We didn’t do well enough whenever we had the ball, but we defended admirably. I thought Barney McKeown, somebody who took cramp with about twenty five minutes to go, I thought he was outstanding. John Scott, Danny Wallace whenever he came on, did well. The whole back five at the end and Decky I thought was excellent too. We stood up for ourselves, we fought our corner, which we have to do at times, and we’re just delighted to be in the next round.”
Up next for the Swifts is a return to Stangmore Park and league action with a game against Cliftonville at 15:00 on Saturday.
Bangor: Solis-Grogan, Francis, Harrison (C) (Hassin 60’), Cushnie (Mulvenna 60’), O’Mahony (Hughes 83’), Mitchell (Neale 60’), Devlin, McRoberts, Boyd (Arthurs 69’), Strachan, S McGuinness.
Unused Substitutes: McMahon (GK), Borja.
Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, J.Scott, McKeown, S.Scott (McGinty 63’), Mitchell (Junior 75’), Dillon (Alves 75’), Glenny, Gordon, Glackin (Wallace 89’), Doyle (C) (Kelly 63’), McAllister.
Unused Substitutes: Henderson (GK), Smith.
by DSFC Media | October 18, 2026 | Match Report
Dungannon Swifts’ first of two matches against Bangor at Clandeboye Park in the coming days ended scoreless.
Rodney McAree made five changes to his lineup from the mid-week victory over Armagh City in the Mid-Ulster Cup. Barney McKeown, Leo Alves, Jamie Glackin, Junior and Sean McAllister were included after not starting the game on Wednesday night.
Both teams created early chances. For the home side, Mulvenna broke into the box and his shot was gathered by Declan Dunne at the second attempt. For the Swifts, Adam Glenny’s cross reached Junior, who managed to supply Sean McAllister, whose shot was blocked.
Bangor came close to opening the scoring just before the half hour mark. Ben Arthurs did well to get past John Scott, and his low cross met McCullough. He looked certain to score with the net open, but the shot smacked off the crossbar.
Leo Alves went near at the other end after this, but his shot from outside the box went over the bar.
Dunne made an excellent near post save soon after. After Sean McAllister tested Solis-Grogan in the Bangor net, they broke away. A cross was cleared by Barney McKeown, but only as far as Steven McCullough, whose shot was saved very well.
The Swifts had a series of half chances before the end of the half, but none which tested former goalkeeper Patrick Solis-Grogan in the Bangor net.
In the second half, Ben Arthurs had two chances, one stopped by Scott, and a header over the bar, but there were no real opportunities until there was twenty minutes to go.
A nice flick from Junior gave Tiernan Kelly a chance to shoot. He attempted to lob the goalkeeper, but he was alert to tip over the bar for a corner.
Junior had another good chance to open the scoring minutes later. A long ball and then a flick on from Shea Gordon gave a chance to shoot, but it was blocked.
As both teams huffed and puffed in the remaining minutes to try to score a winner through comers, free kicks and shots, the defences of both Bangor and Dungannon Swifts did enough to keep each other out and end the game 0-0.
Rodney McAree said, “Probably not a footballing classic. I thought in the early stages of the game we were the better team and then we showed a little less composure and we invited a wee bit more pressure on to us, but I’m massively proud of the players. I thought in the second half we dominated in terms of territory, but we probably didn’t do enough to get the ball over the line. We had a few half chances, a couple of shots from just inside the eighteen yard box, but we probably didn’t do enough.
“I thought we showed some heart, showed some desire and we wanted to try and keep that clean sheet. We’ve always pointed a finger in terms of last year, we didn’t get enough draws or we didn’t turn enough defeats into draws and I think today we’ve showed a real doggedness about us. It’s a difficult surface to play on, but we showed a real doggedness and a huge desire to make sure that we leave here with something and I’m massively proud of the players for their efforts.”
The Swifts return to Clandeboye Park on Tuesday night to face the same opposition in the 2026/27 Bet McLean League Cup opener.
Bangor: Solis Grogan (GK), McGuinness, Neale, Francis, Harrison (C) (Devlin 77’), Hassin, Mulvenna, Arthurs, McCullough, A. Mitchell (Cushnie 77’), Hughes (O’Mahony 76’).
Unused Substitutes: McMahon (GK), Boyd, Strachan, S. McGuinness.
Dungannon Swifts: Dunne (GK), J. Scott, McKeown, Kelly, Dillon (Gordon 61’), Alves (S. Scott 71’), Glenny, Glackin (Mitchell 87’), Doyle (C), Junior, McAllister.
Unused Substitutes: Henderson (GK), McGinty, Smith, Wallace.
Referee: Tony Clarke
