Ballymena United
The Showgrounds
9th
2026/27
1-1-2
W-D-L
4
Points
9th
2025/26 final
€2.41m
Squad value
Club info
Oran Kearney
Manager
1926
Founded
The Showgrounds, Ballymena
Ground
3,824
Capacity
421 mi
Season travel
Longest away trip: 33 mi to Dungannon Swifts
Source: Wikipedia (ground/capacity/seated); coordinates verified by owner from Google Maps, 29 Jul 2026; founded, website from Wikidata (CC0) · manager owner-supplied, 12 Aug 2026
2026/27 so far · after round 5
9th
Position
4
Points
1
Per game
0
Goal diff
75% of their matches went over 2.5 goals, both sides scored in 50%, and they kept a clean sheet in 25%. Derived from the 4 matches they have played — scorelines are all these need, so they are complete rather than sampled.
On a run
3games without a win
On the scoresheet
Their players in the league's leading scorers — via Transfermarkt.
Possession & shooting · per match
48%
Possession
6.3
Shots
3
On target
48%
Accuracy
Possession and shooting are entered by hand. Every one of their 4 matches is written up.
Season · 2025/26 · final
1.17
xG for
1.45
xG against
−0.28
xG diff
46
Goals
50%
Possession
2.74
Goals/game
18%
Clean sheets
Discipline · 2025/26 · final
Squad · 2025/26 · final
GIBSON Index ratings are added club by club, not simulated — coverage builds up as the 2026/27 season is played.
Top scorer · 2025/26 · final
All competitions · Transfermarkt
Treatment table
No current injuries — squad at full strength.
Summer window 2026
→ In
Kodi Lyons-Foster
Coleraine (loan)
C. Allen
Linfield
J. Archer
Linfield
S. Whiteside
Linfield
C. McKee
Linfield
D. Walsh
Linfield
J. Addis
Cliftonville
M. Glynn
Cliftonville
Stephen Fallon
Coleraine
Owen Mahoney
Larne
Michael Leetch
Ballyclare
Caoimhin McConnell
Bryant Bulldogs
Finley Thorndike
Crusaders
← Out
Ben Kennedy
Portadown
Calvin McCurry
HW Welders
R. McNickle
Annagh United
L. Tennant
Portstewart
S. McAuley
Chimney Corner
C. Loughran
Portstewart
A. Gawne
Portstewart
A. Jarvis
Limavady United
S. O'Donnell
Limavady United
D. Lafferty
Limavady United
Daire O'Connor
Carrick Rangers
J. Thompson
Cliftonville
Dylan McGeouch
Gretna FC 2008
Patrick McEleney
Retired
Dean Ebbe
Lucan United
David Taylor
Ballyclare
Ali Gould
Stirling Albion
Brad Wade
destination not stated
Kian Corbally
destination not stated
Jack O'Reilly
destination not stated
Calvin McCurry
HW Welders
Donal Rocks
Crusaders
In the transfer feed
Kodi Lyons-FosterDone deal
Centre-back joins Ballymena United on loan from Coleraine.
Donal RocksDone deal
Defensive midfielder joins Crusaders from Ballymena United. Fee undisclosed.
Finley ThorndikeDone deal
Central midfielder joins Ballymena United from Crusaders. Fee undisclosed.
Ben KennedyDone deal
Attacking midfielder leaves Ballymena United for Portadown. Fee undisclosed.
Calvin McCurryDeparture
Centre-forward leaves Ballymena United for the Welders.
Ali GouldDeparture
Centre-back leaves Ballymena United for Scottish side Stirling Albion, on a free.
Michael LeetchDone deal
Right winger steps up to the Premiership with Ballymena United. Fee undisclosed.
David TaylorDeparture
Centre-forward leaves Ballymena United for Ballyclare. Fee undisclosed.
Dean EbbeDeparture
Centre-forward departs Ballymena United on a free, joining Lucan United.
Patrick McEleneyDeparture
The attacking midfielder calls time on his career after leaving Ballymena United.
Caoimhin McConnellDone deal
Attacking midfielder joins Ballymena United on a free from the Bryant Bulldogs — the rebuild rolls on at the Showgrounds.
Owen MahoneyDone deal
Ballymena's rebuild continues — the midfielder becomes signing number nine, this time raiding the champions.
Daire O'ConnorDone deal
Winger makes the short move from the Braidmen to Taylors Avenue.
Allen, Archer, Whiteside, McKee & WalshDone deal
The window's biggest story nobody's talking about: Ballymena sign FIVE players from Linfield in one summer. A full-scale raid on Windsor Park's fringes.
Fixtures · 2026/27
Premiership · opening five
Official fixture list, July 2026 — subject to change for broadcast picks and European involvement. Post-split rounds 34–38: Sat 3 Apr, Sat 10 Apr, Tue 13 Apr, Sat 17 Apr, Sat 24 Apr (opponents decided by the split).
Honours · league titles
Last 12 seasons
No league titles in the last 12 seasons.
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