Carrick Rangers
Taylor's Avenue
5th
2026/27
5-2-5
W-D-L
17
Points
7th
2025/26 final
€1.68m
Squad value
Club info
Stephen Baxter
Manager
1939
Founded
Taylor's Avenue, Carrickfergus
Ground
2,100
Capacity
391 mi
Season travel
Longest away trip: 50 mi to Limavady United
2026/27 so far · after round 12
+2
Goal diff
21
Scored
19
Conceded
3
Clean sheets
58% of their matches went over 2.5 goals (league 54%), and both sides scored in 50% (league 49%).
On a run
3unbeaten3games scoring
Expected goals · 12 matches · per 90
−0.06
xG diff
+0.22
Goals minus xG
That is 21 goals in 12 matches. Via FootyStats, 22 Oct 2026.
On the scoresheet
Their players in the league's leading scorers — via Transfermarkt, 16 Oct 2026. Not yet updated for the latest round.
Shooting · per match
47%
Shot accuracy
Shots are recorded by hand from each match. All 12 of their matches are in.
Against the league · 2026/27
Points per game5th
1.42
League avg 1.44
Goals per game3rd
1.75
League avg 1.36
Conceded per game9th
1.58
League avg 1.35
xG per game3rd
1.53
League avg 1.31
xG against per game11th
1.59
League avg 1.29
Possession9th
47.3%
League avg 50.0%
Shots per game4th
10.1
League avg 8.9
On target per game4th
4.7
League avg 4.0
Per game, ranked among the 12 clubs. xG from FootyStats; possession and shots from recorded match stats. No rank means too few games to compare yet.
League map · xG made v xG allowed, per game
League position by roundNow 5th
Best 2nd, lowest 8th · worked out from the results, after each round.
Title <0.1%Top six 63%
Carrick Rangers's finishing places across 10,000 simulated seasons. A model projection, not a prediction.
Treatment table · 2 Oct 2026
Not yet updated for the latest round — a guide, not a team-news bulletin.
Summer window 2026
→ In
J. Forsythe
Crusaders
← Out
Luke McCullough (loan info n/a)
Matlock
Ryan Waide
destination not stated
Reece Glendinning
destination not stated
Cameron Stewart
Retired
Matthew Olosunde
destination not stated
Keke Jeffers
destination not stated
Joshua Andrews
destination not stated
Fixtures · 2026/27
Every Premiership game is live on NIFL TV, or on BBC Sport NI where marked.
Premiership · last 2 results and what comes next
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
No all-time title count recorded for this club.
2025/26 · the completed set
Below are last season's finished numbers for this club — possession, the GIBSON Index and the skill radars, compiled once that campaign was over. 2026/27 is above, 12 games in.
Season · 2025/26 · final
1.32
xG for
1.44
xG against
−0.12
xG diff
65
Goals
48%
Possession
3.21
Goals/game
21%
Clean sheets
Discipline · 2025/26 · final
No booking data recorded for 2025/26.
GIBSON Index · 2025/26 · final
Goals vs expected · 2025/26 · final
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