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Gibson

Irish League stats
Larne crest
Larne
Inver Park
Champions · Gibson Cup · 2025/26 · final
4th
2026/27
6-1-2
W-D-L
19
Points
1st
2025/26 final
€3.55m
Squad value
Club info
Gary Haveron
Manager
Inver Park, Larne
Ground
2,732
Capacity
378 mi
Season travel
Longest away trip: 46 mi to Limavady United
2026/27 so far · after round 12
+10
Goal diff
above the league average of 0
18
Scored
above the league average of 12.2
8
Conceded
below the league average of 12.2
5
Clean sheets
above the league average of 2.5
Larne crest9 played · 6-1-2
Home5 played · 3-0-28–69
Away4 played · 3-1-010–210
56% of their matches went over 2.5 goals (league 54%), and both sides scored in 44% (league 49%).
On a run
8games scoring

Expected goals · 9 matches · per 90

+0.72
xG diff
above the league average of 0.01
+0.38
Goals minus xG
above the league average of 0.06
Scoring 0.38 a game more than their chances have been worth. That is 18 goals in 9 matches. Via FootyStats, 22 Oct 2026.
On the scoresheet
Paul O'NeillCentre-Forward3
Matthew LustyCentre-Forward3
Their players in the league's leading scorers — via Transfermarkt, 16 Oct 2026. Not yet updated for the latest round.
Shooting · per match
51%
Shot accuracy
above the league average of 44%
Shots are recorded by hand from each match. All 9 of their matches are in.
Against the league · 2026/27
Points per game3rd
2.11
League avg 1.44
Goals per game2nd
2.00
League avg 1.36
Conceded per game3rd
0.89
League avg 1.35
xG per game2nd
1.62
League avg 1.31
xG against per game2nd
0.90
League avg 1.29
Possession7th
49.3%
League avg 50.0%
Shots per game2nd
11.9
League avg 8.9
On target per game1st
6.4
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

Coleraine: 1.70 xG, 0.93 xG against per gameCOLLarne: 1.62 xG, 0.90 xG against per gameLARCarrick Rangers: 1.53 xG, 1.59 xG against per gameCARDungannon Swifts: 1.48 xG, 1.23 xG against per gameDUNLinfield: 1.46 xG, 0.89 xG against per gameLINGlentoran: 1.37 xG, 1.14 xG against per gameGLECliftonville: 1.35 xG, 1.43 xG against per gameCLIBallymena United: 1.20 xG, 1.34 xG against per gameBALPortadown: 1.09 xG, 1.57 xG against per gamePORBangor: 0.99 xG, 1.40 xG against per gameBANCrusaders: 0.96 xG, 1.47 xG against per gameCRULimavady United: 0.91 xG, 1.62 xG against per gameLIMxG per game →← xG allowed (fewer at top)
League position by roundNow 4th
1st12thtop 6123456789101112Round 1: 7th7Round 2: 9th9Round 3: 9th9Round 4: 9th9Round 5: 7th7Round 6: 5th5Round 7: 3rd3Round 8: 3rd3Round 9: 3rd3Round 10: 3rd3Round 11: 3rd3Round 12: 4th4
Best 3rd, lowest 9th · worked out from the results, after each round.
Title 15%Top six 100%
Larne's finishing places across 10,000 simulated seasons. A model projection, not a prediction.
Treatment table · 2 Oct 2026
No injuries listed for Larne on Transfermarkt, 2 Oct 2026.
Not yet updated for the latest round — a guide, not a team-news bulletin.
Summer window 2026
→ In
Josh Ukek
Portadown
Montel Gibson
Hednesford
Sam McClelland
Return from career break
← Out
C. Bolger
Without club
Logan Graham
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
Sat 24 Oct
6pm
BAN
Bangor (A)
Round 13 · Clandeboye Park
Tue 27 Oct
7.45pm
LIM
Limavady United (H)
Round 3 · Inver Park
Fri 30 Oct
7.45pm
POR
Portadown (H)
Round 14 · Inver Park
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).
In Europe · this summer
8 Jul 0–1 W
Tre Fiori (a) — Lusty 45'
UCL Q1 · 1st leg
14 Jul 2–1 W
Tre Fiori (h)
UCL Q1 · 2nd leg · 3–1 agg
21 Jul 0–4 L
Red Star Belgrade
UCL Q2 · 1st leg · Inver Park
29 Jul 0–5 L
Red Star Belgrade (a) — Katai 3', Arnautović 45' & 60', Loizou 49', Bukari 79'
UCL Q2 · 2nd leg · Belgrade · 0–9 agg · eliminated
4 Aug 0–0 D
FC Iberia 1999 (h)
UEL Q3 · 1st leg · Inver Park
11 Aug 2–1 L
FC Iberia 1999 (a) — Bedoshvili 74', Simpson 76', Sikharulashvili 102'
UEL Q3 · 2nd leg · Mikheil Meskhi Stadium · aet · 1–2 agg · into UECL play-off
20 Aug 0–2 W
Lincoln Red Imps (a)
UECL play-off · 1st leg
27 Aug 0–3 L
Lincoln Red Imps (h) — Gomez 82', Toledano 84', Toledano 120' pen
UECL play-off · 2nd leg · Inver Park · aet · 2–3 agg · eliminated
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Honours · league titles
3league titles · last won 2025/26
3 since 2014/15
2025/26Champions 3rd title in 4 seasons
2023/24Champions
2022/23Champions First ever title
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
1.56
xG for
above the league average of 1.38
1.10
xG against
below the league average of 1.39
+0.46
xG diff
above the league average of −0.01
73
Goals
above the league average of 56.5
52%
Possession
above the league average of 50%
2.61
Goals/game
below the league average of 2.93
55%
Clean sheets
above the league average of 27%
Discipline · 2025/26 · final
Yellow cards:Chris Gallagher9
Red cards:Dan Bent2
GIBSON Index · 2025/26 · final
AR
Andy RyanLeft · Hamilton Academical
ST · 16g · 1a
7.5
Goals vs expected · 2025/26 · final
Andrew RyanLeft14g / 8.1 xG+5.9
Another club
BAL
Ballymena
BAN
Bangor
CAR
Carrick
CLI
Cliftonville
COL
Coleraine
CRU
Crusaders
DUN
Dungannon
Glentoran crest
Glentoran
LIM
Limavady
LIN
Linfield
POR
Portadown
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