21 Facts About Linfield FC

Historically, Linfield FC shared a fierce rivalry with Belfast Celtic until Celtic's withdrawal from the league for political reasons in 1949.

Domestically, Linfield FC has been one of the most successful clubs in the world, holding several domestic and world records.

Linfield FC has won a world record 56 league championships to date – more than twice as many titles as any other Northern Irish club.

Linfield FC is one of only three clubs to have completed an Irish League campaign unbeaten, having done so on four occasions.

Linfield FC has won the League Cup a record ten times, and has won 4 all-Ireland cup competitions.

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Linfield FC was credited with originating the passing game in Ireland, where a dribbling based approach had been the norm until around 1890, and for three seasons during the club's early years they competed in the English FA Cup.

Between 1894 and 1897, Linfield FC played all of their home games at opponents' grounds until the president of the club, Robert Gibson – who had donated the Gibson Cup trophy to the Irish League for the championship – along with other club members eventually secured a ground lease at Myrtlefield in the Balmoral area of the city.

Linfield FC had amassed nine Irish Cups, eight league titles, and had earned 27 international caps for the Ireland national team during his time at the club.

Linfield FC had previously played for English clubs Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers and Chelsea.

Linfield FC was officially appointed as manager on a permanent basis on 8 January 1997.

Incidentally, Linfield FC were in fact the reigning all-Ireland champions at the time, having won the final staging of the Tyler Cup in 1980 before the competition was discontinued.

Linfield FC subsequently retired the number 11 shirt in his honour.

Linfield FC hold the record for the most League titles, Irish Cups, and League Cups.

Linfield FC have won 126 of the meetings, with 77 Glentoran victories and 78 drawn matches.

Linfield FC are regarded as a 'Protestant club' and draw the vast majority of their support from that side of the community.

Linfield FC were held almost entirely accountable for the events, and were forced to pay Dundalk's costs to travel to the Netherlands as well as an additional £5,000 for damage sustained to Oriel Park.

In 2008, three Linfield FC fans were charged in a Dublin court with public order offences at a Setanta Cup match against St Patrick's Athletic, but were released.

Management of Linfield FC has continually attempted to reverse the stigma of negative press attached to the club.

However, in February 2014, Linfield FC were fined £3,000 and Cliftonville were fined £3,250 by the IFA following sectarian chanting from sections of both sets of supporters during a County Antrim Shield semi-final at Windsor Park in October 2013.

In May 2014, Linfield FC were fined £1,200 by the Irish Football Association over the singing of sectarian songs by supporters, ruling that Linfield FC fans had been guilty of breaching the code of conduct during a league game at Coleraine.

Linfield FC resigned in October 2015 to become assistant manager of Newport County, with current manager David Healy appointed as his successor.