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'''Linfield F.C.''' (''the Blues'') is a [[Ireland| Irish]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club playing in the [[Irish Premier League]]. Founded in March 1886 in south [[Belfast]], Linfield play at [[Windsor Park]], which is also the 'home' of the [[ Northern Ireland national football team| Northern Ireland international team]].

==TheBiggest club in Ireland==

The club, which has the biggest managerialfan circumferencebase of any club side in the province, has a playing record unsurpassed in domestic football, winning the Premiership title 46 times (the 46th time on the [[18 March]], [[2006]]), and the Irish F.A. Cup 36 times. They won a [[The Double|domestic double]] in [[2006]], their 18th, which broke a tie with [[Scotland|Scottish]] team [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] for the top spot on the all-time world list.

In 2005, Linfield won the first ever [[Setanta Cup]], a competition between the top teams of both the [[Republic of Ireland]]'s and Northern Ireland's premier leagues when they beat strong favourites [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]].

Linfield are the biggest successful club in Ireland in terms of support and the most successful club in the world in terms of trophy count, having officially passed the 200 mark with their league title win in 2004. Rangers are the only club in the world who have won their League title more times than Linfield.

==2005-06 season==

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Linfield traditionally play [[Rangers F.C.]] in a pre-season friendly at Windsor Park. The match is popular with fans of both sides, due to the good relationship between the two clubs and their unionist heritage. The game on [[6 July]], [[2006]] was won 2-0 by Rangers, with goals from [[Kris Boyd]] and [[Thomas Buffel]].

LinfieldThe Blues thrashed Glentoranthe Glens on a number of occasions during season 2005-2006, including a 3-0 triumph in the CIS Cup Final, 4-1 at the Oval on [[Boxing Day]], which included a sublime [[Glenn Ferguson]] [[ volley]]. The finest victory however had to be the 6-0 drubbing in the [[Setanta Cup]], which saw the Blues toppingtopped the [[Group of Death]] which included [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] and [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] as well as the Glens.

==Windsor Park==

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==European record==

As one of the province's most successfuldominant club sidesides, Linfield have been regular campaigners in European football. Their most notable achievement was reaching the quarter-finals of the [[European Cup]] in 1967. After beating [[FC Aris Bonnevoie]] of [[Luxembourg]] and [[Valerenga]] of [[Norway]], they faced [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] in the final eight. This resulted in a 2-2 draw at home and 1-0 defeat away.

In the 1984/85 season, after overcoming [[Shamrock Rovers]] on away goals, Linfield faced eventual semi-finalists [[Panathinaikos]] in the second round. After a 2-1 defeat away, Linfield went 3-0 up in the return leg at Windsor Park only to draw 3-3.

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{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Pat McShane]]|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=421|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[MichaelJim GaultErvin]]|pos=MFDF}}

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{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[William Murphy (footballer)|William Murphy]]|pos=DF}}

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{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Chris Kingsberry]]|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Oran Kearney]]|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Glenn Ferguson]]|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Timmy Adamson]]|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Noel Bailie]]|pos=DF|other=c}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Andrew Hunter (footballer)|Andrew Hunter]]|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Tim McCann (footballer)|Tim McCann]]|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Kris Lindsay (footballer)|Kris Lindsay]]|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=232|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Stephen GarrettDouglas (footballer)|Stephen Douglas]]|pos=MFDF}}

{{Fs player|no=87|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Oran Kearney]]|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=613|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Tim Mouncey]]|pos=MF}}

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{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Paul McAreavey]]|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=1522|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[MarkJamie DicksonMulgrew]]|pos=FWMF}}

{{Fs player|no=1620|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[AidanMark O'KaneMagennis]]|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=915|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[GlennAiden FergusonO'Kane]]|pos=FWMF}}

{{Fs player|no=7?|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Chris Kingsberry]]|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Peter Thompson]]|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=189|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[GreggGlenn ShannonFerguson]]|pos=GKFW}}

{{Fs player|no=1910|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[TimTimmy McCann (footballer)|Tim McCannAdamson]]|pos=DFFW}}

{{Fs player|no=20?|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Mark MagennisDickson]]|pos=MFFW}}

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{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Stephen Garrett]]|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Tommy Stewart]]|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Northern Ireland|name=[[Conor Downey]]|pos=MF}}

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*[[Willie McFaul]]

*[[George Dunlop]]

*[[LindsayLindsey McKeown]]

*[[David Jeffrey]] (now Manager)

*[[Alan Dornan]]

*[[Trevor Anderson]]

*[[Dessie Gorman]]

*[[GarryGary Haylock]]

*[[Davy Larmour]]

*[[Lee Doherty]]

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*[[Pat Fenlon]]

*[[Arthur Thomas]]

*[[TonyAnthony Gorman]]

*[[John Easton]]

*[[Billy Murray]]

==External links==

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