2022–23 Linfield F.C. season

Linfield
2022–23 season
Chairman	Roy McGivern
Manager	David Healy
Stadium	Windsor Park
NIFL Premiership	Second place
County Antrim Shield	Runners-up
NIFL League Cup	Winners
Scottish Challenge Cup	Fourth round
Irish Cup	Sixth round
Champions League	Second qualifying round
Europa League	Third qualifying round
Conference League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Eetu Vertainen (17); All: Eetu Vertainen (17)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2022–23 season is Linfield's 122nd season in the top flight of the Northern Ireland Football League having never been relegated since the league's formation in 1890. In addition to the domestic league, they will also compete in the Irish Cup, the League Cup, the County Antrim Shield, the Scottish Challenge Cup,^[1] the UEFA Champions League,^[2] UEFA Europa League^[3] and UEFA Europa Conference League.^[4]

Overview

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

Linfield announced the first of their friendlies on 19 May stating they would be playing Newtown and St Mirren at home in preparation for their Champions League 1st Qualifying Round tie.^[5] A further 2 fixtures against Knockbreda and Harland & Wolff Welders, both to be held away from home were announced on 9 June.^[6] While on a pre-season training camp in Marbella, Linfield announced they would be playing Qatar at the end of the camp.^[7] The final pre-season friendly was announced as being against Loughgall as a testimonial match for Loughgall Player Steven Ferguson.

21 June 2022	Linfield	1–0	Qatar	Marbella
18:00 BST	McKee 19'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Center Referee: Alvarez Dorado

25 June 2022	Linfield	0–0	Newtown	Belfast
14:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Ben McMaster

2 July 2022	Linfield	1–2	St Mirren	Belfast
13:30 BST	Finlayson 18'	Report	Greive 2' Ayunga 37'	Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Steven Gregg

9 July 2022	Knockbreda	1–2	Linfield	Belfast
14:00 BST	Munn 82'	Report	Stewart 8' Vertainen 17'	Stadium: Breda Park Referee: Ross Dunlop

16 July 2022	H & W Welders	1–8	Linfield	Belfast
19:45 BST	47'	Report	Vertainen 6' Archer 8' A Clarke 23', 35' Stewart 28', 54' McKee 44' McClean 72'	Stadium: Blanchflower Park Referee: Ben McMaster

23 July 2022	Loughgall	0–2	Linfield	Loughgall
14:00 BST		Report	Vertainen 31' McKee 71'	Stadium: Lakeview Park Referee: Jack Irwin
Note: Steven Ferguson Testimonial

NIFL Charity Shield

6 August 2022	Linfield	0–2	Crusaders	Belfast
15:00 BST		Report	Heatley 68' McKeown 72'	Stadium: Windsor Park

NIFL Premiership

14 August 2022 1	Linfield	4–0	Portadown	Belfast
15:00 BST	Millar 6' Devine 57' Vertainen 72' Clarke 86'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 2,806 Referee: Timothy Marshall

21 August 2022 2	Newry City	1–3	Linfield	Newry
14:00 BST	Forde 35'	Report	Vertainen 16', 28' Clarke 78'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,029 Referee: Iain McNabb

28 August 2022 3	Carrick Rangers	2–1	Linfield	Carrickfergus
14:00 BST	Mitchell 14' McGuckin 64'	Report	Devine 53'	Stadium: Taylors Avenue Attendance: 1,452 Referee: Tony Clarke

3 September 2022 4	Ballymena United	0–4	Linfield	Ballymena
15:00 BST		Report	Cooper 38' Millar 45' Shields 59 pen.' McDaid 62'	Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds Attendance: 1,742 Referee: Jamie Robinson

16 September 2022 5	Crusaders	2–1	Linfield	Belfast
19:45 BST	Lowry 59' Forsythe 82'	Report	Cooper 47'	Stadium: Seaview Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Lee Tavinder

1 October 2022 6	Dungannon Swifts	0–1	Linfield	Dungannon
15:00 BST		Report	McDaid 36'	Stadium: Stangmore Park Attendance: 1,225 Referee: Tony Clarke

8 October 2022 7	Coleraine	0–0	Linfield	Coleraine
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Raymond Crangle

14 October 2022 8	Linfield	0–3	Glentoran	Belfast
19:45 BST	Newberry 30'	Report	Burns 48' Purkis 76', 90+1'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 7,134 Referee: Lee Tavinder

18 October 2022 9	Linfield	3–2	Glenavon	Belfast
19:45 BST	Millar 17' Cooper 75' Vertainen 87'	Report	Fitzpatrick 41', 67'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 1,620 Referee: Declan Hassan

22 October 2022 10	Linfield	2–4	Larne	Belfast
15:00 BST	Palmer 42' Devine 85'	Report	Doherty 4 pen.' O’Neill 7' Bonis 60' Millar 70'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 2,734 Referee: Ian McNabb

29 October 2022 11	Newry City	0–2	Linfield	Newry
15:00 BST		Report	McDaid 15' Cooper 58'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 738 Referee: Raymond Crangle

5 November 2022 12	Portadown	0–3	Linfield	Portadown
15:00 BST		Report	Roscoe 67' McDaid 89' Cooper 90+3'	Stadium: Shamrock Park Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Gavin Andrews

8 November 2022 13	Linfield	0–0	Cliftonville	Belfast
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,771 Referee: Raymond Crangle

12 November 2022 14	Linfield	2–1	Glenavon	Belfast
15:00 BST	Finlayson 68' McDaid 85'	Report	Glynn 58'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 2,547 Referee: Timothy Marshall

18 November 2022 15	Ballymena United	0–2	Linfield	Ballymena
19:45 BST		Report	McKee 28' Callacher 51'	Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds Attendance: 1,714 Referee: Jamie Robinson

22 November 2022 16	Linfield	1–0	Larne	Belfast
19:45 BST	Newberry 77'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 2,344 Referee: Ross Dunlop

26 November 2022 17	Linfield	0–0	Crusaders	Belfast
17:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Ian McNabb

3 December 2022 18	Linfield	3–1	Carrick Rangers	Belfast
15:00 BST	Vertainen 2', 28' McDaid 90+2'	Report	Tilney 80'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Tony Clarke

17 December 2022 19	Linfield	4–0	Dungannon Swifts	Belfast
15:00 BST	McKee 6' Vertainen 33' Palmer 49' McStravick 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 1,521 Referee: Gavin Andrews

26 December 2022 20	Glentoran	1–2	Linfield	Belfast
14:00 BST	Donnelly 54'	Report	Shields 40 pen.' Vertainen 90'	Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 6,154 Referee: Raymond Crangle

2 January 2023 21	Linfield	0–0	Coleraine	Belfast
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,553 Referee: Ian McNabb

10 January 2023 22	Cliftonville	1–0	Linfield	Belfast
19:45 BST	Doherty 12'	Report		Stadium: Solitude Attendance: 2,336 Referee: Timothy Marshall

14 January 2023 23	Glenavon	1–6	Linfield	Lurgan
15:00 BST	McCloskey 19'	Report	Clarke 6' Roscoe 52' Vertainen 57' Shields 64 pen.', 79 pen.' Haygarth 82'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 1,655 Referee: Tony Clarke

21 January 2023 24	Linfield	3–0	Ballymena United	Belfast
15:00 BST	Vertainen 16', 36', 46'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 2,376 Referee: Ross Dunlop

24 January 2023 25	Crusaders	2–0	Linfield	Belfast
19:45 BST	Forsythe 6' Lowry 59'	Report	Haygarth 82'	Stadium: Seaview Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Lee Tavinder

28 January 2023 26	Portadown	1–6	Linfield	Portadown
15:00 BST	McNally 44'	Report	Cooper 10', 86' Vertainen 22', 58', 75' McKee 88'	Stadium: Shamrock Park Attendance: 1,364 Referee: Evan Boyce

11 February 2023 27	Linfield	1–0	Cliftonville	Belfast
15:00 BST	Lowe 59 o.g.'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Ian McNabb

14 February 2022 28	Glentoran	3–0	Linfield	Belfast
19:45 BST	Burns 34', 61' Wilson 48'	Report		Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Jamie Robinson

18 February 2023 29	Linfield	2–0	Carrick Rangers	Belfast
15:00 BST	Vertainen 55' McClean 76'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 1,866 Referee: Andrew Davey

25 February 2023 30	Linfield	2–0	Coleraine	Belfast
15:00 BST	Shields 14 pen.' Vertainen 50'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 2,689 Referee: Gavin Andrews

7 March 2022 31	Larne	0–0	Linfield	Larne
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Inver Park Attendance: 2,712 Referee: Timothy Marshall

18 March 2023 32	Linfield	7–0	Newry City	Belfast
15:00 BST	Cooper 4', 43', 45+1', 64' Clarke 25' McKee 55', 57'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Evan Boyce

24 March 2023 33	Dungannon Swifts	0–5	Linfield	Dungannon
19:45 BST		Report	McKee 17' Cooper 47' Devine 31', 48' Millar 51'	Stadium: Stangmore Park

7 April 2023 34	Linfield	0–0	Crusaders	Belfast
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,514 Referee: Shane Andrews

12 April 2023 35	Linfield	1–1	Glentoran	Belfast
19:45 BST	Roscoe 40'	Report	Burns 90'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 4,671 Referee: Tony Clarke

15 April 2023 36	Coleraine	0–1	Linfield	Coleraine
15:00 BST		Report	Quinn 87'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Lee Tavinder

21 April 2023 37	Larne	1–1	Linfield	Larne
19:45 BST	Ryan 39'	Report	Fallon 57'	Stadium: Inver Park Referee: Shane Andrews

29 April 2023 38	Cliftonville	0–2	Linfield	Belfast
17:30 BST	Hale 89'	Report	Callacher 10' Shields 56 pen.'	Stadium: Solitude Referee: Jamie Robinson

County Antrim Shield

6 September 2022 First round	Crusaders	0–1	Linfield	Belfast
19:45 BST	Murphy 50'	Report	Fallon 68'	Stadium: Seaview Referee: Andrew Davey

11 October 2022 Quarter-final	Cliftonville	1–1 (4–5 p)	Linfield	Belfast
19:45 BST	Gormley 27'	Report	Clarke 2'	Stadium: Solitude Referee: Jamie Robinson

15 November 2022 Semi-final	Linfield	2–1	Glentoran	Belfast
19:45 BST	Clarke 27' Shields 67 pen.'	Report	Singleton 64'	Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Christopher Morrison

17 January 2023 Final	Linfield	0–0 (3–4 p)	Larne	Belfast
19:45 BST	McClean 30'	Report		Stadium: Seaview Referee: Shane Andrews

NIFL Cup

13 September 2022 First round	Moyola Park	1–5	Linfield	Castledawson
19:45 BST	McNeil 31'	Report	Quinn 30' Millar 41' Clarke 46' Vertainen 79' McDaid 84'	Stadium: Mill Meadow Referee: Declan Hassan

4 October 2022 Second round	Dundela	0–1	Linfield	Belfast
19:45 BST		Report	McDaid 75'	Stadium: Wilgar Park Referee: Christopher Morrison

1 November 2022 Quarter-final	Linfield	3–0	Annagh United	Belfast
19:45 BST	Cooper 24', 81' McStravick 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Steven Gregg

6 December 2022 Semi-final	Glentoran	0–3	Linfield	Belfast
19:45 BST		Report	Roscoe 19' Vertainen 30' Palmer 73'	Stadium: The Oval Referee: Tim Marshall

12 March 2023 Final	Linfield	2–0	Coleraine	Belfast
15:00 BST	Cooper 49' Shields 59'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 11,038 Referee: Lee Tavinder

Scottish Challenge Cup

24 September 2022 Third round	Buckie Thistle	1–2	Linfield	Buckie
15:00 BST	Goodall 53'	Report	Cooper 74' Quinn 75'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 561 Referee: Chris Fordyce

10 December 2022 Fourth round	Kelty Hearts	1–1 (5–4 p)	Linfield	Kelty
15:00 BST	Higginbotham 83'	Report	McKee 44'	Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Craig Napier

Irish Cup

7 January 2023 Fifth round	Linfield	3–0	Warrenpoint Town	Belfast
15:00 BST	McDaid 23' McKee 48' Clarke 83'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Ben McMaster

4 February 2023 Sixth round	Larne	1–1 (4–3 p)	Linfield	Larne
15:00 BST	Bonis 57'	Report	McClean 44'	Stadium: Inver Park Referee: Tony Clarke

UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

5 July 2022 1st Leg	The New Saints	1–0	Linfield	Oswestry
19:00 BST	Brobbel 57' Marriott 25' Williams 69'	Report	Finlayson 32' Clarke 53' Shields 90+2'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 1,034 Referee: A Chivulete (ROU)

13 July 2022 2nd Leg	Linfield	2–0	The New Saints	Belfast
19:45 BST	Mulgrew 90+4' Devine 95' Fallon 48' Cooper 55' Roscoe 72' Stewart 85' Clarke 98' Shields 119'	Report	Roberts 33' Davies 82' Smith 103'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 2,971 Referee: D Strukan (CRO)

Second qualifying round

19 July 2022 1st Leg	Linfield	1–0	Bodø/Glimt	Belfast
19:45 BST	Millar 83' Hall 22'	Report	Hoibraaten 16' Wembangomo 72' Hagen 78'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,168 Referee: A Treimanis

27 July 2022 2nd Leg	Bodø/Glimt	8–0	Linfield	Bodø
18:00 BST	Vetlesen 7' Boniface 21' (pen.) Pellegrino 25', 54' (pen.) Saltnes 29' Espejord 52', 88' Sampsted 73'	Report		Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 5,110 Referee: R Reinshreiber

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

4 August 2022 1st Leg	Linfield	0–2	Zürich	Belfast
20:45 BST		Report	Aiyegun 48' Gnonto 64'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,044 Referee: M Di Bello

11 August 2022 2nd Leg	Zürich	3–0	Linfield	Zürich
19:00 BST	Avdijaj 11', 26' Santini 84'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 7,904 Referee: H Osmers

UEFA Conference League

Play-off round

18 August 2022 1st Leg	RFS	2–2	Linfield	Riga
19:00 EEST	Friesenbichler 88' Lipušček 90+5'	Report	Fallon 38' Cooper 71'	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 4,710 Referee: A Aghayev

25 August 2022 2nd Leg	Linfield	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	RFS	Belfast
19:45 BST	McClean 104'	Report	Callacher 120+1 o.g.'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 4,742 Referee: M Jug
	Penalties
	M. Clarke Devine Vertainen McClean		Friesenbichler Ilić Mareš Panić

Club statistics

Competition Overview


Competition	First Match	Last Match	Starting Round	Final Position	Record
Competition	First Match	Last Match	Starting Round	Final Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Champions League	5 July 2022	27 July 2022	First qualifying round	Second qualifying round	4	2	0	2	3	9	-6	50.0%
Europa League	4 August 2022	11 August 2022	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0%
NIFL Charity Shield	6 August 2022	6 August 2022	Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0%
NIFL Premiership	14 August 2022	29 April 2023	Matchday 1	Second place	38	23	8	7	75	27	48	60.5%
Conference League	18 August 2022	25 August 2022	Play-off round	Play-Off round	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	0%
County Antrim Shield	6 September 2022	17 January 2023	First round	Runners-up	5	3	2	0	4	2	2	100.0%
NIFL League Cup	13 September 2022	12 March 2023	First round	Winners	5	5	0	0	14	1	13	100.0%
Scottish Challenge Cup	24 September 2022	10 December 2022	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	50.0%
Irish Cup	7 January 2023	4 February 2023	Fifth round	Sixth round	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	50.0%
Total					65	35	13	12	106	52	54	62.2%

^[8]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Larne (C)	38	25	8	5	64	22	+42	83	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Linfield	38	23	8	7	75	27	+48	77	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3	Glentoran (O)	38	23	5	10	77	28	+49	74	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs
4	Cliftonville	38	20	8	10	66	53	+13	68	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs
5	Crusaders	38	19	10	9	72	45	+27	67	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round^[b]

Source: Northern Ireland Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Drawing of lots^[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ Crusaders entered the Europa Conference League first qualifying round as 2022–23 Irish Cup winners.

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Joel Cooper	Oxford United	Free^[10]
Chris McKee	Rangers	Free^[11]
Robbie McDaid	Glentoran	Free^[12]
Max Haygarth	Free agent	Free^[13]
Kyle Lafferty	Kilmarnock	Free^[14]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Alex Moore	Ards	Free
Mich'el Parker	Free agent	Free^[15]
Martin Donnelly	Free agent	Free
Christy Manzinga	Zalaegerszegi	Free^[16]^[17]
Adam Carroll	Warrenpoint Town	Free
Jake Corbett	Ballymena United	Free
Jack Sharvin	Free agent	Free
Ewan McCoubrey	Knockbreda	Undisclosed
Jack Montgomery	Knockbreda	Undisclosed

Loans in

Player	From	Fee

Loans out

Player	To	Fee
Jordan Stewart	Glenavon	Free^[18]

References

^ FC, Linfield. "Latest News: Programme editorial". The Official Website of Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ UEFA.com. "Clubs | UEFA Champions League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ UEFA.com. "Clubs | UEFA Europa League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ UEFA.com. "Clubs | UEFA Europa Conference League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ FC, Linfield. "Latest News: Pre season friendlies at Windsor Park". The Official Website of Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ FC, Linfield. "Latest News: Confirmation of 2 away friendlies in July". The Official Website of Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ FC, Linfield. "Latest News: Linfield to face Qatar tonight". The Official Website of Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ FC, Linfield. "Fixtures / Match Reports". Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
^ "NIFL Premiership Rules 2020–21" (PDF). NIFL. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Joel Cooper: Winger agrees Linfield return after departure from Oxford United". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Linfield confirm Chris McKee transfer on two-year deal". newsletter.co.uk. News Letter. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Linfield confirm Robbie McDaid is heading to Windsor Park". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "David Healy - "warm Windsor welcome to Max Haygarth"". linfieldfc.com. Linfield FC. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "David Healy - delighted to welcome Kyle Lafferty". linfieldfc.com. Linfield FC. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Linfield FC announce several departures including Christy Manzinga". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Linfield FC announce several departures including Christy Manzinga". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Best wishes to Christy Manzinga". linfieldfc.com. Linfied FC. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Stewart signs on loan". glenavonfc.com. Glenavon FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[9] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_note_res_ECL1Qcup0.37731839920269-10] Crusaders entered the Europa Conference League first qualifying round as 2022–23 Irish Cup winners.

[1] FC, Linfield. "Latest News: Programme editorial". The Official Website of Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[2] UEFA.com. "Clubs | UEFA Champions League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[3] UEFA.com. "Clubs | UEFA Europa League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[4] UEFA.com. "Clubs | UEFA Europa Conference League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[5] FC, Linfield. "Latest News: Pre season friendlies at Windsor Park". The Official Website of Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[6] FC, Linfield. "Latest News: Confirmation of 2 away friendlies in July". The Official Website of Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[7] FC, Linfield. "Latest News: Linfield to face Qatar tonight". The Official Website of Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[8] FC, Linfield. "Fixtures / Match Reports". Linfield FC. Retrieved 2022-03-18.

[11] "NIFL Premiership Rules 2020–21" (PDF). NIFL. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

[12] "Joel Cooper: Winger agrees Linfield return after departure from Oxford United". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[13] "Linfield confirm Chris McKee transfer on two-year deal". newsletter.co.uk. News Letter. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[14] "Linfield confirm Robbie McDaid is heading to Windsor Park". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[15] "David Healy - "warm Windsor welcome to Max Haygarth"". linfieldfc.com. Linfield FC. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[16] "David Healy - delighted to welcome Kyle Lafferty". linfieldfc.com. Linfield FC. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[17] "Linfield FC announce several departures including Christy Manzinga". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[18] "Linfield FC announce several departures including Christy Manzinga". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[19] "Best wishes to Christy Manzinga". linfieldfc.com. Linfied FC. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[20] "Stewart signs on loan". glenavonfc.com. Glenavon FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

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