Portadown are back in Playr-Fit Championship action tomorrow afternoon when we face Dergview at Shamrock Park, kick off 3pm.
Portadown come into the game off the back of a superb 2-1 victory over Crusaders in the BetMcLean Cup on Tuesday however in league matters the Ports were beaten 1-0 by Institute at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium last Saturday. Dergview, now managed by former Portadown defender Emmet Friars, were beaten 3-0 by Ards at Darragh Park in their Playr-Fit Championship fixture last weekend.
So far this season Dergview have played 13 league games, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 8 and currently sit 11th in the Playr-Fit Championship.
The last time the two clubs met was on the opening day of this season at Darragh Park with Portadown winning 3-2 with goals from Caolin Coyle, Eamon Fyfe and Paul McElroy.
For the last meeting between the two clubs at Shamrock Park you’ve to go back to October 2019 with Portadown winning 2-0 with goals from Lee Bonis and an OG.
On tomorrows game Niall Currie commented
It’s been a mixed week, obviously huge disappointment from last Saturday but in the players defence we absolutely dominated Institute the whole second half and we had a perfectly good goal disallowed, not for the first time this season, so to come away with nothing was hugely unfair, but that’s football.
We had a wonderful performance on Tuesday night to a man, it was a great night for our supporters and club but now we focus solely on Dergview who have their new manager in place in Emmet Friars so no doubt they will have that ‘wee’ bounce, but as I always say – as long as we are at it we can cope with all teams in this league.
Officials | Neil Robinson (Referee), Shane Corrigan & Aaron Graham
MATCH SPONSOR – David Jameson Roofing Services
MATCH BALL SPONSOR – Royal British Legion Club | Betty’s Ice Cream
PSS MAN OF THE MATCH SPONSOR – C&K Professional Organisers
BUCKET COLLECTION – Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
Last Five Head to Head (All competitions)
- Saturday 5 August 2023 – Dergview 2 (Falconer, Mullen) Portadown 3 (Coyle, Fyfe, McElroy)
- Saturday 25th January 2020 – Dergview 3 (Smith, McCarron, Callaghan) Portadown 1 (Bonis)
- Saturday 19th October 2019 – Portadown 2 (Bonis, A.Buchanan OG) Dergview 0
- Saturday 21st September 2019 – Dergview 1 (Smith) Portadown 2 (Wilson, Bonis)
- Saturday 29 December 2018 – Dergview 1 (Kirk) Portadown 2 (Larkin, Braniff)
Last Five Head to Head at Shamrock Park (All competitions)
- Saturday 19th October 2019 – Portadown 2 (Bonis, A.Buchanan OG) Dergview 0
- Saturday 29 September 2018 – Portadown 2 (Murray x2) Dergview 1 (Flynn OG)
- Wednesday 20 December 2017 – Portadown 7 (Lavery x2, McVey, Buchanon OG, McCullough, Warwick, D.Henderson) Dergview 0
- Saturday 17 January 2009 – Portadown 8 (Boyle x3, Braniff x3, McCutcheon, Clarke) Dergview 1
We Are Ports TV LIVE will have live coverage of the game against Dergview, the live stream is available at a cost of £7 and can be purchased and viewed via https://portstv.com/register/portadown-vs-dergview-membership/
Online tickets for the game are available via PFC TICKETS – Portadown Football Club (portadownfc.co.uk). While online tickets for matches still remain, a cash gate is also available (except in the event where a game has sold out online in advance of the game). We would add however that purchasing your ticket online is the quickest and most convenient way to secure your seat for games and would still actively encourage supporters to avail of the facility. Portadown FC also operate a ‘Kid for a Quid’ scheme which sees any Primary school child admitted to the game for £1 when accompanied by a paying adult – up to 3 with any one paying adult.
A reminder about the Ports Hub facility at games at Shamrock Park which give you match info, player stats and exclusive interviews. To access the Ports Hub simply scan the QR code placed on every other seat’s backrest at Shamrock Park (as well as in the clubrooms) and you will give brought to a host of great content, think of it as your digital matchday programme!
With more families and community / youth groups visiting Shamrock Park on match days, the club has decided to re-launch our FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AREA. BLOCK B in the home stand has been designated as this area, a traditionally slightly quieter block and further away from opposition supporters. We recognise that football matches are noisy and passionate experiences for players and fans alike but we would also like children, families and community visitors of mixed abilities and needs to feel comfortable when they visit a match, for some, their very first football match.
Guidelines for supporters sitting in Block B will be clearly displayed at the front of that area and we encourage all patrons in the block to follow them:
- PLEASE BE AWARE OF THOSE AROUND YOU.
- PLEASE USE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE.
- BE POSITIVE TOWARDS PEOPLE ON THE PITCH.