Ports in the News

Portadown new boy launches youth goalkeeping camp

Former Manchester United and Everton shot stopper will take classes from August 5 to August 7

How can Manchester City be both guilty and innocent of the same offence? Just ask Big Ronnie McFall....

Assaulting a match official is the most serious offence you can commit on a football field.
Luke Wilson: Whatsapp reveal hasn't stolen Portadown's long-awaited promotion joy

When and where he gets his hands on the trophy doesn't matter.
Linfield win battle as NIFL call in outside help to decide final table

The Northern Ireland Football League are set to confirm today that the final league placings in the Irish Premiership will be determined by an independent panel which should see Linfield enter the Champions League next season and Coleraine play in the Europa League.
'Have we wasted eight months of our lives?': Portadown boss Matthew Tipton says points must mean prizes

Portadown manager Matthew Tipton has accepted the season looks over but feels an abandoned campaign with no promotion would leave everyone at the club wondering why they have wasted eight months of their lives.
'It's like a death': Legend of the 1994 'cut-throat' derby between title-chasing Glenavon and Portadown lives on

“History books will record Saturday April 30, 1994 as the day of the most incredible finale to an Irish League season…”
I feel for stars who miss out on their biggest day like I did, says former Portadown star Robert Casey

The 2020 sporting calendar now has more Xs on it than a winning bingo card. The Olympic Games have been postponed for a year, Euro 2020 delayed until 2021 and pretty much all other football across Europe is on hold.
How Portadown broke the 'Gypsy's Curse' to clinch their first league title in 1990

So near yet so far away. Portadown Football Club could almost have adopted that as their motto as they experienced repeated near misses in the hunt for a first ever Irish League title after entering senior football in 1924.
Alfie Stewart: I was annoyed and angered at contract Glentoran offered and that's why I joined Portadown

Irish League clubs have been guilty of some calamitous administration howlers down the years.
How Portadown FC are ensuring supporters know their value during coronavirus pandemic

Portadown manager Matthew Tipton says Irish League clubs can play a role in helping the community get through the coronavirus crisis.
Richard Clarke: From league title joy to sudden relegation, my Portadown career had it all

There aren’t many footballers that turn down the opportunity of a testimonial, but Richard Clarke was just no ordinary player.