The Blues Linfield FC
Northern Ireland · Founded: 1886
Linfield is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in Northern Ireland, founded in 1886 by workers from the Linfield Mill in Belfast. The club quickly established itself as a dominant force in domestic football and was one of the founding members of the Irish Football League in 1890. From its early years, Linfield built a reputation for consistency, strong organization, and success in national competitions..
Throughout the 20th century, Linfield became the most decorated club in Northern Irish football, winning numerous league titles and national cups, including the Irish Cup many times. The club is based at Windsor Park in Belfast and has traditionally been one of the main representatives of Northern Ireland in European competitions. Its long history includes periods of dominance where it regularly outperformed its domestic rivals and set records for trophies won..
In the modern era, Linfield has continued to compete at the top level of the NIFL Premiership, maintaining its status as one of the leading clubs in the country. Under professional management structures, the club has adapted to modern football standards while preserving its strong winning tradition. It remains a central figure in Northern Irish football, consistently challenging for domestic honours and representing the league in European tournaments..
| Tournament | Count | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 57 | 1890-91 · 1891-92 · 1892-93 · 1894-95 · 1897-98 · 1901-02 · 1903-04 · 1906-07 · 1907-08 · 1908-09 · 1910-11 · 1913-14 · 1921-22 · 1922-23 · 1929-30 · 1931-32 · 1933-34 · 1934-35 · 1948-49 · 1949-50 · 1953-54 · 1954-55 · 1955-56 · 1958-59 · 1960-61 · 1961-62 · 1965-66 · 1968-69 · 1970-71 · 1974-75 · 1977-78 · 1978-79 · 1979-80 · 1981-82 · 1982-83 · 1983-84 · 1984-85 · 1985-86 · 1986-87 · 1988-89 · 1992-93 · 1993-94 · 1999-00 · 2000-01 · 2003-04 · 2005-06 · 2006-07 · 2007-08 · 2009-10 · 2010-11 · 2011-12 · 2016-17 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 · 2024-25 |
| 25 | 1893-94 · 1898-99 · 1899-00 · 1902-03 · 1927-28 · 1928-29 · 1930-31 · 1947-48 · 1950-51 · 1952-53 · 1956-57 · 1962-63 · 1966-67 · 1967-68 · 1980-81 · 1987-88 · 1997-98 · 1998-99 · 2004-05 · 2008-09 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 | |
| 16 | 1895-96 · 1896-97 · 1904-05 · 1905-06 · 1909-10 · 1912-13 · 1914-15 · 1920-21 · 1923-24 · 1932-33 · 1935-36 · 1936-37 · 1976-77 · 1991-92 · 2001-02 · 2012-13 | |
| Cup | 44 | 1890-91 · 1891-92 · 1892-93 · 1894-95 · 1897-98 · 1898-99 · 1901-02 · 1903-04 · 1911-12 · 1912-13 · 1914-15 · 1915-16 · 1918-19 · 1921-22 · 1922-23 · 1929-30 · 1930-31 · 1933-34 · 1935-36 · 1938-39 · 1941-42 · 1944-45 · 1945-46 · 1947-48 · 1949-50 · 1952-53 · 1959-60 · 1961-62 · 1962-63 · 1969-70 · 1977-78 · 1979-80 · 1981-82 · 1993-94 · 1994-95 · 2001-02 · 2005-06 · 2006-07 · 2007-08 · 2009-10 · 2010-11 · 2011-12 · 2016-17 · 2020-21 |
| 22 | 1893-94 · 1913-14 · 1917-18 · 1925-26 · 1931-32 · 1936-37 · 1940-41 · 1943-44 · 1957-58 · 1960-61 · 1965-66 · 1967-68 · 1972-73 · 1974-75 · 1975-76 · 1976-77 · 1982-83 · 1984-85 · 1991-92 · 2000-01 · 2015-16 · 2023-24 |