Venues: Cliftonville

Venue

007 Bramall Lane, Sheffield - 008 - 009 Anfield, Liverpool

015 Penrhyn Park, Penrhyn - 016 - 017 Perry Barr, Birmingham

Type

Home

Cliftonville Cricket Ground (aka Oldpark Avenue) BELFAST, IRELAND

Record

50% points / 50% wins

1887-1888

Pl

2

W

-

D

-

L

-

F

-

A

-

Home Club(s)

Cliftonville FC (1879-1890)

Opened

-

Capacity

c.10,000

Major Events/ Matches

1881 Irish Cup Final (first edition) Venue for Ireland's first international win

Other Uses

Cliftonville Cricket Club (formerly Enfield CC) (to 1972) Cliftonville Hockey Club (to 1972) Cliftonville Playing Fields (Belfast City Council, to date)

54.61679, -5.94738

Type

Home

Solitude (aka Cliftonville Gardens) BELFAST, IRELAND

Record

18% points / 10% wins

1892-1924

Pl

20

W

2

D

5

L

13

F

26

A

48

Home Club(s)

Cliftonville FC (1889-date)

Opened

1890-

Capacity

1908: 22,600+; 2021: 8,000 (3,000 seated)

Major Events/ Matches

Irish Cup Finals (23 times, 1891-1970)

Other Uses

Athletics

54.61894, -5.94714

Match Details:

#	Date	Opponent	Result				Comp		Att.
(at Cliftonville Cricket Ground)
1	12/03/1887	Wales	W	4	-	1		BC		4,000
2	24/03/1888	Scotland	L	2	-	10		BC		5,000/ 10,000
(at Solitude)
1	05/03/1892	England	L	0	-	2		BC		8,000
2	19/03/1892	Scotland	L	2	-	3		BC		10,500
3	03/03/1894	England	D	2	-	2		BC		8,000
4	31/03/1894	Scotland	L	1	-	2		BC		6,000
5	16/03/1895	Wales	D	2	-	2		BC		6,000
6	07/03/1896	England	L	0	-	2		BC		12,000
7	28/03/1896	Scotland	D	3	-	3		BC		8,000
8	06/03/1897	Wales	W	4	-	3		BC		10,000
9	05/03/1898	England	L	2	-	3		BC		12,000
10	26/03/1898	Scotland	L	0	-	3		BC		5,000
11	03/03/1900	Scotland	L	0	-	3		BC		6,000
12	23/03/1901	Wales	L	0	-	1		BC		7,000
13	28/03/1903	Wales	W	2	-	0		BC		14,000
14	12/03/1904	England	L	1	-	3		BC		18,000
15	08/04/1905	Wales	D	2	-	2		BC		15,000
16	17/02/1906	England	L	0	-	5		BC		14,063
17	23/02/1907	Wales	L	2	-	3		BC		12,000
18	15/02/1908	England	L	1	-	3		BC		22,600
19	12/02/1910	England	D	1	-	1		BC		8,000
20	24/09/1924	South Africa	L	1	-	2		FR		6,000

* some sources list match 08/04/1893 vs Wales as being played at Cliftonville rather than Ulsterville. 

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Links:

• Cliftonville FC - History of Solitude
• Cliftonville FC - Solitude's First Fixture