Portadown

Town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland

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Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of about 32,000 at the 2021 Census. For some purposes, Portadown is treated as part of the "Craigavon Urban Area", alongside Craigavon and Lurgan.

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Blues win to move 15 clear as Oval game abandoned Joel Cooper's first-half hat-trick gives Linfield a 3-1 win at Portadown and sends them 15 points clear at the top of the table as Saturday's game at the Oval is abandoned. BBC Sport - Published on January 18, 2025
Cliftonville edge Crusaders as Portadown beat Ballymena Cliftonville make it three successive Irish Premiership wins as they edged rivals Crusaders 1-0 in an entertaining game at Solitude. BBC Sport - Published on November 1, 2024
Blues beat Coleraine to stay top as Ballymena edge Ports Linfield remain two points clear at the Premiership summit thanks to a 3-0 win at Coleraine while second-placed Ballymena United defeat Portadown 1-0. BBC Sport - Published on September 28, 2024

Ports grab draw with Blues as United get off mark Ryan Mayse scores a spectacular late goal to earn Portadown a 2-2 draw with Linfield while Ben Kennedy scores a hat-trick in Ballymena United's 3-1 win over Glenavon. BBC Sport - Published on August 30, 2024
Curran strike gives Reds victory over Portadown Ryan Curran hits the only as Cliftonville start their Premiership campaign with a 1-0 win over newly promoted Portadown at Solitude. BBC Sport - Published on August 11, 2024
Newry City relegated as Portadown win Championship Portadown win the Championship title after a 1-1 draw with Dundela at Shamrock Park, a result which relegates Newry City from the top flight. BBC Sport - Published on April 20, 2024

Linfield retain BetMcLean Cup with victory over Ports Linfield win the BetMcLean Cup for a record-extending 12th time thanks to a 3-1 victory over Portadown in the Windsor Park final. BBC Sport - Published on March 10, 2024
BetMcLean Cup final - Linfield v Portadown Radio and text commentary from Windsor Park as holders Linfield face Championship side Portadown in the decider. BBC Sport - Published on March 9, 2024
Cliftonville edge Portadown in Irish Cup quarter-final Cliftonville beat Championship side Portadown 2-0 at Shamrock Park to reach the semi-final stage of the Irish Cup. BBC Sport - Published on March 1, 2024
'No pressure' on Ports in Reds cup game - Currie Portadown boss Niall Currie says there is "no pressure" on his side going into Friday's Irish Cup quarter-final match with Cliftonville. BBC Sport - Published on February 29, 2024

Portadown stun Glenavon to set up Linfield final Championship side Portadown beat Mid-Ulster rivals Glenavon and will face holders Linfield in the final of the Bet McLean Cup at Windsor Park. BBC Sport - Published on January 16, 2024
Ards knock out holders Crues as Ports beat Carrick Ards knock out Irish Cup holders Crusaders in a dramatic penalty shootout at Seaview while Portadown defeat Carrick Rangers on spot-kicks at Taylors Avenue. BBC Sport - Published on January 6, 2024
Portadown relegated after defeat by Dungannon Portadown are relegated from the Irish Premiership after a 3-2 defeat by Dungannon Swifts. BBC Sport - Published on April 22, 2023	Latest: Glentoran v Portadown Text commentary and in-play clips as Glentoran take on bottom side Portadown at the Oval. BBC Sport - Published on April 1, 2023
Glentoran lose to Glenavon as Carrick & Ports win Glenavon secure a 2-0 victory over Glentoran while David Cushley stunner gives Carrick Rangers a 1-0 win at Dungannon and Portadown edge Newry 4-3 in a relegation thriller. BBC Sport - Published on March 11, 2023	McElroy hits hat-trick as Portadown defeat Swifts A treble from striker Paul McElroy helps bottom side Portadown to an important win over relegation rivals Dungannon Swifts at Shamrock Park. BBC Sport - Published on February 24, 2023
Larne captain Hughes retires after serious injury Larne skipper Jeff Hughes announces his retirement from professional football after sustaining a ruptured ACL against Portadown last month. BBC Sport - Published on February 8, 2023	Irish Premiership - Sportsound build-up Radio Ulster coverage before audio, text updates and in-play clips from Saturday's four games including leaders Cliftonville hosting Ballymena and champions Linfield at Portadown. BBC Sport - Published on January 27, 2023
Linfield and Reds win to close gap on leaders Larne Linfield and Cliftonville move to within five points of leaders Larne with wins over Dungannon Swifts and Portadown respectively. BBC Sport - Published on December 17, 2022	Irish Premiership - audio, text and in-play clips Audio, text and in-play clips from Saturday's two Premiership games between Cliftonville and Portadown and Linfield and Dungannon Swifts. BBC Sport - Published on December 17, 2022
Portadown stripped of first win of season Portadown are stripped of their first Irish Premiership win of the season after fielding an ineligible player in Sunday's win over Newry City. BBC Sport - Published on December 9, 2022