First Game
September 29, 1879
Cliftonville 1-2 Quidnuncs
First Game as Professionals
August 4, 1972
Cliftonville 1-3 Ballymena United
First Win
November 1, 1879
Cliftonville 2-0 Knock
First Competitive Game
February 5, 1881
Oldpark 0-2 Cliftonville
First Game Played at Solitude
October 19, 1889
Cliftonville 8-2 Milford
First Win By One Goal
March 26, 1881
Cliftonville 2-1 Knock
First Win By Two Goals
February 5, 1881
Oldpark 0-2 Cliftonville
First Win By Three Goals
December 13, 1884
Cliftonville 4-1 YMCA
First Win By Four Goals
March 1, 1884
Cliftonville 4-0 Oldpark
First Win By Five Goals
January 20, 1883
Cliftonville 7-2 Ligoneil
First Win By Six Goals
November 12, 1887
Cliftonville 8-2 Dublin University
First Win By Seven Goals
December 29, 1883
Cliftonville 7-0 Hertford
First Win By Eight Goals
October 3, 1891
Cliftonville 8-0 Milltown
First Win By Nine Goals
December 18, 1886
Cliftonville 10-1 St Malachy’s
First Win By Ten Goals
August 30, 2016
Cliftonville 11-1 Lisburn Distillery
First Double-Figure Score
December 4, 1886
Cliftonville 1-11 Partick Thistle
Highest Scoring Game
Gold Cup Match, 1940
Cliftonville 6-11 Portadown
First Penalty Scored
December 2, 1893
Gibson v Ligoneil (Irish Cup)
First Game Decided By Corners
March 5, 1904
Cliftonville v Linfield (County Antrim Shield defeat)
Most Goals in a Season
41
Joe Gormley (2014/15)
First Hat Trick
Spiller
v Hertford on December 29, 1883
First Player To Score Four Goals In A Match
Jimmy Millar
5-2 win v Ards on November 22, 1930
First Player To Score Five Goals In A Match
Syd Over
8-2 win v Ards on December 8, 1934
First Player To Score 30 In A Season
Norman McCaw (35 in 1931/ 32)
First Full Internationals
Ireland v England, 1882
J Davison, H Buckle, J McAlery and
D Martin
First Irish Cup Final Win
May 5, 1883
Ulster 0-5 Cliftonville
First City Cup Game
October 20, 1894
Cliftonville v Glentoran
First League Cup Game
March 31, 1987
Cliftonville 1-0 H&W Welders
First League Cup Final Win
November 11, 2003
Cliftonville 1-1 Larne (5-4 on pens)
First County Antrim Shield Game
November 3, 1888
Cliftonville v Linfield
First County Antrim Shield Final Win
March 26, 1892
Cliftonville 2-1 Lancashire Fusiliers
First Setanta Sports Cup Game
February 26, 2008
Drogheda United 3-2 Cliftonville
First Floodlit Cup Final Win
March 19, 1996
Cliftonville 3-1 Glentoran
First Gold Cup Final Win
November 14, 1923
Linfield 1-2 Cliftonville
First European Game
September 20, 1979
Cliftonville 0-1 FC Nantes Atlantique
First European Goal
June 29, 1996
Shaun Strang v Hapoel Haifa
First European Win
July 1, 2007
FC Dinaburg 0-1 Cliftonville
First Irish League Game
September 6, 1890
Cliftonville v Linfield
First Irish League Title
1906
Shared with Distillery
First Premier League Game
September 30, 1995
Cliftonville 0-0 Ards
First Premier League Goal
October 7, 1995
Gary Sliney v Portadown
Biggest Premier League Win
November 17, 2012
Ballymena Utd 0-8 Cliftonville
Biggest Premier League Defeat
October 7, 1995
Portadown 6-1 Cliftonville
First Charity Cup Game
April 26, 1884
Wellington Park 0-7 Cliftonville
First Charity Cup Final Win
May 3, 1884
Distillery 0-2 Cliftonville
First Alhambra Cup Game
August 22, 1921
Cliftonville 2-0 Glenavon
First Alhambra Cup Final Win
August 30, 1922
Linfield 0-2 Cliftonville
First FA Cup Game
October 9, 1886
Blackburn Park Road 2-7 Cliftonville
First Gold Cup Game
March 16, 1914
Cliftonville v Belfast Celtic
First Irish News Cup Game
November 3, 1998
Institute 1-0 Cliftonville
First Charity Shield Game
August 8, 1998
Glentoran 0-1 Cliftonville
First English Amateur Cup Game
February 2, 1895
Cliftonville 2-0 Buxton
First Festival Cup Game
September 6, 1951
Distillery 1-3 Cliftonville
First Victory Cup Game
August 20, 1945
Bohemians 3-3 Cliftonville
First Tyler Cup Game
May 2, 1978
Cliftonville 2-2 Drogheda United
First Carlsberg Cup Game
August 4, 1972
Cliftonville 1-3 Ballymena United
First Cawoods Chalice Game
March 30, 1988
Cliftonville 5-1 Maghera
First Inter City Cup Game
April 29, 1942
Cliftonville v Bohemians
First Ulster Cup Game
September 3, 1949
Cliftonville v Distillery
First Pioneer Cup Game
May 4, 1953
Cliftonville 1-0 Bohemians
First Budweiser/ Coca Cola Cup Game
November 28, 1987
Cliftonville v Glentoran
First Recorded Substitute
Bertie Fulton
v Ballymena United on August 6, 1966
First Use Of Two Subs
Dillon and Neill
v Ballymena United on August 4, 1972
First Use Of Three Subs
September 20, 1979
Cliftonville v FC Nantes Atlantique