The month ahead: January

Cliftonville face six fixtures across three competitions during a busy January.

Starting with today’s Danske Bank Premiership opener with Glenavon, the Reds then host Hanover in the Fifth Round of the Sadler’s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup on Saturday before returning to Solitude for a League encounter with Linfield on January 13.

A trip to Carrick Rangers follows five days later and, after taking on Ballymena United in the County Antrim Shield Final, Cliftonville see out the month with a Showgrounds showdown against Coleraine on Monday, January 27.

This month’s fixtures
Wednesday, January 1
Danske Bank Premiership
Cliftonville v Glenavon

Saturday, January 4
Sadler’s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup Fifth Round
Cliftonville v Hanover (3pm)

Monday, January 13
Danske Bank Premiership
Cliftonville v Linfield (7.45pm)

Saturday, January 18
Danske Bank Premiership
Carrick Rangers v Cliftonville (3pm)

Tuesday, January 21
County Antrim Shield Final
Ballymena United v Cliftonville (Windsor Park, 7.45pm)

Monday, January 27
Danske Bank Premiership
Coleraine v Cliftonville (7.45pm)