The month ahead: November

Cliftonville face six fixtures across three competitions during a busy November – and it all kicks off with tomorrow’s sold out Sports Direct Premiership showdown with Linfield at Solitude.

The Reds will also have home advantage when our defence of the BetMcLean Cup continues with a second round tie against Strabane Athletic on Wednesday evening ahead of Dungannon Swifts visiting on League duty next Saturday.

Following the international break, Solitude will once again provide the stage when Cliftonville go head to head with Coleraine on the 22nd ahead of a midweek County Antrim Shield semi-final trip to Ballymena United before rounding the month off with a first visit of the season to Portadown the following Saturday – so be sure that all of those dates are in your diary as we gear up for another big run of matches.

This month’s fixtures
Sunday, November 2
Sports Direct Premiership
Cliftonville v Linfield (3pm)

Wednesday, November 5
BetMcLean Cup second round
Cliftonville v Strabane Athletic (7.45pm)

Saturday, November 8
Sports Direct Premiership
Cliftonville v Dungannon Swifts (3pm)

Saturday, November 22
Sports Direct Premiership
Cliftonville v Coleraine (3pm)

Tuesday, November 25
County Antrim Shield semi-final
Ballymena United v Cliftonville (7.45pm)

Saturday, November 29
Sports Direct Premiership
Portadown v Cliftonville (3pm)