The month ahead: December

Cliftonville face seven fixtures across two competitions during a busy December – and it all kicks off with tomorrow night’s BetMcLean Cup quarter-final clash with Glentoran at The Oval.

The Reds return to east Belfast on Sports Direct Premiership duty on Saturday before a run of five straight away games comes to an end with next Tuesday’s Seaview showdown against Crusaders.

Solitude plays host to Glenavon on December 13 and, after a trip to Bangor five days before Christmas, Jim Magilton’s side will renew rivalries with the Crues in a festive Solitude scrap for which all home end tickets have already been sold.

Cliftonville will then bring the curtain down on 2025 when they tackle Larne at Inver Park on the 30th – 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
Tuesday, December 2
BetMcLean Cup quarter-final
Glentoran v Cliftonville (7.45pm)

Saturday, December 6
Sports Direct Premiership
Glentoran v Cliftonville (3pm)

Tuesday, December 9
Sports Direct Premiership
Crusaders v Cliftonville (7.45pm)

Saturday, December 13
Sports Direct Premiership
Cliftonville v Glenavon (3pm)

Saturday, December 20
Sports Direct Premiership
Cliftonville v Bangor (3pm)

Friday, December 26
Sports Direct Premiership
Cliftonville v Crusaders (3pm)

Tuesday, December 30
Sports Direct Premiership
Larne v Cliftonville (7.45pm)