Club Records
First Game
September 29, 1879
Cliftonville 1-2 Quidnunces

First Game as Professionals
August 5, 1972
Cliftonville v 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 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)

First Hat Trick
December 29, 1883
Spiller v Hertford (Irish Cup)

First To Score Four Goals
February 20, 1926
Millar v Ards (5-2 win)

First To Score Five Goals
December 8, 1934
Syd Over v Ards (8-2 win)

First To Score 30 In A Season
Syd Over (35 goals in 1931/ 32)

First Full Internationals
J Davison, H Buckle, J McAlery and
D Martin (Ireland v England, 1882)

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 Ulster Cup Game
September 3, 1949
Cliftonville v Distillery

First Pioneer Cup Game
May 4, 1953
Bohemians v Cliftonville

First Budweiser/ Coca Cola Cup Game
November 28, 1987
Cliftonville v Glentoran

First Recorded Substitute
August 6, 1966
Fulton (v Ballymena United)

First Use Of Two Subs
August 5, 1972
Dillon and Neill (v Ballymena United)

First Use Of Three Subs
September 20, 1879
Cliftonville v FC Nantes Atlantique
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
April 29, 2006
Cliftonville 8-1 Armagh City

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 5, 1972
Cliftonville v Ballymena United

First Cawoods Chalice Game
March 30, 1988
Cliftonville 5-1 Maghera

First Inter City Cup Game
April 29, 1942
Cliftonville v Bohemians