[2] Cliftonville 6-3 Ards FC [2] 2017-08-12 14:00
Weather: Good Stadium: Solitude Pitch: Good Round: 1
Home Manager: Barry Gray Away Manager: Colin Nixon
Head to Head
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/01/14 15:00 | Cliftonville v Ards FC | W | 2-1 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2016/10/15 14:00 | Cliftonville v Ards FC | W | 2-0 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2016/08/06 14:00 | Ards FC v Cliftonville | D | 2-2 |
| Northern Ireland League Cup | 2016/02/13 17:30 | Ards FC v Cliftonville | W | 0-3 |
Home History
| Europe Friendlies | 2017/07/30 14:00 | Shelbourne v Cliftonville | W | 0-6 |
| UK Friendlies | 2017/07/18 18:37 | Cliftonville v Newry City | W | 6-0 |
| UK Friendlies | 2017/07/15 14:03 | Cliftonville v Swansea XI | W | 2-1 |
| UK Friendlies | 2017/07/08 13:57 | Cliftonville v Ballyclare Comrades | W | 5-0 |
| Northern Ireland Play-Offs | 2017/05/08 18:45 | Cliftonville v Glenavon | L | 3-5 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/04/29 14:00 | Cliftonville v Linfield | L | 1-3 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/04/22 14:00 | Cliftonville v Glenavon | L | 1-3 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/04/18 18:45 | Ballymena Utd v Cliftonville | L | 4-1 |
Away History
| Club Friendly List | 2017/07/25 18:45 | Ballyclare Comrades v Ards FC | W | 1-2 |
| UK Friendlies | 2017/07/08 13:56 | Ards FC v Dundela | W | 9-4 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/04/29 14:00 | Glentoran v Ards FC | D | 1-1 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/04/21 19:00 | Ballinamallard Utd v Ards FC | W | 2-3 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/04/18 18:45 | Ards FC v Portadown | W | 3-2 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/04/15 14:00 | Carrick Rangers v Ards FC | D | 2-2 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/04/08 14:00 | Ards FC v Dungannon Swifts | W | 4-1 |
| Northern Ireland Premier | 2017/03/25 15:00 | Ards FC v Glenavon | W | 1-0 |