Crusaders

Honours

NIFL Premiership

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• 2017-18

(titles in Almanac's records)

Rivals

Cliftonville (North Belfast derby)

Crusaders Football Club was founded in 1898 in north Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview, which has been its home since 1921. The club, known informally as the Crues, originally played in junior leagues before joining the Irish Intermediate League in 1921 and winning the Irish Intermediate League nine times in total. Crusaders were elected to the senior Irish League in 1949, and the club has since had notable eras under managers such as Billy Johnston in the 1970s and Roy Walker in the 1990s, and under Stephen Baxter from 2005 to 2024. Its traditional kit colours are red and black, and Declan Caddell succeeded Baxter as manager for the 2024–25 season.

Sources: Wikipedia (en) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Written 13 Nov 2026 by claude-haiku-5-5