United to start season against Glenavon

Ballymena United will start the new Danske Bank Premiership season with a home game against Glenavon.
Ballymena United.Ballymena United.
Ballymena United.

The fixtures for the campaign were announced today (Thursday).

United will follow up the Glenavon game with a trip to Crusaders on August 17 before hostng Dungannon Swifts on August 24.

The Sky Blues will travel to Coleraine for the annual Boxing Day ‘derby’.

For a full fixture plus manager Glenn Ferguson’s reaction, see next week’s Ballymena Times.