sentences:  A road-traffic accident on 27 September 1986 caused the deaths of three first-team players.The loss of these players contributed to the relegation of the first XI at the end of the 1987–88 season.Antrim has finished near the top of Senior League Section 2 (renamed as Section 1 when Section 1 was renamed as the Premier League in 2001) in every season since, falling short of regaining their long held Senior 1 status.