The Glorious Twelfth: Irish League Premiership Preview
Only in Northern Ireland could the above heading have politicians, football fans and nervous grouse up on their hind legs. However it is the beautiful,…
Only in Northern Ireland could the above heading have politicians, football fans and nervous grouse up on their hind legs. However it is the beautiful,…
Over the last wee while, I’ve been chatting with some mates about how they ended up supporting ‘their’ team in the Irish League. Most were…
I have noticed over the past few weeks how these wrap ups have taken a familar pattern as usually it is safe to assume that…
Following the end of the Second World War, United rejoined the Irish League for the 1946-47 season, with Billy Reid appointed as manager at the…
Let me tell you about a mate of mine- Stocky we’ll call him. I’m meeting him shortly so you can meet him yourselves. He’s late…
In the last article in the series we had a look at the first decade in Distillery’s history on the pitch and the clubs Irish…
Premier Division leaders Cork City begun life after Seanie Maguire with a 2-1 home win against Galway United although they were made work hard for…
Ballymena United was formed in 1934 following the demise of Ballymena Football Club at the end of the previous season. Simon McCrory, William McNiece, and…
Austria v Northern Ireland (2-2), 1st July 1982 Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid. The dates I throw up here light up like a candle in my…
As the fortieth anniversary of my first Irish League game looms towards the end of next month I thought it was an opportune time to…