Andy Smith: Goal Drought
In these articles we’ve been looking at success stories of players such as George O’Boyle, Keith Gillespie and Rodney McAree who have players in Northern…
Sammy McIlroy
GAWA: Heal thyself – NI World Cup Qualifying campaign 2006
Slowly and gently, Northern Ireland fans gently and gingerly began to filter out of their shelters and self- help groups after the previous year. The…
GAWA: “It only takes a second to score a goal” – NI Euro Qualifying Campaign 2004
God alone knows what Brian Clough who coined the above saying would have made of Northern Ireland’s 2004 Euro qualifying campaign. He was fond of…
GAWA: “Oh Sammy Sammy, Sammy Sammy Sammy Sammy McIlroy” – NI World Cup Qualifying 2002
The chant had echoed many times around my formative visits to Windsor Park. It was more than a dozen years since I had heard it…
Gareth McAuley: From Irish Cup Glory to Euro 2016
In this series of articles we’ll be looking at players who have played both in the Irish League, here in Northern Ireland but have also…