GAWA: Matches I’ll Take To My Grave – Austria 1982
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…
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A Fan’s View: My 40 years Of Watching Local Football
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…
A History of Lisburn Distillery Football Club: Part Two
Despite football in Ireland taking off in the late 1870’s, it would be 1890 before the actual league format we know today would start, with teams…
SSE Airtricity League Round Up: The beginning of the end as league enters last third
As the Premier Division enters its last round of fixtures it is clear that the relegation battle will be the main focus given that Cork…
The Conception of Carrick Rangers: Part 3
Final installment of my trilogy on the development of football in Carrickfergus. Part 3 – Rise, Fall and the Start of Something Big Carrickfergus Athletic remained…
Lisburn man Johnny McKinstry appointed as Head Coach of FK Kauno Zalgiris
It was announced on Friday that Johnny McKinstry has been named as Head Coach of Lithuanian A Lyga club FK Kauno Zalgiris. McKinstry’s journey in…
Ballinamallard United: A History
Ballinamallard United was formed in 1975 with the principal parts being played by Ken Fallis, Noel Fallis, Dennis Nixon, Robbie Boyle, Billy McElroy and Billy…
When the Green and White Army stormed Ibrox
It seems like a lifetime ago when Rangers Football Club were winning titles, but many fans will still remember the glory days, days when two…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take To My Grave – Spain 1982
Spain v Northern Ireland (0-1), 25th June 1982 Luis Casanova Stadium, Valencia ‘It is almost dawn’. The opening words of the Belfast Telegraph’s chief sporting…
Paddy McCourt: The Heart-Breaking Tale Of A Footballer Who Never Fulfilled His True Potential
There are many who might suggest that Paddy McCourt ‘never quite made it’ in his playing career, yet those select few couldn’t be more wrong….