|
MAIN MENU |
| HOME |
| CLUB |
| PLAYERS |
| FIXTURES |
| STATISTICS |
| LEAGUE TABLE |
| P.O.T.S. AWARD |
| LINKS |
| FAN ZONE |
| CONTACT US |
| NEWS IN FULL |
| GALLERY | PROGRAMME EXCHANGE |
|
STATISTICS |
| MATCH BY MATCH |
| GOAL SCORERS |
| TIME PLAYED (pdf) |
| GOALS TIMED @ (pdf) |
| REF'S LEAGUE [pdf] |
| SCORED FROM... [pdf] |
| EVEN MORE STATS |
| STATS ARCHIVE |
News in Full |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday, September 12, 2009
On Monday 7th September the Glentoran Women Reserve team defeated Northland Raiders Reserves 2 goals to nil in the final of the Coca Cola Reserve Cup. The final match of the season on Friday 11th September saw Glentoran Women's first team defeat Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers by a single goal. This result meant that the team lifted the Coca Cola Irish FA Cup. The season was once again a successful one for the club which saw the teams lifting 4 out of a possible 5 trophies. Manager Cheryl Lamont would take this opportunity to thank supporters, families, friends and the Glentoran Board who made this year so successful. Thank you also to the T Men who published the teams results throughout the season. Saturday, September 5, 2009 The women's first team collected their first piece of silverware by beating Northland Raiders 5 goals to nil in the final of the Carnegie Premier Cup. Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Glentoran BU first team have qualified for two finals. The first team are in action on 4th September when they play Northland Raiders in the final of the Carnegie Premier Cup. The match will be played at Lakeview Park Loughgall. The next match for the first team will be against Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers in the final of the Coca-Cola Irish FA Cup on 11th September. The venue for this match has not been confirmed. Glentoran BU Reserve team are also chasing silverware. The Reserve League winners take on Northland Raiders on 7th September at the Danny Blanchflower Stadium in the final of the Coca-Cola Reserve Cup. Come along to these matches and exercise your vocal chords by cheering on both these talented teams. Thursday, July 23, 2009 Thomas Sewell asked us to publish this letter on the internet...here Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Received this letter from Oren Aldubi a Glentoran supporter in Israel. Oren is willing too give any information to Glentoran supporters who are traveling to the match. Dear Sir Being the only Glen's supporter here in Tel Aviv, I'm delighted to see you on July. Back on 1998 , on your first visit here, I was along side the Glens fans for 2 days, who came over to Tel Aviv' to have good time + sun, and traveled to Haifa to see the game. Since then I 'am in touch with Mr. Thomas Sewell ( the gazette photographer ), and the other members of the Ballymac supporters club, in Belfast. During them last 10 years , I visited Belfast 4 times, had great time, and even was the VIP back on 2006 while you were playing a home game . I would like to offer any free help, the club or the supporters need… Can't wait, to your arrival. ( it will be 30-34 degrees hot here during july.) My mobile no: 054-4642212 Every football's fan here + the media saying that the game should be a piece of cake – I hope they would be damn wrong ( I myself support Maccabi of Tel Aviv ). Anyway I reckon that the worst " enemy " here shall be the heat and the 80% (even more) humidity. I do recommend the Glen's supporters to stay in Tel Aviv ,'cause of the great beaches, the night life – bars, restaurant are open 24 hours a day.( a pint + chaser is 17 Shekels, which is less than 3 pounds ). And the women here……….. There are 3-4 stars hotels here, along the beach , which are not so expensive. Haifa is only 55 miles away to the north , 70 minutes by a coach and sort of boring city. (.) If you want to travel around like to Jerusalem ( 40 minutes to the east) or the Dead sea ( 3 hours drive, bloody hot )- I'll be helpful. ( I also took 3 days off work during your stay here ) Word doc here...more or pdf here...more Friday, May 1, 2009 29th April Glentoran BU 9 Linfield 0. Last night at a stormy Billy Neill in East Belfast, the current Premier League Champions Glentoran BU played host to local rivals Linfield. This fixture is a keenly contested event each year for both teams. Glentoran's focus was evident right from the kick off as within 6 minutes the Glens were two goals to the good, with excellent play in midfield from the Glens player of the match Makyla Mulholland who broke swiftly down the right wing and set up Gail Macklin for a tap in. Number two followed from a similar move and finish from Rose Todd who had an excellent game on the right wing for the Glens. Indeed it was Rose's sharp touch and menacing pace that caused the opposition problems all night. The third goal came half way through the second half when from a good corner move “Shortie” O'hagan rammed the ball home rattling the back of the net. The Glens were now rampant and Linfield could do little to stop another two goals before half time from Gail Macklin and a brilliant individual finish from Ally Lowey who worked tirelessly in the Glens midfield all night. Linfield started the second half brightly and for 15 minutes the Glens defence had to work hard at ensuring nothing was conceded and Melissa McCurdy led the way with a powerful and determined performance. Demi Vance then stepped up and scored two good goals to all but finish the match. The opposition at this stage had little left to offer. A further two well taken goals from “Shortie O'hagan” and Coleen Hinton brought the final tally to 9 for the Glens in a match which was an emphatic win for the home team.
March 12, 2008 ST PAT'S boss, Johnny McDonnell has admitted that the Glens deserved to win Monday night's Setanta tie. He told Wednesday's Daily Mirror that his team had been given a kick up the backside after underestimating Alan McDonald's side. "I didn't think we deserved to win the match," said McDonnell. "I don't think we played as well as we could. Glentoran probably should have won. "I think we underestimated Glentoran at the start of the game. "Maybe some of our lads thought 'ah, we'll be all right against Glentoran'. So there is no harm we got a kick up the backside." Glens' full back Colin Nixon, who scored on the night, said the squad were disappointed with the result. "To be 3-1 up with a couple of minutes left and draw 3-3 is gutting. "Some people have told us it's not a bad result away from home but we are all extremely disappointed." March 11, 2008 COLIN Nixon and Daryl Fordyce have been named in Setanta's unofficial team of the first round after Monday night's 3-3 draw with St Pat's at Inchicore. Reporter Gareth Maher singled out Nixon as "nothing short of exceptional" in the Richmond park draw. Fordyce, said Maher "lived up to the hype as a player to watch as he dazzled for Glentoran". St Pat's Gary O'Neill, who claimed two of his sides goals on Monday, is also included along with Linfield's Peter Thompson and Michael Gault, Cliftonville's Francis Murphy and Dungannon Swift's Johnny Montgomery. March 6, 2008 By Caroline Menary Experienced captain Stacey Hall will miss the vital match after aggravating a knee injury during the recent Spain match last month. Alfie handed the reigns to Glentoran Belfast United star, Bailie, on Wednesday. "It is a great honour for me to captain the squad in such a big game and I'm very grateful to Alfie for giving me the role. It's unfortunate that it is due to the fact that Stacey Hall is injured, and we'll definitely miss her during the game, but we'll give 100 per cent and get what we can out of the match. England is such a big country in foot balling terms and we are really looking forward to the game. We've worked really hard on our fitness levels and trained as often as we could to get into the best shape possible," said Kelly. Kelly is calling for fans to support the team and says everyone is more than welcome to cheer on the girls, "When we played England at Gillingham last May, there was a great attendance. It was the biggest crowd we had ever played in front of and it was fantastic. Hopefully we'll get a good attendance at Mourneview on Thursday because I know it would really lift us if the crowd's behind us," she added. England named eight Arsenal players in their squad which will guarantee some fantastic football. But Northern Ireland will not be fazed by the thought of playing against the World Cup Finalists, and are excited at facing such a well renowned foot balling nation, "Every game we play is important but playing England seems slightly more so. This match will no doubt be the most important in our history and every player will want to get on and do their bit for Northern Ireland," added Bailie. Admission is priced at £5 (adults) and £3 (concessions and senior citizens). March 4, 2008 PROPERTY developer Garrett Kelleher has literally put Glen’s first Setanta Cup opponents, St Patrick's Athletic, in a different league. March 2, 2008
HOTSHOT Gary Hamilton has let the all-Ireland league cat out of the bag. March 1, 2008
Rodney Thomas sent me a book titled "In Full Flood". It's the autobiography of the recently retired Managing Director of Guinness rise from rags to riches. It's a good read and you can get copies from Amazon. March 1, 2008 MATCH STATSMatch: Finn Harps
February 3, 2008
SKIPPER Paul Leeman has eased himself into the Glens top ten appearances list. He equalled Trevor Thompson's 464 appearances against Dungannon Swifts and moved ahead of the famous centre forward when he took the field against Lisburn Distillery. Leeper, who started off the season in joint 15th place on the list, has this campaign already overtaken legends Raymond "Nuts" Morrison, Billy Caskey and Albert Finlay as well as big Trevor's fellow Cougar Billy McKeag. If he stays fit this season and part of Alan McDonald's plans, Paul needs three more games to match John Devine's 468 appearances and a further six to catch the immaculate Billy Neill. Michael Halliday in 25th place is rapidly closing in on Jungle Jim Murdough, Jim "Bimbo" Weatherup and Gary Smyth, currently on loan to Crusaders. February 1, 2008 February 1, 2008 Will it be 4th time lucky for the Glens? The Glens entertain a Donegal Celtic side on Friday night hoping to secure their 1st victory against the West Belfast side at their 4th attempt in the Carnegie Premier League (CPL) Last Season saw Donegal Celtic finish 13th in the CPL finishing on 27 points, but despite this poor finish they remained unbeaten in both league meetings with the Glens last season, a 1-1 draw at the Oval, and 1-0 victory at the Suffolk Road venue. January 27, 2008 Title hopes hang by a thread! Glentoran 2 Lisburn Distillery 2The Glens played Distillery for the 7th and thankfully last time this season, however what the Glens weren't’t thankful for, was the 2-2 result that has almost extinguished any ambitions they had to lift the Gibson Cup this season. Michael Dougherty making his 16th appearance of this season replaced the injured Elliott Morris (wrist) in nets. A really lightweight bench also saw NI Schoolboy International keeper Wayne Drummond and Glentoran youngster Peter Steele included. The poor conditions that saw a strong swirling wind, took its effect on both sides as they tried to adapt and this contributed to a 1st half that was to be a non-event. However this was no excuse as the visitors adapted the quicker, and had an early effort through Browne, that the Glens keeper was only able to parry. The Glens lacked any direction or spark, and never really threatened the Distillery goal, and it really came as no surprise, when Distillery took one of their rare chances to open the scoring. A defence splitting pass by Browne played in Waterworth to slide the ball past the helpless Glens keeper on 42 minutes, and seen the ‘Whites’ go in at the break with the lead under their belt. Half-Time Glentoran 0 Lisburn Distillery 1 Whatever the manager said to the players at the half-time team talk must have had the desired effect with the home coming out all guns blazing and within 38 seconds of the restart, they had leveled the scores. Good interplay down the right by Nixon and Scullion saw the winger cross to the far post for Neill to power home a header to make it 1-1. Indeed moments later the Glens could have taken the lead, when a throw out by the keeper released Scullion who ran almost two thirds of the pitch to fire an effort that Matthews in the Distillery goal did brilliantly to tip over. But as in many home games this season, the Glens failed to have the will or creatively to build on this, and the game fell back into the predictable pattern of plenty of possession and pressure without the cutting edge (we badly need another striker!!!) And again this resulted in the ‘Whites’ taking another rare chance to restore their lead. This time another defence splitting pass beat a static Glens defence to give Kingsberry the easiest of chances of curling the ball in from 10 yards on the hour mark. Boyce looked to take on the attack, and after Distillery defender Thompson went off injured after a challenge with Boyce, the ‘Whites’ defence started to look decidedly shaky, and on full time the Glens finally made a deserved break-through when Neill fired home after a Hamilton free kick, for the defender to score his 7th goal in 25 appearances this season for the East Belfast side. This lead to a frantic five minutes of injury time that saw the Glens search for a winner, and the Glens wasted chances when Hill broke clear to fire an effort just past the upright and Scullion unbelievably blazed an effort over from 6 yards when it looked easier to hit the target. But it wasn't’t to be and with both Linfield and Cliftonville securing late wins, the League challenge is almost gone with now the Irish Cup the only avenue for a further trophy this season, and with another away trip to Dungannon, that is going to be a difficult ask. The manager needs another defender, midfielder and more importantly another striker, but with 6 days of the transfer window remaining is anything likely to happen on that front?? So we may be resigned to another unsuccessful season, and will have to wait until the summer to see how the manager will strengthen the side for next seasons challenge. Full-Time Glentoran 2 Lisburn Distillery 2 January 25, 2008 Glentoran winger Rory Hamill has joined Donegal Celtic on loan until the end of the current season. The former Fulham, Coleraine and Dungannon Swifts player is expected to make his debut for the Irish Premier League strugglers in Saturday’s league game against Newry City. A four-time Irish Cup winner, the 31-year-old has retained his option on a further one-year deal with Glentoran and aims to make an impression on Glentoran boss Alan McDonald during his time with Donegal Celtic. Hamill says he is “relishing an entirely new challenge” in his career. “I have been given the opportunity to play first-team football at Donegal Celtic and that is what I need at this stage of my career. It’s an exciting challenge, one that will be new to me. I have spent most of my career playing for clubs that were in the mix for titles and trophies but I am under no illusions about what is needed at Donegal Celtic,” he said. “I have been fortunate to have spent most of my career challenging for titles and trophies. This opportunity though is somewhat different but equally as exciting. I will do my very best for Donegal Celtic to help push the club away from the bottom of the table." Celtic hit the foot of the Premier League on Tuesday following a 4-2 defeat to fellow strugglers Larne. But with Hamill joining along with Glenavon striker Colm Kearney today, manager Paddy Kelly, is confident his side can turn fortunes around. “We have 'cup finals' lined up for the rest of the season in order to survive and who better than Rory Hamill to turn it on in the most demanding of arenas. He gives us the edge we have been lacking and I’m sure the players and the fans will respond to his arrival with great anticipation.” Hamill will train with his new team-mates tonight but is already familiar with Pat McAllister, Celtic’s assistant manager, striker Sean Armstrong and defender Noel Cardwell, whom he played alongside at Coleraine. Part of the loan arrangement between the two clubs may prevent Hamill from featuring in the forthcoming league game at The Oval and in the Irish Cup should Glentoran and Donegal Celtic be drawn to face one another. Celtic boss Kelly said: “Rory Hamill has shown he wants to play football and that he isn’t above a dogfight. He’s one of the glamour players of the Irish League and it may be a surprise to many that he has decided to join Donegal Celtic. But he has showed us a great deal of respect by doing so. “We are consistently in the market for players of Rory’s caliber but it’s not always easy because we just in the league a second season and are not up there challenging for honours.” From DC-FC.com January 17, 2008 Two Glentoran players make a return to their previous Club. Two Glentoran players make a return to their previous Club. Despite expecting a tough replay in the cup against Lisburn Distillery, the Glens easily brushed them aside with a 3-1 victory, and they now look forward to another expected hard away game against Dungannon Swifts in the League who could possibly be our 6th round opponents in the Irish Cup in three weeks time. The game will see Shane McCabe and David Scullion make a return to their old stomping ground. Darren Boyce after his impressive debut at the Oval last Saturday will want to add to his tally of 8 goals he achieved with Coleraine (their top scorer to date) Saturday will only see the Glens play Dungannon Swifts for a 3rd time this season! The1st two games resulted in a draw in the league and a single goal victory in the q/final of the CIS cup. Harry Fays’ Dungannon Swifts have had a poor season compared to last season and have only won three of their last 9 games. At the end of October they beat Linfield 4-0 that saw their best run of the season (3 wins in a row). They currently lie 9th in the league with 19 points from 16 games, with 5 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats to their name, scoring 27 and conceding 29 goals. With only just under 40 goals scored this season to date, the much traveled Shea Campbell appears to pose the main threat with only 5 goals to his name this season. Mark McAllister has chipped in with four, and even our own Shane McCabe with three. With Linfield away to Portadown and Cliftonville away to Armagh this Saturday, the team will have to be focused, as a win at Stangmore Park could be a turning point in the challenge for the title. Domestic Playing Records of both teams this season to date; (Played Won Drew Lost Win %) Glentoran P 31, W 24, D 3, L 4, 77%, Dungannon Swifts P 26, W 9, D 6, L 11, 35% Previous Meetings between the Clubs this Season; 6-October 2007 CPL Glentoran 1 Dungannon Swifts 1 23-October 2007 CIS Q/F Glentoran 1 Dungannon Swifts 0. Review by Mark Wilson
Top
|