A colourful character both on and off the field, Malcolm Butler won a single cap immediately before the war, and served in the RAF before resuming his career...
Name: Malcolm Partridge Butler
Born: 6 August 1913, Belfast
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 11.10 st
Position: Full-Back
Died: 1987
Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Cap (1939), War-Time Caps, 1 Schoolboy Cap (1927).
Club Career:
Clubs............. --Seasons-- Signed -League- FA Cup War-Time
Elmgrove
Belfast Celtic.... (Irish League)
Bangor............ (Irish League)
Blackpool......... 35/36-45/46 Jan-35 25(0)/ 0 1(0)/0 16(0)/ 0
Brighton.... Guest 39/40 ............................. 1(0)/ 0
Chelsea..... Guest 39/40 ............................. 1(0)/ 0
Linfield.... Guest (Northern Regional League)
Accrington Stanley 47/48...... Jul-47 32(0)/ 0 1(0)/0
Totals............................... 57(0)/ 0 2(0)/0 18(0)/ 0
Biography:
The story of Malcolm Butler's signing for Blackpool in 1935 was a tale to match a James Bond movie. Wanted by both Belfast Celtic and the Seasiders, the player was holed-up in a Bangor pub, where officials from both clubs arrived to find Butler had been locked in an upstairs bedroom by the landlord. The Blackpool officials crept up the stairs, completed the necessary forms, and escaped by way of the bedroom window, taking Butler with them. Not until a couple of hours later did the Belfast Celtic officials - their face red with impatience - learn what had happened.
At Blackpool Butler developed into a highly accomplished and versatile footballer, slotting into the team at half-back and forward as well as his recognised full-back position. From full-back he was noted as "a clever defender with a gift for converting danger into a counter-attack". He was selected for the only time for Ireland's match with Wales at Wrexham in 1939, but played in war-time matches, notably in a 4-2 win over the British Army.
During the war Butler served with the RAF, and at one point was listed MIA during air operations in the Middle East. Thankfully he turned up safe and well and returned to Blackpool after hostilities had ended. By the time League football resumed for the 1946/47 Butler had dropped out of the first-team reckoning, and moved on to Accrington Stanley where he made 32 appearances in the 1947/48 season.
Accrinton Stanley Profile
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
15-03-1939 Wales (a) L 1-3 British Championship
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
31 July 2006
Joe Bambrick
Legendarily prolific in front of goal, Joe Bambrick, whose goalscoring feats coined the phrase “Head, Heel or Toe, Slip it to Joe”, found the net twelve times in eleven international appearances...Name: James Joseph Absolom Bambrick
Born: 03 November 1905, Belfast
Died: 13 October 1983, Belfast
Position: Centre-Forward
Representative Honours: Ireland: 11 Full Caps/12 Goals (1928-1938), 1 Amateur Cap; Irish League: 12 Caps/9 Goals (1927-1932).
Club Honours: (with Glentoran) Charity Cup Runner-Up 1926/27; (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 1927/28, 1929/30, 1931/32, 1933/34, Runner-Up 1928/29, 1930/31; Irish Cup Winner 1929/30, 1933/34; City Cup Winner; Gold Cup Winner; Co. Antrim Shield Winner.
Club Career:
Clubs.... --Seasons-- Signed League FACup Other
Bridgemount (Belfast Combination)
Ulster Rangers
Broadway United
Glentoran 26/27...... ...... .37/ 44 (all games)
Linfield. 27/28-34/35 c/s-27 524/268
Chelsea.. 34/35-37/38 Dec-34 .59/ 33 7/4
Walsall.. 38/39...... Mar-38 .35/ 15 6/5
Linfield. (War-Time Regional League) (1 goal Inter-City Cup)
Goals by Season:
(with Glentoran)
26/27 49
(with Linfield)
27/28 66
28/29 76
29/30 94
30/31 87
31/32 35
32/33 75
33/34 74
34/35 31
(with Chelsea)
34/35 15 (all League)
35/36 19 (15 League, 4 FA Cup)
36/37 .2 (all League)
37/38 .1 (all League)
(with Walsall)
38/39 20 (15 League, 5 FA Cup)
Irish League statistics from "Linfield 100 Years" by Malcolm Brodie (1985).
Biography:
See:
Irish FA Official Website Profile
Ireland Cap Details:
22-10-1928 England. (a) L 1-2 British Championship 1 goal
02-02-1929 Wales... (a) D 2-2 British Championship
23-02-1929 Scotland (h) L 3-7 British Championship 2 goals
19-10-1929 England. (a) L 0-3 British Championship
01-02-1930 Wales... (h) W 7-0 British Championship 6 goals
22-02-1930 Scotland (a) L 1-3 British Championship
05-12-1931 Wales... (h) W 4-0 British Championship 1 goal
27-03-1935 Wales... (a) L 1-3 British Championship 1 goal
19-10-1935 England. (h) L 1-3 British Championship
13-11-1935 Scotland (a) L 1-2 British Championship
16-03-1938 Wales... (h) W 1-0 British Championship 1 goal
Summary: 11/12. Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 7.
Player Index - O-Q
Player Index A - B - C - D - F - G - H - I - L - Mc - M - N - O - Q - R - S - T - Z
PLAYER..........CAREER....CAPS.START(SUB)/GOALS.CLUBS
O
O'BOYLE....G....1994-1998..13... 1..(12)./ 1....Dunfermline, St Johnstone
O'BRIEN....M.T..1921-1927..10...10......./ 0....QPR, Leicester, Derby, Hull
O'CONNELL..P....1912-1914.. 5... 5......./ 0....Sheffield Wed, Hull City
O'CONNOR...M....2008-date ...(Current Squad)... Crewe Alexandra
O'DOHERTY..A....1970....... 2... 1.. (1)./ 0....Coleraine
O'DRISCOLL.J.F..1948-1949.. 3... 3......./ 0....Swansea Town
O'HAGAN....C....1905-1909..11...11......./ 4....Tottenham H, Aberdeen
O'HAGAN....W....1919-1920.. 2... 2......./ 0....St Mirren
O'HEHIR....J.C..1910....... 1... 1......./ 0....Bohemians
O'KANE.....W.J..1970-1975..20...19.. (1)./ 1....Nottingham Forest
O'MAHONEY..M.T..1938....... 1... 1......./ 0....Bristol Rovers
O'NEILL....C....1989-1990.. 3... 1.. (2)./ 0....Motherwell
O'NEILL....J....1962....... 1... 1......./ 0....Sunderland
O'NEILL....J.P..1980-1986..39...37.. (2)./ 2....Leicester City
O'NEILL....H.M..1971-1984..64...58.. (6)./ 9....Distillery, Nott'm Forest,
................................................Norwich City, Manchester City,
................................................Norwich City, Notts Co.
O'NEILL....M.A..1988-1996..31...19..(12)./ 4....Newcastle United, Dundee United
................................................Hibernian, Coventry City
O'REILLY...H....1901-1904.. 3... 3......./ 0....Dublin Freebooters
P
PARKE......J....1963-1967..14...14...(0)./ 0....Linfield, Hibernian, Sunderland
PATERSON...M....2007-date.......................Scunthorpe United
PATTERSON..D.J..1994-1999..17...11...(6)./ 1....Crystal Palace, Luton, Dundee U.
PEACOCK....R....1951-1961..31...31......./ 2....Celtic, Coleraine
PEDEN......J....1887-1899..24...24......./ 7....Linfield, Distillery
PENNEY.....S....1984-1988..17...17......./ 2....Brighton & Hove Albion
PERCY......J.C..1889....... 1... 1......./ 0....Belfast YMCA
PLATT......J.A..1976-1986..23...19...(4)./ 0....Middlesbro', Ballymena, Coleraine
POLLOCK....W....1928....... 1... 1......./ 0....Belfast Celtic
PONSONBY...J....1895-1899.. 8... 8......./ 0....Distillery
POTTS......R.M..1883....... 2... 2......./ 0....Cliftonville
PRIESTLY...T.J..1932-1933.. 2... 2......./ 0....Coleraine, Chelsea
PYPER......Ja...1897-1900.. 7... 7......./ 2....Cliftonville
PYPER......Jo...1897-1903.. 9... 7......./ 1....Cliftonville
PYPER......M....1931....... 1... 1......./ 0....Linfield
Q
QUINN......J.M..1984-1995..46....31(15)../12....Blackburn, Swindon, Leicester,
................................................Bradford, West Ham, Bournemouth,
................................................Reading
QUINN......S.J..1996-2006..50....35(15)../ 4....Blackpool, West Brom, Willem II,
................................................Sheffield Wed, Peterborough Utd
................................................Northampton Town
Player Index A - B - C - D - F - G - H - I - L - Mc - M - N - O - Q - R - S - T - Z
PLAYER..........CAREER....CAPS.START(SUB)/GOALS.CLUBS
O
O'BOYLE....G....1994-1998..13... 1..(12)./ 1....Dunfermline, St Johnstone
O'BRIEN....M.T..1921-1927..10...10......./ 0....QPR, Leicester, Derby, Hull
O'CONNELL..P....1912-1914.. 5... 5......./ 0....Sheffield Wed, Hull City
O'CONNOR...M....2008-date ...(Current Squad)... Crewe Alexandra
O'DOHERTY..A....1970....... 2... 1.. (1)./ 0....Coleraine
O'DRISCOLL.J.F..1948-1949.. 3... 3......./ 0....Swansea Town
O'HAGAN....C....1905-1909..11...11......./ 4....Tottenham H, Aberdeen
O'HAGAN....W....1919-1920.. 2... 2......./ 0....St Mirren
O'HEHIR....J.C..1910....... 1... 1......./ 0....Bohemians
O'KANE.....W.J..1970-1975..20...19.. (1)./ 1....Nottingham Forest
O'MAHONEY..M.T..1938....... 1... 1......./ 0....Bristol Rovers
O'NEILL....C....1989-1990.. 3... 1.. (2)./ 0....Motherwell
O'NEILL....J....1962....... 1... 1......./ 0....Sunderland
O'NEILL....J.P..1980-1986..39...37.. (2)./ 2....Leicester City
O'NEILL....H.M..1971-1984..64...58.. (6)./ 9....Distillery, Nott'm Forest,
................................................Norwich City, Manchester City,
................................................Norwich City, Notts Co.
O'NEILL....M.A..1988-1996..31...19..(12)./ 4....Newcastle United, Dundee United
................................................Hibernian, Coventry City
O'REILLY...H....1901-1904.. 3... 3......./ 0....Dublin Freebooters
P
PARKE......J....1963-1967..14...14...(0)./ 0....Linfield, Hibernian, Sunderland
PATERSON...M....2007-date.......................Scunthorpe United
PATTERSON..D.J..1994-1999..17...11...(6)./ 1....Crystal Palace, Luton, Dundee U.
PEACOCK....R....1951-1961..31...31......./ 2....Celtic, Coleraine
PEDEN......J....1887-1899..24...24......./ 7....Linfield, Distillery
PENNEY.....S....1984-1988..17...17......./ 2....Brighton & Hove Albion
PERCY......J.C..1889....... 1... 1......./ 0....Belfast YMCA
PLATT......J.A..1976-1986..23...19...(4)./ 0....Middlesbro', Ballymena, Coleraine
POLLOCK....W....1928....... 1... 1......./ 0....Belfast Celtic
PONSONBY...J....1895-1899.. 8... 8......./ 0....Distillery
POTTS......R.M..1883....... 2... 2......./ 0....Cliftonville
PRIESTLY...T.J..1932-1933.. 2... 2......./ 0....Coleraine, Chelsea
PYPER......Ja...1897-1900.. 7... 7......./ 2....Cliftonville
PYPER......Jo...1897-1903.. 9... 7......./ 1....Cliftonville
PYPER......M....1931....... 1... 1......./ 0....Linfield
Q
QUINN......J.M..1984-1995..46....31(15)../12....Blackburn, Swindon, Leicester,
................................................Bradford, West Ham, Bournemouth,
................................................Reading
QUINN......S.J..1996-2006..50....35(15)../ 4....Blackpool, West Brom, Willem II,
................................................Sheffield Wed, Peterborough Utd
................................................Northampton Town
Player Index A - B - C - D - F - G - H - I - L - Mc - M - N - O - Q - R - S - T - Z
Hugh Barr
Hugh Barr won Irish Youth, Amateur, B and Full International Caps, went to the Olympics, and was part of Linfield’s seven trophy winning side before trying his luck in England at the age of 27...Name: Hubert Henry Barr
Born: 17 May 1935, Ballymena
Height: 5.05 ft
Weight: 10.02 st
Position: Centre-Forward/Inside-Forward
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Full Caps/1 Goal (1961-1962), 1 B Cap/1 Goal (1959), 7 Youth Caps, Amateur Caps; Irish League: 6 Caps/3 Goals (1957-1961); British Universities: 1 Appearance/1 Goal; Great Britain Olympic Team (Rome 1960).
Club Honours: (with Coleraine) Gold Cup Winner 1957/58; (with Ballymena United) Ulster Cup Winner 1960/61; (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 1961/62; Irish Cup Winner 1961/62; Ulster Cup Winner 1961/62; City Cup Winner 1961/62; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1961/62; (with Coventry City) Football League Division Three Champion 1963/64; (with Ely City) Eastern Counties League Runner-Up 1969/70; Cambs Invitation Cup Winner.
Club Career:
Clubs.............. --Seasons-- Signed League FACup FLCup Europe Other
Wellington Street Boys’ Brigade (Ballymena)
Harryville Amateurs ........... (Junior)
Ballyclare Comrades ........... (Irish League ‘B’ Division)
Cliftonville
Loughborough College .......... (Leicestershire League)
Everton........................ Amateur ..0/ 0
Coleraine...................... ....... .99/63 (Total)
Ballymena United
Linfield........... 61/62 ...... Jul-61 .18/12 .4/ 3 10/14 ..1/ 0 17/17
Coventry City...... 62/63-63/64 .Jul-62 .47/15 .9/ 2 .2/ 0
Cambridge United... ........... (Southern League)
Ely City........... 67/68-71/72 (Eastern Counties League)
Totals................................. 164/90 13/ 5 12/14 ..1/ 0 17/17
Biography:
Being a Ballymena Academy old-boy, Hugh Barr’s schooldays were spent mainly playing Rugby, his only chance to play football coming with his Boys’ Brigade team. Although he enjoyed rugby, playing for the school and later returning to the sport when his top-level footballing career had ended, Barr’s one real regret in football was not winning a Schoolboy cap, which would have completed the “set”.
After leaving school, Barr’s footballing career started to develop with pace, taking him from Junior side Harryville Amateurs, to ‘B’ Division Ballyclare Comrades, and finally to the Irish League with Cliftonville. At Solitude Barr won his first representative honours, picking up Youth and Amateur International caps.
Whilst attending Loughborough College, Barr was selected for the British Universities team, scoring the only goal of the match against Irish Universities in Dublin. He drew the attentions of Everton, signing Amateur forms in the mid-1950s, but after returning to Northern Ireland to teach at Ballymena Boys Intermediate the travelling became difficult and he signed for Coleraine.
At Coleraine Barr won a Gold Cup winner’s medal and was selected for the Irish League for the first time, scoring on his debut against the League of Ireland in March 1957. A move to hometown club Ballymena brought further honours, including a 3-1 Ulster Cup Final win over Glenavon, a match in which he scored from thirty yards out with his left foot – that was one of over 40 goals he scored during the 1960/61 season. In 1960 Barr was selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Football squad for the Rome Olympics, although he didn’t make the pitch during the Finals tournament.
At the end of the July 1961, Barr signed for Linfield, and although he spent just one season at Windsor Park, he was an integral part of the side that completed a clean-sweep of seven trophies. Indeed, Barr’s return of 46 goals in 50 games made him top goalscorer, and even his missed penalty in the League play-off with Portadown could not take away from his starring role in a 3-1 victory.
The 1961/62 season also brought Barr his first full international cap, as the Irish put in an excellent performance to draw 1-1 with England at Wembley in November 1961. The following season two further caps came Barr’s way, in a 2-0 win over Poland and in a 3-1 defeat by England at Windsor Park, Barr scoring the consolation.
At the end of the 1961/62 season, with his pockets heavy with medals, Barr, then 27 years-old, signed for Coventry City, a club then building for a push which would eventually take them from Third Division to First Division under the stewardship of Jimmy Hill. The 1962/63 season began with Coventry donning a new all sky-blue kit for the first time, with Hugh Barr leading the line. A return of twelve League goals in his first season was not enough to help Coventry out of Division Three, but Barr did score twice in an FA Cup run that took the club to the quarter-finals, where they lost out 3-1 to eventual winners, Manchester United.
When the Third Division title was claimed the following season, Barr played only a small part, scoring three goals in thirteen appearances. Never the most elegant of players, he had always been more of a “battering-ram” leading the line, and when he began to lose his pace, he lost his place in the first eleven.
After leaving Highfield Road, Hugh Barr returned to teaching, and played non-League football with Cambridge United. After that brief return to rugby as outside-half with Shelford, Barr took the role of player-manager with Ely City before finally hanging up his boots at the age of 37.
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
22-11-1961 England (a) D 1-1 BC
10-10-1962 Poland. (a) W 2-0 ENC
20-10-1962 England (h) L 1-3 BC 1 Goal
Summary: 3/1. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 1.
30 July 2006
Player Index - T-Z
Player Index A - B - C - D - F - G - H - I - L - Mc - M - N - O - Q - R - S - T - Z
PLAYER...........CAREER....CAPS.START(SUB)/GOALS.CLUBS
T
Taggart......G.P.1990-2002..51....50..(1)./ 7....Barnsley, Bolton, Leicester
Taggart......J...1899....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Walsall
Taylor.......M.S.1999-date.. (Current Player) ...Fulham, Birmingham City
Thompson.....F.W.1910-1914..12....12....../ 2....Cliftonville, Linfield,
.................................................Bradford City, Clyde
Thompson.....J.W.1889....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Belfast Athletic
Thompson.....J...1897....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Distillery
Thompson.....P...2005-date.. (Current Player) ...Linfield
Thomson......R...1928....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Queen's Island
Thunder......P.J.1911....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Bohemians
Todd.........S.J.1966-1971..11.... 9..(2)./ 0....Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday
Toner........C...2003....... 2.... 0..(2)./ 0....Leyton Orient
Toner........J...1922-1927.. 8.... 8....../ 0....Arsenal, St Johnstone
Torrans......R...1893....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Linfield
Torrans......S...1889-1901..26....26....../ 1....Linfield
Trainor......D...1967....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Crusaders
Tully........C.P.1948-1958..10....10....../ 3....Celtic
Turner.......A...1896....... 1.... 1....../ 1....Cliftonville
Turner.......E...1896....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Cliftonville
Turner.......W...1886-1888.. 3.... 3....../ 0....Cliftonville
Twomey.......J.F.1938....... 2.... 2....../ 0....Leeds United
U
Uprichard....W.N.1951-1958..18....18....../ 0....Swindon Town, Portsmouth
V
Vernon.......J.J.1946-1951..17....17....../ 0....Belfast Celtic, West Brom.
W
Waddell......T.M.1906....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Cliftonville
Walker.......J...1955....... 1.... 1....../ 1....Doncaster Rovers
Walker.......J.T.1911....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Bury
Walsh........D.J.1946-1950.. 9.... 9....../ 5....West Bromwich Albion
Walsh........W.R.1947-1948.. 5.... 5....../ 0....Manchester City
Waring.......R.J.1899....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Distillery
Warren.......P...1913....... 2.... 2....../ 0....Shelbourne
Watson.......J...1883-1889.. 9.... 9....../ 0....Ulster
Watson.......P...1971....... 1.... 0..(1)./ 0....Distillery
Watson.......T.H.1926....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Cardiff City
Wattie.......J...1899....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Distillery
Webb.........C.G.1909-1911.. 3.... 3....../ 0....Brighton & Hove Albion
Webb.........S...2006....... 2.... 0..(2)./ 0....Ross County
Weir.........E...1939....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Clyde
Welsh........E...1966-1967.. 4.... 4....../ 1....Carlisle United
Whiteside....N.J.1982-1989..38....38....../ 9....Manchester United, Everton
Whiteside....T...1891....... 1.... 1....../ 1....Distillery
Whitfield....E.R.1886....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Dublin University
Whitley......Jef.1997-2005..20....18..(2)./ 2....Man. City, Sunderland, Cardiff
Whitley......Jim.1998-1999.. 3.... 1..(2)./ 0....Man. City
Williams.....J.R.1886....... 2.... 2....../ 1....Ulster
Williams.....M.S.1999-2005..36....30..(6)./ 1....Chesterfield, Watford, Wimbledon,
.................................................Stoke City, Milton Keynes Dons
Williams.....P.A.1991....... 1.... 0..(1)./ 0....West Bromwich Albion
Williamson...J.P.1890-1893.. 3.... 3....../ 1....Cliftonville
Willighan....T...1932-1933.. 2.... 2....../ 0....Burnley
Willis.......G...1906-1912.. 4.... 4....../ 0....Linfield
Wilson.......D.J.1986-1992..24....22..(2)./ 1....Brighton, Luton, Sheff. Wed.
Wilson.......H...1925....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Linfield
Wilson.......K.J.1987-1995..42....36..(6)./ 6....Ipswich Town, Chelsea,
.................................................Notts County, Walsall
Wilson.......M...1884....... 3.... 3....../ 0....Distillery
Wilson.......R...1888....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Cliftonville
Wilson.......S.J.1961-1967..12....12....../ 7....Glenavon, Falkirk, Dundee
Wilton.......J.M.1888-1893.. 7.... 7....../ 2....St Columb's Court, Cliftonville,
.................................................St Columb's Court (2)
Wood.........T.J.1995....... 1.... 0..(1)./ 0....Walsall
Worthington..N...1984-1997..66....60..(6)./ 0....Sheff. Wed, Leeds U., Stoke City
Wright.......J...1906-1907.. 6.... 6....../ 0....Cliftonville
Wright.......T.J.1989-1999..31....28..(3)./ 0....Newcastle United, Nott'm Forest,
.................................................Manchester City
Y
Young........S...1907-1914...9.....9....../ 1....Linfield, Airdrie, Linfield
Player Index A - B - C - D - F - G - H - I - L - Mc - M - N - O - Q - R - S - T - Z
PLAYER...........CAREER....CAPS.START(SUB)/GOALS.CLUBS
T
Taggart......G.P.1990-2002..51....50..(1)./ 7....Barnsley, Bolton, Leicester
Taggart......J...1899....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Walsall
Taylor.......M.S.1999-date.. (Current Player) ...Fulham, Birmingham City
Thompson.....F.W.1910-1914..12....12....../ 2....Cliftonville, Linfield,
.................................................Bradford City, Clyde
Thompson.....J.W.1889....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Belfast Athletic
Thompson.....J...1897....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Distillery
Thompson.....P...2005-date.. (Current Player) ...Linfield
Thomson......R...1928....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Queen's Island
Thunder......P.J.1911....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Bohemians
Todd.........S.J.1966-1971..11.... 9..(2)./ 0....Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday
Toner........C...2003....... 2.... 0..(2)./ 0....Leyton Orient
Toner........J...1922-1927.. 8.... 8....../ 0....Arsenal, St Johnstone
Torrans......R...1893....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Linfield
Torrans......S...1889-1901..26....26....../ 1....Linfield
Trainor......D...1967....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Crusaders
Tully........C.P.1948-1958..10....10....../ 3....Celtic
Turner.......A...1896....... 1.... 1....../ 1....Cliftonville
Turner.......E...1896....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Cliftonville
Turner.......W...1886-1888.. 3.... 3....../ 0....Cliftonville
Twomey.......J.F.1938....... 2.... 2....../ 0....Leeds United
U
Uprichard....W.N.1951-1958..18....18....../ 0....Swindon Town, Portsmouth
V
Vernon.......J.J.1946-1951..17....17....../ 0....Belfast Celtic, West Brom.
W
Waddell......T.M.1906....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Cliftonville
Walker.......J...1955....... 1.... 1....../ 1....Doncaster Rovers
Walker.......J.T.1911....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Bury
Walsh........D.J.1946-1950.. 9.... 9....../ 5....West Bromwich Albion
Walsh........W.R.1947-1948.. 5.... 5....../ 0....Manchester City
Waring.......R.J.1899....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Distillery
Warren.......P...1913....... 2.... 2....../ 0....Shelbourne
Watson.......J...1883-1889.. 9.... 9....../ 0....Ulster
Watson.......P...1971....... 1.... 0..(1)./ 0....Distillery
Watson.......T.H.1926....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Cardiff City
Wattie.......J...1899....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Distillery
Webb.........C.G.1909-1911.. 3.... 3....../ 0....Brighton & Hove Albion
Webb.........S...2006....... 2.... 0..(2)./ 0....Ross County
Weir.........E...1939....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Clyde
Welsh........E...1966-1967.. 4.... 4....../ 1....Carlisle United
Whiteside....N.J.1982-1989..38....38....../ 9....Manchester United, Everton
Whiteside....T...1891....... 1.... 1....../ 1....Distillery
Whitfield....E.R.1886....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Dublin University
Whitley......Jef.1997-2005..20....18..(2)./ 2....Man. City, Sunderland, Cardiff
Whitley......Jim.1998-1999.. 3.... 1..(2)./ 0....Man. City
Williams.....J.R.1886....... 2.... 2....../ 1....Ulster
Williams.....M.S.1999-2005..36....30..(6)./ 1....Chesterfield, Watford, Wimbledon,
.................................................Stoke City, Milton Keynes Dons
Williams.....P.A.1991....... 1.... 0..(1)./ 0....West Bromwich Albion
Williamson...J.P.1890-1893.. 3.... 3....../ 1....Cliftonville
Willighan....T...1932-1933.. 2.... 2....../ 0....Burnley
Willis.......G...1906-1912.. 4.... 4....../ 0....Linfield
Wilson.......D.J.1986-1992..24....22..(2)./ 1....Brighton, Luton, Sheff. Wed.
Wilson.......H...1925....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Linfield
Wilson.......K.J.1987-1995..42....36..(6)./ 6....Ipswich Town, Chelsea,
.................................................Notts County, Walsall
Wilson.......M...1884....... 3.... 3....../ 0....Distillery
Wilson.......R...1888....... 1.... 1....../ 0....Cliftonville
Wilson.......S.J.1961-1967..12....12....../ 7....Glenavon, Falkirk, Dundee
Wilton.......J.M.1888-1893.. 7.... 7....../ 2....St Columb's Court, Cliftonville,
.................................................St Columb's Court (2)
Wood.........T.J.1995....... 1.... 0..(1)./ 0....Walsall
Worthington..N...1984-1997..66....60..(6)./ 0....Sheff. Wed, Leeds U., Stoke City
Wright.......J...1906-1907.. 6.... 6....../ 0....Cliftonville
Wright.......T.J.1989-1999..31....28..(3)./ 0....Newcastle United, Nott'm Forest,
.................................................Manchester City
Y
Young........S...1907-1914...9.....9....../ 1....Linfield, Airdrie, Linfield
Player Index A - B - C - D - F - G - H - I - L - Mc - M - N - O - Q - R - S - T - Z
29 July 2006
Harry Baird
One of many players who could ask, "what might have been if not for the War?" Harry Baird returned to his League career after hostilities ended, and reshaped his playing style from prolific striker, to steadying half-back...Name: Henry C. Baird
Born: 17 August 1913, Belfast
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 11.04 st
Position: Centre-Forward
Died: 22 May 1973, Belfast
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Cap (1938); Irish League: 2 Caps, 1 Goal (1936); Regional "War-Time" League: 2 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 1934/35; Irish Cup Winner: 1935/36; (with Manchester United) Football League Division Two Runner-Up 1937/38.
Club Career:
Clubs............ --Seasons-- League FA Cup
Linfield....................... 0/ 0
Dunmurry......... (Irish Intermediate);
Bangor........... 32/33
Linfield ........ 33/34-36/37
Manchester United 36/37-38/39 .49/15 .4/ 3
Huddersfield Town 38/39-39/40 .19/ 4 .2/ 0
Derby County..... (War-Time Guest)
Grimsby Town..... (War-Time Guest)
Halifax Town..... (War-Time Guest)
Ipswich Town..... (War-Time Guest)
Bradford PA...... (War-Time Guest)
Linfield......... (War-Time Guest)
Ipswich Town..... 46/47-51/52 216/ 6 11/ 1
Totals........... ........... 284/25 17/ 4
Biography:
Harry Baird won an Irish Cup winners' medal with Linfield in April 1936, and five months later scored on his debut for the Irish League, against the Scottish League at Ibrox. He won a second representative honour when he assisted the Irish League to a famous 3-2 victory against the Football League at Windsor Park in September 1936.
Manchester United had been chasing Baird for some months before their £3,500 offer was accepted in January 1937. He joined a struggling side and was slow to settle, making his League debut on January 23rd, he could do little as United finished in 21st place and were relegated. In the following season the skilful Irishman found his form, scoring 12 League goals, and three in four FA Cup ties, as United secured promotion as runners-up to Aston Villa.
In September 1938 he was transferred to Huddersfield Town, and whilst at Leeds Road won his only international cap, against England. The game was played at Old Trafford, but it proved to be anything but a happy return for Harry Baird as England won 7-0, Willie Hall of Spurs scoring five goals. Baird was also part of the Huddersfield side who, although struggling against relegation from the First Division, made it to the 1939 FA Cup Semi-Final.
During World War Two, Baird guested for a number of clubs while serving in the RAF, and on the resumption of the League programme he signed for Division Three (South) side Ipswich Town, making his debut away to Leyton Orient on 31st August 1946. Baird appeared in 234 League and FA Cup matches for Ipswich, scoring seven goals, mainly from wing-half.
Baird retired from playing during the 1951/52 season, making his final appearance at Crystal Palace on 20th October 1951, and remained at Portman Road as a coach until June 1953.
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
16-11-1938 England (a) L 0-7 British Championship
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Giddy Baird
At the tail end of the 19th Century Distillery were one of the leading teams in Irish football, and one of their stars was the winger Giddy Baird...Name: Gideon Baird
Born: Belfast
Position: Outside-Right
Died: 1897, Isle of Man
Representative Honours: Ireland: 3 Full Caps (1896); Irish League: 2 Caps (1895); Ulster Inter-Provincial Representative.
Club Honours: (with Distillery) Irish League Champion 1895/96; Irish Cup Winner 1895/96; Co. Antrim Shield 1895/96; City Cup Runner-Up 1895/96.
Club Career:
Distillery (Irish league) 1894/95-1896/97 (35/11 Domestic).
Biography:
Giddy Baird played at outside-right in all three of Ireland's Home Nations Championship matches during the 1895/96 season. That same season he was a regular in the Distillery team that picked up three trophies, the Irish League, Irish Cup and Co. Antrim shield.
In three seasons with Distillery, Baird played 35 games, scoring eleven goals, including four against Milltown in an Irish Cup tie.
In the summer of 1897 Giddy Baird was tragically killed in an accident on the Isle of Man.
Ireland Cap Details:
29-02-1896 Wales... (a) L 1-6 British Championship
07-03-1896 England. (h) L 0-2 British Championship
28-03-1896 Scotland (h) D 3-3 British Championship
Summary: 3/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 2.
Chris Baird
Foisted into the spotlight of an FA Cup Final appearance in 2003 after just two first-team appearances for Southampton, Chris Baird's club career was slow to develop, but he is now an integral player in the Premier League with Fulham and on the international stage...Name: Christopher Patrick Baird
Born: 25 February 1982, Ballymena
Height: 6.01 ft
Weight: 12.00 st
Position: Right-Back/Midfielder
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2003-date), 6 Under-21 Caps (2002-2003), Under-18 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Southampton) FA Cup Runner-Up 2002/03.
Club Career: (to end 2007/08)
Clubs........... --Seasons-- ---Fee---- -League- FA Cup LgeCup Other
Ballymena United ........... .....Youth ..0(0)/0
Southampton..... 00/01-06/07 .....Youth .62(6)/3 5(0)/0 4(0)/0 2(0)/0
Walsall......... 03/04...... ......Loan .10(0)/0
Watford......... 03/04...... ......Loan ..8(0)/0
Fulham.......... 07/08- date £3,025,000 .17(1)/0 1(1)/0 1(0)/0
Totals...................... £3,025,000 .97(7)/3 6(1)/0 5(0)/0 2(0)/0
Biography:
At this time NIFG will not be featuring full bios of current players as they are too hard to keep up-to-date. Instead we will try and direct readers towards other useful sites (see below and the links on the right)
Official Fulham Website
Official Irish FA Website
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
03-06-2003 Italy.............. A L 0-2 FR
11-06-2003 Spain.............. H D 0-0 ECQ
06-09-2003 Ukraine............ A D 0-0 ECQ
10-09-2003 Armenia............ H L 0-1 ECQ
11-10-2003 Greece............. A L 0-1 ECQ
18-02-2004 Norway............. H L 1-4 FR
31-03-2004 Estonia............ A W 1-0 FR
28-04-2004 Serbia & Montenegro H D 1-1 FR
30-05-2004 Barbados........... A D 1-1 FR
02-06-2004 St Kitts & Nevis... A W 2-0 FR
06-06-2004 Trinidad & Tobago.. A W 3-0 FR
09-10-2004 Azerbaijan......... A D 0-0 WCQ
09-02-2005 Canada............. H L 0-1 FR
26-03-2005 England............ A L 0-4 WCQ
30-03-2005 Poland............. A L 0-1 WCQ
04-06-2005 Germany............ H L 1-4 FR
03-09-2005 Azerbaijan......... H W 2-0 WCQ
07-09-2005 England............ H W 1-0 WCQ
12-10-2005 Austria............ A L 0-2 WCQ
02-03-2006 Estonia............ H W 1-0 FR
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28 July 2006
Tony Alexander
Name: Anthony Erskine Alexander
Position: Back
Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1895).
Club Career:
Cliftonville (Irish League)
Biography:
Do you know anything about Tony Alexander? Let NIFG know through the comments form below.
Ireland Caps:
30-03-1895 Scotland (a) L 0-3 British Championship
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Position: Back
Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1895).
Club Career:
Cliftonville (Irish League)
Biography:
Do you know anything about Tony Alexander? Let NIFG know through the comments form below.
Ireland Caps:
30-03-1895 Scotland (a) L 0-3 British Championship
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
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Under-21
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Victory
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School
The Managers
Hall of Fame
Most Appearances
Top Goalscorers
The Young Ones
The Old Boys
Award Winners
Premier Players
Cup Finalists
Award Winners
Million Pound Men
Dual Internationals
Captains
Goalkeepers
One Cap Wonders
The World Cup Finals
Sweden 1958
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
British Champions
1914, 1980, 1984
Transfers
Summer 2008
January 2008
Summer 2007
Other Articles
Supporters' Clubs
Our Greatest Wee Team
Wall Murals
Irish FA Presidents
Disputed Internationals
Kits Out - A pictorial history of Northern Ireland football kits
Our Loyal Support (with thanks to OWC)
2006/07 International Season Preview
2007: So Near... and Yet Sor Far
Bibliography
Books
Other Publications (to follow)
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Jim "Bummer" Allen
One of the multi-talented stars of the era of amateur sportmen, "Bummer" Allen helped put Limavady on the footballing map, only for the club to be lost to Junior football following the foundation of the Irish League.Name: James Allen
Born: Limavady
Position: Back
Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1887).
Club Honours: (with Limavady) Irish Cup Runner-Up: 1894/95, 1895/96.
Club Career:
Limavady
Biography:
A member of the successful Limavady Cricket Club, who claimed the Northwest Senior Cricket Cup in 1888, Jim "Bummer" Allen played in two Irish Cup finals, losing out both times to Distillery, in 1885 and 1886. Success on the football front did arrive however as Limavady Football Club dominated the Northwest Cup throughout the 1880s.
Aside from his single cap, in a 7-0 defeat by England in 1887, the highlight of Allen's footballing career must have been Limavady's 1886 trip to England, where they defeated Everton 1-0 - the only Irish side ever to do so.
Ireland Cap Details:
05-02-1887 England (a) L 0-7 British Championship
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Billy Anderson
A star of Linfield's successful side of the late 1890s and early 1900s, William Anderson picked up Irish League and Irish Cup titles as well as four Irish caps...Name: William John Stewart Anderson
Born: 14 February 1877
Died: 28 April 1938
Position: Half-Back
Representative Honours: Ireland: 4 Full caps (1898-99)
Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish Cup Winner 1897/98; (with Cliftonville) Irish Cup Winner 1900/01.
Club Career:
Linfield (Irish League); Cliftonville (Irish League).
Biography:
Winner of four caps for Ireland, all in the right-half position. Played all the games in the 1897/98 Home Nations Championship, and won his final cap the following year against Scotland after moving from Linfield to Cliftonville.
Malcolm Brodie's book "Linfield - 100 Years" (1985), states that Billy Anderson made his Linfield debut in a 7-1 Irish League defeat by 2nd North Staffordshire Regiment. I can find no record of this game. An 'R. Anderson' also played for Linfield around this time.
If you have any further information on Billy Anderson, please leave a comment. Thanks!
Ireland Caps:
19-02-1898 Wales... (a) W 1-0 British Championship
05-03-1898 England. (h) L 2-3 British Championship
26-03-1898 Scotland (h) L 0-3 British Championship
25-03-1899 Scotland (a) L 1-9 British Championship
Summary: 4/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 3.
Northern Ireland Players in the Premiership (Overview)
Links to Seasonal Pages: 1992/93, 1993/94-1994/95, 1995/96-1997/98, 1998/99-2001/02, 2002/03-2007/08.
To conclude our series on Northern Ireland players in the Premiership, NIFG presents a series of tables graphs to present the pattern of players by season and to illustrate those teams where our talent thrives.
Appearances by Season
The table below shows the number of players who made Premiership first-team appearances in each of the competitions fourteen seasons, the number of players who made their Premiership debut, the total appearances, games started, appearances from the bench, and finally, goals scored.
Season...Players(Debut).App......St.....Sb....Gls
2007/08.......9.(1).....218.....201.....17......5
2006/07.......5.(0).....112..... 87.....25......2
2005/06.......6.(0).....167.....166..... 1......4
2004/05.......9.(1).....214.....183.....31......5
2003/04.......9.(2).....145.....130.....15......1
2002/03.......9.(1).....205.....165.....40......2
2001/02......10.(1).....143.....110.....33......8
2000/01......13.(4).....198.....186.....12......7
1999/00......11.(2).....232.....207.....25.....14
1998/99......11.(3).....207.....177.....30......9
1997/98......13.(2).....243.....219.....24.....13
1996/97......16.(6).....268.....231.....37.....12
1995/96......14.(2).....281.....260.....21.....20
1994/95......16.(7).....332.....303.....29.....31
1993/94......12.(5).....248.....216.....32.....10
1992/93......11(11).....253.....230.....23.....25
Totals.........(48)....3466....3071....395....168
The graph shows how Northern Ireland player's impact has declined with the influx of foreign talent to the Premiership, and illustrates our problems in the ongoing search for regular goalscorers.
Appearances by Club
The table below illustrates the clubs who have featured Northern Ireland players in the Premiership. Generally it is the small-to-middling clubs who feature highly in this table, and whilst a big club like Manchester United has brought through a number of youngsters, few have made a significant impact on their first-team.
Team...........Players..App......St.....Sb....Gls
West Ham Utd....7.......485.....439.....46.....24
Sheffield Wed...6.......341.....311.....30.....12
Newcastle Utd...3.......324.....292.....32.....15
Birmingham C....2.......289.....283......6......2
Leicester City..4.......278.....264.....14.....13
Southampton.....5.......250.....237.....13.....34
Manchester C....4.......152.....132.....20......8
Aston Villa.....2.......145.....120.....25......5
Wimbledon.......2.......121.....109.....12.....14
Fulham..........5.......121.....102.....19......4
Q.P.R...........1.......117.....116......1......3
Blackburn R.....3.......111......73.....38......6
Crystal Palace..2........73......71......2......7
Sunderland......2........72......57.....15......0
Chelsea.........1........68......63......5......3
Manchester Utd..4........60......50.....10......1
Arsenal.........1........60......39.....21......1
Ipswich Town....1........57......48......9......1
Swindon Town....2........46......38......8......0
Leeds United....2........44......33.....11......1
Nott'm Forest...3........41......30.....11......7
Watford.........2........40......37......3......2
Sheffield Utd...1........31......24......4......2
Bradford City...2........29......24......5......0
Norwich City....3........29......12.....17......1
Bolton W........2........28......27......1......1
Tottenham H.....3........21......12......9......1
Derby County....1........14......14......0......0
Wolves..........1.........9.......6......3......0
Coventry City...3.........9.......4......5......0
Everton.........1.........1.......1......0......0
Totals.................3466....3071....395....168
Links to Seasonal Pages: 1992/93, 1993/94-1994/95, 1995/96-1997/98, 1998/99-2001/02, 2002/03-2007/08.
24 July 2006
Northern Ireland Players in the Premiership (2002/03-2007/08)
Bringing us up-to-date, just four players were added to Northern Ireland's all-time Premiership roster between 2002/03 and 2005/06. One bright spot however was in 2002/03, when Roy Carroll became our only Premiership Champion to date.
Chris Baird
DoB:..... 25-02-1982 ......02/03 Southampton... 1 (2). 0
PoB:..... Ballymoney ......03/04 Southampton... 1 (3). 0
Height:.. 1.77m ...........07/08 Fulham....... 17 (1). 0
Weight:.. 74kg .........................Total. 19 (6). 0
Position: Defender
Mark Clyde
DoB:..... 27-12-1982 ......03/04 Wolverhampton. 6 (3). 0
PoB:..... Limavady .....................Total.. 6 (3). 0
Height:.. 1.85m
Weight:.. 76kg
Position: Defender
Alan Blayney
DoB:..... 09-10-1981 ......03/04 Southampton... 2 (0). 0
PoB:..... Belfast .........04/05 Southampton... 1 (0). 0
Height:.. 1.87m ........................Total.. 3 (0). 0
Weight:.. 88kg
Position: Goalkeeper
Steve Davis
DoB:..... 01-01-1985 ......04/05 Aston Villa.. 19 (9). 1
PoB:..... Ballymena .......05/06 Aston Villa.. 34 (1). 4
Height:.. 1.70m ...........06/07 Aston Villa.. 17(11). 0
Weight:.. 60kg ............07/08 Fulham....... 22 (0). 0
Position: Midfielder ...................Total. 91(21). 5
Johnny Evans
DoB:..... 02-01-1988 ......07/08 Sunderland... 15 (0). 0
PoB:..... Belfast ......................Total. 15 (0). 0
Height:.. 1.88m
Position: Defender
While the Lawrie Sanchez/Fulham/Northern Ireland "Ulster-on-Thames" tie-up for the 2007/08 was largely unsuccessful, the club's survival grants at least some of the NI4 another chance in the Premier League. Maik Taylor and Damien Johnson however dropped back to the Championship after a single season return. Question marks remain over where Jonny Evans will be playing in 2008/09 - Manchester United or Sunderland. Chris Brunt should get his first chance in top-flight football with West Brom, where he could be joined by another Northern Ireland winger, Pat McCourt.
All-Time Northern Ireland/Premiership XI
Based on Premiership appearances, an all-time XI (3-5-2 formation).
Chris Baird
DoB:..... 25-02-1982 ......02/03 Southampton... 1 (2). 0
PoB:..... Ballymoney ......03/04 Southampton... 1 (3). 0
Height:.. 1.77m ...........07/08 Fulham....... 17 (1). 0
Weight:.. 74kg .........................Total. 19 (6). 0
Position: Defender
Mark Clyde
DoB:..... 27-12-1982 ......03/04 Wolverhampton. 6 (3). 0
PoB:..... Limavady .....................Total.. 6 (3). 0
Height:.. 1.85m
Weight:.. 76kg
Position: Defender
Alan Blayney
DoB:..... 09-10-1981 ......03/04 Southampton... 2 (0). 0
PoB:..... Belfast .........04/05 Southampton... 1 (0). 0
Height:.. 1.87m ........................Total.. 3 (0). 0
Weight:.. 88kg
Position: Goalkeeper
Steve DavisDoB:..... 01-01-1985 ......04/05 Aston Villa.. 19 (9). 1
PoB:..... Ballymena .......05/06 Aston Villa.. 34 (1). 4
Height:.. 1.70m ...........06/07 Aston Villa.. 17(11). 0
Weight:.. 60kg ............07/08 Fulham....... 22 (0). 0
Position: Midfielder ...................Total. 91(21). 5
Johnny Evans
DoB:..... 02-01-1988 ......07/08 Sunderland... 15 (0). 0
PoB:..... Belfast ......................Total. 15 (0). 0
Height:.. 1.88m
Position: Defender
While the Lawrie Sanchez/Fulham/Northern Ireland "Ulster-on-Thames" tie-up for the 2007/08 was largely unsuccessful, the club's survival grants at least some of the NI4 another chance in the Premier League. Maik Taylor and Damien Johnson however dropped back to the Championship after a single season return. Question marks remain over where Jonny Evans will be playing in 2008/09 - Manchester United or Sunderland. Chris Brunt should get his first chance in top-flight football with West Brom, where he could be joined by another Northern Ireland winger, Pat McCourt.
All-Time Northern Ireland/Premiership XI
Based on Premiership appearances, an all-time XI (3-5-2 formation).
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Overview, 1992/93, 1993/94-1994/95, 1995/96-1997/98, 1998/99-2001/02
Next time on NIFG we'll conclude our Northern Ireland-Premiership feature with a breakdown of appearances/goals by club and by season.
23 July 2006
Northern Ireland Players in the Premiership (1998/99-2001/02)
In the four seasons that spanned the turn of the 21st Century, the number of Northern Ireland players plying their trade in Premiership first XIs declined further - just ten made their debuts in the 1998/99-2001/02 seasons.
In the fourth in our series we look at these ten, one of whom went on to become Northern Ireland's only Premiership winner to date...
Damien Johnson
DoB:..... 18-11-1978 ......98/99 Blackburn R.. 14 (7). 1
PoB:..... Lisburn .........01/02 Blackburn R... 6 (1). 1
Height:.. 1.75m ...........02/03 Birmingham C. 28 (2). 1
Weight:.. 75kg ............03/04 Birmingham C. 31 (4). 1
Position: Midfielder ......04/05 Birmingham C. 36 (0). 0
...........................05/06 Birmingham C. 31 (0). 0
...........................07/08 Birmingham C. 17 (0). 0
........................................Total 163(14). 4
Danny Sonner
DoB:..... 09-01-1972 ......98/99 Sheff. Wed... 24 (2). 3
PoB:..... Wigan (ENG) .....99/00 Sheff. Wed... 18 (9). 0
Height:.. 1.83m ........................Total. 42(11). 3
Weight:.. 80kg
Position: Midfielder
Owen Morrison
DoB:..... 08-12-1981 ......99/00 Sheff. Wed.... 0 (1). 0
PoB:..... Londonderry ..................Total.. 0 (1). 0
Height:.. 1.70m
Weight:.. 73kg
Position: Midfielder
Mark Williams
DoB:..... 28-09-1970 ......99/00 Watford...... 20 (2). 1
PoB:..... Stalybridge (ENG).............Total. 20 (2). 1
Height:.. 1.83m
Weight:.. 78kg
Position: Defender
Peter Kennedy
DoB:..... 10-09-1973 ......99/00 Watford...... 17 (1). 1
PoB:..... Lurgan .......................Total. 17 (1). 1
Height:.. 1.80m
Weight:.. 75kg
Position: Midfielder
Jeff Whitley
DoB:..... 28-01-1979 ......00/01 Man. City.... 28 (3). 1
PoB:..... Zambia .......................Total. 28 (3). 1
Height:.. 1.75m
Weight:.. 68kg
Position: Midfielder
David Healy
DoB:..... 05-08-1979 ......00/01 Man. United... 0 (1). 0
PoB:..... Downpatrick .....07/08 Fulham....... 15(15). 4
Height:.. 1.73m ........................Total. 15(16). 4
Weight:.. 68kg
Position: Forward
George McCartney
DoB:..... 20-04-1981 ......00/01 Sunderland.... 1 (1). 0
PoB:..... Belfast .........01/02 Sunderland... 12 (6). 0
Height:.. 1.83m ...........02/03 Sunderland... 16 (8). 0
Weight:.. 79kg ............05/06 Sunderland... 13 (0). 0
Position: Defender ........06/07 West Ham Utd. 16 (6). 0
...........................07/08 West Ham Utd. 38 (0). 1
........................................Total. 96(21). 1
Grant McCann
DoB:..... 14-04-1980 ......00/01 West Ham Utd.. 0 (1). 0
PoB:..... Belfast .........01/02 West Ham Utd.. 0 (3). 0
Height:.. 1.78m ........................Total.. 0 (4). 0
Weight:.. 76kg
Position: Midfielder
Roy Carroll
DoB:..... 30-09-1977 ......01/02 Man. United... 6 (1). 0
PoB:..... Enniskillen .....02/03 Man. United... 8 (2). 0<
In the fourth in our series we look at these ten, one of whom went on to become Northern Ireland's only Premiership winner to date...
Damien Johnson
DoB:..... 18-11-1978 ......98/99 Blackburn R.. 14 (7). 1
PoB:..... Lisburn .........01/02 Blackburn R... 6 (1). 1
Height:.. 1.75m ...........02/03 Birmingham C. 28 (2). 1
Weight:.. 75kg ............03/04 Birmingham C. 31 (4). 1
Position: Midfielder ......04/05 Birmingham C. 36 (0). 0
...........................05/06 Birmingham C. 31 (0). 0
...........................07/08 Birmingham C. 17 (0). 0
........................................Total 163(14). 4
Danny Sonner
DoB:..... 09-01-1972 ......98/99 Sheff. Wed... 24 (2). 3
PoB:..... Wigan (ENG) .....99/00 Sheff. Wed... 18 (9). 0
Height:.. 1.83m ........................Total. 42(11). 3
Weight:.. 80kg
Position: Midfielder
Owen Morrison
DoB:..... 08-12-1981 ......99/00 Sheff. Wed.... 0 (1). 0
PoB:..... Londonderry ..................Total.. 0 (1). 0
Height:.. 1.70m
Weight:.. 73kg
Position: Midfielder
Mark Williams
DoB:..... 28-09-1970 ......99/00 Watford...... 20 (2). 1
PoB:..... Stalybridge (ENG).............Total. 20 (2). 1
Height:.. 1.83m
Weight:.. 78kg
Position: Defender
Peter Kennedy
DoB:..... 10-09-1973 ......99/00 Watford...... 17 (1). 1
PoB:..... Lurgan .......................Total. 17 (1). 1
Height:.. 1.80m
Weight:.. 75kg
Position: Midfielder
Jeff Whitley
DoB:..... 28-01-1979 ......00/01 Man. City.... 28 (3). 1
PoB:..... Zambia .......................Total. 28 (3). 1
Height:.. 1.75m
Weight:.. 68kg
Position: Midfielder
David Healy
DoB:..... 05-08-1979 ......00/01 Man. United... 0 (1). 0
PoB:..... Downpatrick .....07/08 Fulham....... 15(15). 4
Height:.. 1.73m ........................Total. 15(16). 4
Weight:.. 68kg
Position: Forward
George McCartney
DoB:..... 20-04-1981 ......00/01 Sunderland.... 1 (1). 0
PoB:..... Belfast .........01/02 Sunderland... 12 (6). 0
Height:.. 1.83m ...........02/03 Sunderland... 16 (8). 0
Weight:.. 79kg ............05/06 Sunderland... 13 (0). 0
Position: Defender ........06/07 West Ham Utd. 16 (6). 0
...........................07/08 West Ham Utd. 38 (0). 1
........................................Total. 96(21). 1
Grant McCann
DoB:..... 14-04-1980 ......00/01 West Ham Utd.. 0 (1). 0
PoB:..... Belfast .........01/02 West Ham Utd.. 0 (3). 0
Height:.. 1.78m ........................Total.. 0 (4). 0
Weight:.. 76kg
Position: Midfielder
Roy Carroll
DoB:..... 30-09-1977 ......01/02 Man. United... 6 (1). 0
PoB:..... Enniskillen .....02/03 Man. United... 8 (2). 0<