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23 May 1977

 Bobby McGregor Testimonial
Monday, 23rd May 1977. KO: 19:30 BST
GLENTORAN 1-1 NORTHERN IRELAND (h/t 1-1) 

Referee: H. Wilson (Belfast) 
Venue: The Oval, Belfast 
Attendance: 8,000+(Receipts £2,270) 
Goals: (Glens) Feeney (pen); (NI) McVeigh (og) 

Glentoran: (white)
Matthews
R. McCreery
McFall
Walsh
Robson
Dougan
McVeigh
Dickinson
Substitutes: 
O'Neill
Porter 
Manager: Bobby McGregor 

Northern Ireland: (green)
Jim Platt (Middlesbrough) 
Jimmy Nicholl (Manchester United) 
Pat Rice (Arsenal) 
Tommy Jackson (Manchester United) 
Sammy Nelson (Arsenal) 
David McCreery (Manchester United) 
Chris McGrath (Manchester United) 
Sammy McIlroy (Manchester United) 
Trevor Anderson (Swindon Town) 
Gerry Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur) 
Terry Cochrane (Burnley) 
Substitutes: Derek Spence (Blackpool) 
Colin McCurdy (Larne) 
Jim Hagan (Larne) 
Captain: 

Bobby McGregor was long-time physio/trainer for both Glentoran and Northern Ireland. This match marked his retirement as Glens manager (a post he held from 1974-1977). He continued as physio/trainer for club and country until October 1981 when he collapsed and died during a European Cup match between Glentoran and CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria.

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