Jonny Steele

(Jonny Blair)

Name: Jonathan Steele
Born: 7 February 1986, Larne
Height: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Weight: 12.12 st / 82 kg
Position: Midfielder / Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Full Caps (2013-14), 13 Under-19 Caps; 3 Under-18 Caps, 7 Under-17 Caps, 13 Under-16 Schoolboy Caps (2002).
Club Honours: (with Puerto Rico Islanders) USL Commissioner's Cup Winner 2008; (with New York Red Bulls) MLS Supporters' Shield Winner 2013.

Club Career:
Teams ................. -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Wolverhampton Wanderers ........... 2002 Youth .0 (0)/0
Dallas Burn ....................... 2003 Trial .0 (0)/0
Syracuse Salty Dogs ....2004 ...... 2004 ..... (USL A-League)
Kansas City Comets .....04/05 ..... 2004 ..... (Major Indoor Soccer League)
Rochester Rhinos  ..... 2005 ...... 2005 ..... (USL First Division)
Baltimore Blast  ...... 05/06-06/07 2005 ..... (Major Indoor Soccer League)
Ballymena United  ..... 05/06 ... Aug-05 .Free. 2 (0)/1 .....  2(2)/0
Carolina RailHawks .... 2007 ...... 2007 ..... (USL First Division)
Orlando Sharks ........ 07/08 ..... 2007 ..... (Major Indoor Soccer League)
Philadelphia KiXX ..... 07/08 ..... 2007 ..... (Major Indoor Soccer League)
Puerto Rico Islanders . 2008-2009.. 2008 ..... (USL First Division)
Vancouver Whitecaps ... 2010  ... Dec-09 ..... (USL First Division)
FC Tampa Bay .......... 2010-2011 Jul-10 ..... (USL First Division)
Carolina RailHawks .... 2011 .... Feb-11 .Loan 26 (-)/0 (NASL)
Syracuse Silver Knights 11/12 ... Sep-11 ..... (Major Indoor Soccer League)
Real Salt Lake ........ 2012 .... Feb-12 .Free 11(17)/2 ...... ...... 0(1)/0 (MLS)
New York Red Bulls .... 2013-2014 Feb-13 .Free 38(10)/6 ...... ...... 2(0)/0 (MLS)
Newcastle Jets ........ 14/15 ... Jul-14 ..... (A-League)
Minnesota United....... 2015 .... Jan-15 .Free .4 (1)/0 (NASL)
Ottawa Fury............ 2016 .... Jan-16 .Free 12 (-)/0 (NASL)
Miami FC............... 2016 .... Jul-16 .Free .- (-)/- (NASL)

Biography:
When New York Red Bulls' midfielder Jonny Steele was called into the Northern Ireland squad in November 2013 he became the first ever MLS-based player to receive such an honour. Indeed, no player featuring with a US club had been called-up since the days of the NASL, three decades earlier.

Formerly a Wolves Academy player, Steele initially moved to the USA for a trial with Colin Clarke's Dallas Burn in 2003. He spent close to a decade, a short spell back home with Ballymena aside, plying his trade at various levels in North American soccer before finally arriving in the top-tier MLS with Real Salt Lake in 2012. He was released by RSL after a single season and looked likely to move closer to home, training with Cliftonville and coming close to a deal with an unidentified English League Two side.

Steele remained in the USA to sign for MLS power-houses, New York Red Bulls where he played alongside former English Premier League stars, Thierry Henry and Tim Cahill. In his first season he assisted the team to Eastern Conference championship and, as the MLS team with the overall best regular season record, to the Supporters' Shield. In all he scored five goals, mostly while playing as a left-sided mifielder. Surprisingly the Red Bulls lost out to Houston Dynamo in the play-offs.

A member of the Northern Ireland Under-19 side that played in the 2005 European Championship finals as hosts, Steele also featured as the team finished as runners-up in that years' Milk Cup, scoring in a 4-2 final defeat by the USA. His form in the MLS throughout the 2013 season had seen him tipped for a call-up to the senior Northern Ireland squad, but it was only after the Red Bulls' exit from the play-offs that Michael O'Neill was willing to include him in the squad to face Turkey in a November friendly.

On his first international call-up Steele noted: "Playing for your country is an honour and it's something I've always wanted to do and if I get that opportunity, I'm going to be hungrier than I've ever been."

Having added further caps to his name during Northern Ireland's 2014 summer tour of South America, Steele was on the move again in July 2014, moving to play in Australia with Newcastle Jets.

New York Red Bulls Profile

Northern Ireland Full Cap Details:
15-11-2013 Turkey. A L 0-1 FR sub
30-05-2014 Uruguay A L 0-1 FR sub
04-06-2014 Chile.. A L 0-2 FR sub

Summary: 0(3)/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 3.

Northern Ireland Players in Foreign Leagues

(Northern) Ireland players to have played outside of the British Isles.

To qualify a player must be a full, B, under-23 or under-21 international or otherwise noteworthy and have played for a team at a professional level.

Work in progress.

Australia
George Best (Brisbane Lions)
Bobby Campbell (Brisbane City)
Lee Feeney (Northern Spirit)
Aaron Hughes (Melbourne City)
Norman Kelly (Canberra Cosmos)
Bertie Lutton (Sydney City, South Melbourne)
Dermot McCaffrey (Rochedale Rovers)
Terry McFlynn (Sydney FC, Bonnyrigg White Eagles)
Roddy McKenzie (Brisbane Lions)
Tommy Morrow (Hakoah, Western Suburbs, Granville, Avala)
Jimmy O'Neill (Hakoah)
Rory Patterson (Cockburn City)
David Scullion (Richmond Eagles)
Jonny Steele (Newcastle Jets)

Austria
Sammy McIlroy (Vfb Modling)

Belgium
John Crossan (Standard Liege)
Jonny Evans (Royal Antwerp)
Jim Grattan (RC Brussels) (LinfieldFC)
John Parke (KV Mechelen)
Andy Smith (Union Royale Namur)

Canada
Danny Blanchflower (Toronto City)
Tommy Casey (Toronto Inter-Roma)
Tom Cowan (Toronto Ulster United)
Daryl Fordyce (FC Edmonton)
Robbie Garrett (FC Edmonton)
Whitey McDonald (Toronto Ulster United)
Peter McParland (Toronto Inter-Roma)
Paul Munster (London City)
Bertie Peacock (Hamilton Steelers)
Roy Rea (Toronto Italia)
Johnny Steele (Vancouver Whitecaps, Ottawa Fury)
Tommy Stewart (Hamilton Steelers)
Albert Watson (FC Edmonton)

See also NASL and MLS Players

Cyprus
Tommy Cassidy (APOEL Nicosia)

Czech Republic
James McQuilkin (Tescoma Zlin)
Paul Munster (Slavia Prague, Hradec Kralove)

Denmark
Roy Carroll (Odense BK)

Finland
Tennant McVea (FC Lahti)
Paul Ramsey (TPV)

France

Gary Blackledge (Chaumont)
Jim Grattan (Chaumont, Marseille, Istres) (LinfieldFC)
Phil Gray (Nancy)
Michael Hughes (Strasbourg)
George O'Boyle (Bordeaux)
Bernard Williams (Sochaux) - Dublin born, French Champion 1935 & 1938; French Cup Winner 1938

Germany
Liam Boyce (Werder Bremen II)
Danny Sonner (Preussen Koln, Erzgebirge Aue)

Greece
Roy Carroll (OFI Crete, Olympiacos)
Derek Spence (Olympiacos)

Hong Kong
Terry Cochrane (Eastern Athletic)
Jim Hagan (South China)
Chris McGrath (South China)
Allen McKnight (South China)
Pat Sharkey (Po Chai Pills)
Derek Spence (See Bee, Rangers)

Hungary
Tommy Doherty (Ferencvaros)

Iceland
Sean Webb (Þór Akureyri)

India
Aaron Hughes (Kerala Blasters)
Martin Paterson (ATK)

Italy
Joshua Sloan (Milan, Torino, Udinese, Brescia)
Kyle Lafferty (Palermo)

Malta
Joshua Sloan (Rabat)

Netherlands
John Crossan (Sparta Rotterdam)
Phil Gray (Fortuna Sittard)
Sammy Morgan (Sparta Rotterdam, Groningen)
James Quinn (Willem II)
Derek Spence (Sparta Rotterdam)

New Zealand
Terry McCavana (Eastern Union)
Ray McCoy (Gisborne City)
Jack Reynolds (Grafton)
Billy Walsh (Eastern Suburbs)

Norway
Neil Masters (Moss)
Robin Shroot (IL Hodd, Sogndal)

Portugal
Colin Hill (Maritimo)

South Africa
George Best (Jewish Guild)
Danny Blanchflower (Boksburg, Durban City)
Bobby Braithwaite (Durban City)
John Fraser (Durban City, Westview Appollon, Germiston Callies, Corinthians)
Danny Hegan (Highlands Park)
Pat Kelly (Pirates)
Vic McKinney (Addington)
Dudley Milligan (Johannesburg Rangers)

South Kora
Niall McGinn

Spain
Gerry Armstrong (RCD Mallorca)
Jim Hagan (Celta Vigo)
Sean McCashin (Jerez Industrial)

Sweden
Noel Brotherston (Motala AIF)
Colin Hill (Trelleborgs)
Norman Kelly (IFL Stroustead)
Dave McCreery (GIF Sundsvall)

Sammy McIlroy (Orgryte IS)
Paul Munster (Orebro SK, Bunkeflo IF)
Daryl Smylie (Ostersunds FK, Ljungskile SK, Kalmar FF, J-Sodra IF (loan))

Switzerland
Kyle Lafferty (FC Sion)

Turkey
Kyle Lafferty (Caykur Rizespor)

United States of America
American Soccer League (three different leagues, 1921-1932, 1933-1983 and 1988-1989)
Tosher Burns (Philadelphia Celtic, J&P Coats)
Harry Chatton (Indiana Flooring; New York Nationals)
Tucker Croft (Fall River Marksmen, J&P Coats, New York Nationals)
Charlie Gallogly (Brooklyn Hispano)
Mickey Hamill (Fall River Marksmen, Boston Wonder Workers, New York Giants)
Christy Martin (Brooklyn Wanderers)
Whitey McDonald (Bethlehem Steel)
Dave McMullan (New York Giants)
Vic Moreland (Fort Lauderdale Strikers (plus others))
Mick O'Brien (Brooklyn Wanderers)
Willie Reid (Bethlehem Steel)
Pat Robinson (Brooklyn Wanderers)
Arthur Stewart (New Jersey Americans)

USL (various leagues)
Tennant McVea (Fredericksburg Gunners)
Owen Morrison (FC New York)
Michael O'Neill (Portland Timbers, Boston Bulldogs)
Martin Paterson (Tampa Bay Rowdies (plus MLS))
Johnny Steele (Syracuse Salty Dogs, Rochester Rhinos, Carolina Railhawks, Puerto Rico Islanders, Tampa Bay)
Tommy Stewart (Sacramento Republic)

NASL (modern)
Johnny Steele (Minnesota United, Miami)

See also NASL and MLS Players

See also:
NI Players in the Champions League
NI Players in the Europa League
NI Players in the Premier League
NI Players in the SPL
NI Goalscorers in the Football League
NI Goalscorers in the Scottish League

Cecil Moore

Name: Cecil W. Moore
Born: c.1926
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1949); Irish League: 3 Caps (1949); USA: 1 Full Cap (1953).
Club Honours: Irish League Champion 1950/51; Irish Cup Winner 1950/51, Runner-Up 1948/49; City Cup Winner 1950/51; Ulster Cup Winner 1950/51.

Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Glentoran	45/46-50/51	-	-	*181/0	-	-
New York Americans	-	-	-	(American Soccer League)
TOTALS		£-		-	-	-

* all games.

Biography:
To follow.

Courtesy of ForzaGlens

Goalkeeper Cecil Moore made his debut in the 1945-46 season, aged 19 and made a total of 23 appearances that term. The following year he played just 11 times but one of those games was a crushing 9-0 defeat to Belfast Celtic, a result that equaled Glentoran Football Club’s worst ever defeat! The next couple of years saw Cecil become the regular keeper and he played alongside such Northern Ireland legends as Blanchflower, Bingham and Peacock during their time with the Glens. 

In 1949 Cecil Moore played in the Irish Cup final against Derry City, a game that the Glens lost 3-1. He was also on the losing side later that year as Glentoran went ‘Back to the Oval’ but the following year was to be one of success for both Moore and the club. Despite losing the Gold Cup final to the old enemy the Glens were crowned League Champions for the first time in 20 years. They also picked up the Ulster Cup, City Cup and the Irish Cup - beating Ballymena Utd 3-1 in the final. Cecil Moore played 50 games in goal that season, bringing his total appearances to 181. He was awarded a benefit game in May 1952 with Glentoran drawing 1-1 with Luton Town. Cecil Moore was capped in 1949. The game, played on 9th March, was against Wales and was played at Windsor Park. Moore was beaten twice (by Edwards & Ford) as the visitors won 2-0.

Cecil Moore moved to America in the early-1950s. In June 1953 when the USA faced England in New York the Daily Express reported: "The label "America" looks strange for the U.S. team with such performers as Terry Springthorpe (Wolves), Cecil Moore (Glenavon [sic]), Roy Milner [sic] (Glasgow Celtic), and a nicely varied forward line of America, Germany, Greece, Scotland, and Peru." So it seems likely that Moore joined the ranks of Ireland's dual internationals.

Ireland Cap Details:
09-03-1949 Wales... H L 0-2 BC

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

USA Cap Details:
08-06-1953 England. H L 3-6 FR

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

With thanks to Cris Freddi for supplying the extract from the Daily Express.

Pat Robinson

Name: Patrick Robinson
Born: 1892, Belfast
Died: 
Height: 
Weight: Position: Outside-Right

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Full Caps (1920-1921); Irish League: 3 Caps (1919-1923).
Club Honours: (with Distillery) Gold Cup Winner 1919/20; Co. Antrim Shield 1919/20.

Club Careers:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Barn	-	-	-	-	-	-
Belfast Celtic	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cliftonville	-	-	Amateur	-	-	-
Distillery	19/20	Aug-19	-	-	-	-
Blackburn Rovers	20/21	Sep-20	-	18/2	-	-
Caerphilly	22/23	Aug-21	-	-	(Southern League)
Bridgend Town	-	Jan-22	-	-	(Southern League)
Aberaman Athletic	-	-	-	-	(Southern League)
Pontypridd	22/23	Jan-23	-	-	(Southern League)
Ebbw Vale	23/24	Aug-23	-	-	(Southern League)
Linfield	23/24	Feb-24	-	-	-	-
Newry Town	25/26	Aug-25	-	-	-	-
Brooklyn.Wanderers	25/26	-	-	9/2	(ASL)	1/0
Shelbourne	-	-	-	-	?/3	-
Derry City	-	Oct-29	-	-	-	-
TOTALS			-	27/4	?/3	-

Biography:
Pat Robinson came to prominence in the Irish League’s first post-Great War season. He was signed by Distillery from Cliftonville and made an immediate impact at Grosvenor Park from the right-wing or inside-right position. In an excellent season with the Whites he won the Gold Cup (scoring in the 3-1 final win over Shelbourne) and the Co. Antrim Shield. The club also finished as runners-up in the League, three points behind champions Belfast Celtic, and in the Charities Cup, where they again lost to Celtic.

In his only season with Distillery, Robinson also played for the Irish League, in a 2-2 draw against the Football League at Anfield, and won the first of two Ireland caps, in a 3-0 defeat by Scotland in Glasgow. Transferred to Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 1920, it was while at Ewood Park that Robinson won his second and final cap. Again it was a disappointing performance and result for the Irish as they lost out 2-1 to Wales in Swansea.

Later Robinson would play for Caerphilly in their aborted season in the Welsh Section of the Southern League. He later returned to the Irish League with Linfield and Newry before setting out to try his luck in the fledgling American Soccer League with Brooklyn Wanderers.

Ireland Cap Details:
13-03-1920 Scotland A L 0-3 BC
09-04-1921 Wales... A L 1-2 BC

Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 2.

With thanks to Martin O'Connor for expanding details of Robinson's club career.