George Saville

Name: George Alan Saville
Born: 1 June 1993, Camberley (England)
Height: 5.09 ft / 1.76 m
Weight: 11.06 st / 73 kg
Position: Midfielder

Club Career:
Reading ... Youth 0(0)/0
Chelsea ... Youth 0(0)/0
Millwall ... Loan
Brentford .. Loan
Wolves
Bristol City Loan
Millwall ... Loan
Millwall

Biography:
English-born midfielder who qualifies for Northern Ireland through his grandmother. Called-up for the first time for the October 2017 World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Norway.

Ryan McGivern

Name: Ryan McGivern
Born: 8 January 1990, Damolly, Newry
Height: 6.00 ft
Weight: 13.02 st
Position: Left-Back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2008-), 6 Under-21 Caps / 1 Goal (2009-2012), Under-19, 7 Under-17 Caps / 2 Goals (2006).
Club Honours: (with Man. City) FA Youth Cup Winner 2007/08; (with Hibs) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2012/13.

Club Career:
Teams.......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup -Other-
Christian Eneavour ............... Youth (Carnbane League)
Drumcashlone ..................... Youth (Carnbane League)
Manchester City 08/09-12/13....... Youth .0 (1)/0
Morecambe ..... 08/09...... Oct-08 .Loan .5 (0)/1 ............. 1(0)/0
Leicester City. 09/10 ..... Aug-09 .Loan .9 (3)/0 2(0)/0
Walsall ....... 10/11 ..... Jul-10 .Loan 15 (0)/0 1(0)/0

Crystal Palace. 11/12 ..... Aug-11 .Loan .5 (0)/0 

Bristol City .. 11/12 ..... Aug-11 .Loan 26 (5)/0 1(0)/0
Hibernian ..... 12/13 ..... Aug-12 .Loan 25 (2)/1 5(0)/0
Hibernian ..... 13/14 ..... May-13 .Free 31 (2)/0 1(0)/0 1(1)/0 2(0)/0
Port Vale ..... 14/15-15/16 Jun-14 .Free 44 (4)/0 4(0)/0 2(0)/0 1(0)/0
Shrewsbury Town 16/17-17/18 Jun-16 .Free 14 (1)/0 1(0)/0 2(0)/0
Northampton T.. 17/18 ..... Nov-17 .Free .0 (1)/0 1(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0 
Swindon Town .. 17/18 ..... Mar-18 .Free 
Linfield ...... 18/19- date

Biography:
A star of the Northern Ireland youth set-up, Ryan McGivern was part of the Under-19 side that defeated Chile in the 2008 Milk Cup Final. Just two weeks later he was called into the Northern Ireland squad for a match against Scotland by Nigel Worthington as cover for the injured George McCartney.

Although McGivern has yet to play a senior game for Manchester City he was a member of their 2008 FA Youth Cup winning squad and had just received his first call-up to the Under-21 squad. After the Milk Cup Worthington had said of McGivern: “I was very impressed with (him). I watched him closely — he is a good young professional with the right attitude and he is a very good player."

A surprise starter when he made his Northern Ireland debut against Scotland, McGivern's nerves showed as he received two bookings for clumsy challenges and was sent-off - the first ever Northern Ireland player to receive his marching orders on his debut. Worthington did not lose faith in the youngster and has retained him in the squad thereafter.

In October 2008 McGivern was farmed out on a month loan to Sammy McIlroy's Morecambe in order to gain firstteam experience. He made his League debut in a 2-1 defeat at Port Vale on 25 October and on 1 November he scored in a 2-0 win over Aldershot. McIlroy was disappointed when he was unable to extend McGivern's stay with The Shrimps beyond a month.

Although Manchester City manager Mark Hughes assured McGivern that he would be in his firstteam plans for the 2009/10 season, continued big-spending saw the youngster loaned out to Leicester City prior to the close of the August transfer window. The loan deal, initially set to expire in January, was extended to the end of the season and during his time with the Foxes he appeared at centre-back as well as left-back.

McGivern joined League One Walsall on a seasons loan in July 2010, however the loan deal was cut short in January as he was no longer guaranteed first team football. On 3rd February 2011 he made his Manchester City début as a second-half substitute in a convincing home win over Sunderland.

In August 2011 McGivern joined Crystal Palace on a 28 day loan. At the end of the month he joined Bristol City on loan for the remainder of the season. More impressive was a seasons loan at Hibernian, which culminated with a Scottish Cup final appearance and a permanent two-year deal. However, the following season Hibs suffered a serious mid-season collapse in form that saw them relegated from the Premiership via the play-offs, and McGivern was among those allowed to leave and he joined League One side, Port Vale.

Under Michael O'Neill's management, McGivern's international chances have been limited as initially Daniel Lafferty then Chris Brunt have been preferred for the left-back role. He appeared just twice during the successful Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, and was often not even included in squads. He also struggled for a a regular place at Port Vale and was released in the summer of 2016.

McGivern wasn't without a club for long as he signed for Shrewsbury Town in June 2016. Good early season form saw him re-called to the Northern Ireland squad, but subsequent injuries and a change of manager saw him on the periphery of the Shrews team. At the start of the 2017/18 season he was not awarded a squad number and before the close of the summer transfer window his contract was terminated by mutual consent. McGivern was without a club until agreeing a short-term deal with Northampton in November, however his contract was not extended beyond January.

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
.1. 20-08-2008 Scotland...... A D 0-0 FR. sent-off 57
.2. 11-10-2008 Slovenia...... A L 0-2 WCQ sub
.3. 15-10-2008 San Marino.... H W 4-0 WCQ sub
.4. 19-11-2008 Hungary....... H L 0-2 FR
.5. 01-04-2009 Slovenia...... H W 1-0 WCQ sub
.6. 06-06-2009 Italy......... A L 0-3 FR
.7. 12-08-2009 Israel........ H D 1-1 FR. sub
.8. 14-10-2009 Czech Republic A D 0-0 WCQ
.9. 03-03-2010 Albania....... A L 0-1 FR
10. 26-05-2010 Turkey........ N L 0-2 FR
11. 30-05-2010 Chile......... A L 0-1 FR
12. 11-08-2010 Montenegro.... A L 0-2 FR
13. 17-11-2010 Morocco....... H D 1-1 FR
14. 11-10-2011 Italy......... A L 0-3 WCQ
15. 29-02-2012 Norway........ H L 0-3 FR
16. 02-06-2012 Netherlands... A L 0-6 FR. sub
17. 11-09-2012 Luxembourg.... H D 1-1 ECQ
18. 16-10-2012 Portugal...... A D 1-1 ECQ
19. 15-11-2013 Turkey........ A L 0-1 FR. sub
20. 05-03-2014 Cyprus........ A D 0-0 FR
21. 14-10-2014 Greece........ A W 2-0 ECQ sub
22. 14-11-2014 Romania....... A L 0-2 ECQ
23. 15-11-2016 Croatia....... H L 0-3 FR. sub
still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
.1. 13-11-2009 Germany....... H D 1-1 ECQ
.2. 17-11-2009 Czech Republic H L 1-2 ECQ
.3. 03-09-2010 San Marino.... H W 4-0 ECQ 1 goal (pen)
.4. 07-09-2010 Germany....... A L 0-3 ECQ
.5. 09-02-2011 Wales......... A L 0-2 FR
.6. 10-05-2012 FYRo Macedonia A L 0-1 ECQ

Summary: 6/0. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 4.

Picture by Roy Cathcart.

Martin Paterson

Name: Martin Andrew Paterson
Born: 10 May 1987, Tunstall (England)
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight: 11.05 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2007-2014); 2 Under-21 Caps (2007), Youth.
Club Honours: (with Burnley) Football League Championship Play-Off Winner 2008/09.

Club Career:
Clubs......... --Seasons-- -Fee- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Stoke City.... 04/05-06/07 Youth ..2(12)/ 1 ...... 0(1)/0
Grimsby Town.. 06/07...... .Loan .15 (0)/ 6
Scunthorpe Utd 07/08 ............ 34 (6)/13 1(0)/0 1(0)/1
Burnley ...... 08/09-12/13 £1.3m 100(30)/29 5(2)/2 9(2)/5 4(0)/1

Huddersfield T 13/14-14/15 .Free .13(12)/ 5 1(0)/1 3(0)/0
Bristol City . 13/14 ...... Loan ..6 (2)/ 1
Fleetwood Town 14/15 ...... Loan ..3 (0)/ 0
Orlando City . 2015 ....... Loan ..0 (3)/ 0 (MLS)
Orlando City . 2015 ...... .Free ..0 (1)/ 0 (MLS)
Blackpool .... 15/16 ..... .Free ..0(17)/ 0 1(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0
Port Vale .... 16/17 ..... .Free .10 (6)/ 2 1(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0
Tampa Bay Rowdies.. Feb-17 ..... (USL)
ATK ............... Jan-18 ..... (ISL)

Seasonal Record:

Season	Club	TOTAL			League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Other			Div
		St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl
04/05 05/06 06/07 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 13/14 14/15 14/15 2015 15/16 16/17	Stoke C. Stoke C. Stoke C. Grimsby Scunthorpe Burnley Burnley Burnley Burnley Burnley Hudd'field Bristol C. Hudd'field Fleetwood Orlando C. Blackpool Port Vale	0 2 0 15 36 53 18 8 10 28 13 6 0 3 0 2 12	(3) (1) (10) (0) (6) (4) (8) (6) (5) (11) (9) (2) (3) (0) (4) (17) (6)	0 0 1 6 14 19 4 3 3 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 2	0 2 0 15 34 39 17 7 9 28 13 6 0 3 0 0 10	(3) (1) (9) (0) (6) (4) (6) (4) (5) (11) (9) (2) (3) (0) (4) (17) (6)	0 0 1 6 13 12 4 2 3 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 2	- - - - 1 4 0 0 1 - 1 - - - - 1 1	- - - - (0) (0) (1) (1) (0) - (0) - - - - (0) (0)	- - - - 0 1 0 1 0 - 1 - - - - 0 0	- - 0 - 1 7 1 1 - - 3 - - - - - -	- - (1) - (0) (0) (1) (1) - - (0) - - - - - -	- - 0 - 1 5 0 0 - - 0 - - - - - -	- - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 1 1	- - - - - (0) - - - - - - - - - (0) (0)	- - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 0 0	FLC FLC FLC FL2 FLC FLC PL FLC FLC FLC FLC FL1 FLC FL1 MLS FL1 EFL1
TOTAL		210	(105)	67	183	(94)	57	9	(2)	3	13	(3)	6	5	(0)	1	-

Biography:
After a prolific start to the 2007/08 season, Scunthorpe striker Mark Paterson was called into the Northern Ireland squad for the November games against Denmark and Spain.

Primarily a front-man, he has also been known to play wide on the left or right. A real starlet in his young days at Stoke, he scored the goal that put Manchester United out of the FA Youth Cup, finished leading scorer in the Youth team and was named 'Academy Player of the Season'.
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Previously capped at Youth level, Paterson made his Under-21 debut as a substitute in a 4-0 defeat by Wales in February 2007. He made his full debut as a late substitute in the final match of the Euro 2008 campaign, a 1-0 defeat by Spain.

Paterson moved to Burnley in June 2008. The Clarets had been chasing his signature for a number of months and the initial bid of £400,000 grew to £1,000,000 plus a £300,000 appearance clause. His 19 goals helped fire Burnley to the Carling Cup semi-final and promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs. The pick of his strikes was a 30-yard left foot effort against Reading in the play-off semi-final.

Although he played a key role in Burnley's excellent start to life in the Premier League, including in wins over Manchester United and Everton, the one think lacking from Paterson's top-flight performances was a goal - indeed he was guilty of some very poor finishing, notably against Chelsea. He was then ruled out by injury for several months and in his absence Burnley began to struggle. He returned to playing in late January and scored his first Premier League goal in a 5-2 defeat by Aston Villa on 21st Febraury. Two further goals could do little to fire the Clarets clear of the relegation places and their demotion was confirmed following a 4-0 defeat by Liverpool with two matches still to play.

Since Burnley's relegation from the Premier League Paterson's appearances for club and country have been limited by a series of fitness problems. He finally broke his Northern Ireland goalscoring duck when  he converted a late penalty, which he won, in a friendly draw with Finland in August 2012.

After lengthy contract negotiations with Burnley, Paterson joined Huddersfield in June 2013. He scored his second international goal with a header in a famous 1-0 World Cup qualification win over Russia that August. He struggled to establish himself at Huddersfield and had loan spells at Bristol City, Fleetwood and with MLS side, Orlando City. Whenever his Huddersfield contract expired at the end of the 2014/15 season Paterson signed a permanent deal with Orlando, though his injury ravaged stay was cut short as he was released that August.

Paterson signed for League One Blackpool in September, though he was unable to make an impact on the crisis-hit club and was released following their relegation. He joined Port Vale early in the following season.

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
21-11-2007 Spain......... A L 0-1 ECQ sub
06-02-2008 Bulgaria...... H L 0-1 FR. sub
20-08-2008 Scotland...... A D 0-0 FR
06-09-2008 Slovakia...... A L 1-2 WCQ
10-09-2008 Czech Republic H D 0-0 WCQ sub
15-10-2008 San Marino.... H W 4-0 WCQ sub
19-11-2008 Hungary....... H L 0-2 FR. sub
11-02-2009 San Marino.... A W 3-0 WCQ
12-08-2009 Israel........ H D 1-1 FR. sub
05-09-2009 Poland........ A D 1-1 WCQ sub
09-09-2009 Slovakia...... H L 0-2 WCQ
11-08-2010 Montenegro.... A L 0-2 FR 
29-02-2012 Norway........ H L 0-3 FR
15-08-2012 Finland....... H D 3-3 FR. sub 1 goal (pen)
26-03-2013 Israel........ H L 0-2 WCQ
14-08-2013 Russia........ H W 1-0 FR. 1 goal
06-09-2013 Portugal...... H L 2-4 WCQ
10-09-2013 Luxembourg.... A L 2-3 WCQ 1 goal
11-10-2013 Azerbaijan.... A L 0-2 WCQ
15-10-2013 Israel........ A D 1-1 WCQ
15-11-2013 Turkey........ A L 0-1 FR
05-03-2014 Cyprus........ A D 0-0 FR

still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
06-02-2007 Wales......... H L 0-4 FR. sub 
24-03-2007 Romania....... A L 0-2 FR. sub 

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