Jordan Jones

Name: Jordan Lewis Jones
Born: 24 October 1994, Middlesbrough
Height: 5.09 ft / 1.75 m
Weight: 10.01 st / 64 kg
Position: Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-19.

Club Career
Middlesbrough ................. Youth
Hartlepool U. 14/15.......Feb-15 Loan
Cambridge U.. 15/16 ..... Nov-15 Loan
Kilmarnock .. 16/17- date Jun-16 Free

Biography:
English-born but eligible for Northern Ireland through his father, Jordan Jones had been in the youth international squads before announcing that he wished to play for England. He had a change of hear however in 2017 and was awarded a senior call-up for the October World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Norway after showing good form with Kilmarnock. He made his debut as a substitute in the 2018 World Cup play-off match in Switzerland.

Soccerbase

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
12-11-2017 Switzerland A D 0-0 WCP sub

Player Transfers January 2016

2014/15 - 2015/16 -2016/17

- Club Appearances - Transfers (summer 2015 - January 2016) - Cups, Ups & Downs -

Northern Ireland players on the move...

Permanent Transfers
Rory Patterson (FC United to Derry City) BBC
Jonny Steele (ex-Minnesota United to Ottawa Fury) FuryFC
Philip Lowry (Derry City to Portadown) BBC
Shane Ferguson (Newcastle United to Millwall) BBC
Michael McLellan (H&W Welders to Linfield) BBC
Chris Johns (Bangor to Coleraine) CFC
Colin Nixon (Bangor to Larne) LFC
Ryan Brobbel (Whitby to TNS) Shropshire Star 

Loan Deals
Jeff Hughes (Cambridge to Tranmere) BBC
Ivan Sproule (Linfield to Ballinamallard) BBC
Robbie McDaid (Leeds to Lincoln) IrishFA
Luke Conlan (Burnley to Morecambe) Lancashire Evening Post
Chris Hegarty (Linfield to Dungannon) LFC
Lee Hodson (MK Dons to Kilmarnock) BBC

Pre-Contracts
Michael Gault (Portadown to Crusaders) BBC

Released
Jamie Sendles-White (Hamilton Academical) AcciesFC

Cameron McGeehan

Name: Cameron McGeehan
Born: 6 April 1995, Surrey (ENG)
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight:
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Under-21 Caps (2013-2014), Under-19 (2013), Under-17, 9 Under-16 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Norwich) FA Youth Cup Winner 2012/13; (with Luton) Conference Champion 2013/14.
Awards: Conference Player of the Month Apr/14.


Club Career: 
Teams ...... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup
Fulham .................... -03 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Chelsea ....................-05 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Norwich City ...............-10 Youth .0(0)/ 0

Luton Town.. 13/14 ..... Jan-14 .Loan 18(0)/ 3
Cambridge U. 14/15 ..... Jan-15 .Loan .4(0)/ 3 2(0)/0
Luton Town.. 14/15 ..... Feb-15 .Loan 13(2)/ 3 
Luton Town . 15/16-16/17 Jun-16 Undis
Barnsley ... 17/18- date Jun-17 Undis
Scunthorpe U 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Loan

Biography:
Captain of the Norwich side that won the 2013 FA Youth Cup, he scored penalties in both legs of a 4-2 aggregate win over ex-club, Chelsea.

Had been on the books at Fulham before signing for Chelsea as a 10-year-old in an £80,000 deal. He signed for Norwich after being released by Chelsea.

Joined Luton on a months loan in January 2014. The move was extended to the end of the season as Luton won the Conference title and McGeehan's impressive form earned him the Conference Player of the Month award for April.

Capped by Northern Ireland at Schoolboy and Youth level by Northern Ireland before elevation to the Under-21 set-up while just eighteen. Made his Under-21 debut as a sub in a 1-0 win over Cyprus in November 2013.

Made the bench for Norwich's senior team for a League Cup tie against Crawley in August 2014. After enjoying further successful loan spells with Cambridge and back at Luton McGeehan felt his career would be better served be leaving Carrow Road behind. He was once again signed by Luton, this time on a permanent deal worth "six figures".

In September 2015, McGeehan rejected a call-up for under-21 qualification matches against Scotland and Iceland, stating that he was "reconsidering his international future." In January 2017 he suffered a broken leg in a match against Portsmouth.

In May 2018 McGeehan was a surprise inclusion in the Northern Ireland squad for the Central American tour, though he had to withdraw through injury.

IrishFA
Flown From The Nest
Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
19-11-2013 Cyprus H W 1-0 ECQ sub
05-03-2014 Italy. H L 0-2 ECQ
09-09-2014 Serbia H L 1-4 ECQ sub

Summary: 1(2)/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 2.

Adam McGurk

Name: Adam McGurk
Born: 24 January 1989, Larne
Height: 5.09 ft / 1.75 m
Weight:
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-21 Cap (2009), Youth.

Club Career:
Teams ......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Larne Youth
Aston Villa ...................... Youth .0 (0)/ 0
Hednesford Town 09/10...... Mar-10 .Free (Southern League)
Tranmere Rovers 10/11-12/13 Aug-10 .Free 48(31)/10 3(0)/1 1(1)/0 3(2)/1
Burton Albion.. 13/14-14/15 Aug-13 .Free 58(13)/15 3(1)/1 4(0)/1 3(1)/2
Portsmouth .... 15/16 ..... Jun-15 .Free 12(15)/ 2 4(0)/3 2(0)/1 1(2)/0
Cambridge Utd.. 16/17 ..... Jul-16 .Free .7 (8)/ 0
Morecambe ..... 17/18 ..... Aug-18 .Free 29 (5)/ 5 2(0)/0

Biography:
Young striker who's progress at Aston Villa was slowed by serious injury. Described by Steve Beaglehole as "technically good and adaptable" big things had been expected of him prior to undergoing knee reconstruction surgery and he had been training with the Villa firstteam before his seventeen month enforced absence. By early 2010 he had given up hopes of ever making it as a professional and had taken the decision to retire.

Encouraged by his family to give it another go, McGurk joined Hednesford Town where he played under former Northern Ireland midfielder, Bernard McNally. He then signed for Tranmere Rovers, initially on a non-contract basis and established himself over the next few seasons.

After starring at youth level for Northern Ireland, McGurk's only appearance for the Under-21 team lasted just 38 minutes as he struggled to make an impact as he was in the middle of an abortive return from a succession of serious and niggling injuries which included shin splints and as well as torn knee ligaments.

Good form in the 2012/13 season saw a first senior call-up for the February friendly against Malta. His contract with Tranmere expired in the summer of 2013 and he was targeted by several higher-tier clubs but eventually signed with League Two side Burton Albion. In 2015 he joined Portsmouth on a two year deal. He remained at Fratton Park for just a year before joining Cambridge United. He spent 2017/18 with Morecambe and his five goals helped them to avoid relegation from the EFL but he was released as the campaign ended.

Soccerbase

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
11-08-2009 Portugal A L 1-2 FR

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

Pictures by Roy Cathcart.

Colin Bailie

Name: Colin James Bailie
Born: 31 March 1964, Belfast
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight: 10.11 st
Position: Defender / Midfielder

Club Honours: (with Reading) Football League Division Three Champion 1985/86; Football League Full Members Cup Winner 1987/88; (with Cambridge) Football League Division Three Champion 1990/91; Football League Division Four Play-Off Winner 1989/90.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA.Cup	FL.Cup	Other
Swindon T	81/82-84/85	Mar-82	Youth	105 (2)/4	7(0)/0	3(0)/0	4(0)/0
Reading	85/86-87/88	Jul-85	£22,500	83 (1)/1	5(2)/0	9(0)/0	9(0)/1
Cambridge.U	88/89-91/92	Aug-88	£25,000	104(15)/3	18(0)/0	10(1)/0	9(1)/0
Wycombe Wanderers		1992	-	(Football Conference)
Eynesbury Rovers		1992	-	(United Counties League)
TOTALS	-	£-		292(18)/8	30(2)/0	22(1)/0	22(1)/1

Biography:
To follow.

Dave Campbell

The name of David Campbell stands out in the history books… as one of just a handful of players to turn out for ten or more League clubs. Another Northern Ireland player who's early career promised so much, but ultimately delivered little but statistical oddities...

Name: David Anthony Campbell
Born: 2 June 1965, Eglinton
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 10.09 st
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 10 Full Caps (1986-1988), Under-18 Caps; League of Ireland: 1 Cap (1991).

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Oxford United Stars		-	Youth	(Northern Ireland Intermediate League)
Nottingham Forest	83/84-87/88	Jun-81	Youth	35 (6)/ 3	0(1)/0	4(0)/2	-
Notts County	86/87	Feb-87	Loan	18 (0)/ 2	-	-	-
Charlton Athletic	87/88-88/89	Oct-87	£75k	26 (4)/ 1	1(1)/0	3(0)/0	2(0)/0
Plymouth Argyle	88/89	Mar-89	Loan	1 (0)/ 0	-	-	-
Bradford City	88/89-89/90	Mar-89	£75k	27 (8)/ 4	0(1)/0	2(0)/0	0(1)/0
Derry City	90/91	Dec-90	Loan	5 (0)/ 0	-	-	-
Shamrock Rovers	90/91-91/92	Jan-91	-	30 (1)/ 5	-	-	-
Cliftonville	91/92	Jan-92	Loan	4 (0)/ 0	-	1(0)/0	-
Rotherham United	92/93	Nov-92	Free	0 (1)/ 0	-	-	1(0)/0
West.Bromwich.Alb.	92/93	Feb-93	Free	0 (0)/ 0	-	-	-
Burnley	92/93	Mar-93	-	7 (1)/ 0	-	-	-
Lincoln City	93/94	Feb-94	Loan	2 (2)/ 1	-	-	1(0)/0
Portadown	93/94	Mar-94	Loan	7 (0)/ 2	1(0)/0	-	-
Wigan Athletic	94/95	Aug-94	Free	7 (0)/ 0	-	4(0)/0	-
Cambridge United	94/95	Jan-95	Free	1 (0)/ 0	-	-	-
Tamworth	-	-	-	(Southern League)
Sutton Coldfield Town		-	-	(Southern League)
Paget Rangers	-	-	-	(Southern League)
TOTALS	-	£150k		170(23)/18	2(3)/0	14(0)/2	4(1)/0

Biography:
Born in Eglinton, just outside Londonderry, Dave Campbell’s playing career took off at local intermediate side, Oxford United Stars. From there he moved on to Nottingham Forest as an apprentice in June 1981, picking up Northern Ireland Youth Caps along the way, before signing professional forms at the City Ground in June 1983.

At Forest Campbell’s route to a regular first team midfield spot was always going to be difficult, especially with young English talent such as Neil Webb and Steve Hodge also battling to establish themselves. As it was, Campbell did admirably to break into the Forest team for the second half of the 1985/86 season, enjoying a run of 27 consecutive Division One appearances through to the following season.

It was Campbell’s impressive First Division form that prompted Billy Bingham to call him up as Northern Ireland searched for the right squad mix to take to the World Cup Finals in Mexico. Campbell made his international bow as a sub in the pre-World Cup warm-up game with Morocco, and did enough to earn a place in the Finals’ squad. His first start for Northern Ireland was against Brazil at the Finals, but he could do little to prevent a 3-0 defeat in the Guadalajara sun.

On returning from Mexico, Campbell’s continued good form brought him impressive press, his skills on the ball allowing him to twist and turn his way into the opposition’s penalty area. Here though lay the problem, once in these dangerous positions he would often lose the plot, blasting wildly goal-wards, or fluffing the easy pass, and Brian Clough took the decision to drop him. In February 1987 Campbell was loaned to Forest’s Third Division neighbours, Notts County, where he regained his confidence for another attack on the Forest first eleven. Indeed, the following season began brightly with Campbell forcing his way back into the team, but it was clear that Clough still wasn’t confident in the youngster, and he was sold to Charlton Athletic for £75,000 in October 1987.

On the international front, Campbell continued as a regular, playing in every one of Northern Ireland’s Euro ’88 qualification matches. By the end of the campaign though, Bingham was looking for more reliable players who would suit his preferred style of play, and Campbell found himself making way for the likes of Michael O’Neill and Kevin Wilson. He made his final international appearances as substitute in the friendlies against Greece and Poland early in 1988.

From then on, Campbell’s career as a wandering pro began. A loan spell with Plymouth in March 1989 was a cut short to allow a £75,000 move to Bradford. He lasted a year-and-a-half in Yorkshire before returning home to Derry City on loan in December 1990, then at Shamrock Rovers a month later – a move that later became permanent. Whilst with Rovers Campbell gained an Inter-League cap in a 2-0 defeat by the Irish League at Tolka Park in November 1991. From there, Campbell had a loan spell with Cliftonville (January ‘92), non-contract spells at Rotherham (November ’92) and West Brom (February ’93), an injury ravaged year with Burnley (from March ’93) and a brief loan spell at Lincoln (February ’94). In March 1994 Ronnie McFaul brought Campbell to Portadown as they pushed, ultimately unsuccessfully, for the double, eventually finishing Irish League runners-up to Linfield and losing in the Irish Cup semi-final to Bangor.

A new beginning seemed on the horizon when Campbell was signed on a non-contract basis by Kenny Swain for Wigan Athletic in August 1994, but with Swain dismissed just a month of the season, Campbell found himself released in October after just seven games. He signed for Cambridge United to the end of the season the following January, and made his debut against Brentford. It proved to be a miserable game, with Cambridge losing 6-0 (it had been scoreless at half-time), and Campbell suffering a broken leg which forced his retirement as a professional footballer.

Since retiring from playing Campbell has run summer schools, coaching youngsters throughout the UK.

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
23-04-1986 Morocco... H W 2-1 FR. sub
12-06-1986 Brazil.... N L 0-3 WCF
15-10-1986 England... A L 0-3 ECQ
12-11-1986 Turkey.... A D 0-0 ECQ
01-04-1987 England... H L 0-2 ECQ
29-04-1987 Yugoslavia H L 1-2 ECQ
14-10-1987 Yugoslavia A L 0-3 ECQ
11-11-1987 Turkey.... H W 1-0 ECQ sub
17-02-1988 Greece.... A L 2-3 FR. sub
23-03-1988 Poland.... H D 1-1 FR. sub

Summary: 8(2)/0. Won 2, Drew 2, Lost 6.

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: 5.10 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), 14 Amateur Caps / 11 Goals (1956-1962), 7 Youth 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	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Wellington Street Boys’ Brigade			Youth	-	-	-	-	-
Harryville Amateurs			Amateur	-	-	-	-	-
Ballyclare Comrades			Amateur	-	??/ 1	(Irish League B Division)
Cliftonville	54/55-55/56	-	Amateur	??/  9	??/ 1	-	-	??/ 6
Loughborough College		-	Amateur	(Leicestershire League)
Everton	-	-	Amateur	0/  0	-	-	-	-
Coleraine	56/57-58/59	-	Amateur	??/ 34	??/ 1	-	-	??/25
Ballymena United	59/60-60/61	-	Amateur	??/ 32	??/ 6	-	-	??/31
Linfield	61/62	Jul-61	Amateur	18/ 12	4/ 3	-	1/0	31/33
Coventry City	62/63-63/64	Jul-62	-	47/ 15	9/ 2	2/0	-	-
Cambridge United	-	-	-	(Southern League)
Ely City	67/68-71/72	Jul-67	-	(Eastern Counties League)
TOTALS		£10,000		/102	/14	2/0	1/0	/95

Goals by Competition:

Football League	15
FA Cup	2
League Cup	0
Irish League	87
Irish Cup	12
Other Irish	95
European Cup	0
TOTALS	210

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. He netted a 60 goals from 99 appearances in his three seasons with the Bannsiders. 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, including five in an 8-2 Co. Antrim Shield win over Linfield Swifts on 15th March 1961. 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.

After a remarkable 69 goals from 79 appearances for Ballymena, Barr signed for Linfield in July 1961. 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 48 goals, including another "fiver" against Coleraine in the City Cup, 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. However, it is Barr's Amateur international career which proves more noteworthy. His eleven goals is a joint record with Kevin McGarry, but from one game fewer, and his tally of fourteen appearances was only bettered by three men - McGarry (15), Ernie McCleary (15) and Bertie Fulton (21).

At the end of the 1961/62 season, with his pockets heavy with medals, Barr, by 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, his refusal to turn full-time due to teaching commitments frustrated Hill and brought his City career to a premature end. 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, Barr played non-League football with Cambridge United. After a 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.

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
11-11-1959 France.. H D 1-1 FR 1 Goal

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

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
17-09-1955 England. H L 1-4 BC
23-02-1957 Scotland H W 4-1 BC 2 Goal
28-09-1957 England. H L 0-3 BC
18-01-1958 Wales... H W 3-1 BC 1 Goal
22-02-1958 Scotland A W 3-1 BC 2 Goal
17-01-1959 Wales... A W 4-3 BC 2 Goals
21-02-1959 Scotland H D 0-0 BC
26-09-1959 England. H D 1-1 BC
16-01-1960 Wales... H W 3-2 BC 1 Goal
25-04-1960 Scotland A L 0-2 BC
24-09-1960 England. A L 2-3 BC
18-02-1961 Scotland H D 3-3 BC 1 Goal
30-09-1961 England. H L 0-3 BC
13-01-1962 Wales... H W 3-1 BC 2 Goals

Summary: 14/11. Won 6, Drew 3, Lost 5.

Irish League Representative Appearance Details: