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

Louis Rooney

Name: Louis Rooney
Born: 28 September 1996, Plymouth (England)
Height: 5.11 ft / 1.80 m
Weight: 11.00 st / 70 kg
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19

Club Career:
Plymouth Argyle 15/16-16/17
Truro City .... 16/17 ..... Sep-16 loan 
Hartlepool Utd. 16/17 ..... Jan-17 loan
Linfield ...... 17/18 ..... Aug-17 free
Truro City .... 18/19- date

Biography:
To follow.

Louis Rooney's younger brother Dan also came through the ranks at Plymouth and has been capped by Northern Ireland at youth level.

Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
02-09-2016 Iceland H L 0-1 ECQ sub

Trevor Carson

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Name: Trevor Carson
Born: 5 March 1988, Killyleagh
Height: 6.00ft
Weight: 14.01 st
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 B Cap (2009), 15 Under-21 Caps, 2 Under-20 Caps, 9 Under-19 Caps, 2 Under-18 Caps, 8 Under-17 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Motherwell) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2017/18; League Cup Runner-Up 2017/18.

Club Career:
Teams....... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Sunderland.............. Nov-04 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Chesterfield 08/09 ..... Aug-08 .Loan 18(0)/ 0 2(0)/0
Lincoln City 10/11 ..... Jan-11 .Loan 16(0)/ 0
Brentford .. 10/11 ..... Mar-11 .Loan .1(0)/ 0 
Bury ....... 11/12 ..... Sep-11 .Loan .8(0)/ 0
Hull City .. 11/12 ..... Jan-12 .Loan .0(0)/ 0 
Bury ....... 11/12 ..... Feb-12 .Loan .9(0)/ 0 
Bury ....... 12/13-13/14 May-12 .Free 44(0)/ 0 3(0)/0 1(0)/0 2(0)/0
Portsmouth . 13/14 ..... Oct-13 .Loan 37(0)/ 0 1(0)/0 ...... 2(0)/0
Cheltenham T 14/15 ..... Jun-14 .Free 46(0)/ 0 2(0)/0 1(0)/0 2(0)/0
Hartlepool U 15/16-16/17 Jun-15 .Free 57(0)/ 0 6(0)/0
Motherwell . 17/18- date Jun-17 £ 10k

Biography:

First called-up to the senior squad in February 2010, it would be a full eight years before Trevor Carson made his debut against Korea in 2018.

More to follow.

IrishFA
Soccerbase
Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Full Cap Details:
24-03-2018 Korea Rep. H 2 W-1 FR
still active

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
06-05-2009 Scotland.. A L 0-3 FR. sub

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

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
14-11-2006 Germany... A L 1-2 FR. sub
06-02-2007 Wales..... H L 0-4 FR. sub
24-03-2007 Romania... A L 0-2 FR. sub
24-05-2007 Scotland.. A L 0-4 FR. sub
16-11-2007 Luxembourg H W 5-0 ECQ sub
26-03-2008 Romania... H L 1-3 FR
19-08-2008 Poland.... N L 0-1 MT
20-08-2008 Ukraine... A L 1-4 MT
05-09-2008 Germany... A L 0-3 FR
18-11-2008 Scotland.. A W 3-1 FR
31-03-2009 Ukraine... A D 1-1 FR
04-09-2009 Czech Rep. A L 0-2 ECQ
08-09-2009 Iceland... H L 2-6 ECQ
13-11-2009 Germany... H D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2009 Czech Rep. A L 1-2 ECQ

Summary: 10(5)/0. Won 2, Drew 2, Lost 11.

Eric Welsh

Name: Eric Welsh
Born: 1 May 1942, Belfast
Height: 5.08½ ft
Weight: 10.05 st
Position: Outside-Right

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 4 Full Caps / 1 Goal (1966-1967).

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Boyland	-	-	Youth	-	-	-	-
Exeter City	59/60-65/66	Sep-59	-	105(0)/19	4(0)/0	5(0)/0	-
Carlisle United	65/66-68/69	Oct-65	-	72(5)/20	6(0)/1	6(0)/1	-
Torquay United	69/70-70/71	Jun-69	-	38(1)/11	4(0)/0	6(0)/1	-
Hartlepool	71/72	Jul-71	-	13(2)/ 2	2(0)/0	2(0)/0	-
Port Elizabeth C.	-	-	-	-	(South Africa)
Salisbury	-	-	-	-	(South Africa)
Hellenic	-	-	-	-	(South Africa)
Distillery	-	Mar-77	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		228(8)/52	16(0)/1	19(0)/2	-

Biography:
Winger Eric Welsh moved to Exeter City from the famous junior side Boyland in 1959. He made rapid inroads into the first eleven, playing his first match while still just seventeen, and establishing himself in the first eleven before he was twenty. For much of his time at St James Park, the Grecians were struggling towards the bottom of Division Four, and when they were promoted in 1964 Welsh had missed the entire season through injury.

In October 1965 Welsh made the move to Carlisle United in Division Two, and in 1966 he came within a whisker of helping them to top-flight football for the first time in their history. His fine performances did bring international recognition, and with the absence of John Crossan was selected in a re-shuffled forward line for the Home Nations match against Wales in March 1966. He put in a highly accomplished performance, scoring in a 4-1 win in Cardiff.

Welsh retained his place for the two end-of-season pre-World Cup glamour friendlies with Mexico and West Germany. The return to the side of the likes of George Best and Dave Clements limited Welsh to just one further cap, but his total of four still stands as a Carlisle club record. Another season-long injury ruled him out for the entire of the 1967/68 season and on his return he struggled to regain his form of old.

Spells with Third Division Torquay and Fourth Division Hartlepool were followed by a spell playing in South Africa. In March 1977 Welsh joined a struggling Distillery side, then being managed by his brother Roy.

Eric’s brother, Roy, won an Under-23 cap and played Irish League football with Distillery, Glentoran and Ards through the 1960s and ‘70s.

Wikipedia
Hartlepool Career
Football League Career
Grecian Archive

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
30-03-1966 Wales....... A W 4-1 BC 1 Goal
07-05-1966 West Germany H L 0-2 FR
22-06-1966 Mexico...... H W 4-1 FR
12-04-1967 Wales....... H D 0-0 ECQ

Summary: 4/1. Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 1.

Jon McCarthy

Name: Jonathan David McCarthy
Born: 18 August 1970, Middlesbrough (England)
Height: 5.09½ ft
Weight: 11.02 st
Position: Right-Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 18 Full Caps (1996-2001), 2 B Caps (1996-1998).
Club Honours: (with Port Vale) Anglo-Itlaian Cup Runner-Up 1995/96; (with Birmingham) Football League Cup Runner-Up 2000/01; (with Hucknall) Northern Premier League Champion 2003/04; (with Northwich) Football Conference North Champions 2005/06.
Awards: York City Clubman of the Year 1991/92, 1994/95.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Hartlepool United	87/88-88/89	Nov-87	Youth	0 (1)/ 0	-	-	-
Shepshed.Charterhouse	89/90	Mar-89	Free	(Northern Premier League)
York City	89/90-94/95	Mar-90	-	198 (1)/31	11(0)/3	8(0)/1	15(0)/3
Port Vale	95/96-97/98	Aug-95	£450k	93 (1)/12	7(0)/1	10(0)/2	8(0)/2
Birmingham City	97/98-01/02	Sep-97	£1,850k	106(17)/ 8	4(0)/0	9(1)/0	3(1)/0
Sheffield Wednesday	01/02	Mar-02	Loan	4 (0)/ 0	-	-	-
Port Vale	02/03	Aug-02	Free	5 (3)/ 0	-	1(0)/0	-
Doncaster Rovers	02/03	Oct-02	Free	1 (0)/ 0	-	-	-
York City	02/03	Nov-02	Free	1 (0)/ 0	-	-	-
Carlisle United	02/03	Nov-02	Free	19 (2)/ 1	2(0)/0	-	4(0)/1
Hucknall Town	03/04	-	Free	(Northern Premier League)
Northwich Victoria	04/05-06/07	Jul-04	Free	(Football Conference)
TOTALS	-	£2,300k		427(25)/52	24(0)/4	28(1)/3	30(1)/5

Biography:
Appointed first-team coach at Chester in January 2014, taking over as manager in May 2016.

More to follow.

Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
24-04-1996 Sweden........ H L 1-2 FR
22-01-1997 Italy......... A L 0-2 FR
30-04-1997 Armenia....... A D 0-0 WCQ
21-05-1997 Thailand...... A D 0-0 FR
11-10-1997 Portugal...... A L 0-1 WCQ sub
25-03-1998 Slovakia...... H W 1-0 FR sub
03-06-1998 Spain......... A L 1-4 FR
10-10-1998 Finland....... H W 1-0 ECQ sub
18-11-1998 Moldova....... H D 2-2 ECQ sub
27-03-1999 Germany....... H L 0-3 ECQ sub
27-04-1999 Canada........ H D 1-1 FR
29-05-1999 Rep of Ireland A W 1-0 FR
18-08-1999 France........ H L 0-1 FR
04-09-1999 Turkey........ H L 0-3 ECQ
09-09-1999 Germany....... A L 0-4 ECQ
10-10-1999 Finland....... A L 1-4 ECQ
28-02-2001 Norway........ H L 0-4 FR
28-03-2001 Bulgaria...... A L 3-4 WCQ sub

Summary: 12(6)/0. Won 3, Drew 4, Lost 11.

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
26-03-1996 Norway........ H W 3-0 FR
11-02-1998 Rep of Ireland A W 1-0 FR

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

Dave Stewart

The "Next George Best" of 1977, like so many before and since, Dave Stewart failed to live up to the comparison...

Name: Charles David Stewart
Born: 20 May 1958, Belfast
Height: 5.08 ft
Weight: 9.03 st
Position: Left-Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1977).

Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Bangor	-	-	Youth	-	-	-	-
Hull City	74/75-78/79	c/s-74	£20k	46 (5)/ 7	3(0)/0	5(0)/0	3(1)/0
Chelsea	79/80	May-79	-	0 (0)/ 0	-	-	-
Scunthorpe.United	79/80-81/82	Nov-79	-	88 (9)/19	7(0)/1	4(0)/0	-
Bridlington.Trinity	82/83	c/s-82	-	(Northern Counties East League)
Goole Town	82/83	Nov-82	-	(Northern Premier League)
Canberra	-	-	-	(Denmark)
Hartlepool United	82/83	Mar-83	-	6 (2)/ 0	-	-	-
Grantham	-	-	-	(Northern Premier League)
TOTALS		£20k		140(16)/26	10(0)/1	9(0)/0	3(1)/0

Biography:
A talented youth player with Bangor, Dave Stewart was taken to Hull City as an apprentice by Terry Neill in the summer of 1974. He made his League debut against Blackpool in April 1975 and the following August signed professional forms, netting his ex-club a £20,000 fee.

Stewart continue to progress with the Tigers, and drew the attentions of Northern Ireland manager, Danny Blanchflower. The sort of player Blanchflower really admired, exciting and adventurous, the nineteen year-old was included in the Irish side as deputy for George Best in a 3-0 World Cup win over Belgium.

Thereafter Stewart’s effectiveness faltered as he suffered a succession of injuries. He seemed too light-weight for Second Division football and he struggled to hold down a place at Boothferry Park. After just five League appearances in the 1978/79 campaign he sought a release from the club so he could spend time convalescing in Australia, however Hull promised him a new contract on his return.

The trip "down under" fell through and Stewart subsequently rejected Hull's contract offer. Blanchflower stepped in to take him to Chelsea as a free agent in May 1979. The Stamford Bridge club had been freshly relegated to Division Two, but Stewart had little time to make an impact with Blanchflower leaving in September. Stewart left Chelsea in November 1979 without making a first-team appearance.

Signed by Fourth Division Scunthorpe, Stewart toughened-up, gaining more than a stone in weight from his Hull days. An effective goalscorer from the wing, he couldn't help lift the Iron away from mediocrity and was released after the club finished second bottom of the League in 1982. He drifted into non-League circles and spent some time in Denmark before making his Football League swansong with Hartlepool in March 1983. He left full-time football behind at the age of just 25.

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
16-11-1977 Belgium.. H W 3-0 WCQ

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

Jim Platt

Long-term understudy to Pat Jennings, when given the chance in the Northern Ireland Number One jersey, Jim Platt was involved in some famous victories...

Name: James Archibald Platt
Born: 26 January 1952, Ballymoney
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight: 12.10 st
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 23 Full Caps (1976-1986), 2 Amateur Caps (1970), Youth.
Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Irish Cup Winner 1983/84, Runner-Up 1969/70; (with Middlesbrough) Football League Division Two Champion 1973/74; Anglo-Scottish Cup Winner 1975/76; (with Coleraine) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1985/86; League Cup Winner 1987/88; Ulster Cup Winner 1985/86, 1986/87; North West Senior Cup Winner.
Awards: North-East Player of the Year 1981; North East Football Writers' Player of the Year 1981; Middlesbrough Player of the Year 1972, 1981.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Coleraine Rangers	-	-	Youth	-	-	-	-	-
Ballymena United	68/69-69/70	-	Amateur	*57(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Liverpool	69/70	-	Trial	0(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Middlesbrough	70/71-82/83	-	£7,000	401(0)/0	32(0)/0	33(0)/0	-	13(0)/0
Hartlepool United	78/79	-	Loan	13(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Cardiff City	78/79	-	Loan	4(0)/0	2(0)/0	-	-	-
Ballymena United	83/84	Jun-83	Free	26(0)/0	5(0)/0	-	-	15(0)0
Coleraine	84/85-89/90	Jun-84	Free	-	-	-	6(0)/0	-
Ballyclare.Comrades	90/91	Dec-90	Free	2(0)/0	1(0)/0	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£7,000		523(0)/0	44(0)/0	33(0)/0	6(0)/0	28(0)/0

Coaching Career:
Ballymena United... Player/Manager (Jun-83 - Jun-84)
Coleraine.......... Player/Manager (Jun-84 - Apr-90)
Northern Ireland... Caretaker Manager (Feb-87)
Ballyclare Comrades Player/Manager (Dec-90 - Nov-92)
Ayssriska (Sweden). Manager
Darlington......... Director of Coaching (Aug-95 - Dec-95)
................... Manager (Dec-95 - Jul-96)
Gateshead.......... Manager (1996 - 1997)
Middlesbrough...... Head Coach of Football in the Community Centre
Darlington ........ Goalkeeping Coach (May-09 - Sep-09)

Biography:
As a schoolboy Jim Platt was a decent outfield player, but by his late teens he had emerged as an outstanding goalkeeper. At 17 he earned the first of two amateur caps and a three-week trial at Liverpool, though the Anfield-side preferred to go with a young Ray Clemence. At 18 Platt played for Ballymena in the Irish Cup final and made a £7,000 move to Middlesbrough. Boro had been alerted to the talented yougnster by Ballymena's manager, and ex-Boro player, Alex McCrae.

On his move to Ayresome Park, Platt spent some time in the reserves, and in one match against Lincoln he played upfront and bagged a hat-trick! He made his first-team debut in October 1971 in a 1-0 win over Blackpool and retained his place for 112 consecutive games through to April 1974. Ballymena reaped early benefits of this run, his tenth appearance had triggered an additional £3,000 payment as part of the transfer terms. In the 1973/74 season Boro claimed the Second Division title and Platt conceded just 28 goals in his 40 appearances. Already he was well on the way to setting the record for career clean sheets by a Middlesbrough keeper. In 1975 he helped Boro to a rare trophy win, claiming the Anglo-Scottish Cup after a two-legged final win against Fulham.

Platt enjoyed an up and down relationship with his Boro manager, Jack Charlton. One moment the World Cup winner would be hailing Platt as better than Pat Jennings and bemoaning his lack of caps, the next he was dropping Platt over a public row over where best for a keeper to stand at a corner kick! After missing much of the 1976/77 season over that little tiff, Platt was restored by new Boro manager John Neal. Neal too had his run-ins with Platt and when Scottish international Jim Stewart was signed in 1978, Platt found himself banished on loan to Hartlepool and Cardiff. He almost joined Blackburn before being recalled to the Boro side to replace the struggling Stewart. He quickly re-established himself as the consistent and commanding keeper of old.

By the early 1980s Platt was Middlesbrough's captain and in 1982 he was awarded a testimonial - he played the second half of the match against Sunderland outfield and, in typical fashion, he found the back of the net! Boro were relegated at the end of the 1981/82 season, though Platt was praised for his agile shot-stopping throughout a difficult season. The appointment of the flambouyant Malcolm Allison shortly after relegation saw Platt once again displaced, signalling the end of a Boro career that sees him still standing in fifth place in the club's all-time appearance list. Although just 31, still young for a goalkeeper, Platt decided to return to Ballymena as player-manager rather than continue is playing career in England.

It has been speculated that if not for Pat Jennings, Platt could have claimed 100 caps for himself. Indeed, like Willie McFaul before him it is unusual for a player featuring at the highest levels in English football to have been capped so few times. Still, Platt was thrust into the international lime-light on a number of occasions. In 1980, with Jenning's serving Arsenal in the FA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup finals, Platt played in every match as Northern Ireland claimed their first British Championship in 66 years. He managed seven consecutive appearances through the Irish FA's Centenary Tour to Australia and a World Cup qualifier against Sweden before Jennings was re-instated.

In the build-up to the 1982 World Cup there were doubts over Jennings' fitness and it looked like Platt might be the starting keeper in Spain. Jennings however recovered sufficiently to start the tournament between the posts and a frustrated Platt had a public falling out with Billy Bingham. For the key match against the hosts Platt was not even in the match-day squad as George Dunlop was chosen as Jennings' back-up. Northern Ireland progressed as Group E winners, but with Jennings unable to play in the second round match against Austria, Bingham and Platt reconciled and he started in a 2-2 draw.

Jennings was back in the starting line-up for Northern Ireland's defeat by France that brought their World Cup adventure to an end, but by the first international match of the following campaign he was out of favour at Arsenal and Bingham took the brave decision to start Platt against Austria. Although that match resulted in a disappointing 2-0 defeat, Platt was still the man in possession when West Germany visited Belfast and left with their tails between their legs - Platt's goalkeeping contributing as much as Ian Stewart's goal to a famous 1-0 win. By the end of the 1982/83 season, with Platt's Middlesbrough career in the wane and Jennings back to his best with Arsenal, the goalkeepers were restored to their traditional roles.

Back in Irish League football, Platt led Ballymena to the 1984 Irish Cup and he remained a regular in the Northern Ireland squad, playing twice as the British Championship was claimed again. He left Ballymena after just a year to become manager at Coleraine where he had played as a youth and following in the footsteps of his father Howard and brothers John and Davy. Platt won his 23rd and final cap as a substitute in a 1986 World Cup warm-up match against Morocco. After the finals in Mexico, with Jennings retired, Platt may have hoped to at last be first choice. While Bingham retained Platt in the squad for another season, the younger Phil Hughes and George Dunlop were preferred for the starting role. Platt's final international involvement was as temporary Northern Ireland manager as Bingham was unable to attend an international match in Israel.

Since resigning as Coleraine boss in 1990 after a poor run of form, Platt has served as a manager or coach with Ballyclare Comrades, Assyryska. the Irish FA, Darlington (leading them to the Division Three Play-Off final), Gateshead and Middlesbrough. He has also run a printing business, soccer schools and served as secretary of the Middlesbrough Former Players Association.

Official Middlesbrough Site Bio
Wikipedia Article

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
24-03-1976 Israel...... A D 1-1 FR sub
13-05-1978 Scotland.... A D 1-1 BC
16-05-1978 England..... A L 0-1 BC
19-05-1978 Wales....... A L 0-1 BC
16-05-1980 Scotland.... H W 1-0 BC
20-05-1980 England..... A D 1-1 BC
23-05-1980 Wales....... A W 1-0 BC
11-06-1980 Australia... A W 2-1 FR
15-06-1980 Australia... A D 1-1 FR
18-06-1980 Australia... A W 2-1 FR
15-10-1980 Sweden...... H W 3-0 WCQ
19-11-1980 Portugal.... A L 0-1 WCQ
24-03-1982 France...... A L 0-4 FR

28-04-1982 Scotland.... H D 1-1 BC
27-05-1982 Wales....... A L 0-3 BC sub
01-07-1982 Austria..... N D 2-2 WCF
13-10-1982 Austria..... A L 0-2 ECQ
17-11-1982 West Germany H W 1-0 ECQ
15-12-1982 Albania..... A D 0-0 ECQ
30-03-1983 Turkey...... A W 2-1 ECQ
04-04-1984 England..... A L 0-1 BC
22-05-1984 Wales....... A D 1-1 BC sub
23-04-1986 Morocco..... H W 2-1 FR sub
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Summary: 19(4)/0. Won 8, Drew 7, Lost 8.

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
10-01-1970 Wales....... H W 3-1
14-02-1970 Scotland.... A L 1-3

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

With thanks to Neil Coleman - The Official Hostory of Ballymena United FC
http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/.