Alex Bruce

Name: Alex Stephen Bruce
Born: 28 September 1984, Norwich (England)
Height: 5.09 ft (1.75 m)
Weight: 11.04 st (71.66 kg)
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Full Caps (2013-14); Republic of Ireland: 2 Full Caps, B, Under-21.
Club Honours: (with Hull) Football League Championship Runner-Up 2012/13 (promoted); FA Cup Runner-Up 2013/14.

Club Career:
Teams..... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Manchester United ........... Youth ..0(0)/0
Blackburn Rovers ............ Youth ..0(0)/0
Oldham Ath 04/05 ..... Dec-04 .Loan ..3(3)/0 1(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0
Birmingham 04/05-06/07 Jan-05 .Free ..3(3)/0 4(2)/0
Oldham Ath 04/05 ..... Jan-05 .Loan ..5(1)/0 1(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0
Sheff Wed..04/05 ..... Mar-05 .Loan ..8(1)/0 
Tranmere R 05/06 ..... Aug-05 .Loan .10(1)/0 ...... 0(1)/0
Ipswich T..06/07-09/10 Aug-06 .Free 112(3)/2 5(1)/1 6(0)/0
Leicester. 09/10 ..... Feb-10 .Loan ..2(1)/0 ............. 4(0)/0
Leeds Utd. 10/11-11/12 Aug-10 ...... 29(0)/1 2(0)/0 2(0)/0 
Hudd'field.11/12 ..... Nov-11 .Loan ..3(0)/0
Hull City .12/13-16/17 Jul-12 .Free 74(11)/1 7(1)/0 6(2)/0 2(1)/0
Wigan Ath. 16/17 ..... Jan-17 .Loan ..0(2)/0 
Bury ..... 17/18 ..... Aug-17 .Free ..2(0)/1 
Wigan Ath. 17/18- date Aug-17 .Free

Biography:

(courtesy of John Floyd)

Son of former Manchester United defender, Steve, Alex Bruce currently plays for Hull City where his father is manager.

A controversial selection for the Northern Ireland squad in October 2012, Bruce had previously rejected a Northern Ireland call-up, preferring instead to represent the Republic of Ireland. Having won two friendly caps for the south he became frustrated by his lack of opportunities and agreed a switch to the north with Nigel Worthington in the summer of 2011.

Northern Ireland Full Cap Details:
06-02-2013 Malta. A D 1-1 FR
05-03-2014 Cyprus A D 0-0 FR

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

Rory McKeown

Name: Rory McKeown

Born: 8 April 1993, Belfast

Height: 5.11 ft / 1.80 m

Weight:

Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, 6 Under-19 Caps, 2 Under-18 Caps, 9 Under-17 Caps, 12 Under-16 Schoolboy Caps (2009).

Club Career:

Teams ...... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Others
Ipswich Town .................. Youth .0 (0)/0

Kilmarnock.. 11/12-13/14 Jul-11 .Free 40 (3)/1 4(0)/0 2(0)/0
Cowdenbeath. 13/14 ..... Feb-14 .Loan 12 (0)/2 ............. 4(0)/0
Raith Rovers 14/15-15/16 Jun-14 .Free 72 (0)/1 6(0)/0 5(0)/1 4(0)/0
Accrington S 16/17 ..... Aug-16 .Free .0 (0)/0 ............. 1(0)/0
Warrington T 16/17 ..... Nov-16 .Free
Southport .. 16/17- date Dec-16 .Free
Warrington
Greenock Morton

Biography:

A product of Ipswich Town's prolific youth set-up, Rory McKeown found himself released in the summer of 2011. He was promptly snapped-up by Kilmarnock manager, Kenny Shiels. McKeown marked his SPL debut with a goal in a 1-1 draw with Dundee United in July 2011. The following month he made his Northern Ireland Under-21 debut, adding to the Youth and Schoolboy caps he had already won.

McKeown was called up to the senior Northern Ireland squad as a late replacement for the matches against Portugal and Luxembourg in September 2013.

In February 2014 McKeown joined Cowdenbeath on an emergency one-month loan, and marked his debut with a goal in a 2-0 win over Dundee.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:

10-08-2011 Faroe Islands H W 4-0 ECQ
02-09-2011 Sebia........ A L 0-1 ECQ
06-09-2011 Denmark...... H L 0-3 ECQ
15-08-2012 Hungary...... A L 2-3 FR
07-09-2012 FYR Macedonia H L 1-3 ECQ
10-09-2012 Denmark...... A L 0-3 ECQ
13-11-2012 England...... A L 0-2 FR
31-05-2013 Cyprus....... A L 0-3 ECQ
14-08-2013 Denmark...... H L 1-4 FR
11-10-2013 Belgium...... H L 0-1 ECQ
15-10-2013 Serbia....... A L 1-3 ECQ
14-11-2013 Italy........ A L 0-3 ECQ

still active

Caolan Lavery

Name: Caolan Lavery
Born: 22 October 1992, Red Deer, Alberta (Canada)
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight:
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Youth; Canada: 3 Under-17 Caps (2009).
Club Honours: (with Leicester) Westerby Cup Winners' Cup Winner 2011.

Club Career:
Club ........ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FACup FLCup Others 
Red Deer Renegades ............. Youth
South West United .............. Youth
Team Alberta ................... Youth
Ipswich Town ................... Youth .0 (0)/0
Leicester C. ............ Nov-11 Trial .0 (0)/0
Sunderland .............. Nov-11 Trial .0 (0)/0
Sheffield Wed 12/13-15/16 May-12 .Free 16(18)/6 1(2)/0 2(0)/0
Southend Utd..12/13 ..... Jan-13 .Loan .0 (3)/0 ............ 0(1)/0 
Plymouth Arg. 13/14 ..... Nov-13 .Loan .4 (4)/3
Chesterfield. 14/15 ..... Feb-15 .Loan .6 (2)/3
Portsmouth .. 15/16 ..... Oct-15 .Loan 11 (2)/4
Sheffield Utd 16/17- date Aug-16 Undis 
Rotherham Utd 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Loan

Biography:
A goalscoring forward, Caolan Lavery had represented Canada at youth level, appearing in the 2009 CONCACAF Under-17 Qualification Tournament in Mexico, before electing to  play for the country of his parents' birth, Northern Ireland. He played for a number of teams in Canada before signing youth forms with Ipswich as a 16 year-old. Among his teammates at Portman Road were Rory McKeown and Josh Carson, and the trio appeared together for Northern Ireland Under-19s, including in the run to the 2011 Milk Cup final. That summer he attracted the interest of Tottenham, but an injury scuppered any potential move. He was offered a six-month professional contract by Ipswich in October 2011 but rejected it as he was unhappy with the terms and left Portman Road behind. In the following weeks he was linked with a move to Bradford and went on trial at Leicester.

After further interest from a number of other clubs, including Sunderland and Kilmarnock, Lavery joined Sheffield Wednesday's development squad in the summer of 2012. He was an unused substitute for several of the Owls' early season matches but it wasn't until a mid-season loan at Southend United that he made his senior debut, as a substitute, in a 1-0 win over Oxford. After four appearances, all from the bench, Lavery's loan spell was cut short by injury. He made his Wednesday debut early in the following season, again as a substitute, in a 2-1 home defeat by Burnley. He remained a match-day regular at Hillsborough while continuing to find the net for the reserves until loaned out to Plymouth Argyle in an effort to give him more intense firstteam experience. He netted his first senior goal in a 2-1 win for Argyle over Bury on 21 December 2013 and by the time he returned to Hillsborough he had scored three times in eight games.

Back at Wednesday in January 2014, Lavery came off the bench late on to score twice, his first goals for the club, in a 6-0 win over Leeds. He scored another brace in a 4-1 win over Birmingham in March. He was considered for Northern Ireland's summer tour to South America but was unable to attend due to a family wedding. Hopes of continuing his good form unto the 2014/15 season were scuppered as he suffered a cruciate injury in pre-season. After a brief mid-season loan spell with Chesterfield, Lavery re-established himself in the Owls' first team and earned a first official call-up to the Northern Ireland squad for the end-of-season games against Qatar and Romania. He remained an unused sub for both matches.

Lavery struggled to re-establish himself in the Wednesday team early in the 2015/16 season and he joined Portsmouth on a three-month loan deal. On his return to Hillsborough he was unable to agree a new deal and as his contract ran out he was free to talk to other clubs. After being linked with a permanent move to Portsmouth he eventually joined Wednesday's rivals, Sheffield United for an undisclosed compensation fee.



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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
17-11-2010 Scotland..... A L 1-3 FR. sub
15-11-2011 Serbia....... H L 0-2 ECQ sub
10-05-2012 FYR Macedonia A L 0-1 ECQ sub
14-08-2013 Denmark...... H L 1-4 FR. sub
14-11-2013 Italy........ A L 0-3 ECQ sub
19-11-2013 Cyprus....... H W 1-0 ECQ
05-03-2014 Italy........ H L 0-2 ECQ

Summary: 2(5)/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 6.

Josh Carson

Name: Joshua Glyn Carson
Born: 3 June 1993, Ballymena
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 11.00 st
Position: Forward / Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, 12 Under-21 Caps (2012-2013), Youth.
Club Honours: (with Linfield) NIFL Champion 2016/17.

Club Career:
Teams....... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Ipswich Town 10/11-13/14 c/s-10 Youth 16(15)/5 1(0)/0 1(0)/0
York City .. 12/13 ..... Mar-13 .Loan .5 (0)/0 
York City .. 13/14-15/16 Sep-13 .Free 53(22)/7 1(1)/1 0(2)/0 0(1)/0
Linfield ... 16/17 ..... Aug-16 .Free .3(10)/2 1(0)/0 ...... 1(1)/0
Coleraine. 17/18-dt May-17

Biography:
A graduate of Ipswich Town's Academy, Josh Carson has played throughout the Northern Ireland youth set-up before graduating to the Under-21s in November 2010. He made his Ipswich debut in a 2-0 victory over Scunthorpe in March 2011.

Carson played his first senior international matches in the Carling Nations Cup in May 2011. More recently Carson has fallen from the reckoning at Ipswich and spent the latter part of the 2012/13 season on loan at York City who were struggling at the foot of League Two. He played a small part in the Minstermen's eventual survival prior to suffering a broken foot that cut his stay short.

Sidelined by Ipswich manager Mich McCarthy, Carson spent time on trial with Bristol City, Notts County and Hibernian during the summer of 2013. He left Portman Road when his contract was cancelled by mutual consent prior to the closure of the transfer window that September. He had not featured in the firstteam since the previous October.

Nigel Worthington signed Carson for York on a permanent deal in September 2013. He was released following their relegation from the Football League in 2016 and joined Linfield after a successful trial, but left after a single season.

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
24-05-2011 Rep. Ireland A L 0-5 MT 
27-05-2011 Wales ...... N L 0-2 MT
02-06-2012 Netherlands. A L 0-6 FR sub
15-08-2012 Finland .... H D 3-3 FR sub
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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
17-11-2010 Scotland..... A L 1-3 FR sub 
09-02-2011 Wales........ A L 0-2 FR
31-05-2011 Faroe Islands A D 0-0 ECQ
10-08-2011 Faroe Islands H W 4-0 ECQ
02-09-2011 Serbia....... A L 0-1 ECQ
15-11-2011 Serbia....... H L 0-2 ECQ
13-11-2012 England...... A L 0-2 FR
14-08-2013 Denmark...... H L 1-4 FR
09-09-2013 Belgium...... A L 0-1 ECQ
11-10-2013 Belgium...... H L 0-1 ECQ
14-11-2013 Italy........ A L 0-3 ECQ
19-11-2013 Cyprus....... H W 1-0 ECQ

Summary: 11(1)/0. Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 9.

Picture courtesy of Roy Cathcart.

Sam Morrow

Name: Sam Morrow
Born: 3 March 1985, Londonderry
Height: 6.00 ft
Weight:
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 4 Under-21 Caps / 4 Goals (2005-2006), 8 Under-15 Schoolboy Caps (2000-2001).
Club Honours: (with Derry) FAI Cup Runner-Up 2008; League of Ireland Cup Winner 2008; (with Ross Co.) Scottish First Division Champion 2011/12.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Institute	-	-	Youth	-	-	-	-	-
Ipswich Town	03/04	Jul-03	Youth	0 (0)/ 0	-	0(1)/0	-	-
Boston United	03/04	Dec-03	Loan	0 (2)/ 0	-	-	-	-
Hibernian	04/05-06/07	Jul-04	Free	5(25)/ 1	2(2)/2	3(1)/0	1(2)/0	-
Livingston	05/06	Jan-06	Loan	11 (0)/ 0	-	-	-	-
Partick Thistke	06/07	Mar-07	Loan	4 (4)/ 1	-	-	-	-
Derry City	2007 - 2009	Aug-07	Free	41 (-)/ 7	-	-	4(-)/0	-
Dunfermline Ath.	-	Jan-10	Trial	0 (0)/ 0	-	-	-	-
Coleraine	09/10-10/11	Feb-10	Free	4 (-)/ 0	-	-	-	*2(-)/0
Tranmere Rovers	10/11	Aug-10	Undisc.	2 (3)/ 0	0(1)/0	-	-	1(2)/0
Ross County	11/12-12/13	Jul-11	Free	21(13)/ 6	2(1)/1	1(0)/0	-	-
Linfield	14/15	May-14	Free	17 (6)/ 5	0(2)/0	-	0(1)/0	1(0)/1
Coleraine	15/16-16/17	May-15	Free	8(10)/ 2	-	-	-	5(1)/0
Institute	16/17- date	Dec-16	Free	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£0		-	-	-	-	-

* all domestic cup games

Biography:
Sammy Morrow first came to prominence as a schoolboy when, as captain, he scored the equaliser in a 2-1 win over Wales that gave Northern Ireland their first ever Victory Shield title.

One of the many players left in limbo following the financial meltdown of Derry City in the autumn of 2009, Morrow was left without a club and five months wages. He joined Dunfermline on a trial basis in late-December, and reportedly signed a contract towards the end of January. However, on the 5th February it was then revealed that he had been signed by Coleraine on an 18-month deal.

Previously Morrow played in Scotland with Hibernian, but his career was hampered by a cruciate ligament injury. After being released by Hibs in 2007 he joined hometown club, Derry City. He scored a hattrick in the 6-1 2008 League of Ireland Cup Final win over Wexford Youths and the following season collected an FAI Cup runner-up medal despite scoring twice in the final as Bohemians won on penalties.

In March 2010 Morrow was given a three month suspension by FIFA after admitting betting on a number of games in which he was involved. In the summer of 2010 he joined Tranmere Rovers on trial with a deal completed for an undisclosed fee a few days before the close of the transfer window. Having failed to make an impact at Prenton Park he was allowed to leave the following summer, joining Ross County of the Scottish First Division early in the 2011/12 season and he helped them to promotion to the top-flight for the first time. He scored three times, notably in a 3-2 win over Celtic, as County secured a top-half finish.

Morrow was released in the summer of 2013. He later emerged at Linfield as one of Warren Feeney's first signings. He was released after a disappointing single season, returning for another spell at Coleraine shortly thereafter where once again he failed to live up to expectations. Morrow was released mid-way through the 2016/17 season to allow him to join Institute.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
08-02-2005 Scotland....... H W 2-1 FR. sub 1 goal
16-08-2005 Rep. of Ireland H D 2-2 FR
28-02-2006 Wales.......... A W 1-0 FR..... 1 goal
12-04-2006 Leichtenstein.. A W 4-1 ECQ ... 2 goals

Summary: 3(1)/4. Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 0.