Matty Ball

Name: Matthew Ball

Born: 26 March 1993, Welwyn Garden City (ENG)

Height: 5.10 ft (1.80 m)

Weight: 10.10 st (68 kg)

Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 6 Under-21 Caps, Under-19, Under-17.
Club Honours:

Club Career:

Teams ........... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-
Norwich City .....10/11-11/12 ..2010 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Macclesfield Town 11/12 ..... Mar-12 .Loan .0(0)/ 0
Stevenage........ 12/13-13/14 Jul-12 .Free .1(1)/ 0
Farnborough ..... 12/13 ..... Feb-13 .Loan .7(-)/ 1 (Conference South)
Boreham Wood .... 13/14 ..... Aug-13 .Loan 21(-)/ 4 (Conference South)
Farnborough ..... 13/14 ..... Jan-14 .Loan 18(-)/ 3 (Conference South)
Farnborough ..... 14/15 ..... Aug-14 .Free 10(-)/ 2 (Conference South)
Wealdstone....... 14/15-15/16 Oct-14 .Free ........ (Conference South)
Albuquerque Sol.. 2015 ...... May-15 .Loan ........ (US PDL)
St Albans City .. 16/17- date Jun-16 (National League South)

Biography:

Matthew Ball was first signed by Norwich City as a twelve year-old, working his way through the ranks to earn a place on the bench for the Canaries' 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace in October 2010. He earned his first professional contract in May 2011, the same month as he made his Northern Ireland Under-21 debut, adding to the youth caps he had previously won. In the summer of 2011 he showed particularly impressive form at the Milk Cup, scoring twice in three games, as Northern Ireland finished runners-up.

Ball was released by Norwich at the end of the 2011/12 season and subsequently joined Stevenage, where his father Tim had played during the 1980s, on a three-year-contract after a successful trial. He spent loan spells with non-league sides Farnborough and Boreham Wood. After his Stevenage contract was cancelled at the end of the 2013/14 season he joined Farnborough on a permanent deal.

Ball's younger brother Dominic was also capped at various levels by Northern Ireland before electing to play for England.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:

31-05-2011 Faroe Islands A D 0-0 ECQ sub
06-09-2011 Denmark...... H L 0-3 ECQ sub
15-08-2012 Hungary...... A L 2-3 FR
07-09-2012 FYR Macedonia H L 1-3 ECQ sub
10-09-2012 Denmark...... A L 0-3 ECQ
14-08-2013 Denmark...... H L 1-4 FR. sub

Summary: 2(4)/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 5. 

David Miskelly

Name: David Thomas Miskelly

Born: 3 September 1979, Newtownards

Height: 6.00 ft

Weight: 12.09 st

Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 10 Under-21 Caps (1999-2001), Youth.

Club Honours: (with Portadown) IFA Championship Winner 2008/09; Irish Cup Runner-Up 2009/10, 2014/15; Irish League Cup Winner 2008/09, Runner-Up 2010/11.

Club Career:

Teams.......... --Seasons-- Signed --Fee-- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other

Dungoyne Boys' Club

Glentoran................................... 0(0)/0

Oldham Athletic 97/98-03/04 Jul-97 Trainee .17(3)/0 0(1)/0 3(0)/0 ...... 2(0)/0

Portadown...... 03/04 ..... Jan-04 ...Free ..1(0)/0

Macclesfield... 03/04 ..... Jan-04 ...Free ..0(0)/0

Portadown...... 04/05-16/17 Jun-04 ...Free

Biography:

David Miskelly made his Under-21 debut in a famous 3-1 victory over France in August 1998 and from that point was marked as a star for the future. Although he won a total of ten caps at Under-21 level, he never made it any further, though he did come close. He received call-ups to both Full (February 2002) and B (May 2003) squads but injury ruled him out on both occasions.

Despite his early promise, Miskelly found firstteam football difficult to come by. He signed professional terms with Oldham as a seventeen year-old but in nearly seven years at Boundary Park was in the shadow of the more experienced Gary Kelly and was released in 2004 after just twenty League outings.

Initially Miskelly joined Portadown on a short-term deal before trying unsuccesfully to make his mark at Macclesfield. In the summer of 2004 he rejoined Portadown on a permanent deal and, aside from some lengthy spells out through injury, has been a regular choice since and in January 2016 played his 400th game for the club.

Miskelly retired mid-way through the 2016/17 season after suffering a number of injury problems. He played his final game against Cliftonville in December 2016.

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Portadown Profile

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:

17-08-1999 France.. H W 3-1 FR

28-03-2000 Malta... A W 2-1 FR

29-05-2000 Scotland H D 1-1 ITT

02-06-2000 Wales... H D 2-2 ITT

01-09-2000 Malta... H D 1-1 ECQ

06-10-2000 Denmark. H L 0-3 ECQ

10-10-2000 Iceland. A W 5-2 ECQ

31-08-2001 Denmark. A L 0-2 ECQ

04-09-2001 Iceland. H L 1-3 ECQ

05-10-2001 Malta... A D 2-2 ECQ

Summary: 10/0. Won 3, Drew 4, Lost 3.

Alan Fettis

A rarity in football as a goalkeeper with Football League goals to his name, Alan Fettis had an interesting, but up-and-down career...

Name: Alan William Fettis
Born: 1 February 1971, Belfast
Height: 6.01ft
Weight: 13.09 st
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 25 Full Caps (1991-1998), 3 B Caps (1994-1998), 1 Under-18 Cap, 1 Under-17 Cap, 1 Under-16 Cap; Schoolboy Caps.
Club Honours: (with Ards) Irish League Cup Runner-Up 1990/91.
Awards: York City Clubman of the Year 2000/01, 2001/02

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Glentoran	-	-	Youth	0(0)/0	-	-	-
Ards	88/89-90/91	1988	-	42(0)/0	-	-	23(0)/0
Hull City	91/92-95/96	Aug-91	£50k	131(4)/2	5(0)/0	7(1)/0	7(0)/0
West Brom. Alb.	95/96	Nov-95	Loan	3(0)/0	-	-	-
Nott'm Forest	95/96-97/98	Jan-96	£250k	4(0)/0	0(1)/0	1(0)/0	-
Blackburn Rvrs	97/98-99/00	Sep-97	£300k	9(2)/0	1(0)/0	-	-
Leicester City	99/00	Sep-99	Loan	0(0)/0	-	-	-
York City	99/00-02/03	Mar-00	Free	125(0)/0	12(0)/0	3(0)/0	-
Hull City	02/03-03/04	Jan-03	Free	20(0)/0	1(0)/0	-	1(0)/0
Sheffield United	03/04	Dec-03	Loan	2(1)/0	-	-	-
Grimsby Town	03/04	Mar-04	Loan	11(0)/0	-	-	-
Macclesfield T.	04/05-06/07	Jul-04	Free	61(0)/0	3(0)/0	2(0)/0	9(0)/0
Bury	06/07	Jun-06	Free	9(0)/0	1(0)/0	2(0)/0	-
Manchester U.	10/11-11/12	Jan-11	Free	0(0)/0	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£600k		417(7)/2	23(1)/0	15(1)/0	40(0)/0

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Biography:
A former Youth international, Alan Fettis made his name in the Irish League with Ards before a £50,000 move to Hull City. He established himself in the Northern Ireland squad through the early 1990s, taking advantage of the long-spells of injury that ruled out Tommy Wright.

Spells in the top-flight with Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers both offered little in the way of first-team opportunities, and both saw relegation. Fettis' international career was ended with the emergence of Maik Taylor, though Sammy McIlroy did include him in the international squad as late as 2003.

One of the most experienced goalkeepers in the lower English Leagues, Fettis never wanted for a club. Aside from his international caps, claims to fame include two goals for Hull City (scored during a striker injury crisis at the club), and being named as Ards' greatest 'keeper of all time.

After retiring as a player in 2007, Fettis was appointed assistant goalkeeping coach at Derby County where he worked with Roy Carroll. In 2008 he was appointed goalkeeping coach at Cheltenham Town, and was also given the role of chief scout at the club. After working with the Northern Ireland Under-18 squad, Nigel Worthington appointed Fettis as goalkeeping coach for the a B international match against Scotland in May 2009. In July 2009 he joined the coaching staff at Sunderland and continued his role with the Northern Ireland set-up.

In January 2011 Fettis joined the coaching staff at Manchester United and he made a brief return to playing when he turned out for the reserves during a goalkeeper shortage.

Full bio to follow.

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
13-11-1991 Denmark...... A L 1-2 ECQ
28-04-1992 Lithuania.... H D 2-2 WCQ
18-11-1992 Denmark...... H L 0-1 WCQ
11-06-1994 Mexico....... N L 0-3 FR
07-09-1994 Portugal..... H L 1-2 ECQ
29-03-1995 Rep. Ireland. A D 1-1 ECQ
26-04-1995 Latvia....... A W 1-0 ECQ
22-05-1995 Canada....... A L 0-2 FR
25-05-1995 Chile........ N L 1-2 FR
07-06-1995 Latvia....... H L 1-2 ECQ
03-09-1995 Portugal..... A D 1-1 ECQ
11-10-1995 Liechtenstein A W 4-0 ECQ
15-11-1995 Austria...... H W 5-3 ECQ
27-03-1996 Norway....... H L 0-2 FR
29-05-1996 Germany...... H D 1-1 FR
31-08-1996 Ukraine...... H L 0-1 WCQ
05-10-1996 Armenia...... H D 1-1 WCQ
30-04-1997 Armenia...... A D 0-0 WCQ
11-10-1997 Portugal..... A L 0-1 WCQ
25-03-1998 Slovakia..... H W 1-0 FR
22-04-1998 Switzerland.. H W 1-0 FR
03-06-1998 Spain........ A L 1-4 FR
15-09-1998 Turkey....... A L 0-3 ECQ
10-10-1998 Finland...... H W 1-0 ECQ
18-11-1998 Moldova...... H D 2-2 ECQ

Summary: 25/0. Won 6, Drew 7, Lost 12.

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
10-05-1994 England...... A L 2-4 FR
21-02-1995 Scotland..... A L 0-3 FR
11-02-1998 Rep. Ireland. A W 1-0 FR

Summary: 3/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.