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.

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

Lewis Maloney

Name: Lewis Maloney
Born: 5 May 1995
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Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21

Club Career:
Teams
Middlesbrough Youth
Guisborough Town
Gateshead 18/19- date


Biography:

OneBoro

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
05-09-2015 Scotland H L 1-2 ECQ sub
still active

Ryan Brobbel

Name: Ryan Brobbel
Born: 5 March 1993, Hartlepool (England)
Height: 5.08 ft
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Position: Midfielder / Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, 11 Under-19 Caps / 1 Goal, 2 Under-18 Caps, 9 Under-17 Caps / 1 Goal.
Club Honours: (with TNS) Welsh Premier League Champion 2015/16, 2016/17; Welsh Cup Winner 2015/16; Welsh League Cup Winner 2016/17.

Club Career:
Teams........ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Middlesbrough ........... May-11 Youth .0(0)/ 0
York City ... 13/14 ..... Aug-13. Loan 16(3)/ 4 0(1)/0 ...... 1(0)/0
Hartlepool U. 14/15 ..... Aug-14 .Loan 13(2)/ 0 ...... 1(0)/0 1(0)/0
Tranmere Rvrs ........... Jul-15 Trial
Darlington .. 15/16 ..... Sep-15 .Free
Whitby Town.. 15/16 ..... Oct-15 .Free
TNS ......... 15/16- date Jan-16

Biography:
To follow.

IrishFA
Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
31-05-2013 Cyprus. A L 0-3 ECQ
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
15-10-2013 Serbia. A L 1-3 ECQ
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
09-09-2014 Serbia. H L 1-4 ECQ 1 goal

Summary: 8(1)/1. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 8.

James Gray

Name: James Phillip Gray
Born: 26 June 1992, Yarm (England)
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight: 12.03 st
Position: Midfielder / Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 11 Under-21 Caps / 2 Goals (2012-2014), Under-20, 17 Under-19 caps / 8 goals, 5 Under-17 caps / 1 goal, 5 Under-16 caps / 1 goal.

Club Career:
Teams ....... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Middlesbrough ............. 2007 Youth .0 (0)/ 0
Darlington ...11/12 ..... Aug-11 .Free .3 (8)/ 0 (Conference National)
Kettering ....11/12 ..... Mar-12 .Free .8 (1)/ 0 (Conference National)
Accrington S. 12/13-14/15 Aug-12 .Free 39(29)/13 2(2)/0 1(1)/1 2(0)/0
Vauxhall Mtrs 12/13...... Sep-12 .Loan .1 (-)/ 0 (Conference North) 
Southport ... 14/15...... Feb-15 .Loan .0 (0)/ 0 (Conference National) 
Northampton T 14/15...... Mar-15 .Loan .7 (1)/ 3 
Wrexham ..... 15/16 ..... Jul-15 .Free 15(12)/ 7 (National League) 
Southport ... 16/17 ..... May-16 .Free 16 (-)/ 2 (National League) 
Glenavon .... 16/17 ..... Dec-16 .Free .6 (7)/ 6*
Torquay Utd . 17/18 ..... Jul-17 .Free
York City ... 17/18 ..... Oct-17 .Loan
* all games

Biography:
Son of Phil.

A member of the Northern Ireland side that reached the final of the 2010 Milk Cup Elite Section.

A regular at various youth levels, he scored on his Under-21 début, in battling 3-2 defeat by Hungary.

Accompanied the senior Northern Ireland squad on their 2014 summer tour to South America.

Has since drifted away from league football. In October 2015 he was caught driving while over the legal alcohol limit and subsequently served a driving ban.

Gray joined Glenavon in mid-way through the 2016/17 season on a short term deal with a view to earning a deal back in the English Football League.

More to follow.

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IrishFA
Accrington Stanley

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
15-08-2012 Hungary...... A L 2-3 FR. 1 goal
07-09-2012 FYR Macedonia H L 1-3 ECQ sub
10-09-2012 Denmark...... A L 0-3 ECQ
31-05-2013 Cyprus....... A L 0-3 ECQ
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
15-10-2013 Serbia....... A L 1-3 ECQ 1 goal
14-11-2013 Italy........ A L 0-3 ECQ
05-03-2014 Italy........ H L 0-2 ECQ sub
09-09-2014 Serbia....... H L 1-4 ECQ

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

Joe Miller

Name: Joseph Miller
Born: 27 April 1899, Coleraine
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Position: Right-Half

Representative Honours: Ireland: 3 Full Caps (1929).
Club Honours: (with Middlesbrough) Football League Division Two Champion 1926/27, 1928/29.

Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Largs Athletic	-	-
Morton	20/21-22/23	-		12/3
Arthurlie	-	-	Loan
Johnstone	23/24-24/25	Aug-23
Aberdare Athletic	25/26	Jun-25		37/4	3/0
Middlesbrough	26/27-29/30	Aug-26		140/0	13/0
Dolphin	30/31	Oct-30
Hibernian	30/31	Nov-30		18/0	4/0
Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath.	31/32-33/34	Nov-31		75/0	5/0	1/0
Ballymena United	34/35	Jul-34		*27/0
Ross County	-	Jan-36		(Highland League)
Totals				309/7	25/0	1/0

* all games

Biography:
A footballing half-back, Joe Miller was famed for his reading of the game, his ability to intercept a pass and feed his forward line. He served a long apprenticeship in Scottish Junior football and lower down the Scottish League. He established himself with Aberdare Athletic, then playing in Division Three (South) of the Football League. Despite the Welsh club finishing bottom of the league and failing to gain re-election at the end of the 1926/27 season, Miller had done enough to convince Middlesbrough manager Herbert Bamlett of his worth.

Miller stepped into a Boro team ready to challenge for promotion to Division One and, although he put in some early unsteady performances, by the end of his first campaign at Ayresome Park he had missed just one game and claimed a Division Two championship medal. He retained his place throughout what was a disappointing campaign back in the top-flight as Boro finished bottom to suffer an immediate relegation. He showed great resilience to bounce back and was regarded as the lynchpin of the Middlesbrough side which claimed a second Division Two title in three seasons.

Finally, just short of his thirtieth birthday, Miller was awarded long overdue international recognition. He made his debut in a satisfactory 2-2 draw against Wales in February 1929, adding a second cap three weeks later. This time things were much more uncomfortable as the Irish half-back line was heavily criticised for its “weakness” in the face of a highly skilled Scottish forward-line, the Scots running out 7-3 winners at Windsor Park. Still Miller held onto his place for the next season’s opening international fixture, a 3-0 defeat by England, again at Windsor, in which Boro teammate George Camsell scored twice.

Back in Division One, Miller’s place was starting to come under pressure. He played just twenty times as mid-table security was achieved. By November 1930, having not featured in the first eleven all season, Miller was returned to Scotland to join Hibernian. Still he was far from finished. After suffering relegation with Hibs he joined Division Three (South) Bournemouth & Boscombe, where he played on until his mid-thirties. Miller then returned to Ireland where he offered his experience to the “new” Ballymena United.

Ireland Cap Details:
02-02-1929 Wales... A D 2-2 BC
23-02-1929 Scotland H L 3-7 BC
19-10-1929 England. H L 0-3 BC

Summary: 3/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 2.

Miller's career may also have taken in spells with Port Glasgow Athletic (prior to joining Morton) and Ards (prior to joining Bournemouth) though further corroboration is required.

Further details courtesy of Martin O'Connor.

Bert Smith

Name: Ernest Edwin Smith

Born: 4 January 1890, Donegal
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Position: Centre-Half

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Representative Honours: Ireland: 4 Full Caps (1921-1923).

Club Honours: (with Cardiff) Football League Division Two Runner-Up 1920/21; Welsh Cup Winner 1921/22, 1922/23.

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Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup		Other
Army	-	-	-	-		-	-
Cardiff City	20/21-23/24	Aug-19	-	105/2		18/1	-
Middlesbrough	23/24-24/25	Jan-24	-	21/0		-	-
Watford	25/26-26/27	Sep-25	£250	50/1		5/0	-
Emsworth	-	Apr-27	Free	(Hampshire)
TOTALS		£475		176/3		23/1	-

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Biography:

Bert Smith gained early footballing experience while serving in the army during the First World War. Come peace-time he signed for Cardiff City, then in the Southern League, and was a regular as they finished fourth and, as the highest placed Welsh side, were invited to join the Football League Second Division (the rest of the Southern League First Division formed the Football League's Third Division).

Smith's League debut was also Cardiff's, a 5-2 win at Stockport County on 28th August 1920. He was a virtual ever-present for the Bluebirds over the next three seasons, gaining a reputation as one of the club's finest ever defenders. He helped the club to promotion to the top-flight for the first time in their history, scoring their first First Division goal in a 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa.

Mid-way through the 1923/24 season Smith joined Middlesbrough, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat by Preston. He was a regular member of the side that finished bottom of the First Division, so suffering the first relegation in the club's history. He retained his place in Boro's defence at the start of the following season, but his form dipped and he was dropped. With the club forced to settle for a disappointing mid-table finish on their lower-league return, Smith was shipped on to Third Division South side Watford. He finished his playing career with non-league Emsworth.

Capped four times for Ireland, all while a Cardiff player, Smith made his debut in a 2-0 defeat by Scotland at Windsor Park in February 1921. The Scots' victory was recorded as well-deserved, but Smith was noted as being prominent in the Irish half-back line, thoroughly justifying his selection. It would be another year-and-a-half before he took the field for Ireland again, but on that occasion he was awarded the captaincy as the Irish lost 2-0 against England at West Bromwich.

It was on his third international appearance that Smith first tasted victory, putting in a determined defensive display along with his fellow backs, as Ireland recorded a deserved 2-0 win over Wales at Wrexham. Another stout defensive performance in October 1923 allowed Ireland to record a rare victory over England at Windsor Park. It was a fitting finale for Smith's brief but distinguished international career.

Watford Archive
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Ireland Cap Details:

26-02-1921 Scotland H L 0-2 BC

21-10-1922 England. A L 0-2 BC

14-04-1923 Wales... A W 3-0 BC

20-10-1923 England. H W 2-1 BC

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Summary: 4/0. Won 2, Drew 0, Lost 2.

Club career details courtesy of Martin O'Connor.

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/.