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.

Ken Beattie

Name: Kenneth Beattie
Born: Belfast
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight: 11.09 st
Position: Right-Back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1956); Irish League: 4 Caps (1958).

Club Career:
Teams
East Belfast
Bangor

Biography:
To follow.

Bangor FC

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
21-01-1956 Wales... H W 2-1
25-02-1956 Scotland A W 3-1

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

Ossie Bailie

Name: Oswald Bailie
Born: c.1923, Ballymena
Died: 5 December 2015, Antrim (age 92)
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Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1955).
Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Festival of Britain Cup Winner 1951/52.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Ards	-	-	Amateur	-	-	-
Belfast Celtic	48/49	-48	Amateur	-	-	-
Cliftonville	-	-	Amateur	-	-	-
Ballymena United	51/52-52/53	-	Amateur	13/0	6/0	10/0
Distillery	-	-	Amateur	-	-	-
Cliftonville	-	-	Amateur	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£0		-	-	-

Biography:
Ossie Bailie was picked-out as a goalkeeper with potential by the legendary Elisha Scott who signed him for Belfast Celtic from Ards IIs. Bailie made his debut for Celtic on Christmas Day 1948 in a 5-0 win away to his hometown team, Ballymena United. Two days later regular custodian Kevin McAlinden returned to the side that faced Linfield for the infamous Boxing Day clash that preempted Belfast Celtic's withdrawal from the Irish League. Injuries sustained by McAlinden during the riot gave Bailie a run in the firstteam. Much to Bailie's regret, the return to fitness of McAlinden denied him a place in Celtic's "farewell tour" of America in the summer of 1949.

A multi-talented sportsman, Bailie chose to remain an amateur so that he could continue to play representative tennis. He also played cricket, notably as an opener for the Cregagh team that won the Senior League in 1947 and, in later life, bowls. Following Belfast Celtic's resignation from the Irish League he signed with Cliftonville, then the only all-amateur club playing in senior football. 

In May 1952 Bailie was a member of the Ballymena side that won the one-off Festival of Britain Cup as he kept a clean-sheet in the 3-0 final win over Crusaders. Around this time he was still playing cricket for Mid-Antrim (later Ballymena) CC, with whom he would feature in the 1958 Junior Cup and 1974 Senior Cup finals. Indeed, he was still featuring on the crease as he approached his sixtieth year.

Bailie was capped once at Amateur level in 1955 while back playing with Cliftonville. It proved an inauspicious occasion as a visiting England team cruised to a 4-1 victory in front of 8,000 fans at Solitude.

Ulster Cricketer 

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
17-09-1955 England. H L 1-4

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

Ballymena career details courtesy of Neil Coleman - The Official History of Ballymena United FC. 

Jimmy Bermingham

Name: James Bermingham
Position: Outside-Right

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1930); Irish Free State: 1 Full Cap (1929); League of Ireland.
Club Honours: (with Bohemians) League of Ireland Champion 1927/28, 1929/30; FAI Cup Winner 1927/28; League of Ireland Shield Winner 1927/28, 1928/29; Leinster Senior Cup Winner.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Brooklyn	24/25	-	Amateur	/ 7	-	-
Bohemians	25/26-30/31	c/s-25	Amateur	/39	/4	-
TOTALS	-	£0		/46	/4	-

Biography:
A contemporary of Fred Horlacher and Alec Morton at Bohemians. Like his teammates, Jimmy Bermingham incurred the wrath of the FAIFS in November 1930 for representing the IFA at amateur international level and was handed a three month ban.

A goalscoring outside-right, Bermingham finished the 1926/27 season as Bohemian's top goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions. The following season he captained the Bohs to a "cleansweep" of League, FAI Cup, Shield and Leinster Cup.

As well as gaining Ireland Amateur caps, Bermingham also represented the Free State League and played in one full international for the Irish Free State, against Belgium at Dalymount Park in 1929.

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Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
15-11-1930 England H W 3-1

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

Irish Free State Cap Details:
20-04-1929 Belgium H W 4-0 FR

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

David Buchanan

Name: David T.H. Buchanan
Born: 6 May 1986, Rochdale (England)
Height: 5.07 ft
Weight: 11.03 st
Position: Midfielder/Left-Back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 15 Under-21 Caps / 2 Goals (2006-2008), 7 Under-19 Caps / 1 Goal.

Club Career:
Teams........... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- -FACup- FL Cup Other
Bolton Wanderers .................. Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Bury............ 04/05-09/10 Feb-05 Youth 167(21)/ 0 11(2)/0 5(0)/0 9(0)/0
Hamilton Acad. . 10/11 ..... Jul-10 .Free .27 (1)/ 1 .2(0)/0

Tranmere Rovers. 11/12 ..... Jul-11 .Free .41 (0)/ 1 .1(0)/0 ...... 2(0)/0
Preston N.E. ... 12/13-14/15 May-12 .Free .60 (9)/ 0 .9(0)/0 1(2)/0 7(1)/0
Northampton Town 15/16- date May-15 .Free

Biography:
English-born to a father from Belfast, David Buchanan came to the attentions of the Irish FA when recommended by his cousin, Wayne.

More to follow.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
16-05-2006 Scotland.. H W 1-0 FR. sub
01-09-2006 Germany... H L 2-3 ECQ sub
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
24-05-2007 Scotland.. A L 0-4 FR
01-06-2007 Moldova... A W 1-0 ECQ
21-08-2007 Finland... H W 2-1 FR
07-09-2007 Germany... H L 0-3 ECQ
12-09-2007 Luxembourg A W 2-1 ECQ
17-10-2007 Israel.... H L 1-3 ECQ
16-11-2007 Luxembourg H W 5-0 ECQ 1 Goal
20-11-2007 Moldova... H W 3-0 ECQ 1 Goal
06-02-2008 Israel.... A L 1-2 ECQ
26-03-2008 Romania... H L 1-3 FR. sub

Summary: 10(5)/2. Won 6, Drew 0, Lost 9.

Gary Browne

Name: Gary Browne
Born: 17 January 1983, Dundonald
Height: 5.10 ft / 1.78 m
Weight: 10.10 st / 68 kg
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 5 Under-21 Caps (2002-2003).
Club Honours: (with Glentoran) Irish Cup Runner-Up 2005/06; (with Distillery) Irish League Cup Winner 2010/11 ...

Club Career:
Teams........ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Manchester City............ 1999 Youth .0 (0)/ 0
Whitby Town.............. Aug-03 .Free (Northern Premier League)
York City.....03/04 ..... Nov-03 .Free .2 (3)/ 0
KKVS Leonidas 03/04 ..... Jan-04 .Free (Netherlands Amateur)
Worksop Town .04/05 ..... Sep-04 .Free (Conference North)
Belper Town ..04/05 ..... Jan-05 .Free (Northern Premier League)
Gresley Rvrs .04/05 ..... Feb-05 .Free (Northern Premier League)
Glentoran ....05/06-06/07 Aug-05 .Free
L. Distillery 07/08-10/11 Jul-07 .Free ........................ 0(1)/1
Linfield .....11/12-12/13 c/s-11 .Free 11(18)/ 8 0(4)/0 2(1)/1 0(3)/0 2(2)/0
Coleraine ... 13/14-14/15 May-13 .Free 33(18)/14
Carrick Rgers 15/16 ..... Jul-15 .Free
Ards ........ 15/16 ............. Free .5 (4)/ 2*
* all games

Biography:
To follow.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
06-09-2002 Scotland A D 1-1 FR
11-10-2002 Spain... A L 0-1 ECQ
15-10-2002 Ukraine. H D 1-1 ECQ
11-02-2003 Finland. H W 3-1 FR sub
10-06-2003 Spain... H L 1-4 ECQ

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

Stephen Beatty

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Name: Stephen Beatty
Born: 1 September 1969, Carrickfergus
Height:
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Position: Midfielder/Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Under-21 Caps (1990-1994), Under-18, 7 Schoolboy Caps.
Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 1992/93, 1993/94, 1999/00, 2000/01; Irish Cup Winner 1993/94, 1994/95, Runner-Up 1991/92, 2000/01; (with Coleraine) Irish Cup Winner 2002/03, Runner-Up 2003/04.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA.Cup	FL.Cup	Europe	Other
Carrick Rangers	-	-	Youth	-	-	-	-	-
Chelsea	-	Jun-88	Youth	0 (0)/ 0	-	-	-	-
AGF Aarhus	1990	-90	-	8 (4)/ 0	-	-	-	-
Linfield	90/91-00/01	Nov-90	-	253(15)/29	-	-	-	-
Coleraine	01/02-06/07	Jul-01	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		-	-	-	-	-

Biography:
To follow.

LinfieldFC

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
03-04-1990 Israel. H W 2-1 FR
22-03-1994 Romania H D 0-0 FR

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

"Batty" Brennan

Name: Bartholomew James Brennan
Born: 2nd quarter 1890, Dublin
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Position: Centre-Half

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Cap / 1 Goal (1912).
Club Honours: (with Bohemians) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1910/11; Leinster Senior Cup Winner 1909/10, 1910/11, 1911/12, 1914/15, 1915/16, Runner-Up 1912/13.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Bohemians	09/10-17/18	-1909	Amateur	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		-	-	-

Biography:
"Batty" Brennan established himself in the Bohemians team in 1909/10. A strong, resolute defender, he gained a silver medal in the Irish Cup when Bohemians were beaten 2-1 by Shelbourne in a replay on 26th May 1911.

Not noted for his goalscoring, (he scored only two goals in his career with Bohemians), it came as a surprise when Brennan scored for Ireland in the 3-2 defeat of Wales at Ninian Park on the 13th April 1912. Ireland were trailing Wales by 2-0 after half an hour when Bradford’s John McCandless scored in the 61st minute to make it 2-1. A few minutes later “Batty” raced through and equalised. With five minutes to go John McCandless was on target again and Ireland had a rare victory.

Brennan, a railway clerk by trade, served Bohemians well and was appointed club captain for the 1917/18 season.

Ireland Cap Details:
13-04-1912 Wales... A W 3-2 BC 1 Goal

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

By George Glass.

Paddy Bonnar

Name: Patrick Bonnar
Born: 27 November 1920, Ballymena
Position: Outside-Left

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Victory Caps; Irish League: 2 Caps; Northern Regional League: 1 Cap.

Club Career:
Teams .......... --Seasons-- Signed League FACup
Distillery
St James's Gate
Barnsley........ 49/50 ..... Aug-49 ..5/ 1 .5/ 1
Aldershot....... 50/51-52/53 Jun-50 .63/19
Ballymena United
Derry City

Biography:
Capable on the left or right wings or at centre-forward.

More to follow.

Aldershot 1950/51

Wayne Buchanan

Name: Wayne Buchanan
Born: 12 January 1982, Banbridge
Height: 6.02 ft
Weight: 13.07 st
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-23 (2004), 5 Under-21 Caps (2002-2003), Under-18, Under-16, Under-15; Irish League: 1 Cap (2007).

Club Career:
Teams............. --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Banbridge YC
Portadown............................ Youth ..0(0)/0
Bolton Wanderers.. 99/00-02/03 Sep-98 Youth ..0(0)/0 0(1)/0
Chesterfield...... 01/02 ..... Mar-02 .Loan ..3(0)/0
Lisburn Distillery 02/03-08/09 Jan-03 .Free 226(-)/9 (all games)
Gold Coast United ............ Jun-09 Trial
Brisbane Roar ................ Jun-09 Trial
Brisbane Olympic (Brisbane State League)
Gold Coast United. 09/10 ..... Nov-09 .Free
Dundee ....................... Jan-10 Trial
Gateshead ........ 09/10 ..... Feb-10 .Free
Blyth Spartans ... 10/11- date Aug-10 .Free

Biography:
Wayne Buchanan moved to Australia in May 2009. He moved back to the UK in January 2010.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
15-02-2002 Germany H L 0-1 FR. sub
15-10-2002 Ukraine H D 1-1 ECQ sub
05-09-2003 Ukraine A L 0-1 ECQ
09-09-2003 Armenia H W 3-1 ECQ
10-10-2003 Greece. A W 1-0 ECQ

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