Jim Burke

Name: James Burke
Born: 4 November 1939, Belfast
Position: Left-Half

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1965); Junior, Youth.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Lower Shankill BC		-	Youth	-	-	-	-	-
Cliftonville	58/59	-	Amateur	*2/ 0	-	-	-	-
Minorca	-	-	Amateur	(Northern Amateur League)
Carrick Rangers	-	-	Amateur	(Irish League B Division)
Distillery	62/63-65/66	-	Amateur	*95/17	-	-	-	-
Dundalk	66/67-67/68	c/s-66	-	32/ 1	4/1	17/0	2(0)/0	14/1
Crusaders	68/69	c/s-68	-	*29/ 0	-	-	0(1)/0	-
Larne	68/69	-	-	*10/ 0	-	-	-	-
Ards	69/70-70/71	-	-	*83/22	-	-	1(0)/0	-
Carrick Rangers	-	-	-	(Irish League B Division)
Corinthian Casuals	-	-	-	(Isthmian League)
TOTALS	-	£-		351/40	-	-	3(1)/0	-

* all domestic games

Biography:
To follow.

Dundalk Who's Who

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
25-09-1965 England H L 0-2

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

Jonathan Breeze

Name: Jonathan Breeze
Born: 22 October 1991*, Wirral (England)
Height: 
Weight: 
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 4 Under-21 Caps (2010-11), Youth.

Club Career:
Teams ........ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League
Liverpool ....................... Youth 0(0)/0
Wigan Athletic 10/11-11/12...2008 Youth 0(0)/0
Colwyn Bay ... 12/13 ..... Sep-12 .Free (Conference North)
Rhyl ......... 13/14 ..... Jul-13 .Free (Welsh Premier League)
Witton Albion............  Sep-13 ..... (Northern Premier League)
Cefn Druids
Corby Town ............... Mar-16

Biography:
"A cultured central midfielder whose composure and range of passing are key attributes to his game."

Breeze spent eight years in Liverpool's Academy set-up before joining Wigan Athletic on a two-year scholarship in 2008, which was followed by a two-year professional deal.

Released by Wigan at the end of the 2011/12 season. Following trial spells with Brentford and Chester he signed for Conference North side, Colwyn Bay. He was then briefly on the books of Rhyl before joining Witton Albion.

More to follow.

IrishFA
Wigan Athletic
Welsh Premier League

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap details:
17-11-2010 Scotland..... A L 1-3 FR

10-08-2011 Faroe Islands H W 4-0 ECQ sub
02-09-2011 Serbia ...... A L 0-1 ECQ sub
06-09-2011 Denmark ..... H L 0-3 ECQ

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

* 1991 according to UEFA, 1992 according to Wigan website.

Liam Bagnall

Name: Liam Bagnall
Born: 17 May 1992, Newry
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight: 10.04 st
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-21 Cap, 17 Under-19 Caps, 11 Under-17 Caps, 7 Under-16 Caps / 1 Goal.
Club Honours: (with Warrenpoint) NIFL Championship Winner 2016/17; Mid Ulster Cup Winner 2016/17.

Club Career:
Teams...... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Windmill Stars ............... Youth (Carnbane League/Mid Ulster League)
Glenavon...................... Youth 0(0)/0
Sunderland .............. 2009 Youth 0(0)/0
Darlington. 11/12 ..... Jan-12 .Loan 2(0)/0 
Warrenpoint 13/14-16/17 Jun-13 .Free 
Cliftonville 17/18-date

Biography:
Liam Bagnall was released by Sunderland at the end of the 2011/12 season.

He joined Warrenpoint Town for their debut season as a senior club in 2013/14.

More to follow.

IFA Website


Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
17-11-2010 Scotland A L 1-3 FR sub
still active

Adam Barton

Name: Adam James Barton
Born: 7 January 1991, Blackburn (ENG)
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight: 12.12 st
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Full Cap (2010); Republic of Ireland: 5 Under-21 Caps (2011-2012).

Club Career:
Teams............ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Blackburn Rovers.................... Youth .0 (0)/0
Preston North End 08/09-11/12 Jan-09 Youth 37(13)/1 1(0)/0 4(1)/1 2(0)/1
Crawley Town..... 09/10 ..... Sep-09 .Loan .1 (1)/0 (Football Conference)
Coventry City ... 12/13-14/15 Aug-12 Undis 43(20)/3 3(2)/0 2(0)/0 3(0)/0
Fleetwood Town .. 13/14 ..... Apr-14 .Loan .0 (0)/0
Portsmouth ...... 15/16-16/17 Jun-15 .Free 13 (6)/0 2(0)/0 1(0)/0 4(0)/0
Partick Thistle . 16/17- date Aug-16 Undis

Biography:
A skilful, rangy midfielder, Blackburn-born Adam Barton qualified for Northern Ireland through the parent rule.

Formerly a youth team player with Blackburn Rovers, Barton was released at 16 due to a serious back injury. Preston North End then took a chance and offered him a scholarship then a professional deal, on a two-and-a-half year contract, just prior to his eighteenth birthday. He was first included in Preston's senior squad in March 2009 when he was an unused substitute against Charlton. It was while on loan with Crawley that Barton made his firstteam debut, coming on as a substitute against Luton Town in a 3-0 Blue Square Premier defeat on 1st September 2009. He made his Preston debut, starting against Scunthorpe, on 10th April 2010 but was substituted at half-time following a head injury. Since the start of the 2010/11 season Barton has been a regular at Deepdale and he scored his first goal in a 4-3 defeat by local rivals Burnley on 11th Sptember 2010. Impressive early season form has already seen him linked to a number of Premier League sides.

Barton, who has previously been included in Northern Ireland Under-19 and Under-21 squads, earned his first senior call-up for the double header against Italy and the Faroe Islands in September 2010. A day later he withdrew from the squad hoping to keep his international options open. Two months later he was again called-up by Nigel Worthington as a late inclusion in the squad for a match against Morocco. As this was a friendly, his appearance had not permanently tied his future to Northern Ireland.

In March 2011, despite struggling for form and having been dropped from the Preston firstteam, Barton was called into the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad, making a further mockery of his earlier claims that he wished to retain the option of playing for England.

Barton joined Coventry for an undisclosed fee in the summer of 2012. He was released when his contract expired in 2015 and joined Portsmouth.

PNE Profile
Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
17-11-2010 Morocco H D 1-1 FR

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

Ryan Blake

Name: Ryan George Blake
Born: 8 December 1991, Weybridge (England)
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight: 10.12 st
Position: Left-Back

Reprsentative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Under-21 Caps (2010), Under-19.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Brentford	09/10-11/12	Aug-08	Youth	0(1)/0	-	-	-
Woking	10/11	Oct-10	Loan	4(-)/0	(Conference South)
Ebbsfleet United	10/11	Jan-11	Loan	11(-)/0	(Conference South)
Farnborough	11/12	Oct-11	Loan	4(-)/1	(Conference South)
Hampton & Richmond Boro'	11/12	Jan-12	Loan	2(-)/0	(Conference South)
Lincoln City	-	May-12	Trial	0(0)/0	(Conference National)
Ebbsfleet United	12/13	Aug-12	Free	6(2)/0	(Conference National)
Slough Town	-	Jul-13	Trial	0(0)/0	(Southern League)
Chertsey Town	13/14	Aug-13	Free	-	(Southern League)
Kingstonian	14/15	c/s-14	Free	4(-)/0	(Isthmian League)
TOTALS	-	£-		-	-	-	-

Biography:
A highly-rated full-back, Ryan Blake came through the ranks at Brenford and was awarded a squad number at the beginning of the 2009/10 season. He had to wait until near the end of that campaign to make his debut, coming on as a substitute against Yeovil. Already involved in the Northern Ireland Under-19 squad, Blake made his Under-21 debut as a late substitute against San Marino in September 2010. After a number of loan spells away from Griffin Park, Blake was released at the end of the 2011/12 season.

IrishFA Profile
Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
03-09-2010 San Marino H W 4-0 ECQ sub
09-02-2011 Wales .... A L 0-2 FR

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

Liam Boyce

Name: Liam Boyce

Born: 8 April 1991

Height: 6.00¹⁄₂ ft

Weight: 13.05 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full (2011-date), Under-23, 9 Under-21 Caps (2010-2012), 6 Under-19 Caps / 1 Goal.
Club Honours: (with Cliftonville) Irish League Champion 2012/13, 2013/14; Irish Cup Runner-Up 2012/13; Irish League Cup Winner 2012/13, 2013/14; (with Ross County) Scottish League Cup Winner 2015/16.
Awards: NIFWA Player of the Year 2013; Ulster Footballer of the Year 2013; Golden Boot 2013; Ulster Young Footballer of the Year 2010; SPFL Player of the Month Dec-15, Aug-16, Apr-17.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Cliftonville Werder Bremen Cliftonville Ross County Burton Albion	08/09-10/11 10/11-11/12 11/12-13/14 14/15-16/17 17/18- date	- Aug-10 Jan-12 Jun-14 Jun-17	Youth Undisc. Free Free Undisc	52 (-)/18 0 (0)/ 0 75 (9)/51 80(19)/48 -	- - - 3(2)/2 -	- - - 8(3)/5 -	4(0)/1 - 2(1)/1 - -	*12(-)/3 #3(-)/0 4(2)/1 - -
TOTALS	-	£-		-	-	-	-	-

* all domestic cup games; # Werder Bremen II appearances in 3.Liga

Biography:
Exciting young Cliftonville forward, Liam Boyce has been linked with moves across the water and further afield. He transferred to Werder Bremen on August 2010 deadline day.

Boyce made his Cliftonville debut on 1st October 2008 against Glentoran and scored his first goal in a 2-2 draw with Linfield towards the end of that season. The following season he finished as the Reds' top scorer, his goals firing the team to the runners-up spot in the Carling Premiership and earning him the Ulster Young Footballer of the Year title. He was also awarded the Goal of the Season award for a strike against Distillery. He opened the 2010/11 season in fine form, scoring in a Europa League qualifier against CSKA Sofia.

In the summer of 2010 Boyce spent time training with Celtic and a move to German Second Division team, SpVgg Greuther Fürth after a successful trial stalled at the final hour. He returned to Cliftonville where he made, what turned out to be, his final appearance against Crusaders on 27th August as he scored in a 3-1 win. Within days he was back in Germany, making a dream move to one of the giants of European football, Werder Bremen. He has been named in Werder's reserve/under-23 squad who play in the 3. Liga, the third tier in the German pyramid.

Boyce made his senior international debut as a late substitute in a 3-0 Carling Nations Cup defeat by Scotland in Dublin on 9th February 2011.

It was announced during the summer of 2011 that Bremen would allow Boyce to leave if a suitable deal could be agreed. He subsequently spent trial periods with Oxford United and Bologna and eventually returned from Germany after being released from his contract that October. He then spent an unsuccessful trial spell at Kenny Shiels' Kilmarnock before eventually returning to Cliftonville.

On his return to Cliftonville Boyce quickly rediscovered his form and revealed a versatility not previously witnessed by Irish League followers. His goals set a club record and fired the Reds to the title and an Irn Bru League Cup win in 2012/13 and saw his name linked with a move back to full-time football. He remained at Solitude for another year as the Reds claimed consecutive titles for the first time in their history and traveled with the Northern Ireland squad that toured South America, though didn't make it on to the field.

Shortly after his return from international duty Boyce was signed by Scottish Premiership side, Ross County. He spent much of his first season building fitness before establishing himself in the closing months of the campaign and he then re-established himself in the Northern Ireland squad. By the 2015/16 season he was among the most feared strikers in the Scotland, and he was topscorer with four strikes as County won the League Cup, though he was unable to find the net in a 2-1 final win over Hibernian. He was unfortunate to miss out on a place in Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 finals squad as his form dipped late in the season following an injury.

Boyce returned to his goalscoring ways early in the 2016/17 season, regained his place in the international set-up and was awarded the SPFL Player of the Month award for August. His good form continued throughout the season and with 23 goals he finished as the Premiership's topscorer, which included a four goal haul against Inverness in April as he collected another monthly award.

In the summer of 2017 Boyce moved to English Championship side Burton Albion for a fee reported to be the highest ever paid by the club.


Northern Ireland Cap Details:

09-02-2011 Scotland.... N L 0-3 CNC sub
29-03-2011 Slovenia.... H D 0-0 ECQ sub
24-05-2011 Rep. Ireland A L 0-5 CNC sub
27-05-2011 Wales....... N L 0-2 CNC sub
31-05-2015 Qatar....... N D 1-1 FR. sub
08-10-2015 Greece...... H W 3-1 ECQ sub
13-11-2015 Latvia...... H W 1-0 FR. sub

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
02-03-2010 San Marino... A W 3-0 ECQ sub
03-09-2010 San Marino... H W 4-0 ECQ
07-09-2010 Germany...... A L 0-3 ECQ
17-11-2010 Scotland..... A L 1-3 FR. sub
31-05-2011 Faroe Islands A D 0-0 ECQ
10-08-2011 Faroe Islands H W 4-0 ECQ sub
06-09-2011 Denmark...... H L 0-3 ECQ
13-11-2012 England...... A L 1-2 FR..sub

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

Michael Bryan

Name: Michael Anthony Bryan
Born: 21 February 1990, Hammersmith
Height: 5.06 ft
Weight: 10.00 st
Position: Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Full Caps (2010), Under-21, Youth.
Club Honours: (with Harrow) Middlesex Senior Cup Winner 2014/15.

Club Career:
Teams........ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Q.P.R. ...............//........ Youth .0 (0)/0
Watford...... 09/10-11/12 Nov-08 Youth .5 (7)/0 ...... 0(2)/0 

Bradford C. . 11/12 ..... Aug-11 .Loan .5 (3)/0 ............. 0(1)/0
Bournemouth ............. Jan-12 Trial .0 (0)/0 
Leyton Orient ........... Feb-12 Trial .0 (0)/0 
Northampton Town ........ Jul-12 Trial .0 (0)/0 
Brackley Town 12/13 ............. Free (Conference North)
Daventry T. . 12/13 ..... Nov-12 .Loan (Southern League Division One)
Corby Town .. 12/13 ..... Feb-13 ..... (Conference North)
Hendon ...... 13/14 ..... Aug-13 ..... (Isthmian League)
Hampton & RB. 14/15 ..... Jun-14 ..... (Isthmian League)
Harrow Boro'. 14/15- date Sep-14 ..... (Isthmian League) 


Biography:
A diminutive dribbling winger, London-born Michael Bryan qualifies to play for Northern Ireland through his grandmother.

More to follow.

Wikipedia

Watford

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
26-05-2010 Turkey........ N L 0-2 FR sub

30-05-2010 Chile......... A L 0-1 FR

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

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
04-09-2009 Czech Republic A L 0-2 ECQ
02-03-2009 San Marino.... A W 3-0 ECQ sub

17-11-2010 Scotland...... A L 1-3 FR

31-05-2011 Faroe Islands. A D 0-0 ECQ sub
still active

James Billingsley

Name: James Billingsley
Born: c.1911, Belfast
Height:
Weight:
Position: Outside-Right / Centre-Forward

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps / 2 Goals (1934-1935).
Club Honours: (with Cliftonville) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1933/34.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Byron	-	-	Amateur	(Alliance League)
Ards	33/34	c/s-1933	Amateur	-	-	-
Cliftonville	-	-1933	Amateur	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£		-	-	-

Biography:
From the Shankill Road area of Belfast, James Billingsley made the giant leap from the Alliance Second Division to the Irish League with great success. He had been a regular goalscorer for Byron as they just missed out on the title in 1933 before the club folded due to lack of support. While it was not unexpected that Billingsley would be much sought after, it was a surprise that he went straight to senior football with Ards. His time at Castlereagh Park was brief and his opportunities few before he readily accepted a move to Cliftonville. He was a key player as the Reds caused several upsets in their run to the 1934 Irish Cup final, Glentoran notably defeated 4-2 in the semi-final before the decider was lost 5-0 to Linfield. Billingsley's worth was recognised when he was named in the side to represent Ireland in the amateur international against Scotland. A "brilliant victory was due to the thrustful Billingsley, who took the centre-forward berth at a critical period, and turned the scales in favour of the Irishmen."

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
25-04-1934 Scotland H W 4-1 2 goals
16-02-1935 England. H L 2-4

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

Data from an ISN profile kindly forwarded by Jim Murphy.