Sammy Ewing

Name: Samuel D. Ewing
Born: Belfast
Position: Inside-Forward

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1947); Irish League.
Club Honours: (with Distillery) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1945/46; Belfast/Dublin Inter-Cities Cup Runner-Up 1947/48; (with Glentoran) Irish League Champion 1950/51, 1952/53; Irish Cup Winner 1950/51, Runner-Up 1951/52; Gold Cup Winner 1951/52, Runner-Up 1950/51; City Cup Winner 1950/51, 1952/53; Ulster Cup Winner 1950/51, 1952/53; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1949/50, 1951/52.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Loopbridge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Distillery	45/46-49/50	-	Amateur	*104/ 29	-	-	-
Glentoran	49/50-54/55	Sep-49	£500	*191/ 88	-	-	-
Crusaders	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£500		295/117	-	-	-

*all domestic games.

Biography:
A goalscoring inside-forward, Sammy Ewing represented Ireland at Amateur international level and the Irish League. A product of East Belfast junior football, he made his senior debut for Distillery on Christmas Day 1945 and finished that season with a Co. Antrim Shield winner's medal. Ewing joined Glentoran in September 1949 and his regular goals fired them to two League titles, including the "Double" in 1951.

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
08-02-1947 England. A L 1-3

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

Irish League Representative Appearance Details:

Corry Evans

The second Evans brother to play for Northern Ireland, Corry, like Jonny, has come through the ranks at Old Trafford...

Full Name: Corry Evans
Born: 30 July 1990, Belfast
Height: 5.08 ft
Weight: 10.12 st
Position: Defender/Midfielder

Representative Honours: Nothern Ireland Career: Full Caps (2009-), 1 B Cap (2009), Under-21 Caps (2008-), 6 Under-19 Caps, 5 Under-17 Caps, 3 Under-16 Caps / 1 Goal.
Club Honours: (with Man. United) FA Youth Cup Runner-Up 2006/07; (with Hull) Football League Championship Runner-Up 2012/13 (promoted).

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Manchester U.		2006	Youth	0(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Carlisle Utd	10/11	Oct-10	Loan	1(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Hull City	10/11	Jan-11	Loan	17(1)/3	-	-	-	-
Hull City	11/12-12/13	May-11	£500k	61(14)/3	2(1)/0	1(0)/0	-	-
Blackburn R.	13/14- date	Aug-13	£750k	-	-	-	-	-

Biography:
The younger brother of Jonny Evans, Corry is an established reserve at Manchester United and was capped by Northern Ireland at every level up to B before his inclusion in the full squad for the first time for the June 2009 friendly against Italy. After a number of run-outs in friendlies over the following year, Evans made his competitive debut as a substitute in a Euro qualifier in Slovenia. He marked the occasion with a goal with his first touch as Northern Ireland recorded their first significant away win in sixteen years. 

For United, Evans played regularly in central defence and across midfield for the reserves and youth teams. He was expected to go out on loan during the 2010/11 season to gain some firstteam experience with Real Mallorca touted as a possible destination. On 22nd October he joined Carlisle United on a one-month emergency loan deal as a replacement for another loanee, United and Northern Ireland colleague Oliver Norwood. Evans made just one appearance for Carlisle, in a 1-1 draw at Bristol Rovers on the 30th October, before his loan spell was also cut short by injury.

In January 2011 Evans joined Championship side Hull City on a six-month loan. He marked his Hull debut with a goal in a 1-1 draw at Reading. The move was made permanent on a three year deal shortly before the end of the season. He was part of the team that gained promotion to the Premier League in 2013, but prior to the commencement of the following campaign he transferred to Blackburn/

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
06-06-2009 Italy......... A L 0-3 FR
03-03-2010 Albania....... A L 0-1 FR. sub
26-05-2010 Turkey........ N L 0-2 FR
30-05-2010 Chile......... A L 0-1 FR
11-08-2010 Monenegro..... A L 0-2 FR. sub
03-09-2010 Slovenia...... A W 1-0 ECQ sub 1 goal
still active ..

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
06-05-2009 Scotland...... A L 0-3 FR ..

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
19-08-2008 Poland........ N L 0-1 MT
20-08-2008 Ukraine....... A L 1-4 MT
05-09-2008 Germany....... A L 0-3 FR
18-11-2008 Scotland...... A W 3-1 FR
31-03-2009 Ukraine....... H D 1-1 FR sub
11-08-2009 Portugal...... A L 1-2 FR
13-10-2009 Iceland....... A L 1-2 ECQ
13-11-2009 Germany....... H D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2009 Czech Republic H L 1-2 ECQ
02-03-2009 San Marino.... A W 3-0 ECQ 
still active

Pictures by Roy Cathcart.

Joe Elwood

Name: Joseph Patrick Elwood
Born: 26 October 1939, Belfast
Position: Outside/Inside-Left

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 B Cap (1960), 1 Under-23 Cap (1962), Youth Caps; 3 Schoolboy Caps (1954).
Club Honours: (with Glenavon) Irish League Champion 1956/57; Irish Cup Winner 1956/57; (with Orient) Football League Division Two Runner-Up 1961/62.

Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Glenavon	54/55-57/58	Sep-54	-	-	-	-	-
Leyton Orient	58/59-65/66	Apr-58	-	101(2)/25	8(0)/4	16(0)/3	-
Ards	66/67-67/68	c/s-66	-	/12	/2	-	/10
Distillery	-	c/s-69	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS		£-		/37	/6	16(0/3	/10

BIography:
Joe Elwood broke into Jimmy McAlinden's Glenavon side while still a teenager, featuring at outside-left in their 1957 "Double" winning side. At eighteen he moved to Division Two Leyton Orient, his free-scoring displays from the wing bringing ten goals in his first campaign in English football. After such startling early form his progress slowed somewhat, and in 1963, as Orient achieved promotion to the topflight for the only time, he played just ten times.

Still, Elwood remained in the thoughts of the Irish selectors, featuring at outside-left in 5-0 defeat by France in a 1960 B international and at inside-left in a 1962 Under-23 match, a scoreless draw against Wales. Although not a regular selection for the Os, he remained a regular goalscorer through to his return to the Irish League with Ards in 1966.

Elwood added much needed experience and guile to a young Ards side, aiding them to turn round their period of mediocrity in the mid-sixties to become challengers once again. He saved his best performances in red and blue for a run in the 1968 Irish Cup. He scored in a 4-1 win over Coleraine despite being given the unfamiliar task of man-marker Bertie Peacock. He scored again in the semi-final against Linfield, though Ards finished 2-1 losers.

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:

16-03-1960 France A L 0-5 FR

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

Northern Ireland Under-23 Cap Details:
07-02-1962 Wales H D 0-0 FR

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

Tom Evans

Name: Thomas Raymond Evans
Born: 31 December 1976, Doncaster (England)
Height: 6.01 ft
Weight: 13.11 st
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 'B' Cap (2003), Youth.
Club Honours: (with Scunthorpe) Football League Division Three Play-Off Winner 1998/99; (with Boston) Northern Premier League Play-Off Winner 2009/10.

Club Honours:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Sheffield United	-	Aug-95	Youth	0(0)/0	-	-	-
Crystal Palace	96/97	Aug-96	Free	0(0)/0	-	-	-
Harrow Borough	96/97	-	Loan	(Isthmian League)
Coventry City	96/97	Mar-97	Loan	0(0)/0	-	-	-
Scunthorpe United	97/98-05/06	Aug-97	Free	244(1)/0	22(1)/0	7(0)/0	17(0)/0
York City	06/07-07/08	Jul-06	Free	82(0)/0	2(0)/0	-	7(0)/0
Alfreton Town	08/09	Jul-08	Free	(Conference North)
Gainsborough.Trinity	08/09	Mar-09	Loan	(Conference North)
Boston United	09/10	Jul-10	Free	(Northern Premier League)
TOTALS	-	£0		326(1)/0	24(1)/0	7(0)/0	24(0)/0

Biography:
Awarded a Northern Ireland 'B' Cap in a 2-1 defeat by Scotland Future in February 2003, Tommy Evans had long been on the radar of those at the Irish FA. Despite being born in Doncaster he had been capped at Youth level while on the books of Sheffield United.

After being released by the Blades he had a brief spell with Crystal Palace and loan spells at Coventry and Harrow Borough before signing with Third Division Scunthorpe. His debut for The Iron was in a League Cup tie against Everton in September 1997, a match that resulted in a 5-1 defeat. It wasn't until the 1998/99 season that he Evans established himself in the first team. He ended that campaign on a high by keeping a clean-sheet in the play-off final win over Leyton Orient.

Although relegation followed after just a season in the Second Division, Evans remained Scunthorpe's first choice keeper for six seasons. It was 2002/03, when they again made the play-offs, that Evans' efforts were rewarded with a late call-up to the Northern Ireland 'B' squad as a replacement for David Miskelly. He played the first half, conceding twice, in a defeat by Scotland Future at Firhill Park.

Knuckle problems ruled Evans out for much of the 2004/05 season and then surgery cost him his place for the opening months of the following campaign. Eventually he was released by Scunthorpe in May 2006. He joined York City after a trial period in the summer of 2006. Evans was released by York in the summer of 2008 and subsequently joined Alfreton Town of the Conference North. In a season with Boston United he helped them to promotion from the Unibond League via the play-offs in 2010 but was released that summer.

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Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
20-05-2003 Scotland A L 1-2 FR

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