Jamal Lewis

Name: Jamal Piaras Lewis
Born: 25 January 1998, Luton (England)
Height: 5.10 ft / 1.77 m
Weight: 11.00 st / 70 kg
Position: Left-back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19.

Club Career:
Norwich City Youth

Biography:
Born in England to a mother from Northern Ireland, Jamal Lewis came through the Norwich City youth set-up. He made his Canaries debut against Brentford in December 2017, and immediately established himself in the first eleven.

Lewis played both left-wing and left-back for Northern Ireland at youth level. He was promoted to the Under-21 team in June 2017, making his debut against Estonia. His good form at club level saw him included in the senior squad for the first time in March 2018. He played the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over South Korea.

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
24-02-2018 Korea Rep. W 2-1 FR
still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
08-06-2017 Estonia A W 2-1 ECQ
still active

Shayne Lavery

Name: Shayne Lavery
Born: 8 December 1998
Height:
Weight:
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-21, Under-19, Under-17

Club Career:
Glenavon Youth
Everton. Youth

Biography:
Lavery was elevated to the fringes of the Everton first team squad in the 2017/18 season. He played for their Under-21 side in that season's EFL Trophy side and was an unused substitute in a Europa League clash away to Apollon Limassol.

A regular through Northern Ireland's youth teams, he transferred his club form to the Under-21 team through the 2017/18 season and was elevated to the senior panel as injury cover in March 2018. He made his full debut during the 2018 Central American tour.

More to follow.

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
29-05-2018 Panama A D 0-0 FR sub
still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
02-09-2016 Iceland H L 0-1 ECQ

Hugh Lowry

Name: Hugh Lowry
Born: Ballymacarrett, Belfast
Height:
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Position: Inside-Left

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1956).
Club Honours: (with Ards) Irish League Champion 1957/58 ...

Club Career:
Bangor
Ards

Biography:
One of the Lowry clan that also included B international Tommy, Hugh was a prolific goalscorer from inside-left. His goals initially brought a degree of respectability to Bangor before firing Ards to the Irish League title. He scored 30 goals as the Gibson Cup arrived at Castlereagh Park for the first time. The following season he became the first Irish League player to score in European competition as Ards lost 4-1 to French giants, Rheims in the Champions' Cup.

Invited to move to England by several clubs, including Liverpool, Huddersfield and Bristol City, in the days of the maximum wage it more sense for Lowry to remain a part-time player alongside a steady job. He was forced to quit playing at the age of 26 after tearing his right knee ligaments against Portadown.

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.

Billy Lyness

PSNI FC

Name: William Lyness
Born:
Height:
Weight:
Position: Centre-Forward

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1929).

Club Career:
Newry Town Amateur

Biography:

To follow.

PSNI

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:

10-11-1928 England H L 0-2

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

Robert Lynn

Name: Robert T. Lynn
Born:
Height:
Weight:
Position: Centre-Forward

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1929).

Club Career:
Ards Amateur

Biography:
To follow.

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
12-10-1929 Scotland H L 0-3

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

Chris Lester

Name: Christopher Lester
Born: 27 October 1994, Salford (England)
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Position: Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-21 Cap (2013).

Club Career:
Teams ... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League
Bolton W. 12/13- date Jul-12 Youth
Chester . 13/14 ..... Oct-13 .Loan 4(1)/0 (Conference National)
Hartlepool .......... Mar-15 Trial
Warrington Town ........ -15 .Free (Northern Premier League)

Biography:
An English-born winger, Chris Lester qualifies for Northern Ireland through his Belfast-born grandfather. His first international call-up was for an Under-21 European qualifier in Cyprus in May 2013 while just 18-years-old.

A product of the Bolton Wanderers youth set-up, he first featured on the for an FA Cup tie with Sunderland in January 2013. He had to wait until the tail-end of the following season, after a loan spell at Chester, to make his Trotters debut, coming off the bench in a 1-0 defeat by Leicester.

Lester was one of twelve players released by Bolton at the end of the 2014/15 season shortly after an unsuccessful trial with Hartlepool. He subsequently joined Warrington Town.

More to follow.

Bolton Wanderers
Bolton News
Soccerbase

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
31-05-2013 Cyprus A L 0-3 ECQ 

Ray Lockhart

Name: Raymond Lockhart

Born:

Height:

Weight:

Position: Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1970).

Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish Cup Winner 1969/70; (with Dundela) Steel & Sons Cup Runner-Up 1972/73.

Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	Other
Linfield	-	-	-	-	-
Dundela	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS		£-		-	-

Biography:

A clever, goalscoring winger, Ray Lockhart was capped at Amateur level while a Linfield in the same season as he appeared from the bench in the Blues' 1970 Irish Cup Final win over Ballymena. In 1972 he was in the Dundela side defeated by Linfield Swifts in the Steel Cup Final at Seaview.

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:

14-02-1970 Scotland A L 1-3

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

Albert Lyness

Name: Albert Lyness (Lynas)

Born: 8 June 1912, Lisburn

Died: 7 July 1990, Lisburn

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Weight:

Position: Inside-Forward / Left-Half

Representative Honours: Ireland: 3 Amateur Caps / 2 Goals (1936-1937).

Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Dunmurry	-	-	-	(Intermediate League)
Cliftonville	-	-	Amateur	-	-	-
Rangers	37/38-38/39	c/s-37	-	6/3	2/2	-
Linfield	39/40	-	-	-	-	-
Distillery	40/41-44/45	c/s-40	-	*114/42	-	-
Crusaders	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS		£0		-	-	-

* all games

Biography:

The younger brother of two Irish League players, Albert Lyness played the game at junior level in his native Lisburn before joining Intermediate League side, Dunmurry. It was after joining the army that Corporal Lyness became a surprise inclusion for Amateur Ireland, and he did not disappoint, being "one of the stars of the side". Possessor of "perfect ball control" and a side step that enabled him to carry the ball past defenders with ease, he was also a "deadly shot", able to place the ball "where the goalkeeper cannot get even his fingers to them."

After leaving the army, Lyness' signature was widely sought by several clubs, but his destination always seemed certain to be Ibrox. He made his Rangers début in a 2-1 defeat at Kilmarnock on 12th March 1938, and scored his first goal eleven days later with a penalty against Arbroath. Those were his only games that season and he did not return to the team until the following January when he scored in consecutive wins over Partick and Arbroath as the Bears marched to the Scottish League title. He made his final firstteam appearance, scoring from the penalty spot, in a shock 4-1 defeat by eventual winners Clyde in a Scottish Cup tie at Ibrox.

After playing a season with Linfield, Lyness joined Distillery in the summer of 1940. He marked his Whites début with a goal in a 1-1 draw with Glentoran on 20th August on his way to 25 goals for the season. In five seasons he played 114 games and scored 42 goals but claimed only one medal, as runner-up in the 1940/41 Co. Antrim Shield. Later Lyness coached Distillery IIs.

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:

22-04-1936 Scotland H L 3-5

13-02-1937 England. H W 5-1 2 Goals

21-04-1937 Scotland A L 0-3

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

Credits/Sources:

Ireland's Saturday Night (15 May 1937) (kindly supplied by Jim Murphy)

The Whites 1880-2004 (by Dawson Simpson)

Scottish League Players' Records 1890/91-1938/39 (by Steve Emms & Richard Wells)

Rangers History

John Lillie

Name: John Lillie

Born:

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Weight:

Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1936).

Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Willowfield	-	-	Amateur	(Northern Amateur League)
Cliftonville	34/35-35/36	-	Amateur	-	-	-
Glentoran	36/37	1936	Amateur	*25/0	-	-
TOTALS		£0		-	-	-

* all games.

Biography:

"No safer pair of hands ever held a ball, and it will be an awkward shot indeed if Lillie does not take it as a matter of course and deal with it after the manner of a master."

Acclaimed for his coolness and anticipation, Lillie broke into the Cliftonville firstteam towards the end of the 1934/35 season and, although still comparatively young, established himself for the following campaign. He was rewarded with two Amateur caps as the season drew to a close.

Early in 1936/37 Lillie arrived at Glentoran who were suffering something of a goalkeeping crisis. Indeed, he was just one of four players who were tried between the sticks by the Glens as they slumped to a disappointing mid-table league position.

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:

15-02-1936 England. A L 0-5

22-04-1936 Scotland H L 3-5

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

With thanks to Jim Murphy for forwarding the photo and ISN article on which this profile is largely based.

Derek Lawther

Name: Derek Lawther
Position: Centre-Half

Representive Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1959), Junior.
Club Honours:

Club Career:
Teams... Signed
Linfield
Glenavon c/s-57

Biography:
A former Linfield Swifts and Junior international player, Derek Lawther joined Glenavon at the start of the 1957/58 season. In 1959 he played for Amateur Ireland as well as in the Irish Cup final, though he missed the Lurgan Blues' replay win over Ballymena.

More to follow.

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
21-02-1959 Scotland H D 0-0

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

Matty Lund

Name: Matthew Charles Lund
Born: 21 November 1990, Manchester (ENG)
Height: 5.07 ft
Weight: 9.06 st
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full (2016-date), 6 Under-21 Caps (2011-2012).

Club Career:
Teams ...... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FLCup Other
Crewe Alexandra ............... Youth
Stoke City ............. Jul-09 Youth .0 (0)/0
Hereford Utd 10/11 ..... Nov-10 .Loan .1 (1)/0 0(1)/0

Oldham Ath.. 11/12 ..... Jul-11 .Loan .2 (1)/0 
Bristol Rvrs 11/12 ..... Jan-12 .Loan .9 (4)/2
Bristol Rvrs 12/13 ..... Jul-12 .Loan 14 (4)/2 1(0)/0 0(1)/0
Southend Utd 12/13 ..... Feb-13 .Loan 10 (2)/1 ............. 1(0)/0 
Rochdale ... 13/14-16/17 Jun-13 .Free 
Burton Alb.. 17/18 ..... Jun-17 
Bradford C.. 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Loan
Scunthorpe U 18/19- date

Biography:
Following impressive early season form, Lund received his first senior call-up for a November 2014 European qualifier in Romania as a late injury replacement. He remained an occasional squad member until making his debut against Croatia in November 2016.

More to follow.


Wikipedia
Soccerbase


Northern Ireland Cap Details:
15-11-2016 Croatia ..... H L 0-3 FR
still active.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
09-02-2011 Wales........ A L 0-2 FR
31-05-2011 Faroe Islands A D 0-0 ECQ
10-08-2011 Faroe Islands H W 4-0 ECQ
10-05-2012 FYR Macedonia A L 0-1 ECQ
07-09-2012 FYR Macedonia H L 1-3 ECQ sub
13-11-2012 England...... A L 0-2 FR

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

Picture courtesy of Roy Cathcart.

Caolan Lavery

Name: Caolan Lavery
Born: 22 October 1992, Red Deer, Alberta (Canada)
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight:
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Youth; Canada: 3 Under-17 Caps (2009).
Club Honours: (with Leicester) Westerby Cup Winners' Cup Winner 2011.

Club Career:
Club ........ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FACup FLCup Others 
Red Deer Renegades ............. Youth
South West United .............. Youth
Team Alberta ................... Youth
Ipswich Town ................... Youth .0 (0)/0
Leicester C. ............ Nov-11 Trial .0 (0)/0
Sunderland .............. Nov-11 Trial .0 (0)/0
Sheffield Wed 12/13-15/16 May-12 .Free 16(18)/6 1(2)/0 2(0)/0
Southend Utd..12/13 ..... Jan-13 .Loan .0 (3)/0 ............ 0(1)/0 
Plymouth Arg. 13/14 ..... Nov-13 .Loan .4 (4)/3
Chesterfield. 14/15 ..... Feb-15 .Loan .6 (2)/3
Portsmouth .. 15/16 ..... Oct-15 .Loan 11 (2)/4
Sheffield Utd 16/17- date Aug-16 Undis 
Rotherham Utd 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Loan

Biography:
A goalscoring forward, Caolan Lavery had represented Canada at youth level, appearing in the 2009 CONCACAF Under-17 Qualification Tournament in Mexico, before electing to  play for the country of his parents' birth, Northern Ireland. He played for a number of teams in Canada before signing youth forms with Ipswich as a 16 year-old. Among his teammates at Portman Road were Rory McKeown and Josh Carson, and the trio appeared together for Northern Ireland Under-19s, including in the run to the 2011 Milk Cup final. That summer he attracted the interest of Tottenham, but an injury scuppered any potential move. He was offered a six-month professional contract by Ipswich in October 2011 but rejected it as he was unhappy with the terms and left Portman Road behind. In the following weeks he was linked with a move to Bradford and went on trial at Leicester.

After further interest from a number of other clubs, including Sunderland and Kilmarnock, Lavery joined Sheffield Wednesday's development squad in the summer of 2012. He was an unused substitute for several of the Owls' early season matches but it wasn't until a mid-season loan at Southend United that he made his senior debut, as a substitute, in a 1-0 win over Oxford. After four appearances, all from the bench, Lavery's loan spell was cut short by injury. He made his Wednesday debut early in the following season, again as a substitute, in a 2-1 home defeat by Burnley. He remained a match-day regular at Hillsborough while continuing to find the net for the reserves until loaned out to Plymouth Argyle in an effort to give him more intense firstteam experience. He netted his first senior goal in a 2-1 win for Argyle over Bury on 21 December 2013 and by the time he returned to Hillsborough he had scored three times in eight games.

Back at Wednesday in January 2014, Lavery came off the bench late on to score twice, his first goals for the club, in a 6-0 win over Leeds. He scored another brace in a 4-1 win over Birmingham in March. He was considered for Northern Ireland's summer tour to South America but was unable to attend due to a family wedding. Hopes of continuing his good form unto the 2014/15 season were scuppered as he suffered a cruciate injury in pre-season. After a brief mid-season loan spell with Chesterfield, Lavery re-established himself in the Owls' first team and earned a first official call-up to the Northern Ireland squad for the end-of-season games against Qatar and Romania. He remained an unused sub for both matches.

Lavery struggled to re-establish himself in the Wednesday team early in the 2015/16 season and he joined Portsmouth on a three-month loan deal. On his return to Hillsborough he was unable to agree a new deal and as his contract ran out he was free to talk to other clubs. After being linked with a permanent move to Portsmouth he eventually joined Wednesday's rivals, Sheffield United for an undisclosed compensation fee.



Soccerbase
Wikipedia

More to follow.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
17-11-2010 Scotland..... A L 1-3 FR. sub
15-11-2011 Serbia....... H L 0-2 ECQ sub
10-05-2012 FYR Macedonia A L 0-1 ECQ sub
14-08-2013 Denmark...... H L 1-4 FR. sub
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

Summary: 2(5)/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 6.

Kris Lindsay

Name:
Born: Dromore, 5 February 1984
Height:
Weight:
Position: Central Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-23 (2007-2008), 1 Under-21 Cap (2006), Under-19.
Club Honours: ... (with Glenavon) Irish Cup Winner 2013/14, 2015/16; NIFL Charity Shield Winner 2016.

Club Career:
Teams.... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- Europe 
Portadown 99/00-04/05 ...... Youth .?? (?)/1 .2(0)/0
Larne.... 05/06...... Jul-05 ...... 20 (0)/1
Linfield. 06/07-11/12 May-06 ...... 68(13)/5* 3(0)/0
Glenavon. 11/12 ..... Jan-11 .Loan ..1 (0)/0
Glenavon. 12/13- date May-12 .Free 
* All domestic games

Biography:
A big central defender, Kris Lindsay made his firstteam debut for Portadown just days after his sixteenth birthday in a Mid Ulster Cup game against Armagh City in February 2000. He had to wait over a year for his first Irish League appearance as he came on as a substitute in a 3-3 derby game against Glenavon in May 2001.

A regular in the Northern Ireland Under-19 then Under-21 squads throughout his time at Shamrock Park, Lindsay never established himself in the Ports' first eleven and he left for Larne in search of regular football. At Inver Park he developed quickly, his maturity earning him the club captaincy and, after several years on the fringe of the squad, an Under-21 cap during a tour of Israel.

In the summer of 2006 Lindsay was hot property and it seemed he would return to Portadown as Ronnie McFall tried to rectify his earlier mistake. Instead, Lindsay joined Linfield where he had to serve a lengthy apprenticeship with the Swifts. He has also suffered with injuries since arriving at Windsor Park, but was included in David Jeffrey's Under-23 squad for Northern Ireland's entry into the inaugural International Challenge Trophy.

Lindsay joined Glenavon on loan in January 2011 as he attempted to prove his fitness. Unable to convince Linfield of his fitness, he made the Glenavon move permanent that summer. In June 2017 he became player/first team coach.

More to follow.

NIFL Premiership

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
08-02-2006 Israel A W 1-0 FR


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

Philip Lowry

Name: Philip Lowry
Born: 15 July 1989, Londonderry
Height:
Weight:
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-23, Under-21, Under-19.
Club Honours: (with Institue) North West Cup Winner 2008/09; (with Linfield) IFA Premiership Champion 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, Irish Cup Winner 2009/10, 2011/12; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2013/14.

Club Career:
Teams ...... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Limavady United
Institute .. 07/08-08/09 c/s-07 ..... 63(2)/ 6 9(0)/2 8(0)/0 ...... 3(0)/0
Linfield ... 09/10-13/14 Jun-09 
Derry City . 2014 - 2015 May-14 ..... 40(-)/ 3
Portadown .. 15/16 ..... Jan-16 .Free. 7(0)/1 
Crusaders .. 16/17- date May-16 

Biography:

To follow.

LinfieldFC
NIFL Premiership
Linfield Stats

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 ECQ
11-08-2009 Portugal...... A L 1-2 FR
04-09-2009 Czech Republic A L 0-2 ECQ sub

Ernest Leckey

Name: Ernest Gordon Leckey
Born: c.1909, Cullybackey
Height:
Weight:
Position: Centre-Half

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1934).
Club Honours:

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Summerfield	30/31	-1930	Amateur	-	-	-
Coleraine	30/31	-1931	Amateur	-	-	-
Kilrea	-	-1931	Amateur	(South.Derry.Summer.League)
Linfield Swifts	31/32	-1931	Amateur	(Intermediate League)
Coleraine	-	-1931	Amateur	-	-	-
Cliftonville	-	-	Amateur	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£		-	-	-

Biography:
A "strong, hustling" back with "plenty of height and weight", Ernest Leckey was a whole-hearted player who gave "the impression that he enjoys every minute of the game."

Leckey first made his mark as right-half with the Ballymena-based Summerfield team where he gained the attentions of Coleraine for his "promising work". He was awarded an early trial with the Bannsiders, making his senior debut against Newry Town in the last game of the 1930/31 season. Having showed suitable "temperament and ability" Leckey was signed on by the Coleraine management. While waiting for another chance in the Irish League, Leckey turned out with Kilrea in summer football and Linfield Swifts until re-called by Coleraine following an injury to their regular right-half in September 1931. He grasped the opportunity with both hands: "ever a trier, and with commendable pluck will pit his skill against that of the cleverest wing." By the end of his first season as an Irish League regular he was being talked of as a potential amateur cap and one set for "higher honours". It was only after joining Cliftonville that Leckey was to make the step up to the amateur international scene, playing at centre-half in both of Ireland's games during 1934, scoring the final goal in a 4-1 win over Scotland having trailed at half-time.

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
17-02-1934 England. A L 0-4
25-04-1934 Scotland H w 4-1 1 goal

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

Based on information from the ISN kindly forwarded by Jim Murphy.