Ferris Lunn

Name: Ferris Lunn
Born: c.1932, Belfast
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 12.00 st
Position: Outside-Left

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1953), Youth (1950), Schoolboy (1946); Irish League representative.
Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish League Champion ... ; Irish Cup Winner 1952/53; ... (with Distillery) Ulster Cup Winner 1957/58; City Cup Winner 1959/60.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Europe	Other
Bethel Y.M.		-	Amateur	-	-	-	-
Ballymena United		-	Amateur	0/ 0	-	-	-
Dumurry Rec.		-	Amateur	-	-	-	-
Linfield	52/53-55/56	-	Amateur	-	-	-	-
Distillery	55/56-60/61	Dec-55	-	*193/78	-	-	-
Derry City	-	Jan-61	-	-	-	-	-
Dundela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		-	-	-	-

* all domestic games.

Biography:
To follow.

Linfield FC Interview (Dec 2008)
Distillery

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
31-01-1953 England. A L 1-4 1 Goal
14-02-1953 Scotland H W 1-0

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

Jimmy Lewis

Name: James Lewis
Born:
Died: 28 September 2013, Belfast
Height: 6.00 ft
Weight: 11.06 ft
Position: Half-Back

Representative Honours: Ireland: 3 Amateur Caps (1951-1952); Irish League: 1 Cap (1952).
Club Honours: (with Glenavon) Irish League Champion 1951/52; ... (with Glentoran) Irish League Champion 1952/53; Irish Cup Runner-Up 1953/54; City Cup Winner 1952/53 ... 

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA.Cup	Europe	Other
Glenavon	-	-	Amateur	-	-	-	-
Glentoran	52/53-55/56	-	-	102/13	-	-	-
Bangor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		-	-	-	-

* all games.

Biography:
A versatile defender, Jim Lewis won domestic honours and Amateur caps while with Glenavon in the early 1950s before enjoying further successes with Glentoran in the middle of the decade.

More to follow.

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
15-08-1951 Gold Coast H W 5-2
02-02-1952 England... H L 1-3
12-04-1952 Scotland.. A L 1-2

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

David Lawther

Name: David Lawther
Born:
Height: 5.02 ft
Weight: 9.12 st
Position: Centre-Forward

Representative Honours: Ireland: 6 Amateur Caps (1955-1959).
Club Honours:

Club Career:
Teams
Ards
Cliftonville
Ards

Biography:
To follow.

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
22-01-1955 Wales... A W 2-1
17-09-1955 England. H L 1-4 1 Goal
23-02-1957 Scotland H W 4-1 1 Goal
28-09-1957 England. H L 0-3
17-01-1959 Wales... A W 4-3
21-02-1959 Scotland H D 0-0

Summary: 6/2. Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 2.

Daniel Lafferty

Name: Daniel Lafferty
Born: 1 April 1989, Londonderry
Height: 6.01 ft
Weight: 12.06 st
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full (2012-date), 1 B Cap (2009), 6 Under-21 Caps (2008-2009), 4 Under-19 Caps, 2 Under-17 Caps; League of Ireland Representative (2011).

Club Career:
Teams..... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Oxford United Stars ......... Youth
Celtic ............... Jul-06 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Ayr United 09/10 ..... Feb-10 .Loan 12(2)/ 1
Derry City 2010 - 2011 Jul-10 .Free 47(-)/ 8
Derby Co. ............ Nov-11 Trial .0(0)/ 0
Brighton & HA ........ Dec-11 Trial .0(0)/ 0
Burnley .. 11/12- date Jan-12 £200k 34(6)/ 0 3(0)/0 2(0)/0
Rotherham. 14/15 ..... Mar-15 .Loan 11(0)/ 0
Oldham Ath 15/16 ..... Oct-15 .Loan 15(0)/ 1
Sheff. Utd 16/17 ..... Aug-16 Undis 

Biography:

A young defender on the fringes of the Celtic firstteam squad, Daniel Lafferty's favoured role is in the centre of defence, but he is also capable at left-back. A product of Derry-based Oxford United, Lafferty has represented Northern Ireland at Youth level and was a member of the Elite team that won the 2008 Milk Cup tournament. He made his Under-21 debut during a mini-tournament in Ukraine during August 2008 and started for an inexperienced B team that lost 3-0 to Scotland in May 2009. On 17th February 2010 he joined First Division side Ayr United on loan until the end of the season. He was released by Celtic at the end of the 2009/10 season and returned home to sign for Derry City.

In January 2012 Lafferty earned a much deserved move back across the water, joining the healthy Northern Ireland contingent at Burnley. He made his Football League debut in a 0-0 draw at Cardiff that March.

Lafferty struggled with injuries while at Burnley and never really enjoyed an extended run in the team. He spent a number of loan spells away from Turf Moor. At the start of the 2016/17 season he joined Sheffield United on another temporary deal, which became permanent mid-season for an undisclosed fee.

CelticFC.net
Wikipedia
IrishFA

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
02-06-2012 Netherlands A L 0-6 FR

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

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


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
04-09-2009 Czech Rep.. A L 0-2 ECQ sub

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


League of Ireland Representative Match Details:
30-07-2011 Manchester City FC H L 0-3 DSC sub
31-07-2011 Celtic FC ........ H L 0-5 DSC

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

James Lawrie

Name: James Lawrie
Born: 18 December 1990, Dundonald
Height: 6.00 ft
Weight: 12.06 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Full Caps (2009-2010), 1 B Cap (2009), 9 Under-21 Caps / 2 Goals (2008-2011), 9 Under-19 Caps / 5 Goals, 4 Under-17 Caps / 1 Goal.

Club Honours: (with Telford) Football Conference North Play-Off Winner 2010/11 (promoted);  (with Altrincham) Football Conference North Play-Off Winner 2010/11 (promoted).

Club Career:
Clubs........... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup Others
Port Vale....... 07/08-09/10 ..2007 Youth  8(19)/2 0(2)/0 0(1)/0
Everton..................... Jul-09 Trial  0 (0)/0
Kidderminster H. 09/10 ..... Feb-10 .Loan  3 (7)/1
Exeter City................. Jul-10 Trial  0 (0)/0
Stevenage................... Jul-10 Trial  0 (0)/0
Morecambe................... Jul-10 Trial  0 (0)/0
AFC Telford Utd. 10/11-11/12 Aug-10 .Free 23 (-)/4
Altrincham...... 11/12 ..... Sep-11 .Loan 11 (-)/4
Altrincham...... 11/12-16/17 Dec-11 .Free
Hednesford Town. 17/18- date Jun-17

Biography:
Jamie Lawrie was released by Port Vale in May 2010. At the same time former Under-21 international David Howland was also released. He joined Conference North side, AFC Telford United on 10th August.

More to follow.
Port Vale Bio
Irish FA Bio

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
06-06-2009 Italy......... A L 0-3 FR sub
26-05-2010 Turkey........ N L 0-2 FR sub
30-05-2010 Chile......... A L 0-1 FR sub

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

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

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

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
19-08-2008 Poland........ N L 0-1 MT
20-08-2008 Ukraine....... A L 1-4 MT sub
18-11-2008 Scotland...... A W 3-1 FR sub
11-08-2009 Portugal...... A L 1-2 FR sub
13-10-2009 Iceland....... A L 1-2 ECQ 1 goal
13-11-2009 Germany....... H D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2009 Czech Republic H L 1-2 ECQ
02-03-2010 San Marino.... A W 3-0 ECQ 1 goal
09-02-2011 Wales......... A L 0-2 FR

Summary: 6(3)/2. Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 6.

Davy Larmour

Name: David James Larmour
Born: 23 August 1977, Dundonald
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 11.00 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-18, Under-16, Under-15.
Club Honours: (with Liverpool) FA Youth Cup Winner 1995/96; (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 1999/00, 2000/01, 2003/04, 2005/06; Irish Cup Runner-Up 2000/01; Setanta Cup Winner 2005.

Club Career: (to end of 2012/13)
Teams......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe -Other-
Bangor .......................... Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Liverpool ...................1994 Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Doncaster Rvrs 96/97 ..... Jul-96 .Free ..3(17)/ 0 ...... 0(2)/0
Linfield...... 97/98-05/06 Sep-97 .Free ???(??)/93 ............. 8(3)/1 ??(?)/55
Crusaders .... 06/07-07/08 May-06 .Free .??(??)/14 .................... ??(?)/ 0
Glenavon ..... 08/09 ......Aug-08. Free ..4 (9)/ 1 ...... 2(1)/1 ....... 1(2)/ 0
Carrick Rgrs.. 08/09 ..... Jan-09 .Free
Larne ........ 09/10-10/11 Jul-09 .Free

L. Distillery .11/12...... Jul-11 .Free ..4 (8)/ 0 0(1)/0 .............. 0(1)/ 0
H&W Welders ...12/13- date Jul-12 .Free ..3 (1)/ 4 1(0)/1

Biography:
An FA Youth Cup winner with Liverpool, Davy Larmour played alongside the likes of Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher while at Anfield. With his long-term prospects limited by the presence of Owen, Robbie Fowler and Stan Collymore, Larmour was released in 1996 to join Doncaster Rovers. He spent a season with the struggling cash-strapped club in which he failed to find the net and he was made available despite having a year left on his contract.

In September 1997 Larmour joined boyhood heroes Linfield where he played in a host of trophy winning sides, scored 149 goals and was called-up to the Northern Ireland squad by Sammy McIlroy in 2000. After several injury ravaged campaigns, and with the emerging Peter Thompson forming an impressive partnership with the seemingly ageless Glenn Ferguson, Larmour was released in the summer of 2006.

Still much sought after, he almost immediately joined Crusaders but he has since struggled with fitness and form latterly with Glenavon and Carrick. In July 2009 he joined Larne and marked his debut with a goal against Banbridge Town on his way to a season's tally of 21. He returned to the top-flight with Distillery in July 2011 but didn't register a goal in a season at New Grosvenor.

Andrew Little

Name: Andrew Little
Born: 12 May 1989, Enniskillen
Height: 6.00 ft
Weight: 11.09 st
Position: Forward / Midfielder / Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full (2009-date), 6 Under-21 Caps / 3 Goals (2008-2010), 11 Under-19 Caps / 4 Goals, 6 Under-17 Caps / 2 Goals.
Club Honours: (with Rangers) Scottish League One Champion 2013/14; Scottish Third Division Champion 2012/13.

Club Career:
Teams......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Others
Ballinamallard United ........... Youth
Rangers .......08/09-13/14 Jul-06 Youth .48(18)/34 4(7)/0 6(1)/2 3(0)/2

Port Vale .... 11/12 ..... Aug-11 .Loan ..2 (5)/ 0 
Preston N.E. . 14/15-15/16 Jun-14 .Free ..5 (7)/ 1 1(0)/0 1(1)/1 1(0)/0
Blackpool .... 15/16 ..... Nov-15 .Loan ..3 (2)/ 1 
Accrington St. 15/16 ..... Mar-16 .Loan ..0 (0)/ 0
Stirling Alb.. 16/17- date Feb-17 .Free 
Dumbarton


Biography:
Andrew Little is a versatile youngster called up for the first time for the World Cup Qualifiers against Poland and Slovenia in March/April 2009 as a replacement for injured Rangers teammate, Kyle Lafferty. Comfortable as a striker, attacking midfielder or anywhere in defence, Little previously played in Northern Ireland's successful Milk Cup team, scoring in the 2008 Elite Final win over Chile.

Little made his international debut as a last-minute sub for David Healy against Poland in March 2009, holding up the ball well as Northern Ireland held out for a 3-2 victory. His club debut came a month later, as a substitute forward in Rangers' 3-0 Scottish Cup semi-final win over St Mirren on 25 April. His first start was at right-back in an Old Firm derby in October but picked-up a hamstring injury after just 14 minutes. Little's first firstteam goal was a dramatic injury time equaliser against Hearts in January 2010.

Little continued to prove his versatility, starting on the right wing and at right back against Italy and Albania on the occasions of his second and third caps. He retained the number two shirt for the summer 2009 friendlies against Turkey and Chile.

In August 2011, having been ruled out for much of the 2010/11 season by a hip injury, Little joined Port Vale on loan through to the following January as he sought fitness and match experience. The loan deal was cut short in October after he suffered a knee ligament injury.

Little enjoyed an extended run in the Rangers team toward the end of the 2011/12 season, and found a rich vein of goalscoring form for a comparatively struggling side. With Rangers' parlous financial state and eventual demotion to Division Three in the summer of 2012, Little agreed to remain at Ibrox. He finished 2012/13 as the Scottish Third Division's top scorer.

A second successive promotion was claimed in 2013/14, with Little enjoying a five game goalscoring run early on in the season. His season was then interrupted by a broken cheekbone collected against Dunfermline in November and on his return he struggled for form and a starting place. With Rangers' financial status still uncertain come the summer of 2014 Little was not offered a new deal and he signed for Preston North End.

Little has continued to struggle with injuries after joining Preston, making just eight starts in a season-and-a-half before playing on loan with Blackpool and Accrington Stanley. At the end of the 2015/16 season he was released was without a club until signed by Stirling in February 2017. Things continued to go against him however and after just five appearances he suffered a fractured skull in a training ground accident. He was however offered a new deal for the 2017/18 season.

In parallel with his playing career, since May 2017 Little has coached part-time at Rangers' Academy.

IrishFA Bio
Soccerbase

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
28-03-2009 Poland.. H W 3-2 WCQ sub
06-06-2009 Italy... A L 0-3 FR
03-03-2010 Albania. A L 0-1 FR
26-05-2010 Turkey.. N L 0-2 FR
30-05-2010 Chile... A L 0-1 FR
Still active.

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
18-11-2008 Scotland.. A W 3-1 FR. 1 goal
03-09-2010 San Marino H W 4-0 ECQ 2 goals
07-09-2010 Germany... A L 0-3 ECQ

Summary: 6(0)/3. Won 2, Drew 0, Lost 4.

Pictures kindly supplied by Roy Cathcart and Chopper1.

Ralph Lynas

Name: Ralph John Langtrey Lynas
Born: 29 February 1904, Belfast
Position: Inside-Left

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1924), Amateur; Irish League: 1 Cap (1927).

Club Career:
Teams............ --Seasons-- Signed League FACup
Cliftonville................... 1921
Nottingham Forest 25/26-26/27 Jul-25 .20/ 2 .2/ 0
Ards ............ 27/28-28/29 May-27

Biography:
In September 1924, while an amateur with Cliftonville, Ralph Lynas was selected for the "experimental" Ireland that took part in their first home international against non-British opposition. The visiting South Africa side, in their first ever international match, ran out 2-1 victors.

Lynas was further honoured with selection for the Ireland Amateur side that hosted England at Solitude two months later. At the end of that season he played in a third representative match, lining out with the Amateur international team against the Irish League in a match played under the newly introduced off-side rules.

In the summer of 1925 Lynas transferred to England, signing for Second Division Nottingham Forest. Inevitably nicknamed "Paddy" at the City Ground, he made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Darlington on the opening day of the season, but struggled to hold down the inside-left berth. He scored just twice in Forest colours, both at home and both during April 1926, in a 1-0 win over Clapton Orient and in a 4-0 win over Hull City.

In 1927 Lynas returned to Ireland, signing with Irish Cup holders, Ards. Early good form, including a hattrick against Queen's Island, brought inter-league recognition and a season's total of 19 goals.

Ireland Cap Details:
24-09-1924 South Africa H L 1-2 FR

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

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
08-11-1924 England..... H L 2-3
11-05-1925 Irish League N D 2-2 1 Goal

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

Irish League Representative Match Details:
21-09-1927 Football League A L 1-9

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

Harry Leddy

Name: Henry Christopher Leddy

Born: 1888*, Dublin

Height: 5.11 ft

Weight: 12.00 st

Position: Half-Back

Representative Honours: Irish League: 1 Cap (1913); Ireland War-Team (1918).

Club Honours: (with Distillery) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1918/19.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Other
Belfast Celtic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Distillery	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glenavon	10/11-11/12	-10	-	-	-	-	-
Shelbourne	12/13/13/14	-12	-	32/ 2	10/0	18/0	3/0
Clyde	14/15	May-14	-	2/ 0	-	-	-
Shelbourne	15/16-16/17	-15	-	9/ 1	2/0	-	4/1
Belfast United	17/18	-17	-	-	-	-	-
Distillery	18/19	-18	-	-	-	-	-
Glenavon	19/20	-19	-	-	-	-	-
Tranmere Rovers	20/21	Sep-20	-	31/ 5	(Central League)
Everton	21/22	May-21	£500	0/ 0	-	-	-
Chesterfield	21/22-22/23	Mar-22	£1,000	45/ 7	4/0	-	-
Grimsby Town	23/24	May-24	-	13/ 0	-	-	-
Shamrock Rovers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frankfort	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£1,500		132/15	16/0	18/0	7/1

Biography:

A big centre-half, Harold Leddy had a lengthy spell in Irish football before trying his hand at the game across the Irish Sea. It was at the end of 1913/14, a season in which he played left-half the Irish League and aided Shelbourne to the Irish Cup semi-final (where they lost to Glentoran after four games), that Leddy moved to Scottish First Division side, Clyde.

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After just two appearances for Clyde, Leddy returned to Shelbourne, and played out the Great War with spells at Belfast United, Distillery and Glenavon. In March 1919 he played at right-back in both matches of Distillery's Co. Antrim Shield win over Belfast Celtic.

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Leddy moved to Tranmere Rovers, then playing in the Cheshire County League and the Central League. His performances attracted the attentions of Tranmere's Merseyside neighbours, Everton. Despite the £500 fee he never made the Toffee's first eleven and after less than a year he was on the move to Division Three (North) Chesterfield for around £1,000.

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A natural leader and an imposing presence in the centre of defence, Leddy helped lift the Spirites away from the foot of the League and the dreaded "re-election spots". He was proving good value for the £9-per-week that Chesterfield were paying him, but the Football League were about to throw a spanner in the works in the form of an £8-per-week maximum wage. Would the club honour their contract with a player or the League's rules?

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Leddy agreed to a reduced wage but took Chesterfield to court in order to recoup £99 in lost wages. The case developed into a battle between the Players' Union (now the Professional Footballers' Association) and the Football League and was eventually settled in the High Court in the Union and Leddy's favour. Through all the courtroom shenanigans Leddy maintained a high-level of performance and was Chesterfield's regualar penalty-taker as they finished the 1922/23 season in fourth.

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In May 1923 Leddy transferred to Grimsby Town. Although he captained the Mariners he was unable to settle on the east-coast and flitted in-and-out of the side, often at wing-half. He left Blundell Park in May 1925, returning to his native-Dublin to play for Shamrock Rovers in the Irish Free State League.

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"The Leddy Test Case"

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Irish League Representative Details:

05-11-1913 Scottish League H L 1-2

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

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* Some sources list birth date as 1895 but no births matching this date has been found.

** Shelbourne details kindly supplied by Jim Murphy as follows...

1912/13 18/0 IL, 3/0 IC, 10/0 BCC, 2/0 LSC

1913/14 14/2 IL, 7/0 IC, 8/0 BCC, 1/0 LSC

1915/16 9/1 LSL, 2/0 IC, 4/1 LSC.

IL-Irish League, IC-Irish Cup, BCC-Belfast City Cup, LSC-Leinster Senior Cup, LSL-Leinster Senior League.

Picture from Roy Cathcart.