Paul Straney

Name: Paul Straney
Born: 7 October 1975, Downpatrick
Died: December 2017 (age 42)
Height: 6.00 ft
Weight: 12.00 st
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-18, Under-16, 6 Under-15 Caps (1991).
Club Honours: (with Cliftonville) Irish League Cup Winner 2003/04 ...

Club Career:
Clubs ...... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League
Glentoran.................. -89 ...... 0(0)/0
Glenavon................... -91 ...... 1(0)/0
Stoke City.............. Jun-93 ...... 0(0)/0
Glenavon................ Oct-94 ..... 15(0)/0
Telford Utd. 95/96 ..... Aug-95 Loan .10(0)/0
Newry Town.. 97/98 ..... Jul-97 Loan . 5(0)/0
Newry Town.. 98/99-00/01 c/s-98 ..... 20(1)/0
Cliftonville 01/02-05/06 Jun-01

Biography:
Paul Straney was a regular member of Northern Ireland's schools and youth squads prior to moving to Stoke City prior to his eighteenth birthday. Although he never made the first team while in hthe Potteries he remained in the thoughts of the Irish FA staff and was an unused substitute for the B international side as the faced England in May 1994. The following season he returned to the Irish League with Glenavon, but it was with Cliftonville, where he spent five seasons and played 179 matches that he is best known, with a League Cup win in 2003 the highlight.

Straney later acted as Cliftonville's goalkeeping coach during their successes under Tommy Breslin and at the time of his premature death was assistant manager at Kilmore Rec.

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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.

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

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Robbie Garrett

Name: Robert Garrett
Born: 5 May 1988, Belfast
Height: 5.07 ft
Weight: 10.04 st
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 5 Full Caps (2009-2011), 1 B Cap (2009), 3 Under-23 Caps (2008-2010), 14 Under-21 Caps (2007-2009), 3 Under-20 Caps, 14 Under-19 Caps, 2 Under-18 Caps, 11 Under-17 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Linfield) IFA Premiership Champion 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12; Irish Cup Winner 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12; (with Portadown) Irish Cup Runner-Up 2014/15.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Others
Stoke City	06/07-07/08	Aug-06	Youth	0 (2)/ 0	-	-	-	-
Wrexham	06/07	Jan-07	Loan	10 (0)/ 0	-	-	-	-
Wrexham	07/08	Sep-07	Free	9 (3)/ 0	1(0)/0	-	-	-
Linfield	08/09-13/14	Jul-08	Free	120(29)/16	14(2)/2	8(4)/1	10(0)/0	13(5)/4
FC.Edmonton	2013	Mar-13	Loan	19 (-)/ 1	(NASL)	-	-	-
Portadown Linfield	14/15-16/17 17/18-date	May-14 May-17	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
TOTALS	-	£0		-	-	-	-	-

Biography:
A promising midfielder with Stoke, a spell with Wrexham ended with relegation from the Football League in 2008. He then joined Linfield, where his great uncle Billy Ferguson was formerly a player, and his performances earned him a call-up for Northern Ireland at the end of the 2008/09 season. He was called-up for a second time the following summer having aided Linfield to "the Double", earning the Man of the Match award in the 2-1 Irish Cup final win over Portadown.

In April 2013 Garrett joined up with ex-Linfield teammates Daryl Fordyce and Albert Watson at Edmonton on a season long loan deal.

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Linfield Career Summary

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
06-06-2009 Italy....... A L 0-3 FR sub
26-05-2010 Turkey...... N L 0-2 FR
30-05-2010 Chile....... A L 0-1 FR
24-05-2011 Rep. Ireland A L 0-5 CNC sub
27-05-2011 Wales....... N L 0-2 CNC

Summary: 3(2)/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 5.

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-23 Cap Details:

18-11-2008 Slovakia.... A L 0-1 ICT

24-11-2009 Wales....... H D 2-2 ICT

12-10-2010 Portugal.... A L 0-2 ICT

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

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:

01-01-2007 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
16-11-2007 Luxembourg ... H W 5-0 ECQ
20-11-2007 Moldova ...... H W 3-0 ECQ
06-02-2008 Israel ....... A L 1-2 ECQ
26-03-2008 Romania ...... H L 1-3 FR 
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11-08-2009 Portugal ..... A L 1-2 FR
04-09-2009 Czech Republic A L 0-2 ECQ
08-09-2009 Iceland ...... H L 2-6 ECQ

Summary: 14(0)/0.

Pictures by Roy Cathcart.

Jimmy "Paddy" Sheridan

Name: James Sheridan
Born: 15 May 1882, Downpatrick (some sources list birth date as April 1884)
Died: before 1960 (possibly in Glasgow)
Height: 5.07½ ft / 1.71 m
Weight: 11.0 st / 70 kg
Position: Inside-Forward

Representative Honours: Ireland: 6 Full Caps / 2 Goals (1903-1905).

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Cambuslang Hibernian	-	Aug-01	-	(Scotland)
Everton	02/03-03/04	May-02	-	20/4	-	-
Stoke	04/05	Sep-04	£300	12/1	-	-
New Brompton	05/06	Jun-05	-	(Southern League)
Colne	05/06	Feb-06	-	(Lancashire Combination)
Accrington Stanley	-	May-06	-	(Lancashire Combination)
Bo'ness	07/08	Aug-07	-	-	-	-
Shelbourne	08/09	Aug-08	-	-	-	-
Broxburn Athletic	09/10	Jun-09	-	-	-	-
Clyde	09/10	Oct-09	-	2/4	-	-
Alloa Athletic	-	Jan-10	-	-	-	-
Hamilton Academical	10/11	Jan-11	Trial	5/0	-	-
Port Glasgow Athletic	11/12	Aug-11	-	-	-	-
Newcastle City	11/12	Dec-11	-	(North Eastern League)
Ashington	-	May-12	-	(Northern Alliance)
TOTALS	-	£-		-	-	-

Biography:
A skilful inside-forward, "Paddy" Sheridan played Junior football in Scotland before signing for Everton in 1902. He made his Football League debut against Wolves in the opening weeks of the 1902/03 season and played 17 times that season, scoring twice, but thereafter fell from the firstteam reckoning.

Ireland got off to a poor start in the 1903 International Championship campaign, losing 4-0 to England on Sheridan's international debut. On the occasion of his second appearance a "superior" Irish side defeated Scotland for the first time, running out 2-0 winners at Parkhead thanks largely to "the effectiveness of the Irish forwards". Ireland secured a share of the title as Sheridan's late goal wrapped up a 2-0 win over Wales.

Capped five times while with the Toffees, Sheridan made his Stoke debut in a 2-1 home win over Sheffield United, though he struggled to settle and left for New Brompton at the end of the season. He won his sixth and final cap while with Stoke, but his poor form left the Athletic News to question his selection: "Why... Sheridan, of Stoke, should have been capped is beyond comprehension."

In the summer of 1906 it was reported that Sheridan had retired through injury, though he quickly returned to the field for a number of teams across the British Isles.

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Ireland Cap Details:
14-02-1903 England. A L 0-4 BC
21-03-1903 Scotland A W 2-0 BC
28-03-1903 Wales... H W 2-0 BC 1 Goal
12-03-1904 England. H L 1-3 BC
26-03-1904 Scotland H D 1-1 BC 1 Goal
25-02-1905 England. A D 1-1 BC

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

With thanks to Martin O'Connor for details of Sheridan's later career. Further details to be confirmed.

Martin Paterson

Name: Martin Andrew Paterson
Born: 10 May 1987, Tunstall (England)
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight: 11.05 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2007-2014); 2 Under-21 Caps (2007), Youth.
Club Honours: (with Burnley) Football League Championship Play-Off Winner 2008/09.

Club Career:
Clubs......... --Seasons-- -Fee- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Stoke City.... 04/05-06/07 Youth ..2(12)/ 1 ...... 0(1)/0
Grimsby Town.. 06/07...... .Loan .15 (0)/ 6
Scunthorpe Utd 07/08 ............ 34 (6)/13 1(0)/0 1(0)/1
Burnley ...... 08/09-12/13 £1.3m 100(30)/29 5(2)/2 9(2)/5 4(0)/1

Huddersfield T 13/14-14/15 .Free .13(12)/ 5 1(0)/1 3(0)/0
Bristol City . 13/14 ...... Loan ..6 (2)/ 1
Fleetwood Town 14/15 ...... Loan ..3 (0)/ 0
Orlando City . 2015 ....... Loan ..0 (3)/ 0 (MLS)
Orlando City . 2015 ...... .Free ..0 (1)/ 0 (MLS)
Blackpool .... 15/16 ..... .Free ..0(17)/ 0 1(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0
Port Vale .... 16/17 ..... .Free .10 (6)/ 2 1(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0
Tampa Bay Rowdies.. Feb-17 ..... (USL)
ATK ............... Jan-18 ..... (ISL)

Seasonal Record:

Season	Club	TOTAL			League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Other			Div
		St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl
04/05 05/06 06/07 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 13/14 14/15 14/15 2015 15/16 16/17	Stoke C. Stoke C. Stoke C. Grimsby Scunthorpe Burnley Burnley Burnley Burnley Burnley Hudd'field Bristol C. Hudd'field Fleetwood Orlando C. Blackpool Port Vale	0 2 0 15 36 53 18 8 10 28 13 6 0 3 0 2 12	(3) (1) (10) (0) (6) (4) (8) (6) (5) (11) (9) (2) (3) (0) (4) (17) (6)	0 0 1 6 14 19 4 3 3 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 2	0 2 0 15 34 39 17 7 9 28 13 6 0 3 0 0 10	(3) (1) (9) (0) (6) (4) (6) (4) (5) (11) (9) (2) (3) (0) (4) (17) (6)	0 0 1 6 13 12 4 2 3 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 2	- - - - 1 4 0 0 1 - 1 - - - - 1 1	- - - - (0) (0) (1) (1) (0) - (0) - - - - (0) (0)	- - - - 0 1 0 1 0 - 1 - - - - 0 0	- - 0 - 1 7 1 1 - - 3 - - - - - -	- - (1) - (0) (0) (1) (1) - - (0) - - - - - -	- - 0 - 1 5 0 0 - - 0 - - - - - -	- - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 1 1	- - - - - (0) - - - - - - - - - (0) (0)	- - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 0 0	FLC FLC FLC FL2 FLC FLC PL FLC FLC FLC FLC FL1 FLC FL1 MLS FL1 EFL1
TOTAL		210	(105)	67	183	(94)	57	9	(2)	3	13	(3)	6	5	(0)	1	-

Biography:
After a prolific start to the 2007/08 season, Scunthorpe striker Mark Paterson was called into the Northern Ireland squad for the November games against Denmark and Spain.

Primarily a front-man, he has also been known to play wide on the left or right. A real starlet in his young days at Stoke, he scored the goal that put Manchester United out of the FA Youth Cup, finished leading scorer in the Youth team and was named 'Academy Player of the Season'.
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Previously capped at Youth level, Paterson made his Under-21 debut as a substitute in a 4-0 defeat by Wales in February 2007. He made his full debut as a late substitute in the final match of the Euro 2008 campaign, a 1-0 defeat by Spain.

Paterson moved to Burnley in June 2008. The Clarets had been chasing his signature for a number of months and the initial bid of £400,000 grew to £1,000,000 plus a £300,000 appearance clause. His 19 goals helped fire Burnley to the Carling Cup semi-final and promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs. The pick of his strikes was a 30-yard left foot effort against Reading in the play-off semi-final.

Although he played a key role in Burnley's excellent start to life in the Premier League, including in wins over Manchester United and Everton, the one think lacking from Paterson's top-flight performances was a goal - indeed he was guilty of some very poor finishing, notably against Chelsea. He was then ruled out by injury for several months and in his absence Burnley began to struggle. He returned to playing in late January and scored his first Premier League goal in a 5-2 defeat by Aston Villa on 21st Febraury. Two further goals could do little to fire the Clarets clear of the relegation places and their demotion was confirmed following a 4-0 defeat by Liverpool with two matches still to play.

Since Burnley's relegation from the Premier League Paterson's appearances for club and country have been limited by a series of fitness problems. He finally broke his Northern Ireland goalscoring duck when  he converted a late penalty, which he won, in a friendly draw with Finland in August 2012.

After lengthy contract negotiations with Burnley, Paterson joined Huddersfield in June 2013. He scored his second international goal with a header in a famous 1-0 World Cup qualification win over Russia that August. He struggled to establish himself at Huddersfield and had loan spells at Bristol City, Fleetwood and with MLS side, Orlando City. Whenever his Huddersfield contract expired at the end of the 2014/15 season Paterson signed a permanent deal with Orlando, though his injury ravaged stay was cut short as he was released that August.

Paterson signed for League One Blackpool in September, though he was unable to make an impact on the crisis-hit club and was released following their relegation. He joined Port Vale early in the following season.

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
21-11-2007 Spain......... A L 0-1 ECQ sub
06-02-2008 Bulgaria...... H L 0-1 FR. sub
20-08-2008 Scotland...... A D 0-0 FR
06-09-2008 Slovakia...... A L 1-2 WCQ
10-09-2008 Czech Republic H D 0-0 WCQ sub
15-10-2008 San Marino.... H W 4-0 WCQ sub
19-11-2008 Hungary....... H L 0-2 FR. sub
11-02-2009 San Marino.... A W 3-0 WCQ
12-08-2009 Israel........ H D 1-1 FR. sub
05-09-2009 Poland........ A D 1-1 WCQ sub
09-09-2009 Slovakia...... H L 0-2 WCQ
11-08-2010 Montenegro.... A L 0-2 FR 
29-02-2012 Norway........ H L 0-3 FR
15-08-2012 Finland....... H D 3-3 FR. sub 1 goal (pen)
26-03-2013 Israel........ H L 0-2 WCQ
14-08-2013 Russia........ H W 1-0 FR. 1 goal
06-09-2013 Portugal...... H L 2-4 WCQ
10-09-2013 Luxembourg.... A L 2-3 WCQ 1 goal
11-10-2013 Azerbaijan.... A L 0-2 WCQ
15-10-2013 Israel........ A D 1-1 WCQ
15-11-2013 Turkey........ A L 0-1 FR
05-03-2014 Cyprus........ A D 0-0 FR

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
06-02-2007 Wales......... H L 0-4 FR. sub 
24-03-2007 Romania....... A L 0-2 FR. sub 

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