Alex Bruce

Name: Alex Stephen Bruce
Born: 28 September 1984, Norwich (England)
Height: 5.09 ft (1.75 m)
Weight: 11.04 st (71.66 kg)
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Full Caps (2013-14); Republic of Ireland: 2 Full Caps, B, Under-21.
Club Honours: (with Hull) Football League Championship Runner-Up 2012/13 (promoted); FA Cup Runner-Up 2013/14.

Club Career:
Teams..... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Manchester United ........... Youth ..0(0)/0
Blackburn Rovers ............ Youth ..0(0)/0
Oldham Ath 04/05 ..... Dec-04 .Loan ..3(3)/0 1(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0
Birmingham 04/05-06/07 Jan-05 .Free ..3(3)/0 4(2)/0
Oldham Ath 04/05 ..... Jan-05 .Loan ..5(1)/0 1(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0
Sheff Wed..04/05 ..... Mar-05 .Loan ..8(1)/0 
Tranmere R 05/06 ..... Aug-05 .Loan .10(1)/0 ...... 0(1)/0
Ipswich T..06/07-09/10 Aug-06 .Free 112(3)/2 5(1)/1 6(0)/0
Leicester. 09/10 ..... Feb-10 .Loan ..2(1)/0 ............. 4(0)/0
Leeds Utd. 10/11-11/12 Aug-10 ...... 29(0)/1 2(0)/0 2(0)/0 
Hudd'field.11/12 ..... Nov-11 .Loan ..3(0)/0
Hull City .12/13-16/17 Jul-12 .Free 74(11)/1 7(1)/0 6(2)/0 2(1)/0
Wigan Ath. 16/17 ..... Jan-17 .Loan ..0(2)/0 
Bury ..... 17/18 ..... Aug-17 .Free ..2(0)/1 
Wigan Ath. 17/18- date Aug-17 .Free

Biography:

(courtesy of John Floyd)

Son of former Manchester United defender, Steve, Alex Bruce currently plays for Hull City where his father is manager.

A controversial selection for the Northern Ireland squad in October 2012, Bruce had previously rejected a Northern Ireland call-up, preferring instead to represent the Republic of Ireland. Having won two friendly caps for the south he became frustrated by his lack of opportunities and agreed a switch to the north with Nigel Worthington in the summer of 2011.

Northern Ireland Full Cap Details:
06-02-2013 Malta. A D 1-1 FR
05-03-2014 Cyprus A D 0-0 FR

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

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.

Will Grigg

Name: William Donald Grigg
Born: 3 July 1991, Solihull (England)
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight: 11.00 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full (2012-date), 10 Under-21 Caps / 1 Goal, 17 Under-19 Caps / 2 Goals.
Club Honours: (with Brentford) Football League One Runner-Up 2013/14; (with MK Dons) Football League One Runner-Up 2014/15; Football League One Champion 2015/16.
Awards: League One PFA Fans' Player of the Month March 2016; Football League One Player of the Month April 2016, April 2018; League One Topscorer 2015/16; PFA League One Team of the Year 2015/16, 2017/18; EFL Team of the Year 2016.

Club Career:
Teams.... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Birmingham City ............ Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Solihull Moors ............. Youth
Stratford Town ...... Sep-07 . n/c
Walsall.. 08/09-12/13 Jun-10 Youth .63(36)/27 4(1)/0 2(1)/0 2(0)/1 
Brentford 13/14-14/15 Jul-13 Nom'l .16(18)/ 4 1(1)/0 
MK Dons . 14/15 ..... Jul-14 .Loan .31(13)/20 2(1)/0 1(2)/2 
Wigan Ath 15/16- date Jul-15 £900k


By Season: (totals to end 2015/16)

Club	Season	Div	Totals			League			FA Cup			FL Cup			Other
			St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl
Walsall - - - - Brentford - MK.Dons.(l) Wigan Ath.	2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2014/15 2015/16	Eng (3) Eng (3) Eng (3) Eng (3) Eng (3) Eng (3) Eng (2) Eng (3) Eng (3)	0 0 9 20 42 17 0 34 38	(1) (0) (21) (13) (3) (19) (0) (16) (5)	0 0 4 4 20 4 0 22 28	0 0 8 17 38 16 0 31 35	(1) (0) (20) (12) (3) (18) (0) (13) (5)	0 0 4 4 19 4 0 20 25	- - 1 2 1 1 - 2 1	- - (0) (1) (0) (1) - (1) (0)	- - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0	- - 0 - 2 - - 1 1	- - (1) - (0) - - (2) (0)	- - 0 - 0 - - 2 1	- - - 1 1 - - - 1	- - - (0) (0) - - - (0)	- - - 0 1 - - - 2
		TOTALS	140	(78)	82	110	(67)	51	8	(3)	0	4	(3)	3	3	(0)	3

Biography:

To follow.

WallsallFC
IrishFA
Wikipedia
Soccerbase

Northern Ireland Cap Details:

02-06-2012 Netherlands A L 0-6 FR
06-02-2013 Malta ..... A D 0-0 FR
14-08-2013 Russia .... H W 1-0 WCQ sub
10-09-2013 Luxembourg. A L 2-3 WCQ sub
11-10-2013 Azerbaijan. A L 0-2 WCQ sub
26-03-2015 Scotland .. A L 0-1 FR
31-05-2015 Qatar ..... N D 1-1 FR
27-05-2016 Belarus.... H W 3-0 FR. sub 1 goal
still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
03-09-2010 San Marino... H W 4-0 ECQ sub 1 goal
04-09-2010 Germany...... A L 0-3 ECQ sub
17-11-2010 Scotland..... A L 1-2 FR
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 sub
02-09-2011 Serbia....... A L 0-1 ECQ
06-09-2011 Denmark...... H L 0-3 ECQ sub
15-11-2011 Serbia....... H L 0-2 ECQ
10-05-2012 FYR Macedonia A L 0-1 ECQ

Summary: 6(4)/1. Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 7.

Billy McKay

Name: William McKay
Born: 22 October 1988, Corby (England)
Height: 5.09 ft / 1.75 m
Weight:
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full (2013-date), 7 Under-21 Caps (2008-2010), Under-20, Under-18.
Honours: (with Inverness) Scottish League Cup Runner-Up 2013/14.
Awards: SPL Player of the Month November 2012; SPFL Player of the Month September 2013.

Club Career:
Teams .......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- -FACup- FL Cup Other
Leicester City.. 07/08-08/09 ..2005 Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Hinckley United. 07/08 ..... Jan-08 .Loan (Conference North)
Northampton Town 09/10-10/11 Jul-09 .Free .53(21)/13 .2(1)/1 5(0)/2 0(2)/0

Inverness C.T. . 11/12-14/15 Jul-11 .Free 110(11)/54 11(0)/6 9(0)/2
Wigan Athletic . 14/15- date Jan-15 £150k
Dundee United .. 15/16 ..... Aug-15 .Loan .28 (1)/12 .4(0)/1 2(0)/0
Oldham Athletic. 16/17 ..... Jul-16 .Loan
Inverness C.T. . 16/17 ..... Jan-17 .Loan
Ross County .... 17/18- date Jul-17 Undis

Seasonal Record:

Season	Club	TOTAL			League			FA Cup			League Cup			Other			Div
		St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl
09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 14/15 15/16 15/16 16/17	Northampton Northampton Inverness Inverness Inverness Inverness Wigan Ath. Wigan Ath. Dundee Utd Oldham Ath.	30 30 19 40 46 25 1 0 34 -	(13) (11) (5) (5) (0) (1) (8) (2) (1) -	8 8 3 27 22 10 0 0 13 -	29 24 17 33 38 22 1 0 28 -	(11) (10) (5) (5) (0) (1) (8) (1) (1) -	8 5 3 23 18 10 0 0 12 -	0 2 2 3 4 2 - - 4 -	(1) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) - - (0) -	0 1 0 3 3 0 - - 1 -	1 4 - 4 4 1 - 0 2 -	(0) (0) - (0) (0) (0) - (1) (0) -	0 2 - 1 1 0 - 0 0 -	0 0 - - - - - - - -	(1) (1) - - - - - - - -	0 0 - - - - - - - -	FL2 FL2 SPL SPL SPFLP SPFLP FLC FL1 SPFLP EFL1
TOTAL		225	(46)	91	192	(42)	79	17	(1)	8	16	(1)	4	0	(2)	0	-

Biography:
Young striker who came through the ranks at Leicester, impressing for their academy and reserve teams. Promoted to the Foxes' firstteam squad in April 2008 he never made a senior appearance and was released at the end of the 2008/09 season. He joined Northampton that summer after a successful trial and made his league debut on the opening day of the season, starting in a 0-0 home draw against Macclesfield. He scored his first goal in a 3-0 win after coming on as a substitute at Accrington Stanley on 18th August and became a regular starter and goalscorer from Christmas onwards. On 22nd September 2010 he scored against Liverpool at Anfield as Northampton won a Carling Cup tie on penalties. On his release by Northampton in the summer of 2011 he joined SPL side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Capped seven times at Under-21 level, he made his debut during a mini tournament in Ukraine in August 2008.

A rich vein of form early in the 2012/13 season saw McKay called up to the senior squad for the first time against Azerbaijan in November 2012, though he remained an unused sub. His goals for Inverness, including a winner against Celtic, earned him the SPL Player of the Month award for November. He earned his first cap as a substitute in a low-key friendly draw with Malta in February 2013. By mid-March he had become the first Northern Ireland player to score twenty goals in an SPL season.

McKay continued his good form into the 2013/14 season, claiming the September SPFL Player of the Month award. That season he aided Caley to their first major final, only to suffer the disappointment of seeing his penalty saved in a shoot-out defeat by Aberdeen in the League Cup. Mid-way through 2014/15, with his contract set to expire at the end of the campaign, Caley cashed in on McKay, selling him to Wigan for a fee of around £150,000.

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(Roy Cathcart)

Northern Ireland Full Cap Details:
06-02-2013 Malta..... A D 0-0 FR. sub
10-09-2013 Luxembourg A L 2-3 WCQ sub
11-10-2013 Azerbaijan A L 0-2 WCQ sub
still active.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
19-08-2008 Poland.... N L 0-1 MT. sub
20-08-2008 Ukraine... A L 1-4 MT
05-09-2008 Germany... A L 0-3 ECQ sub
08-09-2009 Iceland... H L 2-6 ECQ
13-10-2009 Iceland... A L 1-2 ECQ sub
02-03-2010 San Marino A W 3-0 ECQ
07-09-2010 Germany .. A L 0-3 ECQ

Summary: 4(3)/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 6.