The Lurgan Connection

In a slight break from our normal Club-by-Club features, and inspired by correspondence and information supplied by Lurgan-man Oliver Burns, NIFG presents a list of Lurgan-bred players who have played in the English (FL) or Scottish (SL) Leagues since the Second World War…

CUSH Wilbur (Billy)
Wing-Half
b: 10 June 1928; d: 1981
NI-26, IL-32
Glenavon
Leeds United.. (FL) Nov-57 57/58-59/60 .87 (0)/ 9
Portadown
Glenavon

DICKSON William (Bill)
Wing-Half
b: 15 April 1923
NI-12
Glenavon
Notts County.. (FL) Nov-45 46/47-47/48 .21 (0)/ 2
Chelsea....... (FL) Nov-47 47/48-52/53 101 (0)/ 4
Arsenal....... (FL) Oct-53 53/54-55/56 .29 (0)/ 1
Mansfield Town.(FL) Jul-56 56/57....... 19 (0)/ 0
Glenavon

DOWD Hugh Oliver
Central-Defender
b: 19 May 1951
NI-3, NIAmat
Glenavon
Sheffield Wed. (FL) Jul-74 74/75-78/79 110 (2)/ 0
Doncaster R... (FL) Aug-79 79/80-82/83 .94 (0)/ 3

HARVEY James (Jimmy)
Midfielder
b: 2 May 1958
NIu21-1
Glenavon
Arsenal........ (FL) Aug-77 77/78-78/79 ..2 (1)/ 0
Hereford United.(FL) Mar-80 79/80-86/87 276 (2)/38
Bristol City... (FL) Mar-87 86/87-87/88 ..2 (1)/ 0
Wrexham (L).... (FL) Sep-87 87/88........ 6 (0)/ 0
Tranmere Rovers (FL) Oct-87 87/88-91/92 174(10)/18
Crewe Alexandra (FL) Jul-92 92/93....... 16 (1)/ 0
Southport
Chester City... (FL) ...... 93/94......... 0(0)/ 0

JONES Walter
Wing-Half
b: 4 April 1925
Linfield
Blackpool....... (FL) Dec-47 ..............0 (0)/ 0
Doncaster Rovers (FL) Jun-50 50/51-52/53. 69 (0)/ 2
York City....... (FL) Nov-54 54/55........ 1 (0)/ 0

KELLY Hugh Redmond
Goalkeeper.
b: 17 August 1919; d: 1977
NI-4, IL-4, NIRL-4
Belfast Celtic
Fulham.......... (FL) Mar-49 49/50....... 25 (0)/ 0
Southampton..... (FL) Aug-50 50/51....... 28 (0)/ 0
Exeter City..... (FL) Jun-52 52/53-55/56. 99 (0)/ 0
Weymouth

LENNON Neil Francis
Midfielder
b: 25 June 1971
NI-39, NIB-1, NIu23-1, NIu21-2, NIYth
Glenavon
Manchester City (FL) Oct-87 87/88........ 1 (0)/ 0
Crewe Alexandra (FL) Aug-90 90/91-95/96 142 (5)/15
Leicester City. (FL) Feb-96 95/96-00/01 169 (1)/ 6
Celtic......... (SL) Dec-00 00/01-06/07 212 (2)/ 3
Nott'm Forest.. (FL) Jun-07 07/08....... 15 (3)/ 0
Wycombe Wdrs... (FL) Jan-08 07/08........ 8 (1)/ 0

LUNN Henry (Harry)
Winger
b: 20 March 1925; d: 1980
Glenavon
Notts County... (FL) Jul-46 46/47....... 24 (0)/ 5
Portsmouth..... (FL) Jul-47 47/48........ 1 (0)/ 0
Swindon Town... (FL) May-48 48/49-53/54 196 (0)/30
Bedford Town

LUNN William (Billy) John
Inside-Forward.
b: 8 May 1923; d: 2000
NISch-2
Distillery
Glenavon
West Bromwich A. (FL) Feb-46 46/47-47/48. 10 (0)/ 5
Bournemouth..... (FL) Feb-47 47/48-49/50. 47 (0)/19
Newport County.. (FL) Jul-50 50/51-51/52.. 6 (0)/ 1
Yeovil Town

MAGEE Eric
Winger
b: 24 August 1947
NIAmat, IL-2
Glenavon
Oldham Athletic.. (FL) Jun-67 67/68-68/69. 41 (4)/ 9
Port Vale........ (FL) Jul-69 69/70....... 11 (7)/ 1
Linfield

MAGILL Edward James (Jimmy)
Full-Back
b: 17 May 1939
NI-26, NIu23-1
Portadown
Arsenal........... (FL) May-59 59/60-64/65 116 (0)/ 0
Brighton & Hove A. (FL) Oct-65 65/66-67/68. 50 (0)/ 1

McBRIDE Stephen
Forward
b: 2 May 1964
NI-4, NIu23-1, IL-2
Linfield
Motherwell........ (SL) Feb-84 83/84....... 0 (3)/ 0
Glenavon
Linfield
Bangor
Crusaders

McCLELLAND John (Jack) T.
Goalkeeper
b: 19 May 1940; d: 1976
NI-6, NIAmat, IL-2
Glenavon
Arsenal........ (FL) Oct-60 60/61-63/64. 46 (0)/ 0
Fulham......... (FL) Dec-64 65/66-68/69. 51 (0)/ 0
Lincoln C. (L). (FL) Dec-68 68/69....... 12 (0)/ 0
Barnet

McGIBBON Patrick (Pat) Colm
Central-Defender
b: 6 September 1973
NI-7, NIB-5, NIu21-1, NISch
Portadown
Manchester U.... (FL) Aug-92 ............. 0 (0)/ 0
Swansea City (L) (FL) Sep-96 96/97........ 1 (0)/ 0
Wigan Athletic.. (FL) Mar-97 96/97-01/02 163(10)/11
Scunthorpe U (L) (FL) Feb-02 01/02........ 6 (0)/ 0
Tranmere Rovers. (FL) Aug-02 02/03........ 4 (0)/ 0
Portadown
Glentoran

McKINNEY Victor (Vic) J.
Winger
b: c.1945; Died 1989
NI-1, NIu23-1, NISch-3
Glenavon
Falkirk......... (SL) ...... 64/65-66/67. 61 (1)/ 8
Addington (South Africa)

McMAHON Eamon
Goalkeeper
b: 16 January 1933
Lurgan GAA (Clann na nGael)
Celtic.......... (SL) Dec-53 54/55........ 1 (0)/ 0
Glentoran

McMAHON Gerard (Gerry) Joseph
Winger
b: 29 December 1973
NI-17, NIB-3, NIu21-1, NIYth, NISch
Glenavon
Tottenham H..... (FL) Jul-98 94/95-95/96.. 9 (7)/ 0
Barnet (L)...... (FL) Oct-94 94/95....... 10 (0)/ 2
Stoke City...... (FL) Sep-96 96/97-97/98. 38(14)/ 3
St. Johnstone... (SL) Feb-98 98/99-99/00. 31(19)/ 1
Glenavon

NAPIER Robert John
Centre-Half
b: 23 September 1946
NI-1, NIu23-2, NIYth, NISch
Bolton Wanderers (FL) Sep-63 64/65-66/67 .69 (0)/ 2
Brighton & H. A. (FL) Aug-67 67/68-72/73 218 (1)/ 5
Bradford City .. (FL) Oct-72 72/73-74/75 106 (0)/ 3
Baltimore Comets
Mossley
San Diego Jaws
Bradford City .. (FL) Aug-76 76/77 ....... 0 (1)/ 0

McNALLY Errol Alexander
Goalkeeper
b: 27 August 1943
Portadown
Chelsea......... (FL) Dec-61 61/62-63/64.. 9 (0)/ 0
Glenavon

PARKS Albert (Albie)
Winger
b: 9 February 1926
Glenavon
Notts County.. (FL) Nov-45 46/47-47/48. 30 (0)/ 4
Glenavon

SLOAN Joshua (Paddy) Walter
Wing-Half.
b: 30 April 1920; d: 1993
NI-1, EI-2, NIWar-2
Glenavon
Manchester U.... (FL) Sep-37 ............. 0 (0)/ 0
Tranmere Rovers. (FL) May-39 39/40........ 3 (0)/ 2
Arsenal......... (FL) May-46 46/47-47/48. 33 (0)/ 1
Sheffield United (FL) Feb-48 47/48....... 12 (0)/ 2
AC Milan
Torino
Udinese
Brescia
Norwich City.... (FL) Dec-51 51/52........ 6 (0)/ 0
Peterborough U.

TAGGART Gerald (Gerry) Paul
Central-Defender
b: 18 October 1970
NI-51, NIu23-2, NIYth, NISch
Glenavon
Manchester City. (FL) Jul-89 88/89-89/90. 10 (2)/ 1
Barnsley........ (FL) Jan-90 89/90-94/95 209 (3)/16
Bolton Wanderers (FL) Aug-95 95/96-97/98. 68 (1)/ 4
Leicester City.. (FL) Jul-98 98/99-03/04 105(12)/ 9
Stoke City (L).. (FL) Dec-03 03/04........ 8 (0)/ 2
Stoke City...... (FL) Feb-04 03/04-05/06. 47 (0)/ 3
Tamworth

TILLEY Peter
Wing-Half
b: 13 January 1930; d: 2008
Witton Athletic
Arsenal......... (FL) May-52 53/54........ 1 (0)/ 0
Bury............ (FL) Nov-53 53/54-57/58. 86 (0)/12
Halifax Town.... (FL) Jul-58 58/59-62/63 183 (0)/17
Mossley

UPRICHARD William Norman McCourt
Goalkeeper
b: 20 February 1928
NI-12
Distillery
Arsenal......... (FL) Jun-48 ..............0 (0)/ 0
Swindon Town.... (FL) Nov-49 49/50-52/53. 73 (0)/ 0
Portsmouth...... (FL) Nov-52 52/53-58/59 182 (0)/ 0
Southend United. (FL) Jul-59 59/60....... 12 (0)/ 0
Hastings United

WILSON Ambrose Maxwell
Wing-Half.
b: 10 October 1924
Belfast Celtic
Glenavon
Swansea Town.... (FL) Sep-50 50/51........ 1 (0)/ 0
Distillery
Portadown