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Harry Bell

Name: Henry Bell Born: Belfast Height: Weight: Position: Outside-Right Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1939). Club Career: Clubs Seasons Signed Fee League Other St Barnabas CLB - - Youth - - Mountcollyer - - Youth (Juvenile League) Victoria Rangers - - - (Bellevue . Summer . League) Brantwood - - Amateur (Intermediate League) Crusaders - - Amateur (Intermediate) Larne - - Amateur - - Linfield - - Amateur - - TOTALS £- - - Biography: A goalscoring winger, "capable of cutting in and snapping up chances", Harry Bell's "wand

James Dornan

Name: James Dornan Born: Height: Weight: Position: Inside-Right Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1936) Club Career: Clubs Seasons Signed Fee League Other Ewart’s Recreation - - - - Glenavon - - Amateur - - Linfield 36/37 Jun-36 Amateur - - Ards 37/38 Aug-37 Amateur /1 - Cliftonville - c/s-38 Amateur - - TOTALS £- - - Biography: James Dornan was first given a chance in senior football with Glenavon, and was still a relative novice when capped for the first time at inside-right in an amateur international against England. He did himself credit despite the heavy defeat and at the end of the season he joined Linfield. Unable

Dickie Horner

Name: Richard Horner Born: Belfast Height: Weight: Position: Inside-Right Representative Honours: Ireland:   1 Amateur Cap (1939) , 2 Schoolboy Caps (1933) . Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1938/39. Club Career: Clubs Seasons Signed Fee League Other 10 th Old Boys - - Amateur - - Belfast Celtic - - Amateur - - Ballyclare . Comrades - - Amateur - - Aircraft Works - - Amateur - - Ballymena United 38/39-39/40 c/s-38 Amateur *51/6 - TOTALS £- - - * all games Biography: In 1958 Dickie Horner was appointed manager at Ballyclare Comrades, and led them to a clean sweep of honours in 1960/61 - B Division, Intermediate Cup, Steel Cup and George Wilson Cup. More to follow. Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 18-02-1939 England H L 0-1

Blair Vincent

Name: Blair C. Vincent Born: 30 November 1913,   Castlerock Died: 25 April 1998 Height: 5.10 ft Weight: 11.12 st Position: Right-Back Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1939) . Club Honours: (with Coleraine Crusaders) Irish Junior Cup Winner 1936/37 ;  (with Ballymena) Irish Cup Winner 1939/40 , Runner-Up 1938/39. Club Career: Clubs Seasons Signed Fee League Other Coleraine - - Amateur - - Derry City 37/38 1937 Amateur - - Coleraine 38/39 Sep-38 Amateur - - Ballymena United 38/39-39/40 Nov-38 Amateur *32/1 - TOTALS £- - - Biography: Younger brother of Jamie, also an amateur international. To follow. Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 19-04-1939 Scotland A D 1-1 Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 0. With thanks to Medusa for the additional details.

578: 2 June 2012

577 vs Norway - 578 - 579 vs Finland Saturday, 2 June 2012. KO tbc Friendly International NETHERLANDS (NED) 6 - 0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 4-0) Venue: Amsterdam Arena Referee:  Robert Schorgenhofer (Austria) Goals : NED:  Van Persie 11, 29, Sneijder 15, Afellay 37, 51, Vlaar 78 NORTHERN IRELAND ( green shirts , white shorts, green socks) Manager: Michael O'Neill (Game 2; Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 2) Captain: Sammy Clingan (Game 1; Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1) Team: Players Clubs Gls Sub Cap 1 CAMP L. Nottingham Forest 46 > 8 2 HODSON L. Watford 8 3 LAFFERTY D. Burnley 46 > 1 4 DUFF M. Burnley 62 > 24 5 NORWOOD O. Manchester United 6 6 McPAKE J. Coventry City 1 7 LITTLE A. Rangers 56 > 8 8 CLIN