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BALMORAL SHOWGROUNDS Address:  Lisburn Road, Belfast Opened:  1896 AKA: King's Hall Complex Capacity: 15,000 Main Tenants: Royal Ulster Agricultural Society,   Balmoral Show (1896-2012) , Ireland Rugby team (1900-1921) Surface:  Grass Venue Type:  Home Played 2 Won 0 Drew 0 Lost 2 Win Ratio 0% Result Ratio 0% Balmoral Showgrounds 1947 Britain From Above 1 2 061 062 22/03/1902 09/08/1902 England Scotland L L 0-1 0-3 BC FR This stone was erected at the Balmoral Showgrounds by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1996 to commemorate the site's centenary. It was transported to Balmoral Park near Lisburn when the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society established the former Maze Prison site as their new base. It was re-dedicated by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex in 2017.

UEFA European Championships -  1960  -  1964  -  1968  -  1972  -  1976  -  1980  -  1984  -  1988  -  1992  -  1996  -  -  2000  -  2004  -  2008  -  2012  -  2016  -  2020  - - Qualification -  Finals  - - Articles - Collectors' Corner - Last week, while Northern Ireland's players enjoyed a nice relaxing recovery from their none-too-taxing friendly win over Latvia, eight teams battled it out for the final four places in France. Of course, these matches were played under a considerable shadow cast by the terrorist attacks on Paris, and we can only hope that next summer's festival of football will not only raise the spirits, but also prove that civilised society will not be cowed by threats and violence. Now we know the identities of the final twenty four, and their relative seedings that are based on UEFA coefficients and seem to have been designed to maintain the hierarchy of Europe's richest nations rather than reward the performances of the qualified

Name: Joel Cooper Born: 29 February 1996, Ballyclare Height: 5.11 ft / 1.80 m Weight: Position: Winger/Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21; Northern Ireland Eastern Region (2015) . Club Honours: (with Glenavon) Irish Cup Winner 2015/16 ; NIFL Charity Shield Winner  2016 ; (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 ; Irish Cup Winner 2020/21. Awards: NIFWA Young Player of the Year 2015/16; NI Player of the Year 2019/20. Club Career: Teams .... -Seasons- Signed -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Ballyclare Comrades . 2013 49 (-)/ 9 (all games) Glenavon.  15/6-17/8  Jul-15 85(13)/17 (all games) University of New Hampshire Linfield .   18/9-19/0  Jun-18 59 (3)/18 3(0)/1 6(0)/2 3(2)/0 3(0)/0 Oxford U.  20/1-21/2 Jul-20 .0 (6)/ 0 0(1)/0 ...... 1(0)/0 4(0)/2 Linfield. 20/1 loan Jan-21 18 (2)/ 4 4(1)/1 Port Vale 21/2 loan Jan-22 .4 (2)/ 0 Linfield. 22/3-date May-22 Biography: An exciting winger, Joel Cooper was invited to t