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Dennis Guy

- Name: Dennis J.D. Guy (Denis) Born: 16 September 1944, Portadown Died: 9 September 2022, Portadown (age 77)  Height:  Weight:  Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 8 Amateur Caps / 5 Goals (1965-1969) , 1 Junior Cap  (1963) , Youth Caps  (1961-1963) , 3 Schools Caps (1960) ; Irish League: 3 Caps (1965-1967) ; Great Britain: Representative (1967) .  Club Honours:   (with Portadown Tech) Northern Ireland School's Cup Winner  1959/60 ; (with Linfield Rangers)  IFA Youth Cup Winner  1959/60, 1960/61, 1961/62 ; (with Linfield Swifts) George Wilson Cup Winner 1961/62 ; (with Glenavon) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1964/65 ; (with Ards)  Irish Cup Winner  1973/74 ;   Gold Cup Winner  1973/74 ;   Ulster Cup Winner  1973/74 ;   Blaxnit Cup Winner  1973/74 . Awards: Irish League Top Scorer (19 goals) 1964/65 . Club Career:   Teams Seasons Signed ...

Barney Bowers

Name: Robert Bowers  Born:   Height:  Weight:  Position:    International Honours: Irish League: 3 Caps.   Club Honours:    Club Career:    Cliftonville Derby County Glentoran Ards Biography:  Called up by Danny Blanchflower when 18, despite a long career he remained uncapped. He did collect inter-league honours and every domestic medal going while playing almost 600 career matches for Cliftonville, Glentoran and Ards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Bowers https://www.glentoran.com/news/250-club-barney-bowers ⚽️ Barney Bowers who made 5️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ appearances and scored 1️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ goals for @Glentoran pic.twitter.com/1GgQsmkpPg — Marshall Gillespie (@NIStats) January 29, 2023

Danny Hale

Name: Born: 1 July 1941, Waterfoot Died: 4 February 2026 (age 84) Height: Weight: Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Amateur Caps (1960-1963) ; League of Ireland (withdrawn through injury). Club Honours: (with Glentoran) Irish Intermediate Cup Winner 1961/62 ;   (with Crusaders) Ulster Cup Winner 1963/64 ;   Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1964/65 ;  (with Dundalk)  League of Ireland Champion 1966/67 ; League of Ireland Shield 1966/67 ; Top Four Cup Winner 1966/67 ;  (with Derry) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1970/71 . Awards: Irish League Topscorer 1968/69 ;   League of Ireland Topscorer 1966/67 (joint);   Dundalk Player of the Year 1966/67 . Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other St Malachy's - - - - - - - Cranburn Stars - - ...

Hugh Lowry

Name: Hugh Lowry Born: Ballymacarrett, Belfast Height: Weight: Position: Inside-Left Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1956) . Club Honours: (with Ards) Irish League Champion 1957/58  ... Club Career: Bangor Ards Biography: One of the Lowry clan that also included B international  Tommy , Hugh was a prolific goalscorer from inside-left. His goals initially brought a degree of respectability to Bangor before firing Ards to the Irish League title. He scored 30 goals as the Gibson Cup arrived at Castlereagh Park for the first time. The following season he became the first Irish League player to score in European competition as Ards lost 4-1 to French giants, Rheims in the Champions' Cup. Invited to move to England by several clubs, including Liverpool, Huddersfield and Bristol City, in the days of the maximum wage it more sense for Lowry to remain a part-time player alongside a steady job. He was forced to quit playing at the age of 26 af...

Jim Jordan

Name: James Jordan Born: c.1936 Height: Weight: Position: Centre-Forward Representative Honours: Northern   Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap / 1 Goal (1956) . Club Career: Comber Rec (Amateur League) Ards .....   54/55-??/?? Biography: A prolific goalscorer, Jim Jordan was also a gifted cricketer with North Down. More to follow. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 21-01-1956 Wales... H W 2-1 Summary: 1/1. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Billy McCullough

Name: William McCullough Born: 13 May 1940, Belfast Height: 5.10 ft Weight: 12.00 st Position: Right-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 11 Amateur Caps (1961-1969) , Youth; Irish League representative. Club Honours: ... Club Career: Teams 67th Boys' Brigade .......... Youth Ards ...................... Amateur Glentoran ..... 61/62-73/74 Amateur Detroit Cougars 1967 ........  Guest Biography: A teacher by day, Billy "The Tank" McCullough's 555 appearances for Glentoran was a club record, only recently surpassed by Paul Leeman and Colin Nixon. Born in Ballyhackamore, it was perhaps inevitable that McCullough would join Glentoran. It was however with Ards that he started his career. More to follow. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 18-02-1961 Scotland H D 3-3 30-09-1961 England. H L 0-3 13-01-1962 Wales... H W 3-1 08-02-1964 Scotland A D 2-2 26-09-1964 England. A L 1-2 15-01-1966 Wales... H D 0-0 12-03-1966 Scotland A W ...

Ronnie Reynolds

Name: Born: c.1939 Height: Weight: Position: Centre-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1960) . Club Career: Glentoran Rathkeltair Ards Biography:  An engineer by trade, Ronnie Reynolds had been with Glentoran as a boy, but was spotted by Ards playing junior football with Rathkeltair in Downpatrick. He established himself in the 1959/60, displacing the regular centre-half Albert Corry and earning amateur international recognition. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 16-01-1960 Wales... H W 3-2 25-04-1960 Scotland A L 0-2 Summary: 2/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.

David McCoy

PSNI FC Name: David McCoy Born: Height: Weight: Position: Right-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1971). Club Career: Ards Amateur Biography: To follow. PSNI Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 19-02-1971 Scotland H D 1-1 17-04-1971 Wales... A L 0-1 Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 1.

Robert Lynn

Name: Robert T. Lynn Born: Height: Weight: Position: Centre-Forward Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1929) . Club Career: Ards Amateur Biography: To follow. Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 12-10-1929 Scotland H L 0-3 Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

David Morgan

Name: David Morgan Born: 4 July 1994, Belfast Height: Weight: Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 4 Under-21 Caps (2012-2013) , Under-19, Under-17. Club Career: Teams ....... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League FACup FLCup Other Ards ........................... Youth 0(0)/0 Nott'm Forest ............. 2008 Youth 0(0)/0 Lincoln City . 12/13 ..... Aug-12 . Loan 6(2)/0  (Conference ) Dundee ...... 12/13 ..... Jan-13 . Loan 0(1)/0 Tamworth .... 13/14 ..... Oct-13 . Loan 9(0)/1  (Conference) Ilkeston .... 14/15 .....   Aug-14 . Free ....... (Northern Premier League) Nuneaton Town  15/16-16/17 Jul-15   . Free  ....... (National League North) AFC Flyde ... 16/17 .....   Mar-17 Undis ......  (National League North) Harrogate T.. 17/18 .....   Sep-17 ..... ......  (National League North) Southport ... 17/18-20/21   Sep-17 ..... ......  (National League North) Accrington St 20/21- date ...

Jim Burke

Name: James Burke Born: 4 November 1939, Belfast Position: Left-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1965) ; Junior, Youth. Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Lower Shankill BC - Youth - - - - - Cliftonville 58/59 - Amateur *2/ 0 - - - - Minorca - - Amateur (Northern Amateur League) Carrick Rangers - - Amateur (Irish League B Division) Distillery 62/63-65/66 - Amateur *95/17 - - - - Dundalk 66/67-67/68 c/s-66 - 32/ 1 4/1 17/0 2(0)/0 14/1 Crusaders 68...