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Name:  Gary Smyth Born:  20 December 1969, Belfast Height:  6.00 ft  Weight:  11.06 st Position:  Defender Representative Honours:  Northern Ireland: 1 ‘B’ Cap  (1997) , Under-18, Under-17, Under-16. Club Honours:  (with Glentoran)  Irish League Champion  1991/92, 2002/03 ; Irish Cup Winner  2000/01, 2003/04 , Runner-Up  2002/03 ; Irish League Cup Winner  1990/91, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07 ; Gold Cup Winner  1991/92, 2000/01 ; Co. Antrim Shield Winner  2000/01, 2001/02 ;  (with Glenavon)  Irish Cup Winner 1996/97 , Runner-Up  1995/96, 1997/98 ; Gold Cup Winner  1997/98 ; Floodlit Cup Winner  1996/97 ; Co. Antrim Shield Winner  1995/96 ; Mid-Ulster Cup Winner  1998/99 ;  (with Crusaders)  Irish Cup Winner  2008/09 . Awards:  Ulster Footballer of the Year  2003 ; Northern Ireland Football Writers’ Player of the Year  2003 . Club Career: ...

Name: Trai Hume Born: 18 March 2002, Ballymena Height: Weight: Position: Right-back / Midfield Repesentative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-21, Youth Club Honours: (with Linfield) NIFL Premiership Champion 2021/22 ;   Steel & Sons Cup Winner 2019/20 (with Swifts);   (with Sunderland)  EFL Championship Play-Off Winner  2024/25 . Club Career: Teams ..... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Linfield ..  18/9-21/2   Jan-19 Youth 17(3)/2 ...... 2(1)/0 5(0)/0 0(2)/0 Ballymena U  20/1 .... Sep-20  . Loan 34(0)/5 3(0)/1 Sunderland. .........  Jan-22 £200k  Biography: Trai Hume joined Linfield as an 11 year-old and signed as a professional in January 2019. Three months later, on 23rd April, he made his first-team debut in a 5-1 win over Cliftonville. He was captain of the Swifts team that claimed the Steel & Sons Cup in December 2019. During a season long loan with hometown club Ballymena, Hume established hi...

Defender Northern Ireland: Under-21 Club Career: Crusaders Youth Blackpool Youth Larne ....  Loan Ballymena U. Biography: BBC Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: ..

Name: Born: 20 September 2000, Newtownabbey Height: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m Weight: 13.05 st / 85 kg Position: Left-Back / Centre-Back Northern Ireland: Under-21, 5 Under-19 Caps. Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Irish Cup Runner-Up 2019/20 ; NIFL Cup Runner-Up 2017/18 ; Co. Antrim Shield Runner-Up 2017/18 ;  (with Larne) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2021/22. Awards: Ulster Young Footballer of the Year 2018/19. Club Career: Teams .... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Ballymena.  17/8-20/1 ......   Youth 75(4)/8 6(2)/2 8(0)/0 4(0)/0 7(0)/0 Larne ....  21/2-22/3 Jul-21 ..... 35(-)/3 ...... ...... 2(0)/0 C. Palace.  22/3-23/4  Aug-22 .....  .0(0)/0 .................... 2(0)/0* Port Vale.  23/4 .... Jul-23 .Loan .8(3)/0 ...... 2(0)/0 MK Dons ...  23/4 .... Jan-24 .Loan 17(0)/1  Motherwell 24/5-date Jun-24 .Free  *EFL Trophy for U21s Biography: Captain of Northern Ireland at Under-19 and Under-21 level, Kofi Balmer earne...

Name: David Parkhouse Born: 24 October 1999, Strabane Height: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m Weight: Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-18 Schools, Under-17, Under-16 schools. Club Career: Teams ....... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League Maiden City ..................   Youth Sheffield Utd 18/9-20/1   May-16 Youth  . 0(0)/ 0 Boston United 18/9 ....   Oct-18   . Loan  . 0(0)/ 0  (National League North) Tamworth ....   18/9  ....   Sep-18   . loan   (Southern League) Derry City ..   18/9  ....   Jan-19   . loan 34(-)/11   (League of Ireland) Stevenage ...   19/0  ....   Jan-20   . loan  . 2(2)/ 0 Hartlepool U.  20/1  ....   Sep-20   . loan  . 3(3)/ 1   (National League) Derry City ..  2021 ....  Jan-21   Ballymena Utd 21/2-date Aug-21 Undis Cliftonville.  22/3 ....  Jan-21   . loan   (...

Name: Michael Smith Born: 4 September 1988, Ballyclare Height: 5.11 ft / 1.80 m Weight:  Position: Defender Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, 1 Under-23 Cap, Junior, Youth. Club Honours: Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22 ; Scottish Championship Winner 2020/21 . Awards: PFA League Two Team of the Year 2013/14 ; PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year 2020/21 . Club Career: Teams ...... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- -FACup- -FLCup- Other Greenisland BC .............. Youth Ballyclare Com. ......... -05 Ballymena U.  08/9-10/1 Jan-09 ...... 86(0)/5 .8(0)/1 .5(0)/3 4(0)/0 Bristol Rvrs  11/2-13/4 Jun-11 .....  84(17)/1 .6(0)/0 .3(1)/1 3(0)/0 Peterborough  14/5-16/7 Jul-14 Undis 116(4)/3 .8(1)/0 .2(0)/0 1(1)/0 Heart of Mid  17/8-22/3 Jun-17 Nom'l 147(8)/6 15(2)/0 23(1)/3 6(1)/0 Cheltenham T ......... Jul-23 Trial . 0(0)/0 Yeovil Town. 23/4-date Sep-23 .Free  Biography: Versatile defender who earned hi...

Name: David Malcolmson Born: Portadown Height: Weight: Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps Club Honours: (with Portadown) Gold Cup Winner 1971/72. Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Portadown - - Amateur - - - Ballymena United 75/76-77/78 Aug-75 - 29(0)/0 1(0)/0 28(2)/5 Omagh Town 77/78 Aug-78 - - - - TOTALS - £- - - - Biography: David Malcolmson was one of Northern Ireland's final Amateur internationals, winning two caps in the final two fixtures during the 1973/74 against England and Wales. The call up had been merited through the Portadown native's impressive performances for his hometown team which had led to both progression in Europe and the club’s Player of the Year award during the 1974/75 season. Sign...

Name: William Anderson Born: Ballymena Height: Weight: Position: Inside-Forward Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1947) . Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1950/51 . Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Ballymena United 46/47-47/48 Aug-46 Amateur 33/3 4/0 7/1 Ballyclare Comrades - - - (Intermediate) Ballymena United 50/51-51/52 Aug-50 Amateur 14/0 5/1 8/2 TOTALS - £0 47/3 9/1 15/3 Biography: William ‘Nipper’ Anderson, was an immediate post-war inside forward whose exploits in the Intermediate leagues earned him a promotion to senior football with his hometown team, Ballymena United in August 1946. Recruited by manager William Reid, Anderson was ...

Name: Robert Averell Born: Magherafelt Height: 6’00” Weight: 11.01 st Position: Central defender Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 4 Amateur Caps (1969-1970) . Club Honours: (with Ballymena)   Irish Cup Runner-Up 1969/70, 1973/74 ; Ulster Cup Runner-Up 1971/72 ; City Cup Winner 1971/72 ; Gold Cup Winner 1974/75 ; Gold Cup Runner-Up 1975/76 ; County Antrim Shield Winner 1975/76 . Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Europe Other Coleraine -67/68 - - - - - - Ballymena United 68/69-71/72 Aug-68 Amateur 77/ 3 9/0 - 80/5 Toronto Metros 1972 - 1973 Mar-72 Free 24/ 2 (NASL) - - Ballymena United 72/73-77/78 Jan-73 Free 77/ 7 10/0 - 75/4 TOTALS - £0 178/12 19/0 - 155/9 Biography: Ballymena manage...