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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...

Name: William Moore Born: Height: Weight: Position: Outside-Left Representative Honours: Ireland: 4 Amateur Caps / 1 Goal (1938-1939) ; Intermediate League representative. Club Honours: (with Broadway United) Intermediate Cup Runner-Up; (with Belfast Celtic II) Intermediate League Champion; Steel & Sons Cup Runner-Up. Club Career: Clubs Seasons Signed Fee League Other 39 th Belfast Boys’ Brigade Company Youth - - Broadway United - - - - - Ballyclare . Comrades - - - - - Belfast Celtic - - Amateur - - Ballymena United - 1935 Amateur - - TOTALS £- - - Biography: In the mid-30s two William Moores played for Ballymena United. To follow. Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 19-02-1938 England. A D 1-1 13-04-1938 Scotland H W 2-1 1 goal 18-02-1939 Eng...

Name: Michael McWilliams Born: Ballyclare Height: Weight: Position: Centre-Half Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1947). Club Honours: ... (with Ballymena) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1947/48 Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Belfast Celtic - -37 Amateur - - - Linfield - -42 Amateur - - - Ballymena United 47/48-48/49 -47 - 10/0 - - TOTALS - £- - - - Biopgraphy: Ballyclare-teacher Mickey McWilliams' playing career with Belfast Celtic, Linfield and Ballymena United spanned the Second World War. More to follow. Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 08-02-1947 England. A L 1-3 Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Name: Charles McIlroy Born: Ballymena Height: Weight: Position: Outside-Right Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1934). Club Honours: (with Belfast Celtic) Irish League Champion; Irish Cup Winner 1936/37, 1937/38 ; Gold Cup Winner; City Cup Winner; Belfast Charity Cup Winner; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1938/39. Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Summerfield - - Amateur (Intermediate League) Ballymena 32/33-33/34 - Amateur *41/12 - - Belfast Celtic - - - - - - TOTALS - £- - - - Biography: Signed by Ballymena from their near-neighbours, Summerfield, Charlie McIlroy was greatly eulogised in the press. A profile in Ireland's Saturday Night noted: “A quick-working brain and a pair of nimble feet, he can give any defender a lively afternoon. He is not the typ...

Name: Oswald Bailie Born: c.1923,   Ballymena Died: 5 December 2015, Antrim (age 92) Height: Weight: Position: Goalkeeper Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1955). Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Festival of Britain Cup Winner 1951/52. Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Ards - - Amateur - - - Belfast Celtic 48/49 -48 Amateur - - - Cliftonville - - Amateur - - - Ballymena United 51/52-52/53 - Amateur 13/0 6/0 10/0 Distillery - - Amateur - - - Cliftonville - - Amateur - - - TOTALS - £0 - - - Biography: Ossie Bailie was picked-out as a goalkeeper with potential by the legendary Elisha Scott who signed him for Belfast Celtic ...

Name: Patrick Bonnar Born: 27 November 1920, Ballymena Position: Outside-Left Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Victory Caps; Irish League: 2 Caps; Northern Regional League: 1 Cap. Club Career: Teams .......... --Seasons-- Signed League FACup Distillery St James's Gate Belfast Celtic Barnsley ........ 49/50 ..... Aug-49 .. 5/ 1 . 5/ 1 Aldershot ....... 50/51-52/53 Jun-50 . 63/19 Ballymena United Derry City Biography: Capable on the left or right wings or at centre-forward. More to follow. Aldershot 1950/51

Name: Bernard Donaghey Born: 23 December 1882, Londonderry Died: 1 July 1916, KIA Somme (France) Height: 5.04 ft Weight: 10.10 st Position: Inside-Left Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1902) ; Irish League: 2 Caps (1902-1905) ; Derry representative. Club Honours: (with Derry Celtic) North-West Senior Cup Winner 1900/01, 1901/02 ; (Belfast Celtic) City Cup Runner-Up 1902/03 . Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Derry Celtic 00/01-01/02 - - / 3 /2 - Ulster 01/02 Apr-02 - - - /1 Belfast Celtic 02/03-03/04 - - / 8 /1 - Glentoran 03/04 Feb-04 - * 2/ 0 - - Hibernian 04/05 - - 15/ 8 2/0 - Derry Celtic 05/06 - - - - - Manchester Utd 05/06 Nov-05 - ...