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I'm pleased to have helped Neil Thompson in a small way to research and write this book on his uncle, Jim McCarthy. If you would like to purchase a copy, please follow this link . About the Book The book is about the man in the title, Jim McCarthy , and his footballing career and the influence he had on the writers life. The start of international football and the links from amateur to professional in the game at the time of his playing career. International games and club games and the affect of war in the middle of a career. Captaining Ireland as a highlight in that career. How different the times are now to the way now with communication links being instant and the organisation of international and domestic football and some of the changes that have taken place. Book Details Language : English Publication Date : 24/08/2025 ISBN : 9798765215388

Name: Robert McAuley Born: Height: Weight: Position: Left-Half  Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap.  Club Honours: (with Portadown) Carlsberg Cup Winner 1972/73 ; Texaco Cup Winner 1973/74 . ... Club Career:  Teams ......... -Seasons- Signed --Fee-- League Cup Europe Cliftonville .. ................   Amateur  Portadown ..... .........   Jun-72 .................. 1(1)/0 Drogheda United   Biography: A member of the Northern Ireland squad that claimed the 1972 British Amateur Championship. In 1978 he scored the winning penalty for Drogheda United in a Tyler Cup tie against ex-club, Cliftonville. He was one of a healthy Belfast-based contingent then with the Drogs, which also included Martin Donnelly , Brendan Tully and Gerry Brammeld. McAuley was from a footballing family. His father, Bobby Senior, was part of the Dundela team that won the Irish Cup in 1955 and also played for Belfast Celtic, Crusaders and Bray Wanderers. His brot...

Name:  Born: 24 August 1995 Height: Weight: Position: Forward / Winger Club Honours: (...) (with St Mirren) SPFL Cup Winner 2025/26. Club Career: Teams .......... -Seasons- Signed -Fee-  League FA Cup FL Cup Linfield .......  12/3-14/5 .............   1(6)/0  Loughgall ...... 14/5 ............   Loan  Glentoran ...... 15/6 ....   Jun-15  Warrenpoint Town 16/7-17/8  Cliftonville ... 18/9-20/1 May-18 Glentoran ...... 20/1-22/3   Jan-21 St. Mirren ..... 23/4-25/6 Jul-23 £125k 40(34)/6 1(2)/0 6(3)/0  Coleraine ...... 26/7 ....  Jun-26 .Free Glentoran ...... 26/7-date Sep-26  Biography: Conor McMenamin was a big-money signing for Glentoran in January 2021, in fact it took cash plus Northern Ireland Under-21 player Paul O'Neill to prise him away from Cliftonville. Good form goalscoring form in his first full season at the Oval, which yielded 20 Premiership goals, saw McMenamin called into a Northern Ireland end-of-season...

Venue 007 Bramall Lane, Sheffield  - 008 - 009 Anfield, Liverpool 015 Penrhyn Park, Penrhyn  - 016 - 017   Perry Barr, Birmingham Type Home Cliftonville Cricket Ground (aka Oldpark Avenue ) BELFAST, IRELAND Record 50%  points / 5 0%  wins 1887-1888 Pl 2 W - D - L - F - A - Home Club(s) Cliftonville FC (1879-1890) Opened - Capacity c.10,000 Major Events/ Matches 1881 Irish Cup Final (first edition) Venue for Ireland's first international win Other Uses Cliftonville Cricket Club (formerly Enfield CC)  (to 1972) Cliftonville Hockey Club (to 1972) Cliftonville Playing Fields (Belfast City Council, to date) 54.61679, -5.94738 Type Home Solitude (aka Cliftonville Gardens ) BELFAST, IRELAND Record 18%  points /  10%  wins 1892-1924 Pl 20 W 2 D 5 L 13 F 26 A 48 Home Club(s) Cliftonville FC (1889-date) Opened 1890- Capacity 1908: 22,600+;  2021:  8,000 (3,000 seated)  Major Events/ Matches Irish Cup Finals (23 times, 1891-1970) Other U...