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(Co. Antrim FA Centenary Game) CO. ANTRIM FA - MID ULSTER/NORTH-WEST SELECT 2:6 Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast Referee: W. Clarke (Newtownards) Goalscorers: (CA) McGaughey (2); (MU/NW) Millar (3), Wade, McLaughlin, Keenan (pen) Co. Antrim: Dunlop (Linfield) -- Huston (Larne) Mooney (Linfield) Devine (Glentoran) Spiers (Linfield) Morrison (Glentoran) Doherty (Linfield) Caskey (Glentoran) McGaughey (Linfield) McCartney (Glentoran) Jameson (Glentoran) Substitutes: Hillis (Glentoran) Conville (Ballymena United) Knell (Linfield) Manager: Roy Coyle (Linfield) Mid-Ulster/North-West: Keenan (Portadown) -- McCullough (Coleraine) Burns (Newry Town) Davidson (Portadown) Byrne (Glenavon) Lowry (Glenavon) Wade (Coleraine) O'Neill (Portadown) Millar (Portadown) McBride (Glenavon) Ralph (Newry Town) Substitutes: Gray (Newry Town) McDowell (Coleraine) McLaughlin (Glenavon) Manager: Terry Nicholson (Glenavon) Selected Other Co. Antrim FA Representative Matches: 01-09-1888 vs Canada .......

(friendly match) SHEFFIELD & HALLAMSHIRE F.A. - COUNTY ANTRIM F.A. 6:2 Venue: Hillsborough, Sheffield Goalscorers: (CA) Calderwood, Shiels; (Shef) Shiner (3), Wilkinson (2), McAnearney Co. Antrim: Moffatt (Ards) -- Lucas (Glentoran) Graham (Linfield) -- Neill (Glentoran) Forde (Ards) Orr (Distillery) -- Weatherup (Crusaders) Bruce (Glentoran) Shiels (Distillery) Parke (Linfield) Calderwood (Glentoran) Sheffield: Hodgkinson (Sheffield United) -- Short (Barnsley) Graham (Doncaster Rovers) -- Gibson (Sheffield Wednesday) J. Shaw (Sheffield United) Houghton (Barnsley) -- D. Wilkinson (Sheffield Wednesday) Graham (Barnsley) Shiner (Sheffield Wednesday) McAnearney (Sheffield Wednesday) Walker (Doncaster Rovers) Selected Other Co. Antrim FA Representative Matches: 01-09-1888 vs Canada ..................... H L 2-6 14-10-1953 vs South Africa ............... H W 1-0 20-10-1959 vs Sheffield & Hallamshire FA . H W 5-3 10-05-1988 vs Mid-Ulster/North-West Select H L 2-6

(friendly match) COUNTY ANTRIM F.A. - SHEFFIELD & HALLAMSHIRE F.A. 5:3 Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 6,000 Goalscorers: (CA) Welsh (2), Boyd (2), Bruce; (Shef) Barber, Hamilton, Gilliland (og) Co. Antrim: Milligan (Cliftonville) -- Gilliland (Linfield) Parke (Linfield) -- Kennedy (Distillery) Campbell (Crusaders) Gough (Linfield) -- Welsh (Linfield) Bruce (Glentoran) Barr (Ballymena United) Dickson (Linfield) Boyd (Ards) Captain: Dickson Sheffield: Springett (Sheffield Wednesday) -- Coldwell (Sheffield United) Morgan (Rotherham) -- T. McArnearney (Sheffield Wednesday) Swan (Sheffield Wednesday) Barber (Barnsley) -- Wilkinson (Sheffield Wednesday) Hamilton (Sheffield United) Pace (Sheffield United) Myerscough (Rotherham) Simpson (Sheffield United) Selected Other Co. Antrim FA Representative Matches: 01-09-1888 vs Canada ..................... H L 2-6 14-10-1953 vs South Africa ............... H W 1-0 21-10-1958 vs Sheffield...

(Friendly match) COUNTY ANTRIM F.A. - SOUTH AFRICA 1:0 Referee: Tom J. Mitchell (Lurgan) Venue: Cliftonville, Belfast Goals: (Ireland) John Walker County Antrim FA: William Smyth (Distillery) – Dick Keith (Linfield) Tommy Hamill (Ards) – William Neill (Glentoran) Jackie Vernon (Crusaders) Clarke (Crusaders) – Lowry (Glentoran) Ewing (Glentoran) John Walker (Linfield) Thomson (Ards) Tully (Crusaders) South Africa: Tyrell (North Transvaal) -- R Coop (Rhodesia) C G Meeser (Western Province) -- T R Dow (Natal) H E Naish (North Transvaal) B K Gibson (South Transvaal) – J H Claasens (North Transvaal) G Keys (Western Province) Salton (Natal) W Warren (South Transvaal) Roos (Western Province) By George Glass

County Representative Match   COUNTY ANTRIM F. A. - CANADA 2:6 (2:2)   Umpires: Mr. Heaney (Antrim), Mr. Bingham (Canada)  Referee: William McCrum (Armagh)  Venue:  Shaftesbury Grounds, Ormeau Road*, Belfast Attendance:  1,000  Goals: [Ant] Peden (18), Gibb (43); [CAN] Scrimmage, Kraus, Webster, Thompson 3.  Co. Antrim:   Captain: ?? John Clugston (Cliftonville) --  Frederick Browne (Cliftonville)  Robert Wilson (Cliftonville) --  James Williamson (Cliftonville)  James Christian (Linfield)  Samuel Baird (Oldpark) --  Olphert Martin Stanfield (Distillery)  Samuel Torrans (Linfield)  John Barry (Cliftonville)  John Turnbull Gibb (Cliftonville)  John Peden (Linfield)  Canada: (dark Blue shirts)  Captain: ?? A.N. Garrett (Toronto) --  S. Brubacher (Berlin Rangers)  F. Killer (Berlin Rangers) --  H. Pirrie (Queen’s College)  T. Gibson (Berlin Rangers)  H. Bew...

Name: Thomas Bryson Molyneux Born: 19 July 1857, Killead (probable) * Died: 2 February 1930 (possible) * Height: Weight: Position: Half-Back Representative Honours: Ireland: 11 Full Caps / 1 Goal (1883-1888) ; Co. Antrim Representative. Club Honours: (with Cliftonville) Irish Cup Winner 1887/88 , Runner-Up 1886/87 . Club Career: Clubs Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Ligoniel - - - - - - Cliftonville - 1883 Amateur - - - TOTALS £- - - - Biography: Half-back Tom Molyneux won a then Irish record eleven caps between 1883-1888. He never once tasted victory while wearing an Ireland shirt, a solitary draw with Wales the closest he came to success. In another match against the Welsh, favoured by a strong wind, he gave Ireland a 23rd minute lead. Wales subsequently turned round a 2-0 half-time defecit to win 8-2. M...

Name: Samuel Johnston Born: 18 September 1866, Belfast Died: 25 April 1910, Belfast Position: Centre-Forward Representative Honours: Ireland: 5 Full Caps/2 Goals (1882-1886) ; Co. Antrim Representative; Belfast & District Representative. Club Honours: (with Distillery) Irish Cup Winner 1883/84, 1884/85, 1885/86 ; Charity Cup Runner-Up 1883/84. Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Distillery 81/82 - 86/87 1881 Amateur * 32/21 * # 89/15 TOTALS - £- - - - * all competitive games (pre-League), # friendly games. Biography: A blacksmith by trade, Sam Johnston’s well-built appearance meant that when he took to the field for his international debut at the age of 15 years and 154 days his age wasn’t even commented on – seemingly nobody realised he was so young. It has only been confirmed in recent years that he was younger than Norman Whites...

Preceded by Ireland Captain Succeeded by Donald Martin 1883-1885 William Eames .. 'The gamest little player we have, great speed, has a thorough knowledge of the game, a fair shot at goal, feeds the outside-right well, has great staying power, undoubtedly our most popular forward.' .. Name: Dr. John Robert Davison BA MAO BCh Born: 25 April 1860, Hunslet, Leeds (England) Died: 17 September 1931, Belfast Height: Weight: Position: Forward Representative Honours: Ireland: 8 Full Caps (1882-1885) ; Co. Antrim Representative; Belfast & District Representative. Club Honours: (with Cliftonville) Irish Cup Winner 1882/ 83, Runner-Up 1880/81, 1881/82. .. Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Cliftonville 80/81-85/86 - Amateur - - - TOTALS - £- - - ...