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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: Robert McQuillan Born:  Died: deceased Position: Outside-Right Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 7 Amateur Caps / 2 Goals (1969-74) Club Honours: (with Crusaders) Irish League Champions 1972/73, 1975/76. Club Career: Teams ... Europe Coleraine Crusaders 2(1)/0 Biography: Part of the Ireland Amateur team that won the British Championship in 1972. More to follow. World Soccer, October 1972 Victor Patterson Picture 1 Victor Patterson Picture 2 Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 27-09-1969 England. A L 1-4 BAC 15-04-1972 Wales... A W 3-0 BAC 1 goal 28-04-1972 Scotland A W 1-0 BAC 15-05-1972 England. A W 2-1 BAC 1 goal 06-10-1972 England. A L 1-2 BAC 1 goal 16-03-1973 Scotland A L 0-1 BAC 12-10-1973 England. A L 0-2 BAC Summary: 7/3. Won 3, Drew 0, Lost 4.

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: 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Weight: Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Amateur Caps (1960-1963) ; League of Ireland (withdrawn through injury).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 - - ...

2014/15  -  2015/16  -2016/17 -  Club Appearances  - Transfers ( summer 2015  - January 2016 ) - Cups, Ups & Downs - Northern Ireland players on the move... Permanent Transfers Rory Patterson (FC United to Derry City) BBC Jonny Steele (ex-Minnesota United to Ottawa Fury) FuryFC Philip Lowry (Derry City to Portadown) BBC Shane Ferguson (Newcastle United to Millwall) BBC Michael McLellan (H&W Welders to Linfield) BBC Chris Johns (Bangor to Coleraine) CFC Colin Nixon (Bangor to Larne) LFC Ryan Brobbel (Whitby to TNS) Shropshire Star   Loan Deals Jeff Hughes (Cambridge to Tranmere) BBC Ivan Sproule (Linfield to Ballinamallard) BBC Robbie McDaid (Leeds to Lincoln) IrishFA Luke Conlan (Burnley to Morecambe) Lancashire Evening Post Chris Hegarty (Linfield to Dungannon) LFC Lee Hodson (MK Dons to Kilmarnock) BBC Pre-Contracts Michael Gault (Portadown to Crusaders) BBC Released Jamie Sendles-White (Hamil...

Name: Gavin Whyte Born: 31 January 1996 Height: 5.09 ft / 1.75m Weight: 10.01 st / 64kg Position: Winger Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, 7 Under-21 Caps, Schools. Club Honours: (with Crusaders) NIFL Premiership Champion 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2017/18 ; (with Hull) League One Champion 2020/21 . Awards: Ulster Footballer of the Year 2017/18; NIFWA Player of the Year 2017/18. Club Career: Teams ... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Crusaders 13/4-17/8 Everton ...................   Trial Celtic ....................   Trial Oxford U. 18/9 .... Jul-19 Undis .29 (7)/ 7 4(0)/0 3(0)/2 ..... 3(1)/0 Cardiff C 19/0-22/3 Jul-19 Undis .19(26)/ 1 4(1)/1 2(0)/0 ..... 0(1)/0 Hull City 20/1 .... Jan-21    Loan .10(10)/ 4  Oxford U. 21/2 .... Jul-21 .Loan .26(11)/ 1 1(0)/0 0(1)/0 Portsmouth 23/4-date Jul-23 Free 117(11)/43 ............ 1(2)/0 0(1)/1 Biography: An attacking midfield player, Gavi...

Name: Walter McFarland Born: 1945 Died: 15 August 2014 Height: Weight: Position: Half-Back / Defender Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1968) . Club Honours: (with Crusaders) Irish League Champion 1972/73, 1975/76 ; Irish Cup Winner 1966/67, 1967/68 ; Ulster Cup Winner 1963/64 , Carlsberg Cup Winner 1973/74 ; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1964/65, 1968/69, 1973/74. Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA . Cup Europe Other Crusaders 62/63 - 75/76 - Amateur - - - - Ballyclare . Comrades - - - - - - - TOTALS - £- - - - - Biography: Walter McFarland will be best remembered as a Crusaders player from 1962-1976, skippering them to the Irish League title in 1973 and featuring in a host of oth...

Name: Christopher Hegarty Born: 13 August 1992, Dungannon Height: 5.11 ft Weight: Position: Defender Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 7 Under-21 Caps (2011-2012) , 17 Under-19 Caps, 3 Under-17 Caps, 8 Under-16 Caps. Club Honours: (with Rangers) Scottish Third Division Champion 2012/13 ; NIFL Cup Winner 2017/18 ; (with Crusaders) Irish Cup Winner 2022/23 . Club Career: Teams .... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other Dungannon Swifts .....   2006 Youth . 0(0)/ 0 Millwall ...........   Jun-08 Youth  . 0(0)/ 0 Rangers ... 11/2-13/4   Jun-10 Youth   25(0)/ 1 1(1)/0 2(0)/0 1(0)/0   Linfield .   14/5-15/6 May-14 . Free 17(-)/ 3 Dungannon 15/6 .... Jan-16 . Loan 13(0)/ 0 Dungannon 16/7-18/9 May-16 . Free Crusaders 18/9-22/3 May-19  Dungannon 23/4 ....  Jun-23  Biography: More to follow. IrishFA Hegarty signs for Rangers Hegarty commits to Rangers "newco" Northern Irel...

Name: Nathan Hanley Born: 18 July 1990, Carrickfergus Height: 5.09 ft Weight: 11.02 st Position: Midfielder / Left-Back Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17, 1 Under-16 Schoolboy Cap (2006) . Club Honours: (with Linfield) IFA Premiership Champion 2011/12 ... ; (with Crusaders) NIFL Premiership Champion 2014/15 ;   Irish League Cup Runner-Up 2013/14 . Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other St Andrews BC - - Youth - - - - - Linfield - - Youth 0 (0)/0 - - - - Hull City - -06 Youth 0 (0)/0 - - - - Ballymena United 10/11 c/s-10 Free /3 - - ...