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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:  Born: 24 August 1995 Height: Weight: Position: Forward / Winger Club Honours: (...) Club Career: Teams .......... -Seasons- Signed -Fee-  League 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-date Jul-23 £125k 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 training camp. He retained his place for the June 2022 Nations League games. Northern Ireland Full Cap Details: 05-06-2022 Cyprus A D 0-0 ENL sub

Name: Alistair Roy  Born: 26 May 1997, Airdrie (SCO) Height: Weight: Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Under-21 Caps (2018) . Club Career: (with Queen of the South) SPFL Challenge Cup Runner-Up 2021/22. Club Career: Teams ......... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- Kilsryth Rangers ..............  Youth Stirling Albion ...............  Youth Hearts ........ 14/5-17/8 .....   Youth  . 0 (1)/0 ...... ...... 0(3)/1 East Stir'shire 15/6 .... Jul-15   Loan .5 (9)/4 0(1)/0 Stenhousemuir . 16/7 .... Aug-16   Loan 12(16)/3 2(0)/0  Dumbarton ..... 17/18 ... Jul-17   Loan .7 (9)/2 1(0)/0 2(2)/0 2(2)/1 Sligo Rovers ..  2018 .... Feb-18   Loan 17 (-)/2 Derry City ....  2018 .... Jul-18 .... 11 (-)/2 Partick Thistle 18/9 .... Aug-18 ..... 0 (4)/0 1(0)/0 Airdrie .......  19/0-20/1 Jun-19 Free 11(22)/5 1(2)/0 5(0)/3 2(4)/0 Queen o/t South 21/2 ....  Jul-21 Free 12(14)/4 1(1)/0 3(1)/6 2(2)/2 Glentoran ..... 22/3 ......

Name:  Born:  30 March 1999, Belfast Height: 1.75m Weight: Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Youth Honours: (with Stourbridge) Birmingham Senior Cup 2017/18 . Club Career: Linfield Youth 0(0)/0 Shrewsbury Town 17/18 Youth 0(0)/0 Stalybridge loan Stourbridge 17/18 loan Glentoran 18/19-20/21 Sep-18 92 appearances Cliftonville Aug-21 Biography: Chris "Cricky" Gallagher Joins Glentoran Joins Cliftonville Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:

Name: Robert Bowers  Born:   Height:  Weight:  Position:    International Honours: Irish League: 3 Caps.   Club Honours:    Club Career:    Cliftonville Derby County Glentoran Ards Biography:  Called up by Danny Blanchflower when 18, despite a long career he remained uncapped. He did collect inter-league honours and every domestic medal going while playing almost 600 career matches for Cliftonville, Glentoran and Ards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Bowers https://www.glentoran.com/news/250-club-barney-bowers ⚽️ Barney Bowers who made 5️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ appearances and scored 1️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ goals for @Glentoran pic.twitter.com/1GgQsmkpPg — Marshall Gillespie (@NIStats) January 29, 2023

Name: Caolan Stephen Boyd-Munce Born: 26 January 2000, Belfast Height:  Weight:  Position:  Midfielder Representative Honours:  Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17, Under-16, Under-15. Club Career: Teams ....... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League FA Cup FL Cup Glentoran ... 15/6 .... ......   Youth 0(1)/0 Birmingham C. 19/0-21/2   Jul-16 Youth 1(6)/0 0(1)/0 0(1)/0 Redditch Utd. 18/9 .... Aug-18 .Loan (Southern League) Middlesbrough 21/2-22/3 Jan-22 Undis 0(2)/0 1(0)/1 1(0)/0 St Mirren ...  22/3-date Mar-23 .Free Biography: WIkipedia Fri 13:15 - Signs for Boro Sat 12:29 - Scores for Boro Not a bad 24 hours for @boyd_munce ! What did you make of the 21-year-old’s debut? #Boro | #UTB | #BBCFACup pic.twitter.com/c9vPjqxPVe — BBC Sport Tees (@BBCTeesSport) January 8, 2022

Name: Cameron Palmer Born: 15th May 2000, York (Eng) Height: Weight: Position:  Midfielder Club Honours: (with Linfield) NIFL Premiership Champion 2020/21, 2021/22 ; Irish Cup Winner 2020/21 . Representative Honours:  Northern Ireland: 8 Under-21 Caps, 3 Under-19 Caps / 1 Goal; Scotland: 1 Under-17 Cap. Club Career: Teams ... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Pickering SC ............. Youth (Canada) Ajax SC .... .............. Youth  (Canada) Whitby Iroquois SC  ....... Youth   (Canada) Rangers ............. 2018 Youth .0 (0)/0 ...... ...... ...... 2(1)/0* Partick T  19/0 .... Jul-19 .Loan 10 (3)/1 1(0)/0 4(2)/0 Orange Co  2020 .... Feb-20 .Loan .9 (4)/1  (USL) Clyde ... 20/1 .... Oct-20 .Loan .1 (2)/0 Linfield . 20/1-22/3 Jan-21 Undis 33(16)/4 4(2)/1 5(0)/1 5(6)/0 1(2)/0 Glentoran  23/4-date Jul-23 .Free * Under-21 appearances in SPFL Challenge Cup Biography: Born in England to a Belfast-born father, Cam...

Name: Robert Joseph Burns Born: 7 October 1999, Antrim Height: 5.08 ft / 1.73 m Weight:  Position :  Defender / Midfielder International Career: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-18, Under-17, Under-15. Club Career: Lisburn Youth ............... Youth Cliftonville ................ Youth Glenavon  .  15/16-17/28 Jun-15 Youth 36(3)/5  Knockbreda 16/17 ..... Jan-16 . loan Hearts ... 18/19-19/20 May-18 Undis .3(2)/1 1(0)/0 3(1)/0 3(0)/0 Livingston 18/19 ..... Aug-18  . loan .3(5)/0 Newcastle Jets ....... Sep-19  . loan 12(4)/0  (A-League) Barrow ... 20/21- date Aug-20  . Free Glentoran .  20/21 ..... Sep-20  . loan Biography: Bobby Burns came through the Northern Ireland schools and youth set-ups playing largely as a holding midfielder and occasionally as a winger. He captained the Under-18 side to the Centenary Shield in 2017. At the same time he was enjoying a successful spell at Knockbreda where he played regularly as a f...

Name:  Rhys Marshall Born:  16 January 1995, Lurgan Height: 1.78 m Weight: Position:  Full-Back Representative Honours:  Northern Ireland: Under-21 Club Honours: (with Glenavon) Irish Cup Winner 2013/14, 2015/16; (with Shamrock Rovers) League of Ireland Champion 2000. Club Career: Clubs .... -Seasons- Signed -Fee --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Linfield .................. Y'th ..0 (0)/ 0 Glenavon .  12/3-19/0 .. 2011   Y'th  Shamrock R  2020 ....  Jan-20 £25k ..4 (9)/ 0 2(2)/0  Glentoran.  20/1-23/4  Dec-20 Free .95 (-)/ 4 7(-)/0 5(-)/0 4(-)/0  Glenavon .  24/5 .... Jun-24 Free   280(19)/40 (both spells) Biography: Rhys Marshall spent five years with Linfield's academy, before joining hometown club, Glenavon as a 16 year-old. He made his Glenavon debut in February 2013 in a 6-1 Mid-Ulster Cup win over Richhill, while his Premiership debut came that August in a 2-2 draw with Coleraine. H...

Name: Born: 1 July 1941, Waterfoot Height: Weight: Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Amateur Caps (1960-1963) 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 - - - - - - - Lisnagarvey Strolle...

THE OVAL Address:  Dee Street,   Belfast Opened:  1892 (rebuilt 1903 and 1949) AKA: - Capacity:  - Main Tenants:  Glentotan Surface:  Grass Co-Ordinates:  54.603, -5.891 Venue Type:  Home Played 1 Won 0 Drew 1 Lost 0 Win Ratio 0% Result Ratio 33% The Oval c.1960 1 100 14/02/1920 Wales D 2-2 BC Links: Britain From Above (1923) The Oval 1923 The Oval location 1938 The Oval location 2024 A destroyed and water-logged after it was bombed during the Belfast Blitz in 1941 The Oval in 2024 - - - - - -