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Hi folks, I would like to draw your attention to an event taking place in the village of Kerrykeel in Co Donegal on Saturday 7th September at 4pm when the village will pay tribute to Billy Gillespie , Sheffield United and Northern Ireland legend. William Ballintrae Gillespie was born in the Village of Kerrykeel, Co. Donegal on 6th August 1891. The son of a policeman, he became simply known as “Billy”.  Showing talent from a young age in junior football ranks Gillespie was quickly signed up by Derry Institute when he was just 17 before making the move to Yorkshire to the then called Leeds City. Sheffield United obviously liked what they saw and in December 1912 he moved to the Blades for a fee of £400. It was money well spent as Billy Gillespie became the lynchpin of the side, making nearly 500 appearances’ and scoring over 130 goals, it’s no surprise that he is still revered around the streets of Bramell Lane. His finest hour however came when he captained the Blades to the 1...

Name: Kevin Ramsey Born: 18 September 1984, Londonderry Height: 6.00 ft Weight: 12.13 st Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-21 Cap (2006) ; Under-19. Club Honours: (with Limavady) North West Cup Winner 2004/05 ; (with Institute) IFA Intermediate League First Division Champion 2006/07 ; Intermediate League Cup Winner 2006/07 . Club Career: Teams .......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup -Other- Trojans ........................... Youth Celtic ............................. Youth . 0(0)/ 0 Ballymena United 03/04 ..... c/s-03 . Free . 4(1)/ 0 ...... 2(1)/2 . 0(1)/0 Limavady United . 03/04-04/05 Jan-04 ..... ??(?)/20 .............. ?(?)/3 Institute ....... 05/06-06/07 c/s-05 ..... 27(3)/11 1(0)/0 5(1)/8 11(0)/3 Finn Harps ...... 2007 - 2008 Jul-07 . Free Institute ....... 08/09- date Sep-08 . Free Biography: Kevin Ramsey won a single Northern Ireland Under-21 cap when he played in the first half of a 1-0 win ...

(c) unknown Name: Mark McChrystal Born: 25 June 1984, Londonderry Height: 6.01 ft Weight: 13.07 st Position: Defender Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 9 Under-21 Caps (2004-2006) , Under-19, Schoolboy (2000) Club Honours: (with Derry) FAI Cup Runner-Up 2008 ; League of Ireland Cup Winner 2008 ; (with Bristol Rovers) Football Conference Play-Off Winner 2014/15. Club Career: Teams ............. --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Tristar ............................. Youth Wolverhampton W. .................... Youth .. 0(0)/0 Bradford City .... 02/03 ..... Apr-03 . Loan .. 0(0)/0 Derry City ........ 2003 - 2006 Apr-03 . Free  . 50(-)/1* ............ 1(0)/0 Institute ......... 03/04 ..... Aug-03 . Loan .. 1(0)/0 ...... 4(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/0 Partick Thistle ... 06/07 ..... Jan-07 . Free  . 13(2)/1 2(0)/0 Derry City ....... 2007 - 2009 Aug-07 . Free  . 34(5)/1 Huddersfield Town ............ Sep-09 Trial ....

Name: Philip Lowry Born: 15 July 1989, Londonderry Height: Weight: Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-23, 6 Under-21 Caps, Under-19. Club Honours: (with Institue) North West Cup Winner 2008/09 ; (with Linfield) IFA Premiership Champion 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12 , Irish Cup Winner 2009/10, 2011/12 ; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2013/14. Club Career: Teams ...... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Limavady United Institute .. 07/08-08/09 c/s-07 ..... 63(2)/ 6 9(0)/2 8(0)/0 ...... 3(0)/0 Linfield ... 09/10-13/14 Jun-09  Derry City . 2014 - 2015 May-14 ..... 40(-)/ 3 Portadown .. 15/16 ..... Jan-16 . Free . 7(0)/1   Crusaders .. 16/17- date May-16  Biography: To follow. LinfieldFC NIFL Premiership Linfield Stats Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 19-08-2008 Poland........ N L 0-1 MT 20-08-2008 Ukraine....... A L 1-4 MT 05-09-2008 Germany....... A L 0-3 E...

Name: Ivan Sproule Born: 18 February 1981, Castlederg Height: 5.08 ft Weight: 11.09 st Position: Winger/Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 11 Full Caps / 1 Goal (2005-2007) . Club Honours: (with Hibs) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2011/12 ; Scottish League Cup Winner 2006/07 ; (with Linfield) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2013/14 ; (with Dergview Reserves) Irish Junior Cup Winner 2022/23 . Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Killen Rangers - - - - - - - - Ballinamallard U. - - - - - - - - Dergview 99/00 - - - - - - - Moyola Park 00/01 c/s-00 - /14 - - - /6 Omagh Town 01/02-03/04 Aug -01 - 95  (-)/19 - - 2(0)/1 - Insti...

Sheffield United's most capped player, Billy Gillespie's two decade Football League career brought over one hundred goals and an FA Cup success. There was also the small matter of a British Championship success, and an Irish goalscoring record that stood for almost eighty years... Name: William Ballintrae (or Ballantrae) Gillespie Born:  6 August 1891, Kerrykeel, Co. Donegal Died:  2 July 1981, Bexley, Kent (England) Height: 5.09 ft Weight: 11.00 st Position: Forward Representative Honours: Ireland: 25 Full Caps/13 Goals (1913-1930) . Club Honours: (with Sheffield United) FA Cup Winner 1924/25 . Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Others Institute 07/08-09/10 - Amateur - - - Linfield 09/10 - Loan - - - Leeds City 10/11-11/12 May-10 - 24/ 10 - - Sheffield United 11/12-31/32 Dec-11...