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Name: Jamie Carson McDonnell Born: 16 February 2004, Lisburn Height: 6.00 ft /   1.83 m Weight: 12.03 st / 77.5 kg Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-21, Youth. Club Career: tEAMS ...... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other Lisburn Youth ................ Youth Glentoran .................... Youth  Nott'm Forest .........  Jul-20 Youth Colchester U.  24/5 .... Aug-24 .loan 29(3)/1 1(0)/0 ...... 4(0)/0 Mansfield T..  25/6 .... Jul-25 .loan Biography: Northern Ireland Full Cap Details: 07-09-2025 Germany A L 1-3 WCQ sub still active Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 07-09-2023 Luxembourg H L 0-1

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: Ross McCausland Born: 12th May 2003, Antrim Height: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m Weight: Position: Right-Wing Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-21, Under-19, Under-17, Under-16. Club Honours: (with Rangers) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2023/24 ; Scottish League Cup Winner 2023/24 . Club Career: Teams .. -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Linfield ................  Youth  Rangers.  19/0-date c/s-19 £ 60k  Biography: On 12th November 2023 Ross McCausland made his first Scottish Premiership start for Rangers, and two days later he was elevated to the Northern Ireland senior squad. The right-winger had previously been involved in a senior training camp and was described by Michael O'Neill as "an exciting young player". In his first season as a Rangers regular he claimed a League Cup winner's medal and a runners-up medal in the Scottish Cup. Northern Ireland Full Cap Details: 17-11-2023 Finland A L 0-4 ECQ Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Detail...

Name: John McGovern  Born: 17th October 2002, Newry Height: 5.09 ft / 1.75 m Weight: 11.00 st / 70 kg Position: Forward / Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19. Club Honours: (with Newry) NIFL Championship Winner 2021/22. Club Career: Newry City 19/20- date Biography: To follow. Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 08-10-2021 Russia A L 0-1

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 Coleraine ...... 26/7-date Jun-26 .Free 40(34)/6 1(2)/0 6(3)/0  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 J...

Name: Charlie Liam McCann Born: 24 April 2002, Coventry (ENG) Height: 5.08 ft / 1.73 m Weight: 11.07 st / 73 kg Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21; Republic of Ireland: Under-17. Club Career: Teams ... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League FA Cup FL Cup -Other- Coventry City ............ Youth Man Utd .  20/1 .... ......   Youth 0(0)/0 ...... ...... 3(0)/1* Rangers .  21/2-22/3 Jul-21 £750k 1(2)/0 0(2)/0 0(3)/0 6(0)/1# Forest GR 22/3 .... Jan-23 £350k Barrow Chelt'ham 26/7-date * EFL Trophy for Under-21s; # SPFL Challenge Cup for B Team. Biography: A graduate of Manchester United's Academy, Charlie McCann commanded a significant fee when he transferred to Rangers in 2021. Initially part of the B team at Ibrox, he made a number of firstteam appearances in the second half of the 2021/22 season. The English-born McCann had played for the Republic of Ireland as a youth, before switching to Northern Ireland. He subsequently claimed Under-21 caps be...

Name: Alfie John McCalmont Born:  25 March 2000, Thirsk (ENG) Height: 5.09 ft / 1.75 m Weight: 10.03 st / 64.8 kg Position:  Midfielder Representative Honours:  Northern Ireland:   4 Full Caps (2019-2021) , 10 Under-21 Caps, Youth. Club Honours: (with Carlisle) EFL League Two Play-Off Winner 2022/23. Club Career: Teams ....... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other Leeds United. . 19/0-22/3  Jan-19   Youth ............... 1(1)/0 1(1)/0* Oldham Ath. .  20/1 ....   Sep-20  . Loan 31 (4)/8 3(0)/0 ...... 1(0)/2 Morecambe .... 21/2 .... Jul-21   . Loan 18 (8)/1 3(0)/0 1(0)/0 1(0)/0 Carlisle Utd.  22/3 .... Jan-23  . Loan 11 (5)/2 ............. 3(0)/0 Carlisle Utd.  23/4 .... Jun-23 .Free 17(14)/2 ...... 1(0)/0 2(1)/0 C.C. Mariners 24/5-25/6   Jul-24 .Free 37 (3)/5 (A-League) *Under-21 Biography: Highly rated Leeds midfielder, Alfie McCalmont made his enior debut in an EFL Cup match against Salford i...

Name: Conor McDermott Born: 18 August 1997, Culmore, Londonderry Height: Weight:  Position: Midfielder/Full-Back Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21 (2016-date) , Under-18 Schools (2015) . Club Career: Derry City Youth Biography: A former pupil of St Columb's College, Conor McDermott broke into the Derry City first team as an eighteen year-old. Already a Northern Ireland Under-18 Schoolboy international, he was called into the Under-21 squad in the autumn of 2016. To follow. Newsletter Derry Journal Derry City FC UEFA Twitter Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 11-10-2016 France H L 0-3 ECQ still active.

Name: Darren McKnight Born: 27 August 1995 Height: Weight: Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17. Club Career: Teams ....... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League Glenavon ....................... Youth Barnsley .... 14/15 ........ -12 Youth 0(0)/0 Shrewsbury T. 15/16 ..... Jun-15 . Free 0(0)/0 Morecambe ... 15/16 ..... Mar-16 . Free Stalybridge C 16/17-17/18 Sep-16 . Free Glossop N.E.. 18/19- date Aug-18 Biography: A central midfielder, also capable of playing at right-back, Darren McKnight spent three seasons playing with Barnsley's youth sides, but never made it into the first team. During his time at Oakwell he was a regular for Northern Ireland at Under-17 and Under-19 level. It was shortly after transferring to Shrewsbury that he stepped-up to the Northern Ireland Under-21 side, making his debut in a 1-1 draw in Iceland. McKnight was released by Shrewsbury in January 2016 without having made a firstteam...

PSNI FC Name: David McCoy Born: Height: Weight: Position: Right-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1971). Club Career: Ards Amateur Biography: To follow. PSNI Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 19-02-1971 Scotland H D 1-1 17-04-1971 Wales... A L 0-1 Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 1.

Name: Irwyn McKibbin Born: Height: Weight: Position: Goalkeeper Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 5 Amateur Caps (1969-1973) , Youth. Club Honours: (with Linfield) Gold Cup Winner; City Cup Winner. Club Career: Teams ....... --Seasons-- Signed --Fee-- League FA Cup Europe Other Cliftonville .................. Amateur Derry City .................... Amateur Linfield ................. 1972 Amateur Carrick Rangers .......... 1975 Biography: To follow. LinfieldFC Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 27-09-1969 England. H L 1-4 15-04-1972 Wales... A W 3-0 15-05-1972 England. A W 2-1 06-10-1972 England. A L 1-2 07-04-1973 Wales... A D 1-1 Summary: 5/0. Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 2.

Name: Ivan McAllister Born: Dunmurry Died: July 2024, Belfast (age 80) Height: Weight: Position: Centre-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 5 Amateur Caps Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish League Champion; Irish Cup Runner-Up 1972/73 ;  ... Club Career: Teams .. --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League FA Cup Europe Bangor Linfield ............  -1970 Amat. R.U.C. Biography: To follow. Linfield FC PSNI Linfield FC Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 15-04-1972 Wales... A W 3-0 28-04-1972 Scotland A W 1-0 15-05-1972 England. A W 2-1 07-04-1973 Wales... A D 1-1 12-10-1973 England. A L 0-2 Summary: 5/0. Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 1.

Name: Seamus Vincent McCartan Born: 18 May 1994, Newry Height: 5.10 ft Weight: Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-21, Under-19, Under-17, 5 Schoolboy Caps (2010) . Club Honours: (with Lincoln) EFL League Two Champion 2018/19. Awards: League Two Player of the Month March 2017. Club Career: Teams .... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other Banbridge Town  .............. Youth Glenavon ............... 2009   Youth Burnley .. 11/12-12/13 May-10   Youth . 0 (1)/ 0 Hyde ..... 12/13 ..... Jan-13   . Loan . 5(11)/ 1  (Conference National) Accrington  13/14-16/17 Jul-13 . Free 53(57)/25 4(3)/0 1(3)/0 3(3)/0 Bradford C  17/18-19/20 Jun-17 £200k 21(24)/ 8 1(0)/0 ...... 4(0)/0 Lincoln C.  18/19 .....   Jul-18   . Loan 23(15)/ 7 1(2)/0 1(0)/0 1(0)/0 Ballymena. 20/21  .....   Sep-20  . Free 34 (2)/18 4(0)/3  Glentoran. 21/22-23/24 Aug-21 £100k  Bi...

Name: J. McFarlane Born: Height: Weight: Position: Centre-Half Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Caps (1929). Club Career: Cliftonville Amateur Biography: To follow. Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 12-10-1929 Scotland H L 0-3 Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Name: Paul McElroy Born: 7 July 1994, Dungannon Height: Weight: Position: Midfielder / Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19,  Under-17, 4 Under-16 Schoolboy (2010) . Club Honours: (with Dungannon) NIFL Cup Winner 2017/18 ; (with Ballymena) Irish Cup Runner-Up 2021/22 ; (with Portadown) NIFl Cup Runner-Up 2024/25 . Club Career: Teams ... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other Dungannon Swifts ......... Youth  . 0 (0)/ 0 Hull City ......... May-13 Youth  . 0 (0)/ 0 Sheffield Wednesday  Jun-14 . Free  . 0 (0)/ 0 Linfield . 14/5 .... Aug-14 . Free . 0 (0)/ 0 ...... 1(0)/0 0(2)/0 Portadown 14/5 .... Jan-15 ......   1 (2)/ 0 ............. 0(1)/0 Dungannon 15/6-19/0 Aug-15 . Free 93(17)/21 3(2)/1 9(0)/3 Crusaders 19/0-20/1 Aug-19  ......  4(10)/ 3 0(1)/0 2(1)/1 Ballymena 20/1-22/3 Oct-20 . Swap 66(18)/24 6(3)/6 5(1)/1 1(2)/2 Portadown 22/3-24/5 Jan-23  .....  32(20)/13 1(1)/0...

Name: Matthew Glen McClure Born: 17 November 1991, Slough (England) Height: 5.10 ft / 1.78 m Weight: 11.00 st / 70kg Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Under-21 Caps (2012) , Youth. Club Career: Teams ......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other Crystal Palace ................... Youth . 0 (0)/ 0 Wycombe Wand'rs  10/11-14/15  ...... Youth 62(48)/24 4(2)/0 1(0)/0 3(4)/2 Burnham ....... 09/10 ..... Dec-09 . Loan (Southern League) Wealdstone .... 09/10 ..... Mar-10 . Loan (Isthmian League) Hayes & Yeading 11/12 ..... Aug-11 . Loan . 1 (0)/ 1  (Conference Premier) Dag & R edbridge 15/16 ..... Jul-15 . Free 11 (9)/ 4 0(1)/0 1(0)/0 2(0)/1 Aldershot Town . 16/17   ..... Jul-16   . Free   (National League) Gloucester City Biography: To follow. Wycombe Wanderers Wikipedia Soccerbase Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 10-05-2012 FYR Macedonia A L 0-1 ECQ sub 10-09-2012 D...

Name: Patrick McNally Born: 20 August 1994 Height: Weight: Position: Central Defender Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-21 Cap, Under-19, 7 Under-17 Caps. Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2015/16; (with Carrick) NIFL Cup Runner-Up 2016/17. Club Career: Teams ........ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other Cliftonville ............ Jul-08 Youth . 0 (0)/0  Celtic .................. Jul-11 ...... 0 (0)/0  Cliftonville .   13/14 ..... Aug-13 . Loan  . 7 (1)/0  Glenavon .... 14/15 .....   Sep-14 . Free  . 7 (2)/0 ............. 0(1)/0 Ballymena Utd  14/15-15/16  Jan-15 . Free 18 (1)/0 Carrick R. .. 16/17- date c/s-16 . Free Biography: To follow. IrishFA Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 31-05-2013 Cyprus A L 0-3 ECQ Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Name: Samuel McComb Born: Died: Height: Weight: Position: Outside-Right Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1911). Club Honours: (with Cliftonville) Irish League Champion 1909/10 ... Club Career: Clubs Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Cliftonville - - Amateur - - - TOTALS £0 - - - Biography: To follow. Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 18-11-1911 England. A L 0-2 Summary: 1/0. Won, 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Name: Born: Height: Weight: Position: Goalkeeper Representative Honours: Ireland: 4 Amateur Caps (1949-1951). Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1947/48  ... Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Other Ballymena United 48/49 - Amateur *32/0 - - Glenavon - -50 Amateur - - - TOTALS - £0 - - - * all games Biography: To follow. Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 05-02-1949 England. A W 1-0 16-03-1949 Scotland H D 2-2 04-02-1950 England. H L 1-3 19-05-1951 Scotland H L 0-1 Summary: 4/0. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 2.

Name: Eugen McNutt Born: Height: Weight: Position: Left-Back Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1974) . Club Honours: (with Coleraine) Irish League Champion 1973/74 ; Irish Cup Winner 1974/75, 1976/77 , Runner-Up 1981/82 . Club Career: Teams ... --Seasons-- Signed --Fee-- League Europe Coleraine .................. Amateur ...... 9(0)/0 Biography: A regular in Coleraine's defence for a decade, Eugene McNutt picked-up most of the local-games major honours and holds the distinction of being the club's equal-record appearance maker in official UEFA competitions. Capped once at Amateur level, it was in Northern Ireland's last ever game, a 1-0 defeat by Wales at Denbigh. More to follow. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 06-04-1974 Wales... A L 0-1 Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.