NIFG

-  Friendly Series  -  Quadrangular Tournament  -  UEFA Regions' Cup  - - Results -  Squads  -  Line-Ups  -  Programmes  - Since the 2007 edition of the UEFA Regions' Cup the Irish FA have held a play-off to decide who will represent Northern Ireland in the tournament - the Eastern Region (Co. Antrim FA and Mid Ulster FA) facing the Western Region (Fermanagh & Western FA & North West FA) over two legs. More details to follow. East vs West Regions' Cup Play-Off ??-03-2006 East ?-? West (@ Newry  tbc ) ??-04-2006 East  ?-?  West (@ venue?) (Eastern Region win on aggregate) 02-04-2008  East  3-2  West (@ Loughgall)  ??-??-2008  East  ?-?  West   (@ venue?) (Eastern Region win on aggregate) 19-05-2010  East  2-0  West (@ Castledawson) 26-05-2010  East  ?-?  West (@ Castledawson) (Eastern Region win on aggregate) 1...

-  2012/13   - 2013/14 -  2014/15 - - Club Appearances -  Transfers ( summer 2013  -  January 2014 ) -  Cups, Ups & Downs  - With the season drawing over, NIFG looks at how their club fortunes will see Northern Ireland players toasting their successes or drowning their sorrows... ENGLAND Premier League: The Premier League title was almost won by a Northern Ireland manager for the first time with Brendan Rodgers ' Liverpool finishing second. The previously dominant Manchester United  were well off the pace and there was no fourth title medal for Jonny Evans , with even Europa League qualification eluding them. Steven Davis ' Southampton  tailed off after looking strong contenders for European qualification, but they can be satisfied with a top-half finish. There has been more GAWA interest at the wrong end of the table, with all of the bottom half still looking anxiously over their shoulders until the last few weeks....

Name: Hugh Lowry Born: Ballymacarrett, Belfast Height: Weight: Position: Inside-Left Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1956) . Club Honours: (with Ards) Irish League Champion 1957/58  ... Club Career: Bangor Ards Biography: One of the Lowry clan that also included B international  Tommy , Hugh was a prolific goalscorer from inside-left. His goals initially brought a degree of respectability to Bangor before firing Ards to the Irish League title. He scored 30 goals as the Gibson Cup arrived at Castlereagh Park for the first time. The following season he became the first Irish League player to score in European competition as Ards lost 4-1 to French giants, Rheims in the Champions' Cup. Invited to move to England by several clubs, including Liverpool, Huddersfield and Bristol City, in the days of the maximum wage it more sense for Lowry to remain a part-time player alongside a steady job. He was forced to quit playing at the age of 26 af...

Name: James Jordan Born: c.1936 Height: Weight: Position: Centre-Forward Representative Honours: Northern   Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap / 1 Goal (1956) . Club Career: Comber Rec (Amateur League) Ards .....   54/55-??/?? Biography: A prolific goalscorer, Jim Jordan was also a gifted cricketer with North Down. More to follow. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 21-01-1956 Wales... H W 2-1 Summary: 1/1. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Name: William Cowan Born: Height: Weight: Position: Right-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1955-1956) . Club Career: Cliftonville Biography: Willie Cowan came to the fore during Cliftonville's participation in the 1955 Isle of Man National Football Tournament, which featured the British Isles' leading amateur sides (Bohemians, Bishop Auckland, Newtown) plus the Isle of Man's national XI and a British European Airways International XI. Cowan earned praise for a series of "clever displays". It was only after the start of the 1955/56 season that he Cowan established himself in the Irish League. Though small in stature, he was an assured tackler and effective in both defence and attack. It was these qualities that earned him two Amateur caps during that season. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 17-09-1955 England. H L 1-4 21-01-1956 Wales... H W 2-1 Summary: 2/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Name: William McCullough Born: 13 May 1940, Belfast Height: 5.10 ft Weight: 12.00 st Position: Right-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 11 Amateur Caps (1961-1969) , Youth; Irish League representative. Club Honours: ... Club Career: Teams 67th Boys' Brigade .......... Youth Ards ...................... Amateur Glentoran ..... 61/62-73/74 Amateur Detroit Cougars 1967 ........  Guest Biography: A teacher by day, Billy "The Tank" McCullough's 555 appearances for Glentoran was a club record, only recently surpassed by Paul Leeman and Colin Nixon. Born in Ballyhackamore, it was perhaps inevitable that McCullough would join Glentoran. It was however with Ards that he started his career. More to follow. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 18-02-1961 Scotland H D 3-3 30-09-1961 England. H L 0-3 13-01-1962 Wales... H W 3-1 08-02-1964 Scotland A D 2-2 26-09-1964 England. A L 1-2 15-01-1966 Wales... H D 0-0 12-03-1966 Scotland A W ...

Name: Malachy O'Neill Born: 1943 Height: 5.08 ft Weight: 11.02 st Position: Inside-Left Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Amateur Caps, Youth (1961) , Boys' Clubs (1960) . Club Honours: Club Career: Teams Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup Europe Other Newry Town - - Youth - - - - Distillery - - Amateur - - - - Coleraine - May-62 Amateur - - - - TOTALS - £- - - - * Biography: A member of the Northern Ireland Amateur team that claimed the 1964 Home Nations title, Malachy O'Neill was a multi-honoured inside-forward. He represented the Irish Boys' Clubs against England in 1960, played against Scotland in a Youth international ...

Name: William Keenan Born: Height: Weight: Position: Inside-Right Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap / 2 Goals (1960) ; Irish League: 1 Cap. Club Career: Teams ..... --Seasons-- Signed --Fee-- League Distillery 58/59-6?/6? ...... Amateur 101/64* * all games. Biography: A prolific goalscorer from inside-forward, Billy Keenan actually made his club debut as a centre-half. More to follow. LisburnDistillery.net Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 16-01-1960 Wales... H W 3-2 2 goals Summary: 1/2. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Name: Thomas Walsh Born:  Height: Weight: Position: Outside-Right Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap  (1960) , 1 Schoolboy Cap (1954). Club Career: Cliftonville Biography: A pacy winger, Tommy Walsh established himself in the Cliftonville side early in months of the 1959/60 season, earning a single amateur cap mid-way through that campaign. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 16-01-1960 Wales... H W 3-2 Summary: 1/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Name: Born: c.1939 Height: Weight: Position: Centre-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1960) . Club Career: Glentoran Rathkeltair Ards Biography:  An engineer by trade, Ronnie Reynolds had been with Glentoran as a boy, but was spotted by Ards playing junior football with Rathkeltair in Downpatrick. He established himself in the 1959/60, displacing the regular centre-half Albert Corry and earning amateur international recognition. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 16-01-1960 Wales... H W 3-2 25-04-1960 Scotland A L 0-2 Summary: 2/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Name: Derek Meldrum Born: Height: Weight: Position: Right-Half Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1960) . Club Honours: ... Club Career: Teams ..... --Seasons-- Signed --Fee-- League Glenavon .................... Amateur Distillery .............   1962 ....... *316/1 * All games. Biography: A hard-tackling defender, capable at half-back or either full-back role, Derek Meldrum established himself in the successful Glenavon side of the early-60s while still in his teens. He earned two amateur caps before a move to Distillery where he claimed further honours during a lengthy stay. He was brother of Joe, another amateur international. LisburnDistillery.net More to follow. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 16-01-1960 Wales... H W 3-2 25-04-1960 Scotland A L 0-2 Summary: 2/0/ Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.

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