Sunday 14 June 2009

Bangor FC

Founded: 1918
Names: Bangor (1918-date)
Ground History: Clandeboye Park
Main Colours: Gold and Blue
Club Website: www.bangorfc.com

League History:
Irish League 1927/28-1994/95, Premier Division 1995/96, First Division 1996/97-2007/08, IFA Premiership 2008/09, IFA Championship 2009/10-date.

Managerial History:
Selected pre-1988
Tommy Stevenson (1920s), Ben Jones (resigned 1938), Gerry Wright (WW2), Billy McDevitt (50s), Andy Wylie (50s), Joe Duff (50s), Haydn Green (50s), Lincoln Hyde (50s), Gibby McKenzie (50s), Chris Duffy (50s), Sammy Smyth (Appointed 1955), Billy Hanna (late-50s), Clancy McDermott (Appointed 1962), Charlie Tully (Jan ’64-Apr’ 65 & Jan ‘68-Jul ‘71), Bertie Neill (mid-70s), Billy Neill, Jim Emery, Billy Johnston, Bertie Neill, Eric Halliday, Billy Humphries (1983-1985), Ronnie McQuillan (Appointed 1985)

Since 1988
John Flanagan (Feb ‘88-Sep ’92)
Nigel Best (Sep ’92-Nov ’94)
Rod Collins (Jan ‘95-May’ 95)
Paul Malone (Jun ’95-Nov ‘95)
Andy Dougan (Dec ’95-Feb ‘97)
Colin McCurdy (Mar ’97)
David Chisholm (May ‘97-May’98)
Stephen McBride (May ‘98-Nov ’98)
Alan Campbell (Nov ‘98-Sep ’99)
Alan Fraser (Sep ’99-Oct ‘00)
Lee Doherty (Nov ’00-May ’03)
Eric Halliday (May ‘03-Apr ’05)
George Dunlop (Apr ’05-May ’07)
Paul Millar (May ‘07-May’ 08)
Marty Quinn (May ’08-Feb ’09)
Colin McCurdy (Feb ’09-Sep '10)
Frankie Wilson (Sep '10-'13)
Garth Scates ('13- )
Jeff Montgomery (-date)

Club Honours:
(Senior)
Irish League Runners-Up (1) 1990/91
Irish Cup Winners (1) 1992/93, Runners-Up (2) 1937/38, 1993/94
Irish League Cup Winners (1) 1992/93
Gold Cup Runners-Up (2) 1973/74, 1993/94
City Cup Winners (2) 1970/71, 1975/76
Ulster Cup Winners (2) 1991/92, 1994/95, Runners-Up 1993/94
Co. Antrim Shield Winners (3) 1969/70, 1974/75, 1988/89, Runners-Up (6) 1945/46*, 1948/49, 1958/59, 1962/63, 1972/73, 1999/00
Mid Ulster Cup Winners (1) 1995/96
North Down Cup Winners (2) 2004, 2005 (shared), Runners-Up (1) 2003
Charity Shield Winners (1) 1993 (shared), Runners-Up (1) 1994
(Intermediate)
Intermediate Cup Winners (4) 1940/41*, 1942/43*, 1943/44*, 2013/14
Intermediate League Cup Winners (1) 2004/05
Steel & Sons Cup Winners (6) 1923/24, 1940/41*, 1945/46*, 1994/95*, 2004/05, 2011/12
George Wilson Cup Winners (3) 1992/93*, 1994/95*, 1997/98*
* Honours won by Bangor Reserves

European Record:
Cup Winners’ Cup 1993/94 (Qualifying Round), 1994/95 (Qualifying Round)
UEFA Cup 1992/93 (First Round)

Award Winning Players:
PFA Player of the Year
1993 Paul Byrne
Football Writers’ Player of the Year
1993 Paul Byrne
Ulster Young Footballer of the Year
1975 Ronnie McCullough
1988 Mark Glendinning
1993 Paul Byrne



Notable Players:
Era
Full
B, U23, U21
Amateur
Youth etc
Other Rep
Inter- League
Cecil
1940(g)
(1)
(1)
(2)
Dave
Anderson
1980
Gerry
1970
(63)
(X)
Harry
1930
(1)
(2+2RL)
Stephen
Baxter
1990
(X)
(2)
Ken
Beattie
1950
2
4
Andy
1920
(5)
(5)
Eric
Bowyer
1980
(2)
Billy
Bradford
1940
2
Stephen
Brown
1980-90
4
Walter
Bruce
1930
2
James
Buchanan
1950
2
G.
Bunting
1940
1
Malcolm
1930
(1)
(X)
(X)
Paul
Byrne
1990
A.
Capes
1960
2
1
Tommy
1940
(12)
X
Mark
1990
(2)
(X)
(1)
Albert
Corry
1950
1
Hugh
Couser
1930
1
Thomas
Craig
1970
4
Stephen
1990(y)
(40+)
(1B)
Hugh
Cunningham
1940
3(11)
X
John
Cunningham
1980
3
Sammy
1930
(5)
(4)
Timothy
Dalton
1990
1
John
Dunlop
1950
1(2)
"Bap"
Dunlop
1940
2
Lee
2000
(8u21)
(X)
Norman
Flanagan
1960
1
James
Gallagher
1960
1
Billy
Gibson
1940
1
Mark
Glendinning
1980-90
2
Jack
Graham
1930
2
Paul
1980-90
(1u21)
X
(X)
Sammy
1950
(2)
(2)
(1)
Ted
1950
(7)
(X)
(1RL)
Bill
1970
2
X
Johnny
1970
X
Jimmy
1960
(3)
(17)
Paul
2000
(9)
(1u21)
(X)
Davy
1990(y)
X
Jim
Lewis
1960
1
Hugh
Lowry
1950
2
R.
Madden
1970
3
Jackie
1920
(9)
(2)
(8)
G.
Matier
1960
1
Stephen
1990
(4)
(1u23)
(2)
Alan
McCarroll
1960
1
Gary
McCartney
1990
Ray
1990
(1)
(1u21)
(4)
Barry
McCreadie
1990
2
Ronnie
McCullough
1970
Colin
1980
(1)
(X)
(2)
Danny
1920
(2)
(X)
1
James
McKnight
1930
1
Jack
McManus
1970
1
Don
McMillen
1950
1
Paul
2000
(1B, 1u23, 1u21)
Jack
1960
(1)
(2)
2(4)
Eddie
1930
(2)
(2)
Sammy
1920-30
(1)
Brian
Morrison
1970
2
Tommy
1960
(2u23)
(3)
Andy
Morrow
2000
(1u21)
Steve
1980
(39)
(2u23)
X
John
Muldoon
1990
1
Brian
Mulgrew
1960-70
5
1
Jack
Murphy
1990
1
Terry
1950
(59)
(4u23)
X
Tony
Nelson
1960
1
Samuel
Nielson
1950
2
John
Reid
1920
Richard
Sands
1960
1(3)
Johnny
1920
(2)
(X)
(7)
Denis
1950
(1B)
(1)
Dave
1960
(2)
(1u23)
2
1
Sammy
1950
(9)
(1)
Gordon
Stewart
1970
1
Dave
1970
(1)
Arthur
1970
(7)
(5)
(X)
(5)
Jim
Thompson
1970
1
William
Truesdale
1950
1
Brendan
Tully
1970
1
Alfred
Wright
1970
1

Era roughly corresponds to decades in which a player featured with the club. Representative honours earned with club followed by totals in brackets. NI unless otherwise stated. (g) guest player, (l) loan player, (y) youth player who never played for the firstteam.

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