Glentoran v Ballymena United
Sadler’s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup Final
Friday 31 July 2020, Kick Off 8.00pm
Tomorrow night we set out to achieve our 23rd Irish Cup success when we take on Ballymena United at the National Stadium at Windsor Park.
Glentoran will face Ballymena United in the final of the Sadler's Peaky Blinder Irish Cup final at the National Stadium at Windsor Park on Friday 31st July 2020; kick-off 8pm.
Glentoran supporters will be accommodated in the West (Kop) Stand and should approach the stadium from Boucher Road. Those travelling to the game by car should park in the Boucher Road area, observing normal restrictions.
On arrival at the West Stand supporters will find a one way system in operation, entering the stand through gates 1, 3 or 5 and exiting through gates 2 and 4.
In response to widespread speculation, the club can confirm that Conor Pepper has left Glentoran FC
Mick McDermott: “We made Conor an offer back in October last year and continued discussions throughout early 2020 and up until recent weeks, but despite these discussions it became clear there wasn’t going to be an agreement that was mutually acceptable.
UPDATE: All shirts are now sponsored.
As well as progressing on the pitch, Glentoran has been busy off the pitch in preparation for Friday nights Irish Cup Final.
One-off Home 20/21 jerseys are being prepared for the Final on Friday night to include the following,
We are offering fans the opportunity to sponsor these special shirts at a price of £200 for a match worn shirt and £175 for a match prepared shirt.
The following season ticket holders have won a ticket for Friday night's Sadler's Peaky Blinder Irish Cup Final:
Edward Armour
Jonathan Keery
Greg Thompson
Andrew Boyd
William Boyd
Mark Shannon
Nicola Seawright
Roy Kelly
Michael Robinson
We are pleased to announce that stock of the Home 20/21 kit has landed sooner than first anticipated, and in time for the Irish Cup Final! Home 20/21 will go on sale from the Glentoran Superstore this Thursday at 8 PM -11 PM and Friday 10 AM - 1 PM.
Online pre-orders are now finished. If you have already pre-ordered the shirt, this will be dispatched on Thursday for next day delivery on Friday for Northern Ireland shipping addresses. Other locations are the default shipping times.
The draw for those season ticket holders who will receive complementary tickets for Friday's Sadler's Peaky Blinder Irish Cup Final has been made.
However the IFA will be sending tickets direct by email to all successful applicants. That means we need to provide them with the email addresses of each ticketholder We m,ust do so by 12 noon today.
All season ticket holders who wish to attend need to send their name and email address to secretary@glentoran.com by 11.30 am today to be eligible for a ticket.
Following this evening’s nailbiting semi-final win over Cliftonville, the club can now announce ticketing arrangements for Friday evening’s Sadler’s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup Final v Ballymena United at the National Stadium at Windsor Park.
This is a unique situation due to necessary capacity restrictions so these arrangements have been made to facilitate the IFA requirement that all ticket purchases must be made by 12 noon on Wednesday 29 July.
The following information has been made available by the IFA:
The Irish Football Association has produced digital matchday programmes for today’s Sadler’s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup semi-finals at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park.
The programme features interviews with the managers and captains of both clubs.
In the programme, our Head coach McDermott points out: “Cliftonville are a talented team led by a talented manager in Paddy McLaughlin. We have the utmost respect for them and will prepare accordingly.”
Sadler’s Peaky Blinders Irish Cup Semi-Final
Monday 27 July 2020, Kick Off 8.00 pm
An unprecedented 20 weeks without football comes to an end tomorrow night at the National Stadium. We take up as we left of, with a match against Cliftonville, this time in the semi-final of the Sadler’s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup.
