Goals from the in-form Donnelly brothers – one in each half – tonight laid to rest the Showgrounds bogey with our first league win on Bannside since 2013. More importantly this 2-0 victory extended our league winning run to eight consecutive games and our unbeaten run in the Danske Bank Premiership to thirteen. We go into the Big Two Christmas match on Monday level on points with Linfield at the top of the table. What a game we have in store.
Match Report to follow.
Wednesday 22nd December 2021
7.45pm Kick Off
Tomorrow night Glentoran, on a twelve-game unbeaten run and third place in the Danske Bank Premiership, travel to the Showgrounds to face a Coleraine team that after a fantastic run themselves, have recently fallen to sixth place after two defeats (home to Linfield and away to Glenavon) and a draw at home to Crusaders so far in December.
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CHRISTMAS 2021 OPENING HOURS
Glentoran Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Sean Murray from Dundalk.
Sean (28) started his career with his local club, Watford as an Academy player. He made his senior debut v QPR in the Championship and went on to make 85 first team appearances, scoring 14 goals.
In his three seasons with Dundalk, Sean won six medals including the League Championship, FAI Cup and League Cup. He also played in the Dundalk team that beat Linfield 7-1 aggregate in the 2019 All-Ireland Champions Cup!
Prior to Friday night's Danske Bank Premiership win over Glenavon, 2021's all conquering Glentoran Women squad paraded their four trophies in front of a very appreciative home crowd at the Bet McLean Oval.
Long serving keeper Ashleigh McKinnon and club legend Kelly Bailie with the Premiership Trophy and the League Cup
Glentoran stretched their unbeaten run in the Danske Bank Premiership to 12 games with a 2-nil victory over Glenavon at the Bet McLean Oval this evening.
It was the same starting XI as last Saturday at Carrick but with a much strengthened bench; Plum and Bigirimana being included.
The final Glentoran Gazette before Christmas previews a game between two of the Premiership’s form teams and examines a couple of the Irish League’s live issues. We ask why the IFA’s sanctions on referees are not made public while Assembly Member and Glens fan, Alan Chambers, speaks of his fears over the long delayed funding for the local game. Beth Stafford and Joe Burns shine their cover spotlight on the quietly effective Joe Crowe and Mick McDermott tells why he feels Shay McCartan is set to show fans what he can do.
Friday 17th December
7.45pm Kick Off
On Friday night we welcome Glenavon on Gary Hamilton's tenth anniversary as manager in Lurgan,
Glentoran Women recently hosted their Annual Awards Night at the The Bet McLean Oval. And what a night of deserved celebration it was!
The domestic Grand Slam winners celebrated retention of the Danske Bank Women’s Premiership, Electric Ireland Women’s Challenge Cup and the Toals County Antrim Women’s Challenge Cup. All three cups were on show, as well as the League Cup, held since the 2020 season. There was an excellent attendance of players and their parents who enjoyed the superb food (prepared by Jodie and Clair from the Milk Bar team) and the presentation of awards.
This weekend brings triple good news for Glentoran Head Coach Mick McDermott. He has been named as November’s Aktivora Manager of the Month, seen his team’s unbeaten Danske Bank Premiership run extended to eleven games and has agreed an extension to his existing contract with the club until June 2024.
This is Mick’s fourth Manager of the Month award since joining the club in March 2019. During the month the team took sixteen of eighteen available points in the Danske Bank Premiership, as Glentoran extended the league unbeaten run to ten games and rose to third in the table.
