Where do you start to tell this story? I suppose 6am at Nabneys (ok Keens) on the Albertbridge Road would do for starters . Well that’s where our merry ensemble met up before embarking on a two bus and one boat trek to Ardrossan in Scotland to help one of our own, Derek Cook, raise some much needed money in support of the children’s charity Beautiful Inside and Out.
This year's draw was made on Thursday 24 August 2023 by Marcus Kane and Rory Donnelly, supported by Glentoran Chairman Colin Jess. The Chairman and Board of Directors would like to thank all those individuals, supporters' clubs and companies who sponsored shirts. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Glentoran Seconds had a great win away to Banbridge Rangers on Sarturday to progress through the First Round of this season's McComb's Intermediate Cup.
Two goals each from first team squad members Aaron Wightman and captain Jordan Jenkins and one from young midfielder Rory McLaughlan gave the Wee Glens a comfortable 5-0 away win.
The Glens and the Bannsiders shared the spoils at the Bet McLean Oval in Saturday evening's Danske Bank Premiership fixture.
Goals in either half from Northern Ireland internationals Joely Andrews and Lauren Wade saw Glentoran Women secure a clean sweep of trophies for this season and a third consecutive Electric Ireland Women's Challenge Cup tonight at Windsor Park. That means this remarkable group of players have now won the last six trophies senior played for in Northern Ireland!
Beth Stafford’s new-style cover which this week features Luke McCullough leads into a Glentoran Gazette that celebrates Glentoran Women retaining their league title and County Antrim Cup, while Curtis Allen tells Matthew Brown he didn’t want to leave the Oval. Philip Stevenson marks a Glens Legends’ milestone and the always entertaining Tommy McKee unveils medals given to him by Billy Sinclair while shattering a Linfield myth.
Don’t forget that Glentoran Women tonight have the opportunity to complete a League and Cup Double tonight, a domestic treble and their third successive win in this tournament when they face Crusaders Strikers in the Final of the Electric Ireland’s Women’s Challenge Cup at the National Stadium at Windsor Park (Kick Off 7.45pm).
Tickets are still available HERE with the match also streamed live on the iplayer by BBC Sport NI.
Saturday 16th October
5.30pm Kick Off
On Saturday Coleraine are visitors to the Bet McLean Oval. Oran Kearney’s men are currently two points ahead of us in fourth place, having played a match more. So this home match gives us an opportunity to leapfrog the past two seasons’ runners up.
Glentoran progressed in the Bet McLean League Cup, booking their place in the quarter-final following a penalty shoot-out win at Mourneview Park. There were two changes from the previous game in Lurgan last time out; Mal Smith and Rory Donnelly coming into the starting line up with Gael Bigirimana and Caolan Marron dropping to the bench.
Wednesday 13th October 2021
Kick Off 7.45pm
