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250 Club

250 Club

Background

Over the course of its 130-year history, Glentoran Football Club has been proudly represented by thousands of players, some making only fleeting appearances as a footnote in the history books, some with Glentoran careers that were short-lived but hugely impactful and others through loyalty, skill and dedication left an imprint on the record books across many seasons that is still is valued today.

It’s the value that the club places upon the service given by these former players to Glentoran that instigated the thought process behind the creation of the 250 Club. Often, and possibly with some justification, ex-players, particularly those who made many appearances, had felt slightly aggrieved that to all intents and purposes they had been ignored by the club they so proudly served. This is an oversight that the club now intended to rectify.

It was Glentoran FC’s desire to form the ‘250 Club’ of ex-players who, as the name suggests, have made over two hundred and fifty appearances for the club. Membership entitles the holder to free entry to any of our home games and access to the player’s lounge/directors box.

Glentoran would in return seek the 250 Club members help. We would hope that they would act as a club ambassador at certain events – pre and post match corporate hospitality, supporter’s club events, school visits and other club sponsor events.

To decide who receive a pass for Glentoran matches, it was decided to set a bench mark of 250 appearances, that way it should give a fair cut-off point as to who would or would not be entitled to a pass.

A special personalised membership card was designed by Clifford Logan, designer of the award winning Glentoran Gazette and presented to the exclusive 250 club members at a special function in January 2010.

NAME APPEARANCES GLENTORAN CAREER

Colin Nixon

794

1996-2013
Elliott Morris 742 Current Player

Paul Leeman

597

1996-2011

Billy McCullough

555

1961-74

George Neill

531

1980-96

Walter Bruce

529

1954-71 (life member)

Barney Bowers

524

1981-95

Alan Patterson

517

1970-73 & 1980-94

Johnny Jameson

498

1980-93

John Devine

468

1987-99

Michael Halliday

468

1999-2010

Trevor Thompson

463

1956-68

Billy McKeag

449

1963-79

Billy Caskey

440

1974-78, 1984-85 & 1986-93

Raymond Morrison

432

1982-94

Noel McCarthy 

 417

1948-59

Chris Walker

414

1994-2007

Jim Cleary

413

1980-89

Johnny Jamison

412

1970-80
Sean Ward 396 2002-13
Marcus Kane 379 2012 - Date

Ron Manley

376

1980-91

Gary Smyth

364

1988-95, 2001-04 & 2006-08

Jim Weatherup

363

1955-58 & 1966-73 (life member)

Jim Murdough

355

1953-63
Rab McCreery 335 1970-82

Terry Moore

333

1979-80 & 1984-92

Justin McBride

330 1991-2001

Gary Macartney

328 1986-94

Jason Hill

327 2002-13
Roy Walsh 295 1973-79

Harry Creighton

289 1963-69

Andy Mathieson

288 1986-98

Gerry Mullan

282 1981-88

Tim McCann

281 1998-2007

Tommy Morrow

279

1966-73

Gary Blackledge

262

1979-88

Pete Batey

259 1995-2002