This season, for the first time, there will be a Glentoran Player Of The Month, voted on by Glentoran supporters. The poll will appear following the last game of each calendar month and the winner announced on this website early the following month. Just place your vote beside your choice. Voting closes at 11.59pm on Friday 2nd February with the winner announced the following day
A goal after 25 seconds and a late penalty gave Coleraine a 2-0 win at the Oval in the Danske Bank Premiership.
In extremely blustery conditions at the Oval, Glentoran opted to play with the wind behind their backs and attack the Sydenham End in the first half but before they could settle and try to take advantage of the conditions, they fell behind to an Eoin Bradley goal.
It's back to the Oval tomorrow and our first full size Glentoran Gazette of 2018. Philip Stevenson celebrates the 72nd birthday of a Glentoran legend who's still pulling on the boots, Brian McClelland looks back at a legend from a different era, fellow history man Roy Downes recounts the tale of a less well known Glentoran tour of the past and Italian Glenman Giampaolo Tassinari, in the first of a two part story, tells the tale of how he became a follower of Swiss football. Plus Eddy Patick interviews Kym Nelson and Ross Redman and there's all the latest news, views, photo action and stat
Glentoran v Coleraine
Saturday 27th January 2018, 3pm.
This Saturday we play our first full 90 minutes at the Oval since Boxing Day and face a major challenge in our quest for a top six finish with a visit from second placed Coleraine.
Carrick Rangers v Glentoran
Saturday 20th January 2018, 3pm.
Due to the vagaries of fixture planning, this Saturday we visit the Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena for the second time in less than a month for our fourth meeting of the season with Carrick Rangers.
Left to right: Colin Jess (Commercial Director, Glentoran FC) Jamie Marsh and Neil Girvan (Directors, Simplicity Group), Gary Haveron, Harry Girvan (Managing Director, Simplicity Group) and Elliott Morris.
Glentoran is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Simplicity Group.
An injury time goal from James Knowles rescued a point for Glentoran at Ferney Park in today's Danske Bank Premiership encounter. It was a game in which the Glens had enough chances to win but on the balance of play probably should have lost!
Ballinamallard United v Glentoran
Saturday 13th January 2018, 3.00pm.
On Saturday we make our second visit of the season to Ferney Park, just a month after our return match with Ballinamallard was postponed. On our visit to Ferney Park for the league opener we won 2-1 due to a double from Curtis Allen. Nothing less than three points will suffice this time with Ballymena United – currently one point ahead of us in sixth place – at home to Carrick Rangers.
Despite a late goal for the home side, Glentoran progressed comfortably into the 6th round of the 2018 Tennents Irish Cup. Leading 2-nil at the break the Glens wasted a number of chances in the second half to put the game to bed and the travelling support had to endure a nervous few minutes after Aaron Rodgers netted in the 90th minute.
Calum Birney has won the Glentoran Supporters Player of the Month award for December. In what was a tough month for the Glens, Calum was consistently effective in a strong defence in which he was ever present. He was a clear winner of the supporters’ poll with 33% of the vote. It was also a month when he committed his future to Glentoran until May 2021, despite strong interest from a number of other clubs.
