Match Preview - Glentoran v Ards
Glentoran v Ards
Saturday 9 March 2019. Kick off 3.00pm
On Saturday we welcome Ards to the Oval, for what is our first Saturday home game in six weeks.
News
Four Glens boys in Northern Ireland Panel
Good luck to the four Glentoran U20 players - Mal Smith, Paul McLaughlin, Lewis McGarvey and Jamie Glover - who are in the Northern Ireland U18 Schoolboys panel for tomorrow's opening 2019 Centenary Shield match v Scotland.
If you are able to get along to support the boys and their team mates the match is at 3pm at Seaview on Thursday 7th March.
February Player of the Month
The player of the Month poll returns for the 2018/19 season, Each month we will conduct a poll for the fans player of the month.
The poll will appear following the last game of each calendar month,
Demi at the double for Northern Ireland
Congratulations to Glentoran players Demi Vance and Jessica Foy on helping Northern Ireland win a place in the third place play off at the the Alanya Gold City Women’s Cup in Turkey with a 4-0 win against Kazakhstan. Demi was on the scoresheet twice.
Match Report from the IFA website
After their narrow defeat to eventual group winners France B they bounced back in style thanks to a double from Glentoran Women player Demi Vance and one apiece from captain Simone Magill and Rachel Furness.
Meet the Glentoran youngsters making their mark at the Oval
Many thanks to Belfast Live for permission to reproduce this excellent article by Gareth Fullerton https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/
Glentoran's Academy has produced some stellar young talent in the past who have gone on to shine for the club's first team.
Paul Leeman, Stuart Elliott, Andy Kirk and Colin Nixon are just some of the legendary names to have rolled off the Academy's conveyor belt in years gone by.
Diarmuid O'Carroll is new Head Coach of the Cup Winners
Glentoran FC is delighted to announce the appointment of Diarmuid O’Carroll as Head Coach of Glentoran Women FC and to warmly welcome him to the Oval..
Diarmuid joins us after a long playing career that started at Celtic, saw him capped by the Republic of Ireland at every level up to Under 21, and effectively ended on an incredible high with four consecutive NIFL Premiership winner’s medals with Cliftonville and Crusaders. He was a long standing signing target for Glentoran during Eddie Patterson’s tenure as Manager.
Glentoran 3-1 Warrenpoint Town
A Robbie McDaid opener and a brace from Darren Murray gave the Glens a welcome win at the Oval this evening in the Danske Bank Premiership. There were a couple of changes from Saturday's starting XI with Willie Garrett and Darren Murray coming into the starting line up to replace the suspended Chris Gallagher and Calum Birney.
Match Preview - Glentoran v Warrenpoint Town
Tuesday 26 February 2019. Kick off 7.45pm
On Tuesday night we welcome Warrenpoint Town to the Oval, just over a fortnight after our 5-0 win at the Q Radio Arena.
We clearly need a win after two consecutive defeats. If we do so we will move above Dungannon Swifts into eighth place, one behind Institute. However a defeat and ‘Point will move level with us on points. So no slip ups can be afforded.
Jim Logan (1946-2019)
Lifelong Glentoran supporter Jim Logan recently passed away after suffering an initial stroke following our match with Linfield last month. The Board of Directors and all the staff at Glentoran pass on their deepest condolences to trhe family circle on their tragic and irreplaceable loss.
Jim's son David, himself a long standing and very well-known Glenman, has penned the following tribute to his late Father:
Coleraine 2-0 Glentoran
After an uneventful first half at the Coleraine Showgrounds, a second half error of judgement by a Glentoran defender and a controversial third penalty decision by referee Keith Kennedy saw the Glens lose 2-0 at the hands of Rodney McAree's Coleraine.
