Following NIFL's announcement of the first cohort of televised Sports Direct Premiership games a number of our fixtures have been brought forward. The new dates are as follows:
Crusaders (H) Friday 9th August
Carrick Rangers (A) Friday 23rd August
Larne (A) Friday 20th September
Linfield (A) Friday 4th October
All games kick off at 7.45pm.
Glentoran FC is delighted to announce the signing of Andrew Mills. Andrew (30) is an experienced, English born goalkeeper who has spend the last ten years of his career playing in Sweden, most recently with Ostersund.
Declan Devine: "it's been clear to everyone that we needed to recruit two experienced keepers ahead of the new season. I believe with Daniel and now with Andrew we have done so and strengthened the squad significantly. Andrew has been with us a couple of weeks now and has both impressed and settled in with the rest of the squad."
It took a well struck 32nd minute opener from Lisburn’s Sophie Megaw to galvanise the Glens into action tonight, but when it did there was no question about who would go on to win their place in this season’s County Antrim Cup Final.
The hosts’ lead lasted just 2 minutes before Demi Vance cut in from the left to hammer in an unstoppable long range shot that gave former Glens keeper Emma Higgins no chance in the Lisburn goal. Two minutes later Demi again cut in from the left to unleash a delightful right footed effort to put the Glens ahead for the first time.
The Glens took another step towards a sixth successive Electric Ireland Women’s Challenge Cup with this evening’s home and hard-fought win over Linfield Ladies.
The holders took the lead through a characteristic effort from skipper Jess Foy on 37 minutes and held the lead through to the break.
Our aim is to keep our supporters updated on various projects in and around the Oval. We are sure that many fans have witnessed the machinery, equipment and work crews on site over the previous weeks.
As with every close season, various projects have been completed or are ongoing in order to meet the requirements of our annual Safety Certificate.
With each passing year it becomes increasingly demanding and expensive to maintain the Oval due to the age and condition of the structures.
Another new face arrives at The Oval as Dylan Connolly makes the switch from the SSE Airtricity Premier Division. Dylan (29) is a winger who played 33 games for Declan Devine at Bohemians last season. He is a former Republic of Ireland U21 international who has had spells at clubs including Dundalk, St Mirren, Wimbledon and Northampton Town. Dylan has played over 150 games in either the Football League or the Scottish Premier League.
After a number of weeks of very hard work, Declan Devine is delighted to have added to the first team squad ahead of the 2024-25 season with the signing of Frankie Hvid. Frankie is a 20 year old centre back who spent the past two seasons as a member of the Millwall U21 squad.
Glentoran Women boss Kim Turner has wasted no time in strengthening the squad following recent cross channel departures. We are delighted to announce the signing of Ellie Butler. Ellie is a midfielder who moves to the club from England where she played in the English Championship and has represented Wolves, Coventry and Bournemouth. Welcome to Glentoran, Ellie!
Everyone at Glentoran FC is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former First Team Physiotherapist John Weatherup.
