Player News: 2 more on loan to Championship
Two more of our promising young players will spend the 2023-2024 season on loan in the Playr-Fit Championship.
News
Glenavon 0-1 Glentoran
A 99th minute goal from Jay Donnelly gave the Glens a deserved opening day win at Mourneview Park this afternoon and let us take the opportunity to kill the ghost of last season against the team that did more than any other to deprive us of a sustained league challenge.
Glentoran Women 5-0 Mid Ulster Ladies
Glentoran maintained their six-point lead at the top of the Sports Direct Women’s Premiership with this solid home win at Ashfield this evening.
Match Preview: Glenavon v Glentoran
Saturday 5th August
Kick Off 3.00
Saturday sees us start the domestic 2023-24 season with a visit to Mourneview Park to open the Sports Direct Premiership.
The biggest loss for Glenavon this close season has been the sale of striker Matthew Fitzpatrick to Linfield, while the experienced Eoin Bradley, Michael O’Connor and Andrew Doyle have also exited Mourneview Park over the summer break.
New Chairman for Glentoran
Glentoran Chairman Ian Kerr has notified the Board of his decision to stand down from his position.
Ian has served as Chairman since April 2022. Prior to his appointment Ian had served as a club director for ten years between 2008 and 2018. For most of that period he was Vice Chairman, and also played a major role in eliminating the club’s historic debt.
Glentoran Women at home on Friday
Glentoran Women are in league action at Ashfield on Friday evening (4th August)
The Glens are currently 6 points clear at the top of the Sports Direct Premiership, ahead of Cliftonville(who have a game in hand) and Sion Swifts and are the league’s only unbeaten team so far.. Our 2 main rivals have home games against the division’s bottom two teams on Friday so Glentoran will need to be careful not to slip up in this one.
Glentoran Inclusion Cup is a triumph!
Saturday saw the first ever Glentoran Inclusion Cup held at New Forge sports complex. It saw teams travel from Liverpool, Southampton and Dublin, with some our local teams attending too. With 250 players, from children to adults, it really was a day for all.
The aim of the organisers was to provide an organised, competitive event to enable greater opportunities to celebrate diversity and for likeminded individuals to meet, build friendships and progress inclusive football in Northern Ireland and beyond.
Want to be a Glentoran mascot?
Every Season we offer the opportunity to children (aged between 5 and 11) to be a Glentoran Mascot at any home match at The Bet Mclean Oval. Priority will be given to children who have not been a mascot in previous years.
If you are interested in your child being a mascot please see Ruth in person at the Superstore or send an email to superstore@glentoran.com. You will then be asked to complete a questionnaire and supply a digital photograph, preferably in a Glentoran kit, for inclusion in the Glentoran Gazette.
TERMS:
Player Shirt Sponsorship 2023/24
We are delighted to be able to offer supporters, supporters clubs and businesses the opportunity to sponsor a match worn player’s shirt for the 2023/24 season.
The cost of this sponsorship is £180.
Sponsorship includes:
Academy News: Foyle Vase Win for Glentoran 09s
A select team made up of our 2009 A and B squads came together to play in the Foyle Cup this year.
Using the opportunity to step up the intensity and fitness ahead of preseason the boys played a year up within the 08 competition.
Group games were hard fought against strong Newhill, Draperstown Celtic and Inishowen YL Select teams and the lads came away with a win, a draw and a loss.
After being filtered into The Foyle Vase, a Thursday semi-final against Cabbrey Rovers led the boys to a final on Friday against St Oliver Plunkett 08s.