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Sunday, 19 December 2010 00:00
History
MALCOLM Brodie, in his Official Centenary History, published in 1990, described the foundation of the Irish Football League thus:The Irish Football Association had been established for 10 years when......
Sunday, 19 December 2010 00:00
History
THE now defunct Belfast Celtic proved to be the domineering force in local circles in the years between WW1 and the ending of hositilies in 1946 with no fewer than 15 titles to their credit and a fur......
Sunday, 19 December 2010 00:00
History
GLENAVON became the first side outside Belfast to lift the Gibson Cup when, in 1952, they finished a mammoth ten points ahead of their nearest challengers. The Lurgan Blues were to repeat the feat in......
Sunday, 19 December 2010 00:00
History
DESPITE facing formidable challenges the Irish League continued through the outbreak of the troubles in the early 1970s and, indeed, started to attract unprecedented levels of sponsorship as the decad......
Sunday, 19 December 2010 00:00
History
THE 1990s saw the emergence of Ronnie McFall's Portadown as a force in Irish League football as the traditional power base showed signs of shifting to Mid-Ulster. However, Belfast still produced the......
Wednesday, 13 October 2010 22:45
History
THE Irish League Cup, or Co-operative Insurance Cup is the third highest ranking competition in Irish League football.It is competed for by sides from the Carling Premiership and both divisions of t......
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