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040310 We welcome our friends in Scandinavia
We extend a warm welcome to new friends in Scandinavia following the formation of a new supporters club. The Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters’ Club was founded yesterday (03rd March 2010) in Norway.
Jan Tholin will be the supporters’ club spokesman and Roy Karlsson his deputy.The club already comprises 12 members and will be launching their own website shortly.
They also plan a trip to New Grosvenor next season and we look forward to meeting up with them then.
Thanks go to acting club secretary Ashley Wragg for his help behind the scenes.
“Vi utvider en varm velkomst til våre venner fra Skandinavia”
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270210 – Carling Premiership Fixtures re-
Following on from the recent severe winter weather, there have been a number of re-
The fixtures list on the web-
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Following on from the last successful Poker Evening the Distillery Supporters' Trust
is hosting another fund-
A “Texas hold-
All support welcome.
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270210 – Quiz went “All White on the Night”
Congratulations to the recently formed Distillery Supporters' Trust (DST) on another
successful fund-
There was a very good turn-
The DST was very pleased with the outcome and thank all those who attended for their support for the club.
Next event on the DST calendar is a Poker Evening next Friday night – details above – again all support is welcome.
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200210 – Well done to Distillery Supporters’ Trust walkers
The weather may have played havoc with the fixture schedule again but it didn’t stop the Distillery Supporters Trust (DST) sponsored walk from the site of old Grosvenor Park in Belfast to New Grosvenor Stadium, Lambeg, today.
More than 20 walkers (pictured below) completed the walk, raising welcome funds for the club in the process.
The leaders completed the walk in just under two hours and “thanks and well done” to each and every one of them.
The DST would also like to thank the staff at the Grosvenor Leisure Centre for their welcome and hospitality at the start of the walk.
Despite the troubled times off the pitch, there is no doubt that those who genuinely support this club are prepared to stand by it and do what they can to ensure that this famous Irish League football club continues its’ long and proud history.
The next event in the DST calendar is the Quiz at New Grosvenor this Friday night
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The views and comments expressed on the Supporters’ Trust site, along with the content,
represent the views of those running or contributing to the sites and not necessarily
Lisburn Distillery Football Club.
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190210 – “Friends of Lisburn Distillery” Scheme re-
The “Friends of Lisburn Distillery” Scheme is now being re-
Details of the scheme – which will enable supporters and friends of the club to help Lisburn Distillery financially through donations by a standing order – and a standing order form will be available from the club shop at the next two home games on 20 February (v Ballymena United) and 23rd February (v Derry City).
Please note that these forms will be posted to shareholders by the end of next week.
If you are unable to attend the games but would still like to help, then please email the club website with the following information to have a form sent to you;
your name, postal address and a contact number
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190210 -
It’s the Carling Premiership Mega Matchday Roadshow at New Grosvenor tomorrow
There will be music and entertainment, as well as competitions and giveaways. The
road show entertainment provided by Cool FM kicks-
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Tuesday night will see two famous clubs meet at New Grosvenor for the first time ever.
The long overdue friendly between Lisburn Distillery and Derry City, both rich in footballing history, will be the first meeting of the sides in quite a number of years.
The game will kick-
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190210 – Grosvenor Whites sponsor Ballymena game
Saturday’s Carling Premiership game against Ballymena United is being sponsored by the Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club.
The club thank them for their ongoing support to Lisburn Distillery.
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120210 – Fans’ Forum with Tommy Wright and John Cunningham
A reminder that there will be a Fans’ Forum in the downstairs bar of the Social Club after the Carling Premiership game against Ballymena United on Saturday week (20 February 2010)
Admission to the event which is open to all Lisburn Distillery supporters is free and Tommy Wright and John Cunningham will be attending.
They will not only be talking about all things White, but also about football in general
Well done to the Lisburn Whites who have organised the event – come along and hear what Tommy and Bugsy have to say.
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080210 – Distillery Supporters’ Trust (DST) Events update
The newly formed group is currently organising a number of events to raise funds for the club.
Following on from the recent successful poker night, the DST are planning to run
a series of poker fund-
Cost of entry is £10 per person with £5 buy-
However before that there is a supporters’ sponsored walk on Saturday 20 February from the site of old Grosvenor Park to New Grosvenor Stadium – approximately seven miles with the aim of being at the ground ahead of the Carling Premiership game against Ballymena United.
Forms and other information can be found on the DST site.
Then on Friday 26 February (7.30 pm) in the social club, there will be a Quiz night.
Admission to the event is £5 per head but this will also include a buffet supper
on the night. Teams will consist of 6 players per team so come-
The views and comments expressed on the Supporters’ Trust site, along with the content,
represent the views of those running or contributing to the site and not necessarily
Lisburn Distillery Football Club.
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David McAlinden will miss this weekend’s game against Linfield through suspension. Also sitting this one out for the Blues will be Damien Curran.
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060210 – Youth Academy Fund- There are two Academy fund- On Saturday 27th February there is a “Night at the Races – Part 1” and a disco Admission will be by ticket only (£5) and the profits from this event are for the Mini Soccer and the U13s teams’ trips. Then on Saturday Sat 13th March there will be a “Night at the Races – Part 2” and also performing will be 'Stars In Your Eyes' Finalist Jim Clarke as “Erasure”. Again admission will be by ticket only (£5) and the profits from this event are for the U15 Youth team trips. This event proved very popular last year, so make sure you get your tickets early For tickets and more information contact please Stevie Nutt on 07850117234.
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010210 – Domestic Licence Update
A lot of very hard work has been going on behind the scenes in the last few weeks
with regards to the club’s Domestic Licence application for the 2010-
The Sporting, Personnel and Legal parts of the application have all been submitted to the IFA before the 01st February deadline.
Out thanks go to Ashley Wragg, Gary Cressey and everyone else involved in the process so far.
Further updates will follow.
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300110 – Paul Muir returns to Whites
The main news for Lisburn Distillery supporters is the return of central defender Paul Muir to the club.
Paul (pictured left) signed forms today and his contract will run to the end of the
current season. He re-
We welcome Paul back to New Grosvenor
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300110 – Nash, Kelly and Curran join the Whites
Manager Tommy Wright has also added three more new faces to the playing squad and we extend a warm welcome to Aaron Nash, Mark Kelly and John Curran.
Young strikers Aaron and Mark join us from Derry City and Ballymoney United respectively. John, a defender was previously with Limavady United and Dungannon Swfts.
No further signings are expected.
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300110 “Right decision by ref” says Tommy
Another frustrating afternoon following the late postponement of the game at Portadown.
Whilst Lisburn Distillery boss Tommy Wright like everyone else was disappointed at
the late call-
We will bring you details of the re-
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300110 – Walsh and Whelan leave Whites
We also say goodbye to Davitt Walsh and Gavin Whelan who have had their contracts terminated by mutual consent.
We thank them for their efforts along with Chris Kingsberry who has also left the club and wish them well in football in the future.
On the subject of transfers, former striking legend Darren Armour who retired earlier in the season has been granted a formal release and joined Ards and we wish DA all the best with his new club.
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300110 – New supporters fund-
The Distillery Supporters’ Trust was set up on 23 January 2010.
Encompassing a wide mix of supporters, the main aims and objectives are the raising of funds for the club and promoting Lisburn Distillery to encourage new support through the turnstiles.
They plan to run events that will appeal to all on a regular basis and we would encourage everyone to support these.
In addition to Saturday night’s Poker event, they are also organising the following events in the next few weeks.
Sponsored Walk - Quiz Night – Friday 26 February 2010 – Social Club New Grosvenor. Colin Hopkins is the group’s chairman, Irwin Moore is secretary and Ashley Wragg is treasurer. We thank everyone for their efforts in supporting the club. You can find more information here. The views and comments expressed on the Supporters’ Trust site, along with the content,
represent the views of those running or contributing to the sites and not necessarily
Lisburn Distillery Football Club.
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300110 – New date for February Cliftonville fixture
With Cliftonville away to Sligo Rovers in the Setanta Sports Cup on 27 February 2010
it means that Lisburn Distillery’s away game at Solitude on that day has been re-
The game will now be played at Solitude on Tuesday 02 March 2010.
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250110 – On the road to Shamrock Park
The supporters’ bus is on the road this weekend, the first time in a while given the fixture list and the first trip in 2010.
It’s Portadown this weekend – come along and enjoy the craic as we support the Whites in this Carling Premiership clash.
The pick up and departure times are;
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The social club AGM will be held next month and members will be notified shortly.
Now is the time for social club membership renewal and we would encourage as many of you as possible to take up membership if you have not already done so. A number of people have asked about the social club and events in recent weeks and with the current impetus off the park at the club it’s a good time to consider membership and getting involved in events.
You can obtain more information from Mrs Betty Addis, Marlene Jamieson or David Jamieson.
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250110 – Barry McKee and John Stewart
It is with deep regret that we learn of the recent deaths of two of our supporters.
Sadly, young Barry McKee (26) lost his battle against cancer last Thursday (22 January 2010) – we extend our very deepest sympathy to Barry’s family at this very sad and difficult time.
We also have been informed that John Stewart (pictured below) died on 07 January.
John supported and followed the Whites for many years, he will be also be missed
on match-
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240110 –Chris Kingsberry to be released
Manager Tommy Wright has agreed to release Chris Kingsberry after meeting the player after the Dungannon Swifts’ game.
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220110 – Joe McDonnell signs for Whites Midfielder Joe McDonnell (pictured left) has joined Lisburn Distillery from Ballymena United. McDonnell who played for Tommy Wright at Warden Street joins on a loan-
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180110 – Friel signs for Whites
Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Wright confirmed this morning that striker Austin Friel (left) has signed for the Whites.
Austin played under Tommy Wright at Ballymena United; he played more recently for Dungannon Swifts and joins the Whites from Institute.
He needs no introduction to Lisburn Distillery fans, having found the net against us many times in the past and we now hope he can add more goals to his career tally with the club.
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170110 – Poker fund-
A poker fund-
The event will take place in the Social Club at New Grosvenor, the club will be open from 7.30 pm for an eight o’clock start.
This event is the first in a number of events being organised to support the club, everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the night as well as raising funds for the club.
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Everyone at the club wishes groundsman Beattie Arlow and supporter Robert Cummins a speedy recovery following their recent illnesses. |
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With all the upheaval over the last few weeks there has been plenty going on behind the scenes, but we thought it would be useful to update our supporters in relation to recent changes on the playing and management side of things.
Following completion of his loan deal Rory Hamill has returned to Cliftonville and Tony Anderson left the club by mutual consent prior to Christmas – we wish both players well in the future.
Mark McChrystal will join Derry City later this month once his short term contract expires. Mark has made a big impression in the short time he has been at the club and we wish him success when he returns to The Brandywell.
Norman Kelly has relinquished the position of Seconds’ manager due to work commitments and Stuart Ferguson will take charge of the up and coming Whites.
We welcome midfielder Niall McAllister to the club. Niall joins us from Wellington Rec and hopes to be in action shortly.
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100110 – The Future’s White Supporters Scheme
The Future’s White Supporters Scheme will be launched shortly.
The scheme is aimed at raising funds for the club through a standing bank order. A number of shareholders and supporters will be committing to the scheme which will help the club in terms of raising revenue.
Further information will be here on site shortly.
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080110 – Domestic Licence Application underway
Despite all the other issues at the club at present the club is still working on
and is aiming to secure its’ Domestic Licence for the 2010-
Club representatives, including acting–Chairman Bobby Hanna, met with the IFA today to discuss progress and deadlines today.
The club are currently working on the application for next season and plan to submit the Sporting, Personnel and Legal part of the application well in advance of the 01st February 2010 deadline.
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A general meeting of Lisburn Distillery shareholders was held this evening.
The meeting was in relation to the publicised “winding-
The shareholders have backed the board’s decision to enter into a Company Voluntary Agreement and the club will be advised by Moore Stephens.
Football activities will continue at the club as normal.
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040109 - The IFA Premiership Management Committee met this evening and the re- Tuesday 26 January 2010 - Tuesday 09 February 2010 - Tuesday 23 February 2010 - The Management Committee also confirm that should the inclement weather continue as anticipated and impact on the forthcoming weekend’s fixtures, then such matches will be played on Tuesday, 23 March 2010.
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241209 – Jim McGrory resigns as chairman
Jim McGrory resigned as chairman of Lisburn Distillery today (Christmas Eve).
John Duffy and Thomas Beckett have also stood down from their positions as directors.
Vice-
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201209 – Meet manager Tommy Wright – Question & Answer session
Enter Saturday 09 January 2010 in your diary.
The Lisburn Whites Supporters Club has arranged a Question and Answer session with Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Wright.
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161209 – Whites to play Reds in cup
The draw for the fifth round of the JJB Sports Irish Cup was made in Belfast this morning.
Lisburn Distillery have been drawn at home to play fellow Premiership side Cliftonville at New Grosvenor.
This tie and the other ties (listed below) will be played on Saturday 16 January 2010.
JJB Sports Irish Cup – Round 5
Ballyclare Comrades v Islandmagee
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121209 – Gerard collects signed ball
The Glengormley Ambulance Service provide the medical and emergency cover at all Lisburn Distillery home games.
On Saturday, team member Gerard McGinn was also delighted to receive a signed ball from the playing staff. Gerard is pictured below with Lisburn Distillery chairman Jim McGrory.
Image copyright – reproduced with permission and thanks
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Congratulations to U17 defender Daniel Kelly who has been called up into the Under 17 Northern International squad get together during the Christmas holidays.
The get together will be held over two days, Tuesday 29 December and Wednesday 30 December 2009 and will involve training sessions under U17 International Team Manager Paul Kee.
No doubt Daniel will enjoy the experience.
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261109 - More news from ‘Down- This time it concerns our Australia correspondent and former captain Wayne Buchanan
who has put pen to paper on a six week deal with Australia A- Wayne has been in regular contact with our webteam since he went to Australia in May and updated us on Tuesday night – the story has now gone public in Australia, you can find out more here. Wayne was unfortunate in his timing in terms of arriving in Australia for despite
impressing in trials with Gold Coast and Brisbane Roar he found that club ‘visa- He deserves this breakthrough this season and we wish him well in the forthcoming games and his career in Australia. Lisburn Distillery is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites.
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251109 – Carling presents “Evening of Legends” – event summary
Carling presented a thoroughly enjoyable “Evening of Legends” in the Lisburn Distillery Social Club tonight, Wednesday 25 November 2009.
The “Legends” panel consisted of former player and manager Roy Welsh, goalkeeper Phil Matthews, striker Glenn Ferguson and manager Tommy Wright. The event was presented by the inimitable Jackie Fullerton, a familiar face at Lisburn Distillery Annual Dinners in recent years.
Roy Welsh was first on the bill and he chatted to Jackie about his time at the club,
the championship winning team of 62-
Phil then chatted about his time at the club and how much it had meant to him personally
over the last nine seasons before Glenn gave an account of his phenomenal career
after being shown the door by Ards as a 19 year-
Manager Tommy Wright was next to be interviewed and he spoke about his time at Norwich and Shamrock Rovers, his plans on this season and future ambitions of turning the side back into a top six team again including developing the youth structure to bring players through the club.
Questions were posed by members of the audience and the panel responded accordingly.
Several questions were put to Tommy about what would happen if the club was relegated and his answer first time around was quite clear – “We are going to stay up, we are not going to get relegated” said the Whites’ boss.
On being asked about life at Lisburn Distillery compared to Linfield, Glenn responded in his reply that he “was enjoying the challenge; if we do stay it will be one of the good things of my career.”
Phil looked at Glenn when asked who one of his toughest opponents was and also revealed his most memorable game for the Whites was against Armagh City in April 2002, the last game of the season and a day when the Whites returned to Premier football on winning the First Division title.
And Bertie McMinn was Roy’s choice for the best player during hiss time in the club, our former legend adding that he had played alongside many good players such as John Kennedy and Kenny Hamilton, but Bertie was right up there and above the others in terms of skills.
There were photograph and autograph opportunities with the Gibson Cup also present and we thank Carling for an enjoyable, professional and slick event and their league sponsorship. We hope the event will be held in future years again in conjunction with them.
The Carling “Legends” panel – (l-
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231109 -
It was a night for celebration for Lisburn Distillery at the Irish Football Association Football for All Unsung Heroes Award Night on Saturday night at the City Hall in Belfast.
The event was hosted by Football For All Ambassador Colin Murray and attended by a number of guests that included Northern Ireland Manager, Nigel Worthington, Belfast Lord Mayor and Football For All Government Champion, Naomi Long and Chief Executive of the Community Relations Council, Dr Duncan Morrow
Lisburn Distillery chairman Jim McGrory received an Outstanding Volunteers Commendation for exceptional contributions to football. The main award of the night went to the club General Manager and Community Relations Officer Paul Kalla who received the prestigious Unsung Hero Award for his work in cross community relations.
Councillor Thomas Beckett of Lisburn City Council said; “I was pleased to nominate
Paul for the award as he had
Councillor Beckett added; “It was also nice to hear “Marching on Together” being
played as he went up to receive his award. I was also delighted to see Jim McGrory
get an award from the IFA for his contributions over the years to Lisburn Distillery
and football. Our congratulations go out to both individuals on behalf of the club.
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231109 Bus times for Ballymena United game
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221109 – Successful dinner raises funds for Youth Academy
“An enjoyable night – a real football night” was how guest speaker Dr Malcolm Brodie MBE summed up Friday night’s dinner in the Lisburn Distillery Social Club.
The event’ organised by the supporters clubs, was to raise funds for the flourishing
Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy. That aim was achieved with around £800 being raised
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Exactly 129 years to the day that Distillery held their first ever training session, it was fitting that club historian Dawson Simpson kicked off proceedings with a short history of those early years.
MC Ivan Martin then chatted to Malcolm Brodie about memories of the Whites and their history, the latter reflecting on Grosvenor Park and a host of memories – the ground itself and the Whites’ help to Glentoran in forties, James Magennis VC, the famous floodlit games against Burnley and other sides and the greats who turned out for the Whites – Jack Rowley and George Eastham amongst many.
Ivan followed that up by chatting to guest Ferris Lunn about his time at the club in the fifties (78 goals in 193 appearances) and Ferris certainly had the audience’s attention when he explained how injuries were treated in those days!
Kenny Hamilton and Roy Welsh then chatted to Ivan about the Irish League Championship winning side (62/63) under George Eastham before Peter Watson and Alan McCarroll reflected on the late sixties and that 1971 cup winning side.
Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Wright ended off the interviews giving his views on progress to date and his aims for the rest of the season.
An auction and ballot concluded a successful evening and we thank Terry Thompson and Bobby Radcliffe for their hard work in organising the event, and the caterers for a very enjoyable meal on the night.
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WELSH JOINS LEGENDS PANEL FOR LISBURN DISTILLERY’S CARLING PRESENTS EVENING
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171109 – New Seconds' team manager
Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Wright has announced changes to Seconds management team. As a result we say goodbye and many thanks to David Taylor and welcome Norman Kelly to the club as the new Seconds' manager.
"I would like to thank David Taylor for all the work he has done at Lisburn Distillery Football Club and his departure is no reflection on him” said the Lisburn Distillery manager. “As I explained to him I have always appointed my own staff at every club I have been with. I along with the club wish him all the best in the future."
“Norman Kelly is someone who I was delighted to get on board and it was only recently that he became available”
In addition to the club, the website team would like to place on record their thanks to David for his immense contribution to the website in terms of Seconds' reports over the last number of seasons. We all wish him the very best for the future.
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171109 – Supporters Dinner – Final Call
There are only a handful of tickets left for Friday night’s event – so if you still
want to go and haven’t bought a ticket this is your last chance to do so. We can
arrange for a ticket to be set aside (there are less than ten available) but we need
an application from you by 21.00 hrs tomorrow night – Wednesday 18 November 2009
- To apply for one of those tickets please email the website mailbox with your full
name, number of tickets and a telephone number. Applications are subject to acceptance
and will be on a first-
The event is a fund-
A number of other players will be in attendance*, some of whom are pictured below with Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill before Villa’s recent win over Chelsea in the Barclay’s Premier League (17 October 2009).
It promises to be an entertaining night
The class of the seventies – left to right – Peter Watson*, George Lennox, Derek Meldrum, Martin O’Neill, Allan McCarroll*, Mervyn Law*, George O’Halloran*
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171109 – Academy seeks 'Saturday Sponsors' The Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy website has launched a call for 'Saturday Sponsors' The message from Academy secretary Ashley Wragg is simple; “We aim to have a different ‘Saturday Sponsor’ every week we have Academy teams playing between now and the end of the season” he explained. “You can be a local business, a parent, coach or supporter to take part and help
our fund- Saturday Matchday Sponsorship is only £30 and includes your website link or photo
on the Academy website and this will be on the site for a full week between games.
This will help out all our teams from mini- If you would like to become a 'Saturday Sponsor' and help support the Youth Academy email Academy Secretary Ashley Wragg or phone him on 07525156889 'Saturday Sponsors’ begins this Saturday, 21st November 2009.
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171109 – Former Whites' midfielder World Cup bound
The last time New Zealand qualified for the World Cup Finals was back in 1982 – Northern
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Former Lisburn Distillery midfielder Andy Barron came on as a 64th minute substitute
and now looks forward with his team-
Congratulations to him, we will be looking out for him in action. Our thanks to our Lisburn Distillery.net Australia correspondent, Wayne Buchanan, for the update.
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121109 – Co-
In today's quarter-
Cliftonville v. Coleraine or Lisburn Distillery Dungannon Swifts v. Institute Glentoran v. Linfield Limavady United or Ballinamallard United v. Portadown The first leg will be on Saturday 5th December and the second leg on Tuesday 15th December, 2009. |
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111109 – McChrystal joins Whites Lisburn Distillery boss Tommy Wright was pleased to confirm that former Northern
Ireland U21 defender and Derry City defender Mark McChrystal has joined the club
on a short-
Mark (pictured below) agreed to join the Whites last week however although his international
clearance came through yesterday, it wasn’t in time for him to be registered and
take part in last night’s Co-
We extend a warm welcome to Mark.
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081109 –'Carling Presents an Evening of Legends'
THE Carling Premiership is offering football fans a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with legends and star players from their favourite teams with the launch of 'Carling Presents an Evening of Legends'. 'Carling Presents an Evening of Legends' is a series of free events, one for each of the twelve Carling Premiership clubs, which will give fans the chance to meet and quiz the legends and star players of their favourite team. Aisling Duffy Carling Marketing Manager is excited about helping fans get closer to their favourite sports stars. "We have created the Carling Presents evenings to help the fans get closer to the legends and star players from their favourite teams in the Carling Premiership. Each of the clubs has such a great history of legendary players, so we are looking forward to bringing the legends back to the club, with the current stars. The events are free and fans have the chance to find out everything they ever wanted
to know about their football heroes, get a picture taken with them and the Gibson
Cup, as well as enjoy some ice- The events kick off on Wednesday 18th November with Glentoran legends Jim Cleary and Billy Caskey joining current star players Keith Gillespie and Captain Paul Leeman. Next will be the turn of Lisburn Distillery on Wednesday 25th November when legend Tommy Wright will join forward Glenn Ferguson. Wednesday 2nd December will see Glenavon legends Paul Byrne and Gerard McMahon quizzed alongside Manager Marty Quinn. The last event before Christmas is Wednesday 9th December when Cliftonville legends Marty Tabb and John Platt and striker Chris Scannell go under the spotlight. The other eight Carling Presents an Evening of Legends dates will be announced soon. The BBC's Jackie Fullerton, a football legend in his own right, is looking forward to hosting all twelve Carling Presents events. "I am delighted to be involved in Carling Presents as it provides football fans with a fantastic opportunity to find out more about the legends and star players of their favourite teams in the Carling Premiership," said Jackie. Geoff Wilson from The IFA added, "These events show Carling's dedication to helping football fans get closer to the team they support. I believe the events will be a big success and fans should register their interest now as places are limited." To register for one of the Carling Presents Legend evenings, please send the following information to info@irishfa.com: · Name · Address · Date of Birth · Telephone Number · Name of Event ie: club supported · Number of tickets (max of 2) Please note, spaces are limited and only when you receive a confirmation email should your place/s be considered booked. The event is open to over 18s only. ID may be asked for on the door. Source – Irish Football Association Lisburn Distillery is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites We would encourage all Lisburn Distillery fans to book early for this event. Another Distillery legend, former player and manager Roy Welsh will be present on the night.
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051109 – WKD Intermediate Cup – Round 2
Lisburn Distillery Seconds have been drawn away against Ards on Saturday 28th November
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041109 – Co-
The new dates for this tie are as follows;
Tuesday 10th November 2009 – First Leg at New Grosvenor – 7.45 pm kick- Tuesday 01st December 2009 – Second Leg at Coleraine Showgrounds – 7.45 pm kick-
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041109 – Stephen Shaw leaves Whites
Stephen Shaw has unfortunately had to call time on his Irish League career due to work commitments across the water.
There had been a possibility that “Shawsy” (pictured left) would play in last night's game at Windsor Park but this did not happen meaning his last appearance was against Coleraine last Saturday.
He made 45 appearances after joining the Whites from Crusaders in late August 2007. He scored one goal, that being against Institute in the side’s first league win in early October and it may well prove vital in the Whites' battle for survival.
We thank him for his contribution at the club and wish him all the best for the future
Another player who also left Lisburn Distillery recently was keeper Paul Murphy. We also wish Paul well in the future too.
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0411109 – Former secretary Fred Duke
It is with deep regret that Lisburn Distillery learnt of the death of former secretary Fred Duke.
Fred was secretary of Distillery in the mid-
Well respected in both senior and junior football, Fred founded Knockbreda Football Club and on Saturdays he could be found either at Cairnshill or wherever the club were then playing in the Amateur League.
We extend our very deepest sympathy to his daughter Alison and the wider family circle. Fred will be buried in Knockbreda Cemetery following a funeral service at Knockbreda Parish Chuch on Friday 06th November at 11.00 am. (DH)
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291009 Jason Mok joins Lisburn Distillery
Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Wright today confirmed that nineteen year-
Although born in South Africa, Jason is an Irish national who lives in Dundalk, the Whites’ boss adding; “ He lives in Dundalk and can play in a couple of positions for us; he is a young lad who was on trial with Shamrock Rovers”
Jason returns from a spell across the water with Sheffield Wednesday where he played
for their Academy side. Although he played predominantly at left-
The Whites’ boss also said; “At present I can only go for players out of contract, but when the window opens I will certainly be in wheeling and dealing for more new faces”
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291009 Sir Tom piece added to Memorabilia Display
Hopefully you have had a look in at the Memorabilia Display on your visit to New Grosvenor. Situated in the club shop, everyone is warmly welcome to come in and share the rich heritage of this famous club.
The display continues to grow and former player Derek Meldrum added another item in the form of a superb framed image covering Sir Tommy Finney’s appearance for the Whites in 1963 against Benfica. The item carries Sir Tom’s signature.
It was presented to Derek following a special event to mark Sir Tom’s birthday earlier
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We thank him sincerely for that and the framed image will go on display at New Grosvenor shortly.
Image Copyright David Hunter – reproduced with permission and thanks
Derek Meldrum - It’s funny how things stick in your mind. I think back to the end of the eighties
and the the short-
That answer was spot on, and whilst Sir Tom was eighty-
The Preston North End and England legend sat down along with some 500 guests and dignitaries that included Dungannon man Derek Meldrum. Derek played for the Whites against Barcelona and he didn’t answer the question on Sportsmasters, he had no need to for he also had have the privilege of playing alongside Tom Finney on that special night at Windsor Park in the European Cup on 25th September 1963 against the mighty Benfica, a side that included “The Black Pearl”, Eusébio – 727 goals in 715 games tells its’ own tale.
The result for a crowd of just over 20,000 was an incredible 3-
“It certainly was a surprise!” said Derek. “We met him on the day of the match, he came into the changing room and Eastham took it upon himself to make him captain and encourage us a bit more. Everybody was just in awe of the situation when he appeared and the thought of then playing the mighty Benfica. It was just hard to take in what was ahead of us but Eastham himself was a great motivator.”
Finney had retired from his beloved Preston in 1960, and his Distillery colleague that night summed “The Preston Plumber” up succinctly. “I would describe him as a shy retiring person” he said; “and certainly very modest and although George Eastham introduced him you knew who he was when he walked through the door. He had a certain air about him, yet he was so modest. Whilst he hadn’t been playing for a few years it was just an inspiration to know that he was there with us. Distillery was a good side to play in, it was easy to play, it was all push and run football and that was the style of football that George Eastham brought to the club”.
It was a memorable night for Irish League football, one of the greatest results of all time for an Irish League side and Meldrum recalled it vividly adding; “It was a dreadful night, it lashed down with rain but that was probably to our benefit and we got off to a flying start by scoring early on in the game and that helped us to settle down It really was a fantastic night and a fantastic experience but the result really just made it for everyone.”
The Whites took the lead within the first minute through John Kennedy before Serafin
equalised but Eastham’s side went in 2-
“It was a truly great result” reflected Derek, “that Benfica side would have had the bulk of the Portuguese national team that later came to England and did so well in the 1966 World Cup.” And it did, no less than five of the team were in the Portugal squad that finished in third place in the 1966 World Cup.
Finney did not play in the away leg in the famous “Estádio da Luz” (Stadium of Light) as Derek went on to explain; “One of the reasons he played for George Eastham was that he played for Preston North End for all of his career and they played in white, he played for England who played in white and then for Distillery who played in white. But he had made up his mind beforehand that he would only play one game.”
Distillery lost the away leg 5-
We met Sir Tom, had a great dinner and there was a charity auction where a bust of Sir Tom sold for around £15,000! Many players were presented to the audience and asked questions about Sir Tom; I was called up on stage and asked about the night he played for Distillery.
Mark Lawrenson, Sir Trevor Brooking, Gordon Taylor Howard Wilkinson and David Pleat were just some of the many names there – it was fantastic just to be there and see them, I thoroughly enjoyed it.’
For the record, the sides that on that amazing September night were;
Distillery: Jack Kennedy, D. Meldrum, Patterson, John Kennedy, Gregg, Ellison, Anderson, Campbell, Finney (captain), J Meldrum, Hamilton.
Benfica: Pereira, Cavem, Raul, Cruz, Germano, Humberto, Yacua, Eusébio, Coluna, Serafin, Simoes.
This article, first appeared in full in Volume 16 Issue 19 of the Lisburn Distillery “Whites” Matchday programme (14th April 2009).
The article has been reproduced with thanks and is copyright David Hunter and may not be reproduced copied or otherwise used in part or whole without written permission.
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281009 – Academy on the world-
A lot of work has got into producing a new Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy site – well done to all those involved.
The Academy has grown dramatically in recent seasons and the academy committee hope this new site will enable them to keep you up to date with the wide range of good things that are happening in our thriving academy.
You will find plenty of information on all the teams – so to find out more please
click here
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The IFA announced today Northern Ireland will play Serbia in a Nationwide International friendly at Windsor Park on Saturday November 14.
The Whites were scheduled to play Linfield at Windsor Park on that date in the Carling Premiership.
Update 271009 – the Linfield game has now been arranged for Windsor Park on Tuesday 03 November 2009 at 7.45 pm
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221009 – Grosvenor Whites support Youth Academy
Following on from our recent update on the Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club, the club were delighted to hand over a cheque for £500 to Youth Academy chairman Ged Irwin (second right) at last Saturday’s game against Institute.
Well done to the Grosvenor Whites.
You can also continue to support the club financially by buying shares or making monthly donations by direct debit/standing instruction to the club under the Friends of Lisburn Distillery scheme. Details are available from chairman Jim McGrory
Copyright Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club – reproduced with permission and thanks
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111009 Bus times for Newry City game
You wait for ages for the first away bus of the season and all of a sudden they start coming on schedule!
Following on from the successful Glenavon trip, we are on the road to Newry for the Carling Premiership game on 24 October 2009.
It will be another good day out on the bus so why not enjoy the craic, reduce the carbon footprint and cheer Tommy and the side on to victory.
The pick up and departure times are;
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111009 – Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club Update
The Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club (GWSC) are once again selling badges to raise
funds for the club.
The Grosvenor Whites have now launched their own new website – details are below.
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New websites You can find out more by clicking here.
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111009 – Supporters Dinner (updated 081109) Another “Lisburn Distillery event” will be held on Friday 20th November 2009 as the
club moves into its’ 130th year. Thank you for your support
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The first round of this season’s competition will be held on Saturday 31st October 2009. Lisburn Distillery have been drawn at home to play Rasharkin United.
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In today’s third round draw for the Co-
Holders Portadown have drawn against Crusaders.
The draw in full was as follows;
· Ballinamallard United v Limavady United · Cliftonville v Donegal Celtic · Crusaders v Portadown · Dungannon Swifts v Larne · Glentoran v Glenavon · Institute v Ballymena United · Lisburn Distillery v Coleraine · Newry City v Linfield
First leg games will be played on Saturday, 31st October, 2009 (kick-
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Davitt Walsh is Tommy Wright’s first signing as manager of Lisburn Distillery, making
his debut as a second- We welcome him to the club. Davitt (pictured left) is no stranger to Whites’ boss
Wright who initially signed him on- The 23 year-
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This Friday sees eight Lisburn Primary schools setting out to win the Lisburn Distillery Annual Primary 6 Cross Community 2009 Perpetual Cup.
The competition will run from 11.00 am to approx 2.30 pm at New Grosvenor. Games
are 7-
80 children plus teachers from those eight Lisburn Primary Schools will be in attendance
and they are looking forward to another fun-
Lisburn Distillery players, Glenn Ferguson, Stuart Thompson and Mark Patton will be in attendance as will our new manager Tommy Wright.
Support and encouragement welcome – who will be this year’s winners?
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Tommy Wright is the new manager of Lisburn Distillery Football Club. His appointment was confirmed after today’s game against Crusaders.
The forty-
Tommy has already confirmed his backroom team will consist of John Cunningham (assistant manager), Jim Hagan (coach) and Iam McFaul (scout). Tommy managed Limavady United and then Ballymena United before moving on to become goalkeeping coach at Norwich City in May of last year. He then filled a similar role with Shamrock Rovers from February 2009..
When asked for his message for Lisburn Distillery fans, his response was; “ The important thing is that they keep behind the team, keep supporting the team. I know that it has been a difficult time for everybody but I took over Limavady in a similar if not worse situation and no disrespect to Limavady but when I took over there they probably didn't have the squad of players that is available to me at Lisburn Distillery. That doesn't mean to say it is going to be any easier so all I would say is stay behind the team and give them your full support and we will turn it round. There are plenty of games to go but we also realise that it is not going to be easy and hopefully (we can get the points).Too many people at this club have worked too hard to get the facilities at this club and to get this club in the Premier league to be challenging for the top four (spots) and it is important that we stay in the league.”
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Lisburn Distillery Football Club announced on Friday evening, 18th September 2009, that it had parted company with manager Jimmy Brown by mutual consent.
Club chairman Jim McGrory and Jimmy Brown, who was appointed manager on 19 May 2009, spoke on Friday afternoon when the agreement to part company was made. The chairman speaking later on Friday night said; “"We have to get that first win and move off the bottom of the table. We had nine players from the team that finished fourth last season and we added six more experienced players to that squad,"
“We are very disappointed that things have not worked out" he added. “Jimmy Brown put in a lot of hard work in the short time he was here and it is always sad when situations like this arise. We will move on and look for a new manager but in the interim period Tony Gorman and Harry Fay will take charge of the team for the game at Coleraine on Tuesday night."
The Whites currently sit bottom of the Carling Premiership with one point from eight
games. The next game is away to Coleraine on Tuesday night. Kick-
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Because of Coleraine’s involvement in the Setanta Sports Cup this Saturday, Match 9 in the Carling Premiership has been postponed. This means that Lisburn Distillery will now be away to Coleraine next Tuesday night (22nd September).Kick off at the Showgrounds is 7.45 pm
The home game against Linfield game that was postponed on 05 September 2009 due to
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This Saturday’s Carling Premiership game against Cliftonville (Match 7) has been switched from Solitude to New Grosvenor.
This is to facilitate Cliftonville who are currently installing their new floodlights.It means that the 21st November 2009 game will be switched from New Grosvenor to Solitude. |
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We extend a slightly belated but warm welcome to Tony Anderson who joined the club at the start of the week.
Ironically, the former Newry City forward played his first match for the club on Tuesday night against Newry City Reserves.
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The club have now received official confirmation that this Saturday’s Carling Premiership game against Linfield has been postponed.
Linfield have invoked Rule 16 of the IFA Premiership Rules and Regulations given
the selection of players Philip Lowry, Robert Garrett and Michael Carvill in the
Northern Ireland Under-
We have no details of planned re-
The Carling Premiership game between Glentoran and Crusaders has also been postponed
following the call-
We wish all the local players well in the games and hope that our sides get good results, especially in Poland.
The IFA have a special marketing initiative in relation to the U21 team’s first home
game next week against Iceland on Tuesday 08 September 2009 (Coleraine Showgrounds)
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Lisburn Distillery have completed the signing of central defender David McAlinden from Cliftonville on a two year deal.
David follows in the steps of his father David (Davy) who played as a striker for the Whites before joining Cliftonville in the early eighties.
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The other quarter-
Larne v Crusaders Donegal Celtic v Ballymena United Glentoran v Linfield
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Lisburn Distillery’s Ladies Junior Teams are looking to build on their successes in recent seasons.
Manager William McCann is now looking for new players, born in 2000-
New players are welcome.
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Congratulations to club director and company secretary Bobby Hanna who was elected
vice-
Bobby (pictured below) is a long standing Distillery fan. He replaces Tommy Anderson who stood down in May.
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The club would like to thank everyone who helped out at the Glentoran game on Saturday
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We still require volunteers on a more permanent basis throughout the season to help out as turnstile operators, stewards and programme sellers. Programme sellers need to be at the ground no later than 2.15pm on match days.
There is also an opportunity for Academy ball boys/girls to be involved throughout the season for each league home game, starting with our game against Glenavon on Saturday.
If you can help please contact General manager Paul Kalla. Enquiries for children to become ball boys/girls should be sent to Academy secretary Ashley Wragg.
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You will note that the club website has been ‘refreshed’ over the last few days.
Planned changes to the website over the summer have not unfortunately happened but
the site has been kept up to date by David Hunter behind the scenes. Although he
stood down back in May after almost a decade on the site, he has come back on board
on a short temporary basis to keep the Whites on the world-
The site still needs further updating and we plan to bring you all the pre-
Keep following the Whites on the web this season.
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Rory Hamill became the latest player to join Lisburn Distillery.The vastly experienced
Hamill joins the club on a loan deal from Cliftonville until January 2010. Jimmy
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The Seconds defeated Dromore Amateurs in a mid- Gary Thompson, Dean Moore, Philip Bonney and Stephen Shaw.
Seconds’ manager David Taylor was also delighted to receive some training gear thanks
to the Lisburn Distillery stewards. He said; ‘I want to thank Gary, Martin and the
other stewards have handed a dozen new Umbro warm up T-
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Manager Jimmy Brown tonight confirmed that Greg Hall (pictured left) will join Banbridge Town on loan.
The aim for Greg, who made the breakthrough to the first team last season, is to gain more more experience through regular first team football before returning to the club.
Manager Brown also confirmed that midfielder Ben Browne has been released. Ben missed the end of last season through injury but has now recovered. We wish him well in his future career. |
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The U18 squad
Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy made a presentation to Lisburn City Council in appreciation for the support shown by the Council to the Academy. In the photo from left to right are; Robert McKnight (Lisburn City Council), Ashley Wragg (secretary LDFC academy), Ged Irwin (Chairman LDFC Academy) ,Gareth Ringland LDFC under 15s, Councillor Thomas Beckett (Lisburn City Council), Simon Wragg LDFC Academy coach) and Councillor Allan Ewart (The Right Worshipful The Mayor)
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210709 IFA UNVEILS CARLING AS NEW PREMIERSHIP SPONSOR
THE Irish Football Association today unveiled Carling as the new sponsor of the top tier of domestic football in Northern Ireland. The Carling Premiership, which kicks off on Saturday August 8, marks a significant investment for the beer brand in local football with a three year deal worth close to a quarter of a million pounds, the highest level of investment in the local league's history. As well as a guaranteed £80,000 per year, Carling has also committed significant additional marketing support aimed at broadening interest in local football and boosting attendances at league games. Such support includes the introduction of a new website www.carlingpremiership.com where fans can check out news updates, results, match reports, fixtures and statistics. The new look site went live at 11.15am today.
Niall Phelan of Carling said he was looking forward to working with the IFA in the seasons ahead. "Today marks an important milestone in the history of Carling's long standing association with football at all levels," said Phelan. "As a brand, Carling is very passionate about the game so we're thrilled to have this opportunity to sponsor Northern Ireland's elite football division and work closely with the IFA, the clubs and, importantly, the fans to grow interest in the league and in local football as a whole. "The Premiership is a fantastic league which mixes skill and excitement with guts and passion, but like all leagues, it would be nothing without the fans who cheer on their teams every week and support them through thick and thin," he continued.
"At Carling, we're football fans ourselves and it is our goal to be football fans'
beer of choice when they goes for a pre- "We look forward to an exciting new season and to working closely with the IFA to develop the Carling Premiership in the weeks, months and years ahead," concluded Phelan.
IFA president Raymond Kennedy welcomed the league's new sponsor. "The announcement of a new title sponsor for the Premiership in Northern Ireland is an important event for the IFA," said Mr Kennedy. "This season we're particularly excited to welcome Carling on board, a brand with a fantastic football pedigree and one that has done so much for the sport at the highest level. "We are confident that the brand will be more than just a title sponsor and we welcome their input and assistance in helping us to develop not only the Premiership but football in Northern Ireland. We'd like to wish all 12 teams the best of luck for the coming season and look forward to celebrating with the winners of the first Carling Premiership next May," he added. Hugh Wade, vice chairman of the IFA Premiership Management Committee, acknowledged Carling's commitment to football in Northern Ireland. "This sponsorship deal is great news for football in Northern Ireland and the investment is greatly appreciated by the 12 clubs involved" he said.
"We've seen the impact that Carling has had on the League Cup in England, which has enjoyed tremendous growth in terms of interest and prestige, and we look forward with anticipation that our partnership can have a similar impact at local level." As part of today's announcement, the new Carling Premiership logo was unveiled, which
will feature on all relevant promotional material and marketing campaigns, including
48 sheet billboards throughout Northern Ireland, bus shelter advertising, press and
radio advertising, viral marketing, websites and monthly e-
Sky Sports will once again feature five live Carling Premiership matches during the season, the first of which will be the Cliftonville v Linfield game on the evening of Monday September 21.
The Premiership sponsorship is a major addition to Carling's existing high profile football links, which include the shirt sponsorship of Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers, as well as the Carling Cup in England, a competition that has enjoyed a massive resurgence in recent years.
Irish FA Media release
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090709 FC Zestafoni 6 Lisburn Distillery 0
Report compiled by David Hunter
Lisburn Distillery crashed out of the Europa League in the searing heat of Zestafoni, Georgia.
Trailing 5-
And then with six minutes to go before the break, complete disaster as the Whites
conceded three goals. Oniani broke down the right, his cross was met at the near
post by Gelashivili and although Murphy once again made a point blank save, the ball
again fell kindly for the unmarked Dvali who fired into the open goal. No luck though
when it came to Dvalis’s hat-
Two minutes later on 44 minutes, the first half ended with Gelashivili firing home a good drive from just outside the box after a good interchange of passes.
It remained four nil up until the final three minutes of play when substitute Benashivli
added the first of two goals. He finished off a good run to the edge of the box with
a cracking left foot drive that sailed high into the net-
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As part of the ongoing development work at New Grosvenor, the pitch-
This will improve spectator viewing and from the picture below the pitch is shaping up well ahead of the St Johnstone friendly on Wednesday 22nd July 2009.
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Jimmy Brown, the team and a number of officials all leave for Zestafoni, Georgia tomorrow (Tuesday) for the second leg of the Europa League game.
They fly out to Istanbul before travelling onward to Tiblisi, the capital of Georgia. Zestafoni is approximately three hours away from the capital by coach so the team will have a long trip on match day.
We wish everyone a safe journey and hope that the Whites can produce a performance in the second leg.
The game kicks-
You will be able to get updates from the game on the UEFA website.
Lisburn Distillery is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites.
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Notices have been sent to shareholders confirming that the club’s annual general meeting will take place in the upstairs social club at New Grosvenor on Thursday 06th August 2009 (7.30 pm).
We would also take this opportunity to remind you that you can still purchase club shares and we would encourage as many of our supporters become shareholders.
Support the club and be a part of it.
You can obtain further information from chairman Jim McGrory, club secretary Paul Kalla or company secretary Bobby Hanna.
As well as buying shares, you can also support the club financially by making monthly donations by direct debit/standing instruction to the club under the Friends of Lisburn Distillery scheme. Details are available from chairman Jim McGrory
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Details of season ticket pricing for the 2009-
There are no changes to the current pricing structure with the exception of the adult
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Click here for full details.
It is hoped that season tickets will be available at the club from Weds 22nd July
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A 1200 Club fundraiser has now commenced at the club.
Winners - Winners - Winners - Winner – Thomas Beckett, ticket number 1019
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The Lisburn Distillery programme team were off on the production trail again with the first competitive programme of the season.
The “Whites” Matchday programme entered it’s seventeenth season with a European issue (cover picture below) for last week’s UEFA Europa League qualifying game against Fc Zestafoni.
There are copies of the 32 page colour programme still available at £3.00 plus postage
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Lisburn Distillery has confirmed the signing of Aaron Callaghan (pictured left).
A former Northern Ireland U21 international Aaron has played for Limavady United, Ballymena United, Derry City and more recently Dungannon Swifts.
He has been signed in time to play in the Europa League and made his debut yesterday against Banbridge Town. Manager Jimmy Brown was delighted to conclude things quickly and further strengthen the side.
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Lisburn Distillery welcome Katie Simpson (pictured left) to the club as our new physiotherapist.
Katie has been in action at both the recent friendlies against Ballynahinch United and Banbridge Town. She replaces Erin Woods and will be assisted by sports therapist Eric Conroy on match days.
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The Tesco Foyle Cup will kick-
Lisburn Distillery has entered two teams for this year’s competition – an U14 side and an U18 side.
The Under 14s are in Group F with Donegal Schools, Shankill Youth and Ballymoney United. Match details can be found here
The Under 18s are in a group with Institue, Arklow Town and Morcombe Colts – match details can be found here
Further information on the Tesco Foyle Cup can be found here.
If you can make any of the games, then the teams will be grateful for your support.
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At last week’s board meeting it was announced that Paul Kalla (pictured left) has been appointed the club’s general manager. He will also continue to act as club secretary.
We wish Paul will in his new role which will amongst other things include; management,
governance and the day-
You can contact Paul by clicking here
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Congratulations once again to Lisburn Distillery Junior Ladies and manager William McCann on more title successes. Both the U14 and U12 teams won their respective Dale Farm Belfast Small Sided Leagues and continue their run of fine form in recent seasons. More information on these latest successes can be found here Lisburn Distillery is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites.
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220609 – Lisburn Junior Invitational League
Academy Co-
Andy Stevenson (Academy Co-
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220609 – Club licensing certificates
Lisburn Distillery chairman Jim McGrory (pictured below on right) was delighted to collect both the UEFA and Domestic Licensing certificates on behalf of the club today.
Further information can be found here
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This will be an all ticket match in line with UEFA regulations.
The club will have tickets available on Monday night 29th June at New Grosvenor between
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Tickets will cost £12 and £6 for adults and concessions respectively.
Children who are Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy members will be entitled to free tickets for themselves however they must be accompanied by an adult who will need to purchase an adult ticket.
Tickets will also be available for purchase at Mourneview Park on the day of the game, from 1.00 pm onwards.
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In today’s draw for the First Qualifying round of the Europa League, Lisburn Distillery will play FC Zestafoni of Georgia.
The first leg will be played at Mourneview Park on Thursday 02nd July 2009, the second leg in Zestafoni, Georgia on Thursday 09 July 2009.
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“A good workout” according to manager Jimmy Brown, but he quickly added; “There
were a few things that I wasn’t happy with and that is something that we have to
work on but having said we were missing six players. We talked about things at half-
Although the Whites did concede two goals, neither came from open play, both came from the penalty. David Kelly scored the first on ten minutes but by then the Whites were two goals to the good, Neal Gawley and Mark Patton netting after two and five minutes respectively.
Although Gavin Melaugh cleared off the visitors’ line on 38 minutes Jimmy Brown’s side had opportunities to increase their lead before a controversial penalty decision on 44 minutes saw the two sides go in level at the interval.
Chris McCluskey was unable to continue after injuring himself when trying to save Owen Wright’s penalty so Reggie Hillen donned the gloves for another stint in goal, some four years after he was on the bench in Lithuania against Zalgiris Vilnius.
He commanded his area and up-
Two hard training sessions to come followed by an away game next Saturday before the Whites are back in Europe once more.
Lisburn Distillery: McCluskey (Hillen 46), Melaugh, Murdock, S.Thompson, Dixon (McShane 66), Gawley (Ferguson 38), Shaw, Kilmartin, Patton, G.Thompson, Corey (Atkinson 66)
Report and match images copyright David Hunter
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200609 Gavin Whelan joins Whites
League of Ireland midfielder Gavin Whelan has become Jimmy Brown’s latest signing. The former Drogheda and Bray Wanderers midfielder joins on a two year deal and manager Brown is delighted to have the player on board, adding; “It’s a really good capture for us, Gavin is a really good player and he will add to the midfield and he can sore goals from there, which we need.”
Gavin has been signed in time for Europa League action and we wlcome him to Lisburn Distillery and look forward to seeing him in action shortly.to
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Whites’ boss Jimmy Brown confirmed that goal-
With regular number one Phil Matthews unable to make the forthcoming Europa League
ties, the manager opted to bring the experienced Murphy in to cover the European
games. Paul and Chris McCluskey will be the two goal-
Paul was latterly with Newry City and we welcome him to the club.
Manager Brown will also be announcing another new signing shortly.
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Summary from Edward White
A hard working gutsy performance by Lisburn Distillery proved to be not enough to
grant new manager Jimmy Brown a winning start in this testing encounter against Eircom
league side Dundalk. Although the Whites worked
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The U15s and U18s are holding a Night at the Races plus a disco at New Grosvenor
to raise funds to help with this year’s Foyle Cup competition.
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100609 – Academy continues to grow
Despite most junior teams taking a long summer break, the Lisburn Distillery Football Club Academy is training right through the summer months, working hard to build on the successes of last season.
The academy continues to grow at a rapid rate and has added two new teams for next season at Under 15 and also Under 16 level, taking the number of young players, both boys and girls at Lisburn Distillery to almost 180.
Our youngest age groups play Mini- And, after a great response from local schools recently we have seen over 30 new
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In the coming weeks we hope to update the Academy part of the website with all next season’s teams, coaches and fixture links. We will also bring you the details of our Under 15s and Youth Teams Trip to the Foyle Cup in July.
We would also like a say a huge thank you to both Mark Livingstone and Ian Titterington for their work last season, both have now stepped down from coaching roles.
Ashley Wragg – Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy Secretary
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Whites’ manager Jimmy Brown was well pleased after the first pre-
A large squad of first team players including new signings Glenn Ferguson, Gavin Melaugh, Gary Thompson and Philip Simpson were all involved in the sessions undertaken by Tony Gorman, Harry Fay and Jimmy, whilst Reggie Hillen worked with the club’s goalkeepers including Phil Matthews and Chris McCluskey.
It was also good to see Mark Cooling return to light training after his serious ankle
injury last season and to complete the good news, chairman Jim McGrory presented
David Taylor, his backroom staff and the Seconds’ players with the IFA Premiership
Reserve League runners-
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Philip Simpson has signed for Lisburn Distillery as manager Jimmy Brown continues his preparations for the new season. The former Glentoran defender came through the ranks at The Oval, making 105 appearances and he also won the Northern Ireland Football Writers’ Young Player of the Year Award in 2006.
We extend a warm welcome to Philip, pictured enjoying pre-
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Lisburn Distillery will play champions Glentoran at New Grosvenor on the opening
day of the 2009- You can see all the fixtures by clicking here.
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Saturday 20th June - Saturday 27th June - Saturday 18th July - Wednesday 22nd July - Saturday 25th July - (2 games) 2) Drumaness Mills 0 Lisburn Distillery 4 (details to follow) Tuesday 28th July - Friday 31st July - Saturday 01st August - Monday 03rd August - Updates and further details to follow
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060609 - Jimmy Brown was again working hard today with Lisburn Distillery chairman Jim McGrory as they both watch the Europa League draw loom ever nearer on the horizon. Andy Kilmartin (left) has agreed a new deal with the club whilst we welcome midfielder Gary Thompson to the Whites. The young midfielder joins us on a two year deal from Linfield after being freed at the end of last season and we wish him well here at the club. Manager Brown was also pleased to confirm that Reggie Hillen will continue as goal- Talks with other potential new players remain ongoing and we will keep you posted here on developments
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010609 - Ballymena United midfielder Gavin Melaugh (pictured left) will join Lisburn Distillery on 08th June 2009 on a two year deal. The former U21 international who spent four years across the water with Aston Villa and Rochdale is no stranger to manager Jimmy Brown, who said; “"I know Gavin from my time at Glentoran. I am pleased that we have signed him, he is a superb player and he will strengthen the team. He is only twenty seven, still in his prime and we have got a superb player." Also hoping to join Lisburn Distillery is Liverpool-
We look forward to seeing both players at New Grosvenor and wish them success with us.
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The big news last week was that Lisburn Distillery has signed legendary Irish League striker Glenn Ferguson (left) on a one year deal.
After the 39- A second meeting was held on Thursday night and the club are delighted that Glenn has agreed to join us. The former Northern Ireland international is the third all- "I am thrilled at signing Glenn and looking forward to working with him” said Jimmy.
“He is a class act and his arrival is a massive lift for everyone at the club. He's
not just interested in a pay-
"Glenn wants to eventually go into management” added Jimmy “and I have told him I
will help him any way I can with the badges he needs. We have a good backroom team
here with Tony Gorman and Harry Fay, both UEFA pro-
The club continue to prepare for next season and additional signings will follow, please check back for details.
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Neal Gawley (below left) and Chris McCluskey have met and agreed new contracts with manager Jimmy Brown. Neal looks forward to the challenge of the new season after injuries last season whilst goalkeeper Chris has signed a two year deal. Raymond Nelson will continue as club kitman.
Ryan McCann, Johnny Magee and Curtis Allen have all opted to leave New Grosvenor. |
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It’s same again for Jimmy Brown on the treatment of sports injuries as the Lisburn Distillery manager was more than happy to continue with the team that has served the club and the players well in recent times.
Jeff Blair is the club physiotherapist whilst Erin Woods and Eric Conroy (sports therapist) will continue their work and treatment with the players on match days etc. |
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270509 - Manager Jimmy Brown was pleased to confirm tonight that Mark Cooling has put pen to paper in a new deal. Mark hopes to return to training shortly after sustaining serious ankle ligament damage back in March that put paid to his season and an U21 cap. And we look forward to seeing him back in action as soon as he is fit.
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250509 - It’s a busy time for manager Jimmy Brown at present with New Grosvenor becoming a second home at the minute. But the good news continues - David Taylor and his current team will continue to look after the Seconds and manager Brown was also pleased to confirm that new contracts have been sorted out with Phil Matthews, Stuart Thompson, Pat McShane, Greg Hall, Chris Kingsberry, Stephen Shaw, Mark Patton, Gary Browne, Darren Armour and Gareth Corey. The manager has more meetings with other players still to come in the next few days
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230509 –Phil Matthews extends contract
Goalkeeper Phil Matthews has agreed a 12 months extension to his contract, which will take him to 2011 with the club. The extension was agreed on Saturday on a day when manager Jimmy Brown met with a number of players to discuss contracts and other issues. The meetings went well and despite the frenetic start to his managerial career both manager Jimmy Brown and chairman Jim McGrory were well satisfied with the positive response from the majority of the squad. Phil joined the Whites from Glenavon in 2000 and has gone on to make more than 300
appearances for the Whites. Last season he won the Harp Player of the Month for December
from the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association and was named in the same
body’s Harp Irish League Team of the 2008-
Last season, he also became the only goalkeeper in the history of the club to achieve 100 clean sheets.
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230509 – Academy Prize day/FA Cup Final It’s the Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy prize day on Saturday 30th May 2009 and the social club will be open for the event. |
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230509 Lisburn Fun Run: Sponsor an Academy Player or Coach
Lisburn Distillery’s Under 15 team, managed by Martin McDade, and the Under 18s, managed by Alan Craig, along with several coaches from the Lisburn Distillery Academy are taking part in this year’s Lisburn City Fun Run. The Fun Run will be held on Wednesday 17th June and the coaches and players will be taking part as a fundraiser for the Academy and also for the Under 15s and Under 18s trip to represent the club at this season's Foyle Cup from the 21st to the 25th of July.
The fun runners will be joined by Northern Ireland mascot 'Footie' who is making
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The Whites had the youngest squad at the event and played some good counter-
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Lisburn Distillery boss Jimmy Brown has appointed Tony Gorman as assistant manager
and Harry Fay as first-
Tony Gorman (top left) is no stranger to Irish League fans, the former Linfield and Coleraine player also gained managerial experience with Finn Harps and has recently been working as a youth coach with the Football Association of Ireland. Jimmy is also delighted to bring in former Newry Town player and Dungannon Swifts manager. Harry Fay (bottom left) as first team coach. We wish both Tony and Harry success in their new role. We also take this opportunity to thank Ronnie Cromie and Donald Malomo-
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With the last of the 2008-
Congratulations to manager David Taylor (pictured left) and all the players involved over the course of the season.
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Lisburn Distillery Football Club today announced the appointment of Jimmy Brown (pictured left) as its’ new manager.
“It’s a great club, I was there before in the early eighties for a short time but I really enjoyed my time there” said the new boss. “I am really excited, I have the butterflies in my tummy, I really want to do something here. There is a good squad of players here if I can add to that and build on that squad I will be delighted, but certainly I am looking forward to the season.”
We take this opportunity to welcome Jimmy to the club and wish him success in his new role.
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150509- Lisburn Distillery Football Club announce the termination of manager Paul Kirk’s contract.
It was announced at last night’s board meeting that a new manager will be brought in as soon as possible in order for the club to make a consistent challenge for the upcoming season. Although Paul has served 13 years as manger for the club, the board decided that a change was needed in order to take the club in a new direction next season.
Lisburn Distillery would like to thank Paul for his hard work and dedication over the past 13 years and wish him the very best and every success for the future. Further information will follow.
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