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News, Updates, Articles
050812 Complete Player Sponsorship
In what must be one of the best bargains in the Danske Bank Premiership, Lisburn
Distillery is offering supporters a chance to completely Sponsor a Player for just
£100.
Rather than the normal annual shirt sponsorship, Lisburn Distillery supporters
now sponsor an individual player. For that modest cost of £100 an individual supporter,
group of supporters or a business can now sponsor a Lisburn Distillery player for
the 2012-
Along with helping the club out financially the supporter/group
of supporters/business will get their name in the matchday programme, on the club’s
website and also have a photograph taken with their sponsored player. Then at the
end of season they get that players complete set of three shirts -
Three
shirts for a group of supporters or Supporters Club is beneficial in that it gives
more members the opportunity to own a player’s shirt at a more modest price. If an
individual sponsors a player it also gives that individual the chance to swap shirts
with other supporters (this can be arranged through the club shop)
If you would like
to sponsor a player this season then please contact shop manager
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090812 Danske Bank Premiership
THE wait is almost over for the start of the new Danske Bank Premiership which kicks
off on Saturday.
Launched today at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, the players, managers
and chairmen from each of the 12 clubs were joined by Gerry Mallon, Chief Executive
of Northern Bank, and paraded in front of the local media ahead of the 2012/123 Danske
Bank Premiership season.
Aubry Ralph, Chairman of the Premiership Management Committee,
said: "Today's event really brings it home how close we are to the start of the new
season, and the players and managers are all ready for the kick-
"Having
a sponsor with the calibre of Danske Bank is fantastic for our Premiership clubs
and I am sure that we are in for another exciting season in our Domestic game."
Northern
Bank Chief Executive Gerry Mallon said: “This is a very exciting day for us -
"This partnership with the IFA in the Danske
Bank Premiership makes sense to us in many more ways that just a business deal.
"Having
been in Northern Ireland for over 200 years, our customers and our staff are the
supporters of these local premiership clubs.
"We see great opportunities for staff
and community involvement, and this involvement at a local level is very important
to us.
“As one of my colleagues said when we announced the news Danske Bank Premiership,
"what a fantastic start for our new brand" -
100812 Tim talks on Lisburn’s 98FM
Lisburn Distillery manager Tim McCann gave an interesting insight into the club and his hopes for the new season when he spoke to Michael Clarke today on Lisburn’s 98FM.
It’s well worth a listen so if you missed it going out on ‘The Score’ , you can still
listen to it on the link on Lisburns’ 98 FM Facebook page.
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You don't often get a genuine free offer these days but in what is surely a first for the local game Lisburn Distillery is offering free admission for all fans to the Danske Bank Premiership game against Ballinamallard United at New Grosvenor on Saturday 18th August.
Following fast on the heels of two initiatives already in the early days of this season – the
'Pay your age' season ticket for supporters under 16, and the Family Fun Day on 04th
August – this latest innovation is part of an on-
Ged Irwin, the club’s Community Relations Officer explained the background, he said; “We have been working hard over the close season on ways of attracting more people to the club. We felt that we could perhaps go that extra mile and do something special and the circumstances are right to do it next Saturday against Ballinamallard United in their first Premiership visit.
There are no catches, admission to the game is free for everyone and we hope that football fans, especially families, will come along and take advantage of our unique offer. It promises to be an entertaining game with Lisburn Distillery out to play football and get results under our new manager Tim McCann and Ballinamallard will of course be keen to get their Premiership campaign off to a good start.
We will also be holding competitions on the day for supporters to win a Lisburn Distillery season ticket or a chance for the younger supporters to lead out the Whites as a matchday mascot which will include a free kit.
And to tell more people about Lisburn Distillery and what this great club is all about there will be a series of short “Welcome to Lisburn Distillery” information sessions at 2pm, 2.20pm and 2.40pm.
It's a unique day, admission is free, so come along and join us.”
160812 Simpson appointed new GK coach
Lisburn Distillery has appointed Allan Simpson as the club’s new goalkeeping coach.
Allan has already started work, being involved with Billy Brennan and Lee Windrum ahead of last week’s Danske Premeirship game against Portadown.
We welcome him to Lisburn Distillery.
Lisburn Distillery will feature live on Sky Sports for the first time when they travel to Solitude to play Cliftonville on Monday 26th November 2012.
We are delighted that the game will be covered by Sky and we will update you with further information as the game approaches.
190812 Whites away to DC in Co Antrim Shield
Lisburn Distillery have been drawn away to Donegal Celtic in Round 1 of the County
Antrim Shield -
You can find the full draw here.
190812 IRN BRU League Cup – travel arrangements
The club will be running a bus to Limavady for Round 2 of the IRN BRU League Cup on Monday 27th August 2012.
The bus will leave New Grosvenor at 4.30 pm and will return immediately after the game. The costs are £10 adult/£5 concession – spaces are limited on a first come, first served based and you can book your place through the club shop on Saturday.
230812 Spectator arrangements – Crusaders game
Due to on-
Both
home and away fans will be housed in the main home stand and terracing areas for
this game. We apologise for any inconvenience.
As always, we welcome all supporters to New Grosvenor and the social club and other matchday facilities are available to all.
230812 NI U16 international at New Grosvenor
Lisburn Distillery is pleased to confirm that the Under 16 international friendly
between Northern Ireland and Finland will be held at New Grosvenor on Wednesday 19th
September (kick-
David Elborn has agreed to re-
260812 CityAirExpress Training gear
We would like to take this opportunity to thank CityAirExpress who have sponsored
the club’s training gear for the 2012-
You can find out more about what they deliver and do by following this link and the contact details of their Belfast Office are as follows;
Address:
City Air Express Belfast
Unit B1
West Bank Drive
Belfast BT3 9LA
TEL: 028 9078 1878
FAX: 087 0094 1187
290812 – Whites play Coagh in IRN-
Lisburn Distillery will play Coagh United in Round 3 of the IRN-
Although Coagh were drawn out first, the game will be played at New Grosvenor on
Tuesday 09th October 2012 (kick-
You can find the full draw for Round 3 here.
010912 McVeigh loan deal completed
Manager Tim McCann completed the signing of Ciftonville defender Dermot McVeigh before yesterday’s transfer window closed.
Dermot (pictured below) joins the Whites on loan until January 2013 and we welcome him to New Grosvenor.
050912 – John Upton Family Fundraiser
This Sunday (9th September) will see New Grosvenor playing host to a funday fund-
The event itself will take place between
1pm and 6pm and will feature a
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The event is open to the general public, and supporters of Lisburn Distillery are welcome to support this worthy cause by coming down to the ground on the day and to take part in the activities on offer. If any supporters wish to form a 7 a side team to enter the football they should speak to Colin Hopkins as soon as possible.
Monthly fixture posters
Each month we will be producing a monthly fixture poster to publicise our forthcoming fixtures and encourage as many people as possible to come and follow Lisburn Distillery.
The September 2012 poster is below and we would like our supporters to help promote Lisburn Distillery games by printing it and posting it responsibly in and around the Lisburn area (and further afield).
The poster is A4 size – simply save it to your computer, and print it off.
We ask you to display these responsibly – please do not post them here, there and anywhere without permission; instead we ask you to work with local shops and businesses and ask them if they will let you promote the club in their shop/business window.
You may also be able to post them on local community boards but wherever you post
them please ensure that you have permission to do so first. With the poster being
updated monthly, we also ask that you re-
We genuinely thank all those who help us promote the club on their premises.
120912 Spectator arrangements – Glenavon game
Although the work on the covered terracing on the away side of ground is now almost
complete that area will still be closed for Saturday’s Danske Bank Premiership game
against Glenavon.
Both home and away fans will be housed in the main home stand and
terracing areas for this game. We apologise for any inconvenience.
As always, we welcome all supporters to New Grosvenor and the social club and other matchday facilities are available to all.
160912 DST Quiz on Saturday 29 September 2012
The Distillery Supporters Trust’s popular quiz returns for the new season on Saturday 29 September 2012.
The event will be held in the Social Club and will commence at 8.00 pm.
Admission is £5 per head which will include a light supper.
It’s a good night’s fun so get studying and come along and enjoy the craic on the night.
160912 DST “Meet the Manager” lunch – 06/10/12
The Distillery Supporters Trust (DST) has organised a “Meet the Manager” lunch for Saturday 06 October 2012.
The event which will be before the Danske Bank Premiership game between Lisburn Distillery and Cliftonville will start at 1.00 pm.
Manager Tim McCann and assistant manager Gary Smyth will be at the event sharing their thoughts and fielding questions. Also present will be former Whites’ striker Winston “Winky” Armstrong.
Admission to the event which includes lunch is £10 adults, £3.50 concession – tickets are available from DST members.
011012 David Mills – our respects
It is with deep regret that Lisburn Distillery Football Club learned off the sudden and tragic death of former player David Mills (47) over the weekend.
He joined Distillery for a short period after an illustrious career at Portadown
playing for the Whites for a part of the 1994/95 season before injury ended his senior
career. Manager Billy Hamilton gave him his debut in a Gold Cup game at home to Larne
on 3rd September 1994 and it was an easy 4-
Whilst he played mainly in midfield, he did however have two games as a central defender
when Tom Brady and Roy Allen were injured. He only made 11 appearances during 1994/95,
however he did play in two semi-
The following match, a home League game against Glenavon on 26th November 1994, turned out to be his last as he picked up an injury, therefore he unfortunately did not take part in the Budweiser Cup Final a few weeks later.
David Mills tragically died following an incident in Ballynahinch on 30th September 2012 and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends at this very difficult time for them. (DH/DS)
021012 Advance notice -
On Saturday 10th November 2012 there will be a Night at the Races fund-
The event is being organised for the club by Selby Addis and the Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club
You can sponsor races or horses in the races and all profits on the night are going back to the football club.
The event starts at 8.00pm and in addition to the racing there will be musical entertainment on the night.
041012 New Player Welfare/Child Protection Officer
Dawn Gregory has been appointed as Lisburn Distillery FC's new Player Welfare/Child
Protection Officer.
With the club's large number of academy teams and players, this
is an important role in an area that the club has always been very pro-
We welcome Dawn to Lisburn Distillery.
071012 Mallards game date switch
The Danske Premiership game scheduled for Saturday 03 November 2012 between Ballinamallard United and Lisburn Distillery at Ferney Park has been brought forward.
The game will now be played on Friday 02 November 2012 with an 8.00 pm kick-
111012 Lisburn Whites seek Stanfield connection
The Lisburn Whites Supporters’ Club are looking to contact the family of Olphert Stanfield known as ‘Olphie’ who played for Distillery between 1886 and 1898.
Olphie joined the Whites from Genoa FC. In the 1888/89 season he scored hat-
He made his international debut at the age of 17 years and 344 days old, and became Distillery's most capped player winning 30 caps and scoring 11 goals for Ireland. He made 181 competitive appearances and scored 178 goals for Distillery plus 115 appearances and 62 goals in friendlies.
Olphie died on 13th March 1952 at the age of 83 and was laid to rest in Dundonald Cemetery. His last know address was Wandsworth Crescent on the Lisburn Road. If anyone can provide information on Olphie's family they are asked to please get in touch with Ged Irwin on 07730505190
181012 Travel arrangements: Ballinamallard away
There are a maximum of 20 spaces available for any supporters wishing to travel by
coach to the Danske Bank Premiership game against Ballinamallard United at Ferney
Park on Friday 2nd November (kick-
The coach will leave New Grosvenor
at 3-
Anyone who wishes
to travel is asked to pay up-
You can pay this Saturday at the home game against Ballymena United in the club shop
or by speaking to Ashley Wragg.
Prices are £10 for adults and £5 for Seniors/Under 16s.
211012 Travel arrangements: Dungannon (updated on 22/10/12)
The Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club is running a bus to Stangmore Park on Saturday (27 October) for the Whites’ next Danske Bank Premiership game against Dungannon Swifts.
The bus departure times are;
South Belfast Northern Ireland Supporters Club Shaftesbury Square -
New Grosvenor Stadium -
Lisburn Railway station -
Costs : £6 adult/ £3 concession.
You need to book your place ahead of Saturday, and places are on a first come first
served basis -
231012 Liggy joins 50 plus club
Congratulations to striker Gary Liggett who joined an exclusive club following his
50th goal for the Whites -
To mark the occasion Gary was presented with a memento from a group of Whites’ fans before Saturday’s game against Ballymena United.
Well done Liggy!.
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You may not be able to bet on Frankel but you will have a good night nonetheless
at Night at the Races fund-
The event is being organised for the club by Selby Addis and the Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club
There are still a few races that can be sponsored and details can be obtained from either Selby Addis or Bobby Radcliffe. All profits on the night are going back to the football club and we encourage you to come and enjoy the event.
The action starts at 8.00pm and in addition to the racing there will be musical entertainment on the night.
251012 Sammy picks up Pro Licence
Congratulations to Lisburn Distillery first team coach Sammy McFadden (pictured front row – second left below) who collected his UEFA Pro Licence certificate today.
It’s the result of an intensive three year programme involving practical coaching, seminars and visits to professional clubs.
Alongside Wales manager Chris Coleman, presenting the awards, were Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill, Irish FA Coach Education Manager Nigel Best and John Murtough who has been appointed as Head of Elite Performance for the Premier League in England (currently Head of Performance at Everton).
Nigel Best, Irish FA Coach Education Manager said: “The UEFA Pro Licence is the highest coaching award available to professional coaches in Europe. The Irish FA has a long history of producing great coaches and I am delighted to present the participants with their Pro Licence certificates today.”
Wales International Team Manager, Chris Coleman added: “I did my coaching badges through the Irish FA and found them extremely beneficial for my various coaching and managerial jobs in football. I would like to congratulate all the participants who have completed their UEFA Pro Licences and wish them every success in their coaching careers.”
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111112 Scandinavian Supporters Club update
It was good to hear again this week from our friends in the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters Club.
They continue to follow the Whites with great interest but for the first time they
held a club meeting outside Northern Ireland! With the supporters spread around Scandinavia
business is usually conducted on-
But that changed when the club met up for a great weekend at the end of September on the shore of the north coast of Sealand in Denmark. It was all about football with the guys watching five games in a row; three Premier League ties, followed by a La Liga game and as spokesman Jan Tholin put it – “the evening ended with the best match of them all – Distillery’s League Cup win against Portadown in 2011!”
Here are some photographs of the get together, the lads of course showing their true colours;
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Image copyright Morgan Thempler –reproduced with permission and thanks
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Image copyright Christer Lindström – reproduced with permission and thanks
And to finish on another good note the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters Club are coming back again in the Spring and plan to be here for the Danske Bank home game against Portadown on Saturday 23 March 2012. We will be delighted to meet up with them once again.
The Distillery Supporters’ Trust will be holding their Programme Fair shortly.
The now annual event will be held at New Grsovenor on Saturday 24 November from 10.00am until 1pm.
The entrance fees are Adults £1.00, under 16s admitted free.
This year’s event will also feature a Match Asttax Swap Shop for children to find that elusive card to complete their collection.
Hot food, teas and coffee will be available on the day.
For further information or if you wish to book a stall, please contact Philip White on 07899094626.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Lisburn Distillery Christmas Draw.
They cost £1.00 each and the draw will take place on Saturday 22nd December at the Danske Bank Premiership game between Lisburn Distillery and Portadown.
The prizes are as follows;
1st prize – X-
2nd prize – VIP meal for 6 at Drumbo Park
3rd prize – a £20 Marks & Spencer gift voucher
4th prize – a Christmas turkey
5th prize – Two bottles of wine.
Our thanks to all those who have contributed the prizes and we would encourage our
supporters to help in this further fund-
Tickets are available from the club shop, Ashley Wragg or Colin Hopkins.
The club will be holding a Family Christmas Party at New Grosvenor on Sunday 16 December 2012 at 2.00 pm.
Further information to follow but enter the event in your diary now.
131212 Whites get Coagh in Irish Cup
In today's draw for Round 5 of the Irish Cup, the Whites were drawn to play Championship side Coagh United.
The tie will be played at New Grosvenor on Saturday 12 January 2012.
For details of the full draw click here.
271212 Match Sponsors – The McQuillan Family
The Boxing Day game against Donegal Celtic was kindly sponsored by the McQuillan family and Lisburn Distillery Football Club genuinely thanks the family for their generosity and support. The McQuillan family has been associated with the club for several decades – like others they give their support vocally to the team on Saturday, support club events and yesterday they continued their support practically, by sponsoring the Lisburn Distillery game against Donegal Celtic.
Financial support for the club is always welcome so we would encourage all our supporters
to consider following the McQuillan's lead and sponsor a game or even a match ball
in 2013. Match ball sponsorship only costs £50 and individual games can cost as little
as £150 per game depending on
the opposition/category of match.
If you can follow the McQuillan's lead and get on the ball by supporting your club, Colin Hopkins or any board member will be pleased to hear from you.
The draw was held at half-
1st prize – X-
2nd prize – VIP meal for 6 at Drumbo Park – won by Davy Doran
3rd prize – a £20 Marks & Spencer gift voucher – won by Michael Ferguson
4th prize – a £20 meat voucher – won by Peter Mills
5th prize – Two bottles of wine – won by Gary Liggett.
Congratulations to the winners and our thanks to all those who supported the ballot and those who donated prizes.
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We said goodbye to Dermot McVeigh last week after he completed his loan spell from Cliftonville.
We thank him for his efforts and contributions over the last few months and wish him well on his return to Solitude.
070113 Boyd in, Liggett on list
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is pleased to confirm the signing of striker Aaron
Boyd (pictured below) from Coleraine. The signing was completed today. The twenty-
In other transfer news the club have confirmed that striker Gary Liggett has been placed on the transfer list.
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08013 Liggett moves to Ballymena United
Striker Gary Liggett has signed for Ballymena United, the formalities were completed this afternoon.
Gary joined the Whites in 2010 having been previously with Glenavon and Portadown and made a total of 115 appearances, scoring 52 goals including a memorable brace in the Setanta Cup against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght.
We thank Gary for his efforts and goals over the last few seasons and wish him well in his football career.
Lisburn Distillery was again the first club out of the hat in yesterday's sixth round draw and our old friends from Wilgar Park, Dundela, will be our opponents at New Grosvenor on 09 February 2013.
The sides, no strangers pre-
With manager Tim McCann now away until Wednesday with work commitments it was assistant
manager Gary Smyth who commented on the draw. He said; “Coagh really did well, pressed
us hard and after a first-
You can find details of the full draw here.
The club confirm that Islandmagee midfielder Michael Moore has signed for Lisburn Distillery and expect that his registration will be formally completed early this coming week.
Aleady cup-
We extend our usual New Grosvenor welcome to Michael and look forward to seeing him in action shortly.
150113 Hall joins Bangor on loan
Lisburn Distillery tonight confirmed that defender Andy Hall has joined Championship 1 side Bangor on loan for the rest of the season.
Midfielder Artur Kopyt has joined Championship 1 side Larne on a free transfer.
We wish him well at Inver Park and thank him for his efforts here at New Grosvenor.
The Distillery Supporters Trust is running their popular “Quiz Night” in the Social Club on Friday 8th February at 7.45 pm.
Admission to the event will be £5 per head, this will include a light buffet. There will be prizes for the winning team, along with spot prizes throughout the night. So, come along, bring your friends and family who will enjoy a good night out and quiz.
300113 Dr Malcolm Brodie MBE – our respects
It is with very deep regret and sadness that Lisburn Distillery Football Club has learned of the death of our renowned local sports journalist Dr Malcolm Brodie MBE.
Malcolm Brodie came to Portadown from Glasgow as a war-
Initially he started out as a copy-
His contribution to local sport was immense and he also covered a phenomenal 14 World Cup finals from 1954, a feat that was recognised by FIFA when he was presented with the Jules Rimet Award. Whilst football was very much to the fore, Malcolm was a true –all rounder on other sports including cricket. His contact book was legendary and for example when he went cruising in the Caribbean he would meet up in Barbados with West Indian cricket legend Sir Everton Weekes.
Sport though isn’t always about good news and in 1971 he was the first journalist to cover the Ibrox Disaster involving the death of 66 fans at The Old Firm match in January of that year.
He was awarded the MBE, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster,
for his Services to Journalism. And whilst he “retired” from the Belfast Telegraph
in 1991, very little changed as Malcolm continued working on a free-
Respected for his straight-
He was always keen to hear how the club was doing and whilst he hadn’t been a frequent
visitor to the New Grosvenor press-
His knowledge of the local game over so many decades will be irreplaceable but sadly most of all we, and football, have lost another friend.
Malcolm Brodie (86) died on Tuesday 29 January – we extend our very deepest sympathy and condolences to his wife Margaret, sons Stephen, Ian, Kenneth and the wider family circle. (DH)
Dr Malcolm Brodie MBE (front row – bottom right) at a Lisburn Distillery function in November 2009
Image copyright David Hunter – reproduced with permission and thanks.
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170812 Beggs signs on loan/Cunningham injury blow
Lisburn Distillery have completed the signing of Owain Beggs on loan from Glentoran,
Owain is a midfield forward and we welcome him to New Grosvenor.
Unfortunately new summer signing Martin Cunningham was injured in the game against Portadown Reserves last week and is on crutches with a lengthy spell on the sidelines likely.
We wish Martin a full recovery and look forward to seeing him in action later in the season.
310113 Domestic License update
Whilst there is plenty of focus on today’s transfer deals before the transfer window
closes, today is also another important deadline -
Once again club secretary Ashley Wragg is delighted to confirm that the club submitted the final paperwork for these parts on time. The next stage will be completion of the Infrastructure and Finance parts of the application which have to be completed by the end of March 2013.
Thank you and well done to Ashley and Colin Hopkins for completion of all the work needed to support our application which is mandatory for any club wishing to play Premiership football.
It’s an important job that needs done – thank you again.
310113 – Garrett + Gordon in on loan
On the final day of the transfer window the cub has confirmed that William Garrett and Steven Gordon have joined the club on loan from Glentoran until the end of the season.
We welcome back defender William who had a loan spell at the club last season, and also welcome midfielder Steven to New Grosvenor.
No further signings are anticipated.
Manager Tim McCann gave his thoughts when he spoke to the website team today – “Whilst it will take the guys time to settle I am pretty excited about the signings we have made” said Tim. “That’s four new players we have brought in and I think we needed new faces; it will give us a boost. We need to push on, and I think all four players can help us do that. William and Steven will also be in the squad for Saturday.”
060213 Congratulations to the Lisburn Whites SC
Congratulations to the Lisburn Whites Supporters Club which celebrates its' twentieth anniversary with a dinner at the club tomorrow night.
The club was formed in February 1993 and it has made a great and valued contribution to the club over the past twenty years. Whilst they have contributed financially on a number of fronts, including the matchday ballot which raises much needed funds through the great work by Robert Cummins, they have been involved in many other events, and initiatives with members also involved individually in various roles within the club.
Close co-
We congratulate them on their achievement and thank them again for supporting this famous club in many practical ways. We hope they will have an enjoyable meal and raise a glass not only to the last 20 years but the years to come – well done, and thank you, Lisburn Whites.
060213 Scandinavian friends sponsor cup game
A big “THANK YOU” to our friends from the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters club who have kindly sponsored this Saturday’s Irish Cup game, Lisburn Distillery v Dundela.
And on the 23rd March the LDSSC will make their third visit to New Grosvenor to take in the Danske Bank Premiership game against Portadown.
We look forward to seeing our friends then and thank them again for their continued support
060213 Irish League Winners 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Grosvenor Whites, and Lisburn Whites Supporters' Clubs have organised a special
event to mark the 50th anniversary of Distillery' winning the Irish League back in
the 1962-
It will be held in the Social Club at New Grosvenor on Saturday 23rd March 2013.
The event will comprise a four course dinner (including wine), reflections on the
season, Distillery memorabilia from that time and if you haven’t seen the goals from
the victory over Linfield in that title-
And the organisers are trying to get as many of the 62-
Admission is by ticket only and the cost of a ticket is £25 – you can get these from Ryan McQuillan, Bobby Radcliffe or from the club shop.
It promises to be a great night for this famous club, and we are also delighted that members from the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters club plan to attend.
We will update you with more information ahead of the event
100213 DST Quiz Night: and thanks
The Distillery Supporters Trust held another successful and enjoyable “Quiz Night” on Friday night.
There were a wide range of participants and team sizes– from Dillon and Joe below, to one aptly named team – “The Old Fogeys plus one”.
Eleven teams took part on the night and it was great to see a number of new faces and our thanks go to them for their support. Our thanks also go to our debutant quiz master Colin Hopkins, who along with the help from Chloe, ensured that those there were tested on a number of subjects and questions. It was a fun night too, with Granda not coming last and a number of teams taking their names from current affairs.
There was of course only one winner and that was “Fancy a Burger” – some of the winning team are pictured below along with Colin Hopkins (centre).
Our thanks again to the DST, and all those who supported the event and helped to raise funds for the club.
Images copyright David Hunter – reproduced with permission and thanks
170213 New Lisburn Distillery supporters club formed
We welcome the formation of a new Lisburn Distillery supporters’ club.
The supporters’ club – New City Whites SC – is based in Lisburn and meets on Thursday evenings at McCrums Bar, Low Road (7.00 pm).
The club’s aim is to focus on helping Lisburn Distillery financially as best they can and they are hoping to run some events in the near future.
We wish them well, and you can find out more information about them on their on dedicated website.
The Whites now have four supporters’ clubs in operation; the Grosvenor Whites, the Lisburn Whites, the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters Club (coming back to New Grosvenor in March again) and the New City Whites SC – we thank them all for their support.
110313 Countdown to 50th Anniversary Celebration
Not long to go now until the event to mark the 50th anniversary of Distillery winning
the Irish League in the 1962-
And there are less than 20 tickets out of the original allocation of 100 remaining!
The event will be held in the Social Club at New Grosvenor on Saturday 23rd March 2013 (7.30 for 8.00 pm).
It comprises a four course dinner (including wine), reflections on the season, Distillery
memorabilia from that time and if you haven’t seen the goals from the victory over
Linfield in that title-
And the organisers are hopeful that in addition to 9 or 10 players from the team that there will also be a Northern Ireland connection present on the night as well. Belfast Telegraph columnist Eddie McIlwaine will also be reflecting on that special season at Grosvenor Park.
Admission is by ticket only and the cost of a ticket is £25 – you can get these from Ryan McQuillan, Bobby Radcliffe or from the club shop.
It will be another great social night for this famous club so do get a ticket and come along – don’t miss it.
110313 Maxol Schools Cup Final
The Maxol Direct Under 16 Senior Schools Cup Final will once again take place at
New Grosvenor Stadium next Monday -
This year’s final sees OLSPCK
(Our Lady and St. Patrick's College Knock) take on St Malachy’s. Kick off is at 12
Noon and Lisburn Distillery FC are proud to host the final on behalf of the BDSSFA
(Belfast and District Secondary Schools FA)
Both schools are making a return to New
Grosvenor in what is a repeat of last years final which OLSPCK ran out winners in
after a fantastic game.
All support for the teams is welcome.
180313 50th Anniversary Celebration -
This Saturday sees the club holding a special event to mark the 50th anniversary
of Distillery winning the Irish League in the 1962-
The event will be held in the Social Club at New Grosvenor (7.30 for 8.00 pm).
There will be a four course dinner (including wine); Billy Bell will be the MC on the night, with club historian Dawson Simpson and Belfast Telegraph columnist Eddie McIlwaine reflecting on that memorable season under manager George Eastham.
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There will also be Distillery memorabilia on that time on display and if you haven’t
seen the goals from the victory over Linfield in that title-
Admission is by ticket only and the cost of a ticket is £25 – you can get these from Ryan McQuillan, Bobby Radcliffe or from the club shop – a handful remain so you need to be quick.
It will be another great social night for this famous club so do get a ticket if you can and come along – don’t miss it. Members of the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters Club will also be present on the night.
220313 James (Jimmy) Sloan – our respects
Lisburn Distillery football club has been informed that our friend and fellow Whites’ supporter Jimmy Sloan sadly passed away on the 08th March 2013.
A season ticket holder, Jimmy lived in close proximity to New Grosvenor Stadium and we extend our deepest sympathies to the Sloan family on the loss of Jimmy. (AW)
It was great to meet up again with our friends from the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters Club on Saturday night.
This is the third year in a row that the supporters' club has made a visit to New
Grosvenor; all the visits have been on the same weekend in March and up until this
year all had been good weather-
Thankfully though they were able to attend the 50th anniversary event to celebrate
the Whites' league title win back in the 1962-
Club spokesman Jan Tholin spoke at the event, and in a much appreciated gesture the
supporters club presented each member of the 1962-
The supporters club was also delighted to announce that they had launched their new website – which you can access here.
Four members made the journey and we thank them and the other members of the supporters' club for their ongoing support for Lisburn Distillery which has again also included match sponsorship this season.
We are delighted that they are involved with the club and value their friendship when we meet up.
We also extend our best wishes to some of the other members who had planned to travel but were unable to do due to unforeseen circumstances. And in particular we hope that Kaj makes a full recovery from illness in due course.
Christer, Jan, Uno and Roy are pictured below, and of course we couldn't let them
miss out on an opportunity to see the Gibson Cup on the same night as the great league
winning side of 1962-
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280313 Remembering the champions 50 years on
The atrocious weather wouldn’t beat them on Saturday night, nor did Linfield back on 18th May 1963 when Distillery won the Irish League in the last game of the season.
It went to the wire as they say nowadays but George Eastham’s side lifted the trophy
in a superb 4-
And they re-
It was an arduous journey for some, winger Billy Campbell beating the elements and circumstances to make it from Motherwell. Keeper Jack Kennedy arrived from Lincoln and striker Joe Meldrum travelled from Norwich. They were joined by fellow Distillery heroes Phil Scott, Ken Hamilton, Roy Welsh, Derek Meldrum, Syd Patterson, Jimmy Burke and John Anderson.
“It was the best team I ever played in” said Campbell speaking to the many Whites supporters at the event. “The spirit in the club was fantastic and it was a buzz to win against Linfield – it’s a day I’ll never forget.”
MC on the night was Billy Bell and when proceedings got under way he introduced four members of the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters Club who also attended the event. Club spokesman Jan Tholin talked about the ‘passion for the game’ that a side like this had instilled before the supporters club generously presented each player with a gift.
And after everyone in the clubhouse gave the team a Scandinavian style salute under the tutelage of Jan, club historian Dawson Simpson set the scene when he gave an account of that fantastic season.
The Deputy Mayor of Lisburn City Council, Councillor Margaret Tolerton attended the event along with Alderman Paul Porter, and the Deputy Mayor presented a plaque to the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters Club on behalf of the council.
The lights then went out and on the big screen history was repeated with actual footage
of the game and of course the goals – it came as no surprise when the Whites won
4-
It was then time for Billy Bell to speak individually to each player in turn in a short question and answer session and Jimmy Burke summed it up in his recollection of his time at the club when he said; “I always had great memories of Grosvenor Park. The friendship in the dressing room was great and everybody enjoyed playing with everybody else.”
Ken Hamilton then responded on behalf of the players and he also remarked about the
subsequent European Cup game that followed on from the title win, that came at the
start of the following season. The Whites drew 3-
It proved a great night of nostalgia and special thanks must go to those within both the Grosvenor Whites and Lisburn Whites who organised a successful and memorable night for the many who attended.
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310313 New City “eggsactly” White in fundraiser
The New City Whites Supporters Club held their first ever fund-
The event was one by Booby Radcliffe from the Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club who correctly guessed that the jar contained an amazing 83 eggs.
The New City Whites have thanked all those supporters from both clubs who entered the fundraising event.
Some of the members of the New City Whites Supporters Club are pictured below with winner Bobby Radcliffe.
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030413 Domestic License update
The end of January was the deadline for submitting the Sporting, Personnel, and Legal
parts of the Domestic License application (2013-
The deadline for the two remaining parts of the license application -
Thank you once again to secretary Ashley Wragg, director Colin Hopkins and the club's accountant Norman Elliott for their work in ensuring the paperwork was up to date and in on time and thanks also to Gary Cressey and David McKee for their ongoing help in relation to infrastructure.
060413 Tommy Walker – our respects
It is with regret and sadness that we learnt of the death of Tommy Walker who made 221 appearances for Distillery in the 1940s.
Tommy died over Easter, shortly after his 90th birthday, and we extend our deepest sympathy to the Walker family and friends who will miss him.
Tommy joined the Whites from Ballyclare Comrades, he was a former schoolboy international and he made his debut on 11th October 1941 against Glentoran in a vital Gold Cup game in which he scored.
He also scored when Distillery won the County Antrim Shield in 1945/46 but unfortunately his career suffered a setback following a broken jaw and then a serious illness that kept him sidelined for a while.
He scored 73 goals for Distillery before moving on to Crusaders and Ards.
When the permanent Memorabilia Exhibition opened at the club in 2003, Tommy Walker was present to represent the 1940s.
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060413 -
The club and Second team wold like to thank CrystalAir Services Limited for their sponsorship involvement with the Seconds.
The firm provide air conditioning, ventilation, rerigeration, heating and renewable solutions and they have sponsored the new substitute suits for the seconds’ team players.
Bob Mawhinney, Mark Mawhinney and Eddie Finn from CrystalAir Services Limited are pictured alongside the Seconds’ management team and players.
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This coming Saturday is the last home game of the season for Lisburn Distillery.
As tradition now has it, the Lisburn Whites will be organising and hosting the annual end of season awards that night.
In addition to the Lisburn Whites, awards will also be presented by;
the Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club
the New City Whites Supporters Club
the club stewards
the “Whites” matchday programme team
and the Players ‘Player of the Season’ award will also be presented, along with the awards for the Seconds team.
The event will start around 5.00 pm and there will be a light buffet during it.
All Whites’ fans are cordially invited to attend the annual event.
160413 Whites part company with McCann
Following tonight’s defeat Lisburn Distillery Football confirms that it has parted company with manager Tim McCann and assistant manager Gary Smyth.
The club would like to place on record its’ thanks for the efforts shown by Tim and Gary throughout the season and would wish both men well for the future.
First team coach Sammy McFadden will take charge of the first team until the end of the current season.
190413 LDSSC sponsor Swifts’ game
The final home game of the season has been generously sponsored by the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters Club.
Members of the club visited New Grosvenor at the end of March, and we once again thank them for their sponsorship again this season.
You can find out more about our friends from Scandinavia by checking out their website here.
220413 Smiley Monroe target export, and excellence in manufacturing, awards
Smiley Monroe, the official sponsor of Lisburn Distillery Football Club has been
short-
Smiley Monroe are Europe's largest producer of endless conveyor belts for the mobile
crushing, screening and recycling sectors, and they have been short-
The 2013 awards will be presented on Thursday night (25th April) at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn – we wish Vaughan, Tim and the team at Smiley Monroe well at the event.
It’s been a bad season for Lisburn Distillery – there is no escaping that fact.
The club has been relegated but it’s not all doom and gloom. On Saturday night the
social club was full of people for the customary ‘Night at the Races’ fund-
It says a lot for the small hardcore following that the club has, that they still value the efforts put in by players over the season and the following awards were made by the various supporters’ club and second team management.
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Lisburn Whites SC -
Joint awards presented to Jordan Hughes (left) and Scott Davidson (right) by Raymond Payne – LWSC
Lisburn Whites SC -
Scott Davidson (right) with Raymond Payne – LWSC
New City Whites SC -
David McCullough (left) with Colin Winton – NCWSC
Grosvenor Whites SC -
Scott Davidson (left) with Bobby Radcliffe –GWSC
Grosvenor Whites SC -
Philip Simpson (left) with Bobby Radcliffe – GWSC
Robert Cummins – The Supreme Ballot Seller
The Stewards’ Player of the Season
David McCullough (centre) with David McKee (right) and Robert Collins (left)
Seconds’ Team – “Players Player of the Season”
Bradley Morton (centre) with manager Nick O'Neill (left) and assistant manager Kyle Rendall (right)
Seconds’ Team -
Bradley Morton with Nick O'Neill and Kyle Rendall
“Whites” Matchday Programme Player of the Season
Winner – Scott Davidson (picture not available)
2nd place – Phil Simpson
3rd place – David McCullough
Awards presented by programme editor Colin Hopkins
Player’s Player of the Season
Winner – Scott Davidson (left), award presented by first team captain Ryan McCann.
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the event. Special thanks go to the Lisburn Whites who organised things, Ged and Jonny Irwin and those who provided food. And thanks to Robert Cummins for another huge effort in raising money through the matchday ballot.
We march on together.
300413 Excellent award result for Smiley Monroe
Congratulations to the team at our club sponsor Smiley Monroe who won the Excellence in Manufacturing award at the Lisburn City Business Awards 2013
Smiley Monroe was also the first runner-
010513 AGM Date Confirmed
This year’s Lisburn Distillery Annual General meeting (AGM)
will be held at the club on Thursday May 30th 2013. As always the meeting is open
to all shareholders of the club and will be a chance to review the last year and
also to discuss plans for the year ahead.
It is also planned to put on sale season tickets for 2013-
Any supporters who are not already shareholders
but would like to purchase shares to enable them to attend the AGM should speak to
club secretary John Duffy or any of the clubs directors for further information.
Shares are £5 each and the minimum purchase is 5 shares (i.e. £25).
020513 Whites appoint Kincaid as boss
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Tommy Kincaid as new first team manager.
Speaking after the appointment, club director Colin Hopkins said; "Given the fact that we will be playing next season in the uncharted territories of Championship 1 the directors felt that it was important to appoint someone who has not only experience of managing in the Championship but has also achieved success at that level and Tommy certainly meets those requirements.
He has also experience in working within the restrictive budgets that we are now going to have to work under moving forward and taking all of this into account Tommy seems to be a perfect fit for the job."
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080513 Season ticket/match pricing – 2013-
The club has announced the following information and pricing arrangements for next season.
Availability
Season tickets will be available at the shareholders’ Annual General Meeting (Thursday 30th May 2013) and on other selected dates over the summer (details to follow)
Matchday admission prices
Championship 1 games -
Cup games; Irish Cup/Steel and Sons/League Cup/Intermediate Cup/CAS -
Season Tickets
(Note -
Adults £70, Seniors £45, Under 16s – no ticket required, free admission
In addition to free admission to Under 16s for all league games next season, we are
also providing over 150 free season tickets to all our Academy players for next season.
This is to encourage our up and coming youngsters and those connected to the club
to come along and support us as we seek to regain our place in the Premiership –
we are ‘One Club’; from Mini-
Vice-
(Note – Vice-
Adult £175
Seniors £110
080513 McFadden passes on thanks
Former first team coach Sammy McFadden contacted the Ldnet Webteam last week to wish the club well and pass on his thanks. “In my two years at the club, I have grown very fond of it and have some great memories” said Sammy. “I hope the club come back again soon and wish everybody well.”
We also wish Sammy all the best in the future.
080513 David Mills Memorial game
This coming Saturday, 11th May, there will be a memorial match in memory of former Portadown player David Mills who also played for a short spell with the Whites. David (47) died tragically died following an incident in Ballynahinch on 30th September 2012.
The game will be played at Shamrock Park and will see a Portadown Legends side take on an Irish League/Northern Ireland Veterans side.
You can find out more information on the Portadown club website.
080513 The LDnet Interview -
(Note – the interview, material and photographs are copyright David Hunter – they may not be used, copied or downloaded in whole or part without permission.)
Snapshots
Playing career – Holywood Rangers, Crusaders (5 years) Ards (7 years)
Managerial career – Larne, Glenavon, Ards, Larne
When Tommy Kincaid was appointed Lisburn Distillery manager on 02 May 2013 the club welcomed not only a new manager to New Grosvenor but also a friend. And whilst much has changed in the twelve years since he set out on his own managerial career with Larne, “Titch” and his enthusiasm for the game hasn’t.
Originally I envisaged a short “Q&A” style format for this web piece but when I spoke to Tommy on Sunday night it became clear that a longer piece was needed to give Whites’ fans an insight into their new boss, so recorder on red off we went.
“I am glad to be back at Distillery, I wish it was in the Premier League but I am
really pleased to be here. I have always had a rapport with the supporters and I
am really looking forward to hopefully bringing Distillery back into the Premier
League ” was Tommy’s response to the most obvious question about his return. He added;
“You want to manage a bona-
And although he started out at Irish League level as assistant manager to Paul Kirk
here at Lisburn Distillery, he took me back further in terms of his managerial career.
“I started out with a couple of amateur league clubs and I think that is invaluable
in terms of learning your man-
“I was with Belvoir Amateurs and Shorts for a short time and then moved to East Belfast where I had two good seasons before Paul asked me up to look after the seconds at Distillery.
When Frankie Parks left Paul then made me assistant manager and I had four good years at Distillery and really enjoyed my time because the club put me on the road to my coaching badges – it got me my first coaching badges.
Then I decided it was time to have a go myself and I moved to Larne (2001).
I then took over at Glenavon and was then later assistant manager to Roy Coyle at Glentoran.
During that season with Glenavon we won the Mid-
When somebody like Roy Coyle asks you to be his assistant manager it was an honour for me. When he left I thought I was maybe in with a wee shout of the job. I always joke that I am the only manager at Glentoran with a 100% record – two games played, two wins and no goals against, four for.
I moved from there to East Belfast again and I got a squad together there that won the Clarence Cup, the league and got promoted. Ards then contacted me and I won the Steel and Sons Cup with Ards.
After that I didn’t manage for a season before taking over at Sirocco Works the next season, my friend was secretary there and they asked me if I would take over.”
Tommy then came back into Championship 1 with Larne, after returning to Inver Park
at the start of the 2012-
Move on he did and last Saturday morning he met the first team players at the ground – so how did that go and when can supporters expect to hear about their squad for next season?
He answered; “I was very excited sitting there, but there was a real air of disappointment when I met the players though as the players have just come off the back of a relegation battle you could understand that to a certain extent”
They are good players, I told them all that I want them all to stay but if they don’t stay then I will need to bring people in to replace them, it is as simple as that. I want people to be at Lisburn Distillery there because they want to be there.
Obviously the players were apprehensive about playing in the Championship and all the players are away to think about it, but we do need them to think about it quickly because we need to know where we are – we have given the players a week to come back to us. Meantime I am working away at things, talking to players outside the club and looking at options.
(Nowadays) players can just leave and go to Premier League clubs for money and when it comes to money we are not going to beat any premier league club, that’s for sure, or quite a few championship clubs.
At the end of the day you always have targets and there are people that you can talk to and I am getting calls on a daily basis telling me about this player and that player. And over the years I have built up a lot of contacts in the game and there are also players who would want to play for me. Whilst the budget is an obstacle, I have been there before. Anybody who signs for Distillery next season will be there for the football and not the money, that’s the nuts and bolts of it.
There are some good young lads at the club as well that we can work with as well but we will put a team out on the pitch that can hopefully challenge for promotion.”
In terms of backroom staff, what plans did he have? “Andy Harwood (pictured) has
come in to help me-
As the Championship is new territory for the club what can fans expect was the next question on the list.
“The quality is very different, they will find themselves going to some grounds that don’t have any atmosphere and our supporters will have to create that atmosphere for themselves and the players” was Tommy’s immediate answer.
“Every game is going to be hard; there will be no easy games and what I tried to
explain to the players was that every team that plays us next season will want to
beat Distillery. When I was at Glenavon we went down and thought that we would come
(straight) back up but we only finished second that season and won the play-
But when we put the players and the team out on the pitch, we have to make sure that we have them prepared as best we can so that when the players go out they do what they possibly can every game.”
To conclude, I asked Tommy what message he would pass on to the supporters and he was forthright in his response when he said; “Distillery fans can look forward to a team next year that will give everything they possibly can. They will have a manager and a backroom staff that will give everything they can too. They can look forward to a team trying to play football the way Distillery supporters were used to their team playing football – an attractive passing game and hopefully one at a high tempo
But they are in for a roller-
When Distillery got relegated this year it wasn’t just the players that got relegated
, everybody did; directors, supporters, players, everybody. And it is now up to
everybody at the club from the directors right through to the people who make the
tea, me, the back-
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160513 Signings/departures update
Whilst Andrew Ferguson and Michael Halliday become the latest players to leave the
club, manager Tommy Kincaid is working hard on building his squad for next season.
He
has already signed up Ryan McBride, Ryan Irwin, Bradley Morton and Mikey Withers
on new contracts as he seeks to keep our promising young players. Striker David Wright
has joined us, along with the experienced Darren Nixon and Tommy has confirmed that
he has also signed another young defender /midfielder Carl McConville from East Belfast. We
welcome the new players to Lisburn Distillery. The Whites' manager expects to announce
further new signings next week.
Speaking to LDnetWeb, Tommy said; “I am working hard
behind the scenes, speaking to a lot of players and managers and hope to confirm
more new signings shortly. I had expected that most of last year's squad would move
on and whilst that is disappointing we go forward. I understand their desire to play
premier league football but that option would have been here next season if the squad
that came down had remained with the club.
As I said in my earlier interview whilst
the budget is an obstacle, I have been there before. When it comes to money we are
not going to beat any premier league club, or quite a few championship clubs.
We
will do what we can within our budget, but anybody who signs for Distillery next
season will be there for the football and not the money. I am in discussions with
a number of people and hope to bring in some more new faces shortly.”
The following
players have now left the club – Billy Brennan, Andy Hunter, Jonny Harkness, Ryan
McCann, Phil Simpson, Andrew Ferguson and Michael Halliday – and we wish them well.
The Grosvenor Whites held what has now become an annual trip to Spain at the beginning of the month.
Whilst they managed to avoid the paparazzi, they were unable to avoid LDnet’s corresponsal de fútbol en España, Luc Aquí.
Thanks to Luc we bring you this group shot of the Grosvenor Whites and friends relaxing in Torremolinos.
GWSC chairman Robert Radcliffe welcomed the increasing numbers on tour but was currently unable to confirm if the club will be chartering their own aircraft for next year!
240513 Coach McKinstry takes charge of Leone Stars
Congratulations to Johnny McKinstry on his appointment as interim coach of Sierra Leone.
It was back in April that word broke about his impending appointment but at that stage there were some contractual arrangements to be resolved. Johnny, still in touch with his family and friends back in Lisburn , has now concluded those and will take charge of Sierra Leone’s remaining three qualifying games for the FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil next year.
It seems like no time at all since he was here supporting Lisburn Distillery – he
set up the club website before his studies intervened and he subsequently moved to
university in the north-
And now the UEFA ‘A’ Licence holder finds himself in charge of an international side. Whilst it is a surprise in some respects, in other ways it isn’t because when I last interviewed him for the club programme he said; “It was hard to leave New York, as I had a fantastic time, and a great job. But I know where I want to be in 10/20 years time, and I thought that ambition was better served with this new project in Sierra Leone than in America. I hope I am right, but only time will tell.”
Maybe time now is telling but we wish Johnny all the best that this fantastic opportunity brings. The Leone Stars remaining fixtures are against Tunisia (08/06/13), Cape Verde (15/06/13) and Equatorial Guinea (TBC).
You can find more information on these links. (DH)
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/standings/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22625523
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250513 Four new faces join the Whites
Both Lisburn Distillery and manager Tommy Kincaid are pleased to confirm the arrival of four new players to the club.
The players joining us are Brian Adair (former Ards and Loughgall midfielder who also managed Banbridge Town last season), Glen Upton (former Dundela striker), Mark Tweedie (a young winger who joins us from Crewe United) and Niall Doyle (another young player, a midfielder from Dungannon Swifts).
We welcome Brian, Glen, Mark and Niall to Lisburn Distillery and hope they are successful with us.
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Team rebuilding for next season in Championship 1 continued apace last night with manager Tommy Kincaid confirming the news that three former players have returned to the play for the club.
Returning to New Grosvenor are defender Neil Alderdice who was with the club back
in 2006-
Also on his way back to the club is central midfielder Ben Browne whom many will
recall from his spell at the club under former manager Paul Kirk. Since then Ben
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And completing the trio of returning former players is Stuart Thompson. Midfielder / defender Stuart needs very little introduction to the Distillery faithful having played over 170 games for the club before moving to Banbridge Town in 2010 where he went on to become club captain.
We welcome all three players back to the club
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030613 Wilson + Kingsberry join Whites
Lisburn Distillery and manager Tommy Kincaid are pleased to announce two more signings
for our 2013-
We welcome Chris back to the club and extend our usual New Grosvenor welcome to Ally.
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Lisburn Distillery First Team Squad – 2013-
Manager -
Assistant Manager -
Ryan McBride (goalkeeper)
Ryan Irwin (defender)
Bradley Morton (defender)
Mikey Withers (forward)
David Wright (forward)
Darren Nixon (defender)
Carl McConville (midfielder/defender)
Brian
Adair (midfielder)
Glen Upton (forward)
Mark Tweedie (midfielder/forward)
Niall Doyle
(midfielder)
Neil Alderdice (defender)
Ben Browne (midfielder)
Stuart Thompson (defender)
Ally Wilson (striker)
Chris Kingsberry (midfielder)
Robert Robinson (goalkeeper)
Johnny Kernaghan (striker)
Pre-
Wednesday 17th July 2013 -
Saturday 20
Monday 22nd July 2013 -
Saturday 27th July 2013 -
Tuesday 30th July 2013 -
Thursday 01st August 2013 -
(Please check back for updates and timings which may change)
Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Kincaid has added more experience to his squad with the addition of goalkeeper Robert Robinson.
Robert started out in his career as a teenager at Distillery and that was followed by five seasons with Linfield before he moved on to play for a number of other Irish League clubs – Ballymena United, Newry City, Glenavon and Donegal Celtic.
Last season he played for Championship 1 rivals Carrick Rangers.
We welcome Robert back to the club.
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060613 Boardroom and admin changes
The following changes took place at last week's
AGM (Annual General Meeting);
Ashley Wragg, Bobby Radcliffe and Jim Mulholland all
join the board as club directors.
Ashley Wragg has stood down as club secretary but
is taking on a new role within the club.
Colin Hopkins is now the club secretary and
can be contacted on LDFCSecretary@virginmedia.com .
The club wish to place on record its' thanks for all the hard work, time and effort
that Ashley put in as secretary over the last three years. He stepped into the role
at a very difficult time for the club financially and in other respects, and he has
worked exceedingly hard in ensuring the club went about its' normal business since
then. He also ensured that the club's applications for domestic licenses were successful
over that time and we welcome his continued involvement with the club.
110613 Bobby Burns – our respects
It deep regret that Lisburn Distillery Football Club has learned of the passing of our friend and supporter Bobby Burns.
Many will simply know him as ‘Burnsy’ but Bobby followed the Whites for decades and he was a staunch “Whiteman”. A strong advocate of the Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club where he was a member for many years, he was also involved with the former Forthriver Whites Supporters Club too.
He was also pro-
Anecdote has it that the scored the first ever goal at New Grosvenor when the club
moved there in the early eighties; having put up the club’s new goal-
Advancing years made it difficult for him to attend in recent years but he was present at our matches in April.
He will be missed by us and the club and supporters extend our very deepest sympathies to the Burns family, and his friends, on their loss.
His funeral will take place from Glencairn Mission Hall at 12 pm on Friday and then
on to Roselawn Cemetery (Section D -
150613 Domestic Licence received
Yesterday was presentation day for 2013-
And Lisburn Distillery club officials were presented with our IFA Domestic License for next season at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. The licence means that the club is permitted to play in top level domestic competitions next season.
The club would like to thank everyone who has worked hard behind the scenes this year to ensure the licence was awarded.
150613 New City Whites SC ‘Night at the Races’
The New City Whites Supporters Club has confirmed more information about its’r forthcoming ‘Night at the Races’ fundraising event.
This will take place in McCrum's Bar on the Low Road, on Saturday 06th July 2013
with the first race starting at 7.30pm. On the night the club also plan to run a
raffle, and will also be auctioning off a signed replica Northern Ireland top from
2005 ( the year of that memorable 1-
A barbecue will also be provided with a small charge per burger and a disco may follow the ‘Night at the Races’.
The New City Whites SC hope that as many Lisburn Distillery fans as possible will support them on the night. Watch out for more details on their website.
150613 Groundworks 1 on Saturday 22nd June
The first phase of tidying up the ground for the new season will be on this forthcoming Saturday.
The ground will be open from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm and we would ask as many supporters to come along and help with the work that is required.
Should the day be wet, there is still plenty of work to be done in the main stand, and supporters who can come along are asked to bring buckets, sponges, cloths, brushes and paintbrushes.
Our thanks to all those who can help with this first phase of work.
Young striker Johnny Kernaghan has signed for Lisburn Distillery.
Whites’ boss Tommy Kincaid signed the former Loughgall striker at the end of the week.
We welcome Johnny, who scored nine goals in pre-
