Gerry Mullan
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Gerry Mullan is a former Glentoran
, Ballymena United
, Everton
and Coleraine
footballer. He hails from Limavady
. When Ronnie McFall
signed Mullan for Glentoran in 1981 from Everton, he became the most expensive Irish League player, at £30,000. The striker scored 110 goals for Glentoran, (his season best was 27) and gained 4 caps for Northern Ireland
. His brother, Lawrence Mullan also played for Glentoran. His nephews Stephen and Philip Lowry play for Coleraine F.C.
and Linfield F.C.
respectively.
Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield...
, Ballymena United
Ballymena United F.C.
Ballymena United, is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club hails from the town of Ballymena, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Ballymena Showgrounds. Club colours are sky blue and white. Away Colours are Red and BlackThe club was...
, Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and Coleraine
Coleraine F.C.
Coleraine F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1927, hails from Coleraine, County Londonderry and plays its home matches at the Showgrounds. Club colours are blue and white...
footballer. He hails from Limavady
Limavady
Limavady is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. It lies east of Derry and south west of Coleraine. It had a population of 12,135 people in the 2001 Census, an increase of some 17% compared to 1991...
. When Ronnie McFall
Ronnie McFall
Ronald Joseph "Ronnie" McFall MBE is a former football player and current manager of Portadown. He is currently the longest serving manager in Irish football and amongst the most successful managers in the history of the Irish League having claimed five titles, four Irish Cups and 20 other trophies...
signed Mullan for Glentoran in 1981 from Everton, he became the most expensive Irish League player, at £30,000. The striker scored 110 goals for Glentoran, (his season best was 27) and gained 4 caps for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
. His brother, Lawrence Mullan also played for Glentoran. His nephews Stephen and Philip Lowry play for Coleraine F.C.
Coleraine F.C.
Coleraine F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1927, hails from Coleraine, County Londonderry and plays its home matches at the Showgrounds. Club colours are blue and white...
and Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....
respectively.
Glentoran
- Irish LeagueIFA PremiershipThe IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...
- 1987/88
- Irish CupIrish CupFor the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Cup.The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth oldest national cup competition in the world...
- 1982/83, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88
- Gold CupGold CupGold Cup may refer to:In art and archaeology:* Royal Gold Cup, 14th century French cup in the British Museum* Rillaton Gold Cup, late Neolithic, from Rillaton Barrow in England* Ringlemere Cup, Bronze Age from EnglandIn horse racing:...
- 1986/87
- Ulster CupUlster CupThe Ulster Cup was an annual football competition held by the Irish Football League for senior clubs. It was held on fifty-one occasions until being suspended after the 1998/99 season and discontinued after a one-off re-appearance in 2002/03. The last three editions were only open to First...
- 1982/83, 1983/84
- County Antrim Chalice
- 1987/88
External links
- Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
- Forza Glentoran page
- glentoran.com profile
- http://www.stutefc.com/stute2007/profiles/plowry.htm
- http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/squad/players/lowry-stephen/index.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Mullan