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Midfielder Andy Hall has joined the Whites from Glentoran. The 21 year old who played against Loughgall last Saturday spent part of last season on loan at Championship side Bangor. We welcome Andy to the the club.
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Stuart Thompson has been placed on the transfer list and George Stewart has been released. |
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The shareholders Annual General Meeting is on this Thursday, 4th August, in the New Grosvenor Social Club (7.30pm).
Whilst you have to be a shareholder to attend – shares will be available on Thursday night before the meeting . If you are not a shareholder you can buy shares to enable you to attend the meeting (shares are £5 each – minimum purchase is 5 shares (i.e. £25). If you are an existing shareholder, you can of course increase your share-holding. If you intend to buy shares please contact secretary Ashley Wragg in advance. Season tickets will also be available on Thursday night (click here for 2011-12 prices)
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310711 Loughgall 1 Lisburn Distillery 6
The best to last it seems after a superb first-half hat-trick from an impressive Jordan Hughes sank Loughgall at Lakeview Park. Grant Malone responded for the home side in that half but it was a testing time for home keeper Marc Robinson in the second-half. The Whites added three more through David Larmour, Mark Cooling and Gary Liggett to round off a positive performance before the big kick-off next Saturday. Report and images copyright David Hunter - reproduced with permission and thanks Click for larger images - please do not copy download or print without consent.
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310711 – Larmour signs for Whites
We welcome David Larmour on board for the new season – the vastly experienced front-man played for Championship side Larne last season and was on the score-sheet at Loughgall yesterday. |
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310711 – DST – our thanks and their events
We told you recently about the Distillery Supporters Trust and their new website.
Members have recently spent a number of nights promoting the club in various parts of Lisburn through leaflet drops – the leaflets provide information on the club including fixtures and pricing.
Our thanks to them on their efforts and hopefully we will be able to welcome more new supporters this season.
There are also two more ‘fundraisers’ being run by the DST. These are;
1) Away Games Golden Goal Competition
For the 2011/12 season, the Distillery Supporters' Trust have introduced a new Golden Goal competition for all Distillery's pre-split, AWAY games.
Entry to the competition costs £10, and will entitle the entrant to a number which will correspond to a minute in a match. The entrant will keep this number for the duration of the competition (17 games).
If this number corresponds with the first goal scored by either team, then the entrant will win £25. In the event of a scoreless draw, the prize pot for that game shall roll-over to the next away fixture played.
Numbers can be purchased from any DST Committee member.
2) Jason Manford Prize Draw
The DST have also released information on their next prize draw.
The prize includes:
If you are interested in purchasing tickets, then please speak to any of the DST Committee Members, or contact them, stating how many tickets you would like.
Tickets are £1 each, or a book of 6 can be bought for £5. The draw will take place on Saturday 05th November 2011.
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270711 Callaghan & Sharkey set for new season
Aaron Callaghan has signed a new one year deal with the club.
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Larne 1 Lisburn Distillery 3 (Saturday 23 July 2011)
A game of two halves as they say, but Larne took the lead when Niall McAllister lobbed Billy Brennan on seven minutes. That lead should have been doubled seven minutes later but Paul Maguire couldn’t convert a left wing cross. On 22 minutes Neal Gawley dived full length to send Aaron Traynor’s cross looping past the Larne keeper and in, before Larne missed another good chance two minutes later; Maguire failing to connect.
The visitors upped the tempo after the break, David Cushley’s free-kick going in off the wall on 51 minutes before Maguire was again close at Brennan’s goal. On 69 minutes Jordan Hughes saw his shot smash back off the post before another good move almost saw Cushley in for his second.The Whites missed further chances before Hughes deservedly ended the scoring given his second-half contribution after a good pass from Jordan Forsythe.
Lisburn Distillery – Brennan, Callaghan, Ferguson (Sharkey 46), Simpson (Robinson 46), Traynor (Black 62), Forsythe (Patton 46), McCullough, Gardiner, Cushley (Forsythe 76), Larmour (Kerr 46), Gawley (Hughes 62). Report and images copyright David Hunter - reproduced with permission and thanks Click for larger images - please do not copy download or print without consent.
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180711 Curran and Mach move on Defender John Curran has been released by Lisburn Distillery. We thank him for his contribution at the club particularly in the run-in of the 2009-10 season, and wish him well in his future playing career. First team squad member Tomasz Mach will also not be returning to the club and he leaves with our best wishes for the future too.
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160711 – H&W Welders Match report
H&W Welders 1 Lisburn Distillery 2
Lisburn Distillery chalked up their first pre-season win thanks to first-half goals from Jordan Forsythe (31 mins) and Aaron Traynor (37 mins).
On eight minutes Welders’ keeper Michael Dougherty made a smart save to keep out a header before Whites’ keeper Billy Brennan was forced to make saves from Barry Bloomer, Ryan Harvey and Paul Muir.
Traynor forced Dougherty to save at his near post and from the resulting corner Forsythe scored another impressive goal with a rasping 25 yard effort into the corner of the net.
Six minutes later Traynor converted from close range after a good cross from Forsythe before Harvey almost pulled one back five minutes before the break; his shot though went wide.
Second-half Bloomer and the Welders went close again, the number 10 seeing a header crash back of the post (55 mins) and on 80 minutes the home side hit the post again – Brennan made a good save to deny Philip Carson and the number eleven saw a follow up effort bounce back of the woodwork.
With six minutes remaining Craig McMillen scored from the spot after he had been upended in a challenge with Philip Simpson and substitute keeper Blane Scott.
Lisburn Distillery - Brennan (Scott 82), S.Thompson (Robinson 69) , Sharkey (sub 82), Simpson, McShane (Morgan 73), Forsythe (Anderson 82), McCullough (Patton 46), A.Ferguson, Traynor (Stewart 69) Gawley (Cushley 58), Larmour (Hughes 58).
Report and images copyright David Hunter - reproduced with permission and thanks Click for larger images - please do not copy download or print without consent.
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070711 Supporters help required/season ticket information
‘Calling all Whites’ supporters; We need YOU!’ - that is the message from club secretary
Ashley Wragg.
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070711 Paddy Power Steel & Sons Cup draw
Lisburn Distillery Seconds received a bye in Round 1 (scheduled for 13th August 2011) of the 2011/12 competition and as a result will now face Glentoran Seconds in Round 2 of the competition.
The Whites have home advantage, with the tie to be played on or before Saturday 27th August.
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040711 Teams support Meningitis Research UK
Lisburn Distillery coaches and fans supported Meningitis Research UK at the weekend with
two teams taking part in the Leo Wells Memorial Cup tournament in Lurgan.
Supporter’s team captain and goalkeeper, David McKee, thanked Whites’ kit-man Raymond Nelson for once again helping to kit out the players. Our thanks also go to Paul Grant who extended the invitation for us to participate in the fundraiser.
Image copyright - reproduced with permission and thanks
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250611 - Carling Premiership fixtures 2011-12 The waiting is over - the Carling Premiership fixtures for the 2011-12 season were released yesterday. In the first game of the new season (6th August 2011) the Whites will host Ballymena United. The following Saturday we are away to Portadown. We play newly promoted Carrick Rangers at Taylor’s Avenue on 3rd September and the Boxing Day game will see us play Donegal Celtic away. You can find the full Carling Premiership schedule here - we will update our own site ahead of the new season. |
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230611- Management Committee Meeting The next meeting of the Lisburn Distillery Management committee will take place at
the club on Thursday 30th June @ 7.30 pm.
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210611 – Club License Presentation
Successful clubs were recently awarded their awarded their UEFA, Domestic and Championship Club Licenses for the 2011/12 season at a presentation ceremony at the Culloden Hotel. Lisburn Distillery director Colin Hopkins and secretary Ashley Wragg accepted the Domestic Licence on behalf of the club and deservedly so for the efforts they put in to secure the license for the new season ahead. Well done and thanks to both of them – they are pictured below with IFA President Jim Shaw (left) and Northern Ireland international manager Nigel Worthington (right). You can find out more information on the licenses by clicking here.
Image copyright Stephen Hamilton – Presseye – reproduced with permission and thanks. Lisburn Distillery is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on, external websites or supplied by third parties
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210611 – Distillery Supporters Trust Website The Distillery Supporters Trust (DST) has set up a new website where you can find out more information about them and the work they do to support the club. We thank them for their help, efforts and financial contributions
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130611 – Devlin goes Stateside, Carson released
We say farewell to teenage defender Andy Devlin who is off to California shortly
to begin a four-year scholarship.
Also leaving us after a season is midfielder Philip Carson who has been released. Philip joined us from Ballymena United and was unlucky with injuries during his time at the club. We also wish him well in his future playing career.
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Ground tidy up – the cub would like to thank those who have helped at the last two
tidy up morning. Another one is planned for this coming Saturday from 10am to 1pm
as usual
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080611 - Ground tidy-up Part 2
The next part of our ground tidy-up programme will place at New Grosvenor this Saturday,
11th June, between 10am and 1pm |
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060611 - 2011-12 Season tickets pricing and availability
The pricing structure for this forthcoming season is below.
Tickets will go sale this coming Monday evening at New Grosvenor between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm – we would encourage as many of you to buy as early as you can and appreciate your support over the close season in so doing. Please note we can only accept cash or cheque payments on the night.
You can also pay for your season ticket in instalments – contact secretary Ashley Wragg for further information.
Note - in recognition of buying a 2011/2012 season ticket, all season ticket holders will be entitled to 10% discount on any Uhlsport merchandise in the club shop throughout the season - this includes replica shirts, coats/jackets and other training gear.
Season ticket prices for the 2011-2012 season
Adult Season ticket £120
Concession Season ticket (Senior Citizens) £65
Concession Season ticket (Child<16) £40
Family Season ticket (1 Adult + 2 children <16) £180 (other combinations of Family tickets are available on request)
Vice-presidents Lounge* - Adult £225
Vice-presidents Lounge* - Concession (Seniors) £135
Season tickets are valid for all home Carling Premiership games.
(* - Vice-presidents Lounge tickets only allow the registered ticket holder access)
Match Day Prices 2010-2011 |
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060611 – Shareholder’s Annual General Meeting This years shareholders AGM will be on Thursday 4th August in the New Grosvenor Social Club (7.30pm). All shareholders will be notified in writing shortly.
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020611 – Gardiner joins Whites
We extend a warm welcome to our latest signing, Grant Gardiner.
The 22 year-old midfielder (pictured below) joins us from Glentoran having started his playing career with Ballyclare Comrades.
Image copyright David Hunter - reproduced with permission and thanks
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020611 – Ground-Force One – tidy -up
This Saturday (04 June) the first pre-season ground tidy-up will take place from 10am to 1pm.
If you can come along to New Grosvenor to help, please bring black bin-bags, spades, shovels and brushes etc.
All help is greatly welcome and much appreciated.
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We say farewell to Paul Muir whose contract has expired and thank him for his memorable contributions during his two spells at Lisburn Distillery. Paul was a big favourite with Whites’ fans, he aims to continue playing and everyone here at the club wishes him well for the future.
Goalkeeper Andrew Dickey (pictured below) has joined us from Linfield. The 19 year old was previously at Colchester Utd and had been capped at U16 and U17 level for Northern Ireland. He is currently involved with the NI U21 squad and recently played against us in the final of the George Wilson Cup.
Also joining is 22 year old defender Andrew Ferguson who joins us from Dungannon Swifts. He gained further experience on loan last season at Championship side Loughgall.
We extend a warm New Grosvenor welcome to both players
Image copyright David Hunter - reproduced with permission and thanks
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230511 – Youngsters sign-up as Andy Kilmartin departs Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Wright had a busy evening as he secured the services
of six of the clubs highly rated up and coming youngsters. Meanwhile midfielder Andy Kilmartin has been released. We thank Andy for his contributions since he joined the club from Glentoran in 2006 and we wish him well in his future career.
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· Thursday 14th July 2011 Lisburn Distillery 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Development XI 3 (at Bear Park, Newcastle, Co Down - home of Tollymore Football Club - 7.15pm)
· Saturday 23rd July – Larne 1 Lisburn Distillery 3 · Tuesday 26th July – Ards 3 Lisburn Distillery 1
· Saturday 30th July 2011 - Loughgall 1 Lisburn Distillery 6
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There will also be some games involving a Lisburn Distillery XI (a Whites line-up that will comprise First, Seconds and Youth Team players) these are as follows;
Wednesday 20th July - Lisburn Rangers 2 Lisburn Distillery XI 1
Thursday 21st July - Albert Foundry 1 Lisburn Distillery XI 4
Saturday 23rd July - Derriaghy CC FC 0 Lisburn Distillery XI 3
Saturday 30th July- Dunmurry Rec 1 Lisburn Distillery XI 3.
Tuesday 02nd August - Dromara Village 3 Lisburn Distillery XI 4.
Tuesday 9th August - Bryansburn Rangers 0 Lisburn Distillery XI 2.
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210511 – McCullough and Gawley join Whites
The first signings of the new season have been confirmed by manager Tommy Wright.
Midfielder David McCullough (24) joins us after moving on from Portadown – the former Shamrock Park player looks forward to a new challenge at the club.
Returning to New Grosvenor is midfielder/striker Neal Gawley after a season at The Oval.
Both players are on one year deals – we welcome David to the club and we welcome Neal back.
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180511 – Gareth Corey and Seamus McDonnell released It has been confirmed tonight that Gareth Corey and Seamus McDonnell have been released by the club. Gareth had been on loan at Ards whilst Seamus was on loan at Dromara Village. We wish them well in their future playing careers.
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180511 – Lisburn City Council host club reception The Mayor of Lisburn, Paul Porter on behalf of the Council hosted a reception at Lagan Valley Island to mark Lisburn Distillery's success in winning the 2011 Co-operative Insurance Cup. The Mayor made presentations to club chairman Bobby Hanna, striker Glenn Ferguson (in recognition of his significant contribution in Irish League football over the last quarter of a century), and long-serving keeper Phil Matthews who announced his retirement at the end of the 2011 season. Mayor Paul Porter, speaking about the local club, said: "It is fantastic that Lisburn Distillery won the Co-operative Insurance Cup last month and returned silverware to New Grosvenor. I would like to congratulate the winning team and its coaching staff for this successful achievement. "Lisburn City Council has held this reception to acknowledge the significant achievement by this local team in the current football season. The Club overcame many difficulties over the last 18 months with the help of its new manager and Board of Directors. I hope that such a sporting accomplishment has provided the Club with renewed energy to win more senior trophies next year; and I wish them every success next season." The Mayor also added: "I was delighted that some of the first team players and members of the Youth Academy were able to participate in the Mayor's Parade last month and take the Co-operative Insurance Cup through the city centre.
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170511 - Management Committee meeting
The first ever meeting of the newly formed Lisburn Distillery management committee
will take place at New Grosvenor on Thursday 26th May at 7.30 p.m.
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100511 – FA Cup Final in the Social Club
The FA Cup Final, between Stoke City and Manchester City this year, will once again be shown in the Social Club on Saturday.
The club will be open from 1-30 pm onwards.
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080511 Brennan & Hughes sign on for new season
Good news on the signings front today as manager Tommy Wright announced that keeper Billy Brennan and midfielder Jordan Hughes had signed new contracts for next season.
Billy joined the Whites in January from UCD and the Kilkenny man has had a great season in goals. Jordan also joined the club in January from Portsmouth and has began to feature regularly in the first team following an impressive performance at Seaview.
We are delighted that they are both on board for next year’s campaign.
Images copyright David Hunter - reproduced with permission and thanks |
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080511 George Wilson Cup Info/Preview Final game of the season then on Wednesday and its’ a Final as Lisburn Distillery Seconds take on Linfield Swifts in George Wilson Memorial Cup Final at Seaview on Wednesday night (11th May 2011). Admission charges are £5 Adults and £3 concessions – the game kicks-off at 7.45
pm. This is Lisburn Distillery Seconds first appearance in the George Wilson Cup Final since 1993/94 when they lost 2-0 to Ballyclare Comrades Reserves. It was the second losing George Wilson Cup Final in-a-row as they had also lost the 1992/93 Final to Bangor Reserves 3-0. The Wee Whites have won the trophy three times, the last time being in 1987/88 when they beat Carrick Rangers Reserves 3-0 with goals from Mark McCloskey (2) and Colin Hamilton.
They had previously won the trophy in 1981/82 when it was played in a League format and had to win their last game against Larne Olympic to pip Linfield Swifts --- they won 2-1 with goals from Colm McCrory and Wallace Rollins.
They won the trophy for the first time in 1956/57 when a goal from Denis Shiels sealed a 1-0 victory over Linfield Swifts and we hope that is a good omen for Stuart and the team.
(AW/DS)
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080511 - Beattie Arlow's Big UEFA adventure
Lisburn Distillery groundsman Beattie Arlow has been invited to attend a two-day workshop (23rd/24th May) at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on behalf of the IFA.
The workshop will see representatives from several different UEFA countries meet
and discuss ground/pitch maintenance, and artificial playing surfaces, as well as
new and improved methods
Linfield FC groundsman David McClure will also attend the workshop on behalf of the IFA. (AW)
Image copyright David Hunter - reproduced with permission and thanks
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080511 Ged’s playing days over?
A bad blow for veteran supporters’ striker Ged Irwin after a freak accident in last week’s supporters game (see report) .
Currently on a crutch we wish Ged a full recovery in due course.
At least he is in good spirits as can be seen from the picture below. (Ged’s the one on the right!)
Image Copyright Jonathan Irwin - reproduced with permission and thanks
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080511 Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club Awards
The Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club held their ‘Awards Night’ on Friday night.
The Stanley Davidson Young Player of the Year Award went to Mark Patton. The Player of the Year Award went to Philip Simpson – making it a clean sweep for
him in terms of awards; well done Phil.
Well done to the Grosvenor Whites on yet another successful ‘Awards Night’.
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050511 - Pre-season game announced
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040511 Whites awarded Domestic Licence The Club Licensing committee today announced that Lisburn Distillery was successful in its' application for a Domestic Club License for the 2011-2012 season. In line with the current Domestic Club Licensing Manual, applicant clubs were assessed in five key areas; Sporting, Infrastructure/Safety, Personnel & Administration, Legal and Financial. It's more good news for the club and whilst extend our genuine thanks go to all those involved in the process that enables us to play in the Carling Premiership a special word of thanks must go to Ashley Wragg (the club's licensing representative) and director Colin Hopkins for all their considerable input and time in ensuring this year's application was successful.
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040511- DST thank Tommy and first team
Monday night past saw Lisburn Distillery supporters play Lisburn Distillery in a game organised by the Distillery Supporters Trust (DST).
In typical Whites' spirit, manager Tommy Wright fielded a full first team eleven and bench giving supporters the unique and enjoyable opportunity to play against their team and it certainly was a memorable night for all concerned.
At the end of the game each supporter was presented with a medal to mark the occasion by Phil Matthews.
The DST would like to thank Tommy and all the players for their full participation and time, and to all those who played and supported the event raising more funds for the club.
The match report and photos which will follow shortly should be of interest to all concerned.
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030511 - SMILEY MONROE – Charity Football Match & Fun Day Following on from our initial post, more details on this Sunday’s (08th May 2011) Smiley Monroe Charity Football Match and Fun Day have been published - and it promises to be a great day for a very worthy cause. The day starts at 11 am but get there early and there are a whole host of activities and things for all the family to do and support Marie Curie Cancer Care at the same time. It’s been a long season, a great season but this Sunday we can unwind, enjoy a bit of fun and food and help others and that’s why we are encouraging as many of our supporters and friends to come to New Grosvenor on Sunday - thank you.
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020511 – Phil Simpson and other award winners
Congratulations to Philip Simpson whose super season was duly acknowledged at the Lisburn Whites Supporters’ Club Award night after the game on Saturday.
And the winners were:
· Lisburn Whites SC Player of the Season – Philip Simpson
· Lisburn Whites SC – First team Top Goalscorer – Gary Browne
· Lisburn Whites SC - Young Player of the Year – Gary Liggett
· Second team Player of the season (sponsored by Lisburn Whites SC) – Eoin Boyle
· Second team Top Goalscorer (sponsored by Lisburn Whites SC) – Eoin Boyle
· Lisburn Distillery.net Player of the Season – Philip Simpson
Runner-Up – Andy Kilmartin, Third place - Glenn Ferguson
· “Whites” Matchday Programme “Quizmaster” award - Glenn Ferguson (AET and penalties!)
· “Whites” Matchday Programme Player of the Season – Philip Simpson
Runner-Up – Glenn Ferguson, Third – Andy Kilmartin
· Matchday Stewards “Player of the Year” – Philip Simpson
· Matchday Stewards “Young Player of the Year” – David Cushley
· Matchday Stewards “Phil Matthews” presentation
· Ballot-seller of the season (Sponsored by “Simply Torture”) – Rab Cummins
(another superb achievement Rab – well done and thanks from everyone at the club)
and the prestigious
· Players’ “Player of the Year” – Philip Simpson
All images copyright Jonathan Irwin – reproduced with permission and thanks
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The news tonight is that keeper Phil Matthews is retiring from Irish League football.
Lisburn Distillery boss Tommy Wright confirmed that the Carling Premiership match against Cliftonville will be Phil’s last game before he hangs up the gloves.
“It will be his last game of football on Saturday, Phil’s retiring after the game” said Tommy. “But he will come in one night a week and help out with coaching the other keepers. We obviously want to thank him for everything that he has done over the years at the club and we understand why he has made the decision he has made but I am delighted that he is still going to stay around the club.”
The thirty-seven year keeper who completes his testimonial season this year joined the Whites in the 2000-2001 season. Before that he played Bangor Larne, RUC and Glenavon. Following his arrival from Mourneview Park he made the number one jersey his own and won a number of player and supporters awards with a string of consistent performances. A supporters’ favourite, it was this year that he picked up his only senior medal following the Co-Operative Insurance Cup win on 02nd April.
He surpassed Billy Smyth’s goal-keeping record of 355 appearances and to date he has made 394 appearances. He is the only keeper in 130 years of Distillery history to have kept more than 100 clean sheets and ironically his retirement has been announced ten years to the day he scored his only goal for the club from the penalty spot on 28 April 2001.
We thank Phil for being a great servant to the club and the many memorable moments he has given us during those seasons.
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280411 Cup Final fever continues
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220411 – SMILEY MONROE – Charity Football Match Making a difference - One goal at a time! Smiley Monroe, Club Sponsor, and Lisburn Distillery Football Club are delighted to
announce a Charity Football Match and Family Fun Day fundraiser for Marie Curie Cancer
Care. Events will get underway before that however with various fun activities being organised for all the family; food and refreshments will be on sale, with the proceeds going to Marie Curie Cancer Care. A pre-match penalty shoot-out for kids and big kids alike (adults) has been organised for 11am and in the afternoon there will be a raffle to round off the day. There will be a range of great prizes, including football memorabilia within which there will be a framed Liverpool shirt signed by Anfield legend Steven Gerrard. Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, supported by their families. It runs nine Marie Curie Hospices across the UK offering free specialist care for patients and support for families. The charity conducts palliative care research to find better ways of caring for terminally ill people and also funds scientists who investigate the causes and treatments of cancer.Click here to find out more. Tim Monroe, Smiley Monroe’s Marketing Manager, said; “Marie Curie Cancer Care do incredible work and we’re asking our staff, friends and the Lisburn community, including our customers, suppliers and other local businesses, to get behind our fundraising effort. We don’t really fancy our chances against the Whites, who are still on cloud nine after winning the Co-operative Insurance Cup, but we hope Tommy Wright’s men will go on easy on us! After all, it’s for a good cause. It should be a lot of fun and Smiley Monroe has pledged to match every £1 donated.” Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Wright will have his side up for the cause. “It’s been a long hard, but ultimately rewarding season for the club and it will be great to end the season with a fun-filled day to raise money for a very worthy cause in Marie Curie Cancer Care. It’s an ideal opportunity to help them support others when they need that help most and we look forward to the day and raising as much as we can” said the Whites’ boss. To find out more, make a donation or if you’d like to play on the day - please contact Tim Monroe at Smiley Monroe on 028 9267 3777 or email tim@smileymonroe.com.
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220411 - Distillery Supporters Trust XI v Lisburn Distillery An end of season Supporters Game will take place on Monday 2nd May at New Grosvenor Stadium and as a thank you to the club’s supporters, Tommy Wright and the players have agreed to play a Distillery Supporters Trust (DST) XI. Any supporters taking part** are asked to arrive no later than 6.30pm to allow for a 7.00pm kick off. The match will consist of 2 x 30 minute halves. Thank you to everyone who helped with CDs and DVDs, unfortunately we will not have the DST kit in time for the game but will keep it for future games and fundraising events at the club. All players are asked to wear their own gear, shirts, shorts and socks (of any team) and the DST XI will wear training bibs for the game. If you do not have football boots, trainers will be fine. Substitutions will be ‘roll-on/roll-off’ and we will try to give everyone a fair amount of playing time. All supporters taking part will be presented with a medal at the end of the game to mark the occasion. Anyone taking part is asked to donate £10 to the Distillery Supporters Trust (payable on the night) ** To allow us to order medals and co-ordinate playing time, anyone who wishes to take part is asked to email Ashley Wragg or text him on 07525156889 as soon as possible. (A Wragg)
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180411 – “Marching on Together” Supporters Forum - 28/04/11
The club has announced that the "Marching on Together" supporters’ forum which was
postponed earlier in the season due to the adverse weather has now been rescheduled
for Thursday 28th April 2011.
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120411 Phil Matthews Testimonial Poster
As Phil Matthews’ testimonial season draws to a close, there is his Testimonial Golf Tournament next Sunday (click here for details) and to see out the year a Phil Matthews’ Testimonial poster is now available.
The poster (click on image for larger file) has been designed by David Hunter from his range of exclusive shots of Phil during his career with the Whites. Posters cost £5 each, all the proceeds go to Phil’s Testimonial Fund and each poster will be personally signed by him.
Copies will be available at forthcoming home matches from Phil and at some of the end of season functions. They will also be available in the club shop or the upstairs bar on match days.
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120411 – Lisburn Distillery.net Player of the Year Award + Award Night information
The Lisburn Whites Supporters Club will hold their annual Player of the Season presentations after the final home game of the season against Cliftonville on Saturday 30th April 2011. The event is expected to start around 5.30pm in the clubhouse.
The Awards to be presented will include The Lisburn Whites S.C. Player of the season, the LD.net Internet Player of the Season and the Programme Player of the season.
All Whites’ supporters are very welcome as we sign off a great season for the club.
The awards include our own Lisburn Distillery.net Player of the Year Award – to cast your vote for our award simply email it to the Lisburn Distillery.net Webteam.
Tell us your first choice, second choice, third choice etc -you can vote for up to a maximum of five players.
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1 - Player A 2 - Player X 3 – Player O 4 – Player Z 5 – Player T
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110411 – Grosvenor Whites’ Awards
This seasons' Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club Player of the Year Awards will take
place on Friday 6th May in the New Grosvenor Stadium Social Club (please arrive 7:30pm
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060411 – Whites in Carnival mood
This Saturday (09th April) is the annual Lisburn City 'Lord Mayor’s Carnival' and Lisburn Distillery will be taking part with the first team and the Academy players bringing the Co-Operative Insurance Cup home to Lisburn.
They will also be joined by the IFA Northern Ireland Mascot 'Footie'.
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060411 – George Wilson Cup fixtures
The IFA Reserve League is now over – you can find the league table here – and Lisburn Distillery Seconds will now play in the George Wilson Cup.
The format is three groups of four teams; the top team from each group goes through to the Semi-finals with the best runners-up almost making the semis.
The Whites are in with Ballymena United, Coleraine and Glenavon.
The first game is at home this Saturday so come along and support Stuart Ferguson and the team.
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060411 – Cup Final messages – our thanks
Our thanks to everyone who has been kind and generous with their congratulations following last Saturday’s Co-Operative Insurance Cup Final win.
We have had messages from many places and many people including the UCD and Shamrock Rovers supporters we met in our recent Setanta Cup games.
The Mayor of Lisburn, Alderman Paul Porter, has also congratulated the team on their success – click here for his message of congratulations – we thank the city council for their support and are delighted to bring the trophy to Lisburn.
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The 2011 Paddy Power County Antrim FA Junior Challenge Shield Final featuring Kelvin OB and St Patrick’s YM will be played at New Grosvenor Stadium on Wednesday 20th April 2011. Kick-off is 7.30pm and admission costs £4 (Concessions £2).
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310311 – The Final: almost there
We are almost there!
It’s the Co-Operative Insurance Cup Final at Mourneview Park on Saturday – kick-off 2.30 pm - and there is a lot of excitement and anticipation and no doubt a few nerves, on and off the park.
It will be a huge day for our club and our supporters and we are looking forward to it. We have almost (see post below) sold all the tickets that we have been able to get (some 600 odd). We have five fully booked buses travelling to the game and are considering a sixth.
A word of genuine thanks is due to Ged Irwin who has worked extremely hard in handling our ticket allocation and booking the buses. There will be face-painting and a party atmosphere at New Grosvenor from 11.30 am on Saturday with flags and balloons available plus a “Happy Hour” in the Social Club.
The team will wear a special Cup final kit and manager Tommy Wright and his backroom staff are looking forward to the kick-off.
Congratulations to Tommy and the team on reaching the final. It’s been a remarkable journey this season to have made the top six in the Premiership, played in the Setanta Cup and be in the Co-Operative Insurance Cup Final given last season.
But on Saturday we will be there, the tough fixture programme and sheer number of games since January will be forgotten and when the whistle blows it will be game on.
“Come on the Whites”
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The road to the final
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310311 Final tickets – the last batch
If you are a Whites’ fan you might just be lucky as we got late news tonight that we now have a final batch of tickets available for the final. There are no more than 20 available and they will be available on a first-come first-served basis.
You can ring Ged Irwin to secure your ticket. Any that are not claimed will be available from New Grosvenor at 11.30am on Saturday morning.
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270311 – Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Whites Supporters’ Club
It was great to see five members of the Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Whites Supporters’ Club at New Grosvenor on Saturday for their first ever Whites’ game and they got a winning start against Portadown.
Four of the five present came from Sweden, the other lives in Norway – they are all pictured below with manager Tommy Wright.
Well done to the Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club who looked after them on their visit. Members from both clubs are pictured below and we hope that our Scandinavian Supporters Club goes from strength to strength (currently 20 members) and that it will not be too long until we see them again.
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270311 – Carling Competition winner
The winner of the Carling Competition as part of yesterday’s “Fun-Day” at New Grosvenor was Joe Jackson who wins a signed Lisburn Distillery shirt.
Well done Joe, you will be contacted regarding your prize shortly.
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240311 – Patton and Traynor extend contracts Mark Patton (bottom left) and Aaron Traynor (bottom right) have signed new contracts that will keep them at the club until the summer of 2012. As we prepare for the future we are delighted that our up and coming talent sees their future is White with us – both will no doubt be playing their part in games to come. Mark signed after the Shamrock Rovers game and Aaron completed his signing tonight.
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240311 – “Race for the Top 6” pre-game activities As part of the ‘Race for the Top 6’ weekends, the Irish FA and Carling have teamed up for a major marketing campaign for the games this weekend and at New Grosvenor there will be a number of pre-game activities from approximately 2-3pm on Saturday. Activities will include a DJ, free face-painting, keepy-up challenge, Carling Nations Cup tickets, and the chance to win a Hotel break in Dublin with tickets to every Carling Nations Cup game and 600 euros spending money. Come along and support the Whites as they bid for the top six and enjoy yourself as well.
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240311 – Phil Matthews Testimonial Golf Tournament
As part of Phil's testimonial season a special golf tournament has been organised for Sunday 17th April at Down Royal Golf Club.
First tee out is 9.32 am and the cost per person is £25.00.
There will be food served after the event in the downstairs’ bar of the Social Club afterwards.
Everyone is welcome – for further details or if you want to participate contact Selby Addis.
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230311 – Tallaght Hoops SC – our thanks
The Whites were disappointed to exit the Setanta Cup against Shamrock Rovers last night.
We have enjoyed the competition and it has been a great experience for our up and coming younger players. Along the way we have enjoyed the hospitality and friendship of both UCD and Shamrock Rovers.
A special mention must go to Paul, John and the other members of the the the Tallaght Hoops Supporters' Club whose hospitality yesterday was superb – they met our supporters bus, provided food and refreshments and escorted us to the superb Tallaght Stadium venue.
Both sets of supporters are pictured below – we wish them well for their new season and hope that our paths cross again at some stage in the future.
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200311 – Bus to Tallaght Stadium
The Lisburn Whites' bus to the Setanta Cup quarter-final against Shamrock Rovers on Tuesday (22nd March) will leave New Grosvenor at 2.30pm.
The bus is almost fully booked up so if you want to travel down with fellow Whites’ supporters you need to act quickly for one of those last spaces – please phone Ged Irwin for details. |
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200311 – Co-Operative Cup Final ticket competition
The Ulster Star and Co-Operative Insurance have teamed up to offer ten lucky readers of the paper a chance to each win two tickets for the Co-Operative Insurance Cup Final between Lisburn Distillery and Portadown at at Mourneview Park, Lurgan on 02nd April 2011.
All you have to do is answer the following question; Q) Where is the final being played? Write your answer down and send it on a post-card/sealed envelope with your name address and a contact phone number to; Cup Final Quiz Ulster Star 12 Bow St Lisburn BT28 1BN
Entries must be in by Thursday 24th March 2011.
Should you be one of the lucky winnners and have already bought tickets for the Lisburn Distillery side of the ground from the club you will be able to apply for a refund on the tickets you bought. Ged Irwin should be contacted if this occurs; we have a list of people still seeking tickets.
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110311 – Carling “An Evening of Legends” Night
It was another enjoyable “Legends” Night at the club last night with recollections, memories, views and wit from Kenny Hamilton (below right), Bertie McMinn (below left) and Billy Hamilton (centre).
Here are some snippets: Kenny spoke about the 62-63 Championship winning side, the Benfica game and how he hadn’t done badly at a club that according to the detractors at the time didn’t win much – he got 4 City Cup, 1 Championship, 1 Irish Cup, and 3 Ulster Cup medals plus 3 appearances for the Irish League XI. The weekly wage in Kenny’s day was £6 with a £2 win or £1 draw bonus thrown in.
Midfield maestro McMinn admitted there was no substitute for playing and that it was certainly easier than management before reflecting on the lack of players in the game nowadays who can beat 2 or 3 players on the run.
Big Billy, an armchair spectator these days, reflected on his enjoyable time at the club and had the audience laughing as he explained how some signings had come about and how some hadn’t.
Another good night with the inimitable Jackie Fullerton the host – our thanks again for the entertainment go to Carling.
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150311 Maxol Direct Schools Final – St Patrick’s Day
New Grosvenor Stadium will once again host the final of the Maxol Direct Under 16's
Belfast and District Secondary Schools Cup on Thursday 17th March (St. Patricks Day)
Kick-off is 2-30 pm.
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090311 LEAD THE WHITES TO CUP FINAL GLORY The Ulster Star and Co-Operative Insurance have teamed up to offer some readers of the paper a chance to lead Lisburn Distillery out in the Co-Operative Insurance Cup Final at Mourneview Park, Lurgan on 02nd April 2011. We would encourage all young Lisburn Distillery supporters and Academy players to enter the competition so they can have become as mascots on what will be a wonderful day for the club. All you have to do is answer the following question; Q) Where is the final being played? Write your answer down and send it on a post-card with your name address, age and a contact phone number for a parent/guardian to; Mascot Competition Ulster Star 12 Bow St Lisburn BT28 1BN
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060311 Carling “An Evening of Legends” Night
The Carling “An Evening of Legends” Night returns to New Grosvenor this Thursday night - Thursday 10th March 2011
The “Legends” on the night will be Kenny Hamilton (below left) , Bertie McMinn (below centre) and Billy Hamilton (below right). They event which is in the Social Club at New Grosvenor will start at 8 pm and will be once again hosted by Jackie Fullerton.
Admission is free but strictly by ticket only. Numbers are limited so if you have not yet got yours contact Lisburn Distillery secretary Ashley Wragg.
Last year’s event was a great night, make sure you don’t miss out on this year’s.
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060311 – Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters’ Club
The Lisburn Distillery Scandinavian Supporters’ Club (LDSSC) have just celebrated their first anniversary, and they will be coming to New Grosvenor shortly.
The LDSSC were founded on 03rd March 2010 in Norway and the club comprises 20 or so members from Scandinavia - Norway, Sweden and Denmark).
Jan Tholin is the supporters’ club spokesman and both he and five other members of LDSSC will be travelling over to watch the forthcoming home Carling Premiership game against Portadown on Saturday 26th March.
The Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club are sponsoring the match and have invited LDSSC to be their guests on the day.
Jan is pictured below and we look forward to meeting our friends from Scandanavia in a few weeks time. As we said before;
“Vi utvider en varm velkomst til våre venner fra Skandinavia”.
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060311 – The DST v The Whites Challenge Match
The Distillery Supporters' Trust (DST) is currently planning a special one-off “Challenge Match” versus "The Whites" at the end of the season - the provisional date is 2nd May (to be confirmed). DST is putting out a request to our friends and supporters to have a rummage around their home collections for any old and/ or unwanted CDs & DVDs. The CDs & DVDs must have a barcode and be playable. We will use the discs donated to procure a special one-off DST kit (shirt, shorts & socks) which will be worn by the DST team. DST players must pay a match-fee (approximately £20 – to be confirmed). The match-fee will entitle competitors to keep the special DST kit for posterity. Please donate your old CDs & DVDs to the DST Challenge Match if you can. Further details will follow on how to do that will follow.
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060311 – “Thanks” – Night at the Races
The club would like to thank all those who attended and supported last Saturday night’s fundraiser at the club.
The proceeds were split 50/50 between the club and the Phil Matthews Testimonial Year fund.
Selby Addis (below left) is pictured presenting a cheque to Lisburn Distillery chairman Bobby Hanna yesterday.
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060311 - Co-Operative Insurance Cup Final Tickets
THE Irish FA announced on Friday (04th March) that tickets are now on sale for the eagerly anticipated Co-operative Insurance Cup Final between Lisburn Distillery and Portadown, to be played at Mourneview Park Lurgan on Saturday 2 April (kick-off 2.30pm). Tickets are priced at £12 for adults and £6 for concessions.
The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final, to be screened lived on BBC Two NI, is set to be a fantastic day of football as these two sides battle it out to be crowned this season’s Co-operative Insurance Cup winners.
The Lisburn Distillery side will be firmly focused on taking home their first major piece of silverware since the 1970’s. However Ronnie McFall’s Portadown boys will be looking to repeat their success in the 2008-09 Co-operative Insurance Cup when they lifted the Cup in a match that was also played at Mourneview Park.
With BBC Radio Ulster presenter, Alan Simpson acting as MC for the proceedings, local football fans will be treated to an array of pre-match and half-time entertainment including a ‘Footballing Legends’ Parade involving past Portadown and Lisburn Distillery players, a Co-operative Insurance junior soccer flag parade and mini-soccer demonstration from the two finalist clubs’ up-and-coming Academy teams.
Aileen Walters, Sponsorship Manager for The Co-operative Insurance, said; “This season’s Co-operative Insurance Cup has provided some real entertainment for supporters, with exciting, hard-fought matches, and the final is sure to be no exception with these two teams battling it out for Co-operative Insurance Cup success."
Hugh Wade, Chairman of the IFA Premiership Management Committee, said: “The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final is one of the biggest occasions in the local football calendar, and over the years it has delivered some memorable matches, packed with thrilling and entertaining football. There is already a real buzz amongst Portadown and Lisburn Distillery supporters in anticipation of a classic cup final and we are expecting a capacity crowd to make the trip to Mourneview Park to cheer on their teams to Co-operative Insurance Cup glory.”
Source : IFA media release (edited)
Club note 070311 ****Please note that Lisburn Distillery’s ticket allocation for the final has now been sold****
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040311 – Grosvenor Whites – Quiz Winners The Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Clubs are the new Quiz Masters at the club after tonight’s Distillery Supporters’ Trust (DST) Quiz Night. Well done to the victorious team (pictured below) and thanks to the DST for organising the event and all the other teams who entered and supported another successful evening.
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020311 - Rutledge Joblink Recruitment and Training - our Match Sponsor
Rutledge Joblink Recruitment and Training are the Match Sponsor of this Saturday’s Carling Premiership game between Lisburn Distillery and Ballymena United at New Grosvenor
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is delighted that Rutledge Joblink Recruitment and Training are supporting the club and we hope that their representatives and guests enjoy their visit to New Grosvenor on Saturday.
We once again thank them sincerely for their match sponsorship.
Rutledge Joblink is a recruitment and training organisation that specialises in temporary and permanent recruitment within the nursing, healthcare, industrial and international recruitment sectors as well as offering vocational training expertise in Jobskills, Modern Apprenticeships and other Government-funded training programmes. You can find out more information about them by clicking on their logo below.
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020311 Setanta Cup Quarter-finals and Bus arrangements
Lisburn Distillery will play the 2010 Airtricity League Champions Shamrock Rovers in the quarter-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup.
The games are scheduled as follows;
First Leg - Monday 14th March 2011 - Lisburn Distillery v Shamrock Rovers, New Grosvenor. Second Leg - Tuesday 22nd March 2011 - Shamrock Rovers v Lisburn Distillery, Tallaght Stadium.
Both games will commence at 7.45 pm - ticketing and pricing arrangements to follow.
Following on from the very successful bus trip for the Round 1 game against UCD, the Lisburn Whites’ are planning to run a bus to Tallaght Stadium.
If you wish to travel on the bus please email Ged Irwin or speak to him in the club shop this Saturday.
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270211 News Round-up – Scott/Academy
· We congratulate Seconds’ goalkeeper Blane Scott who has been called up to the Northern Ireland Under 18 Schools’ Squad for the remaining Centenary Shield games.
· Seamus O'Donnell has signed for Dromara Village on loan until the end of the season.
· Lisburn Distillery’s Youth Academy is the featured club in this coming week's Daily Mirror 'Match Junior' - there will be an article and photos in the Tuesday 01st March edition.
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230211 – Spike’s historic strike
Congratulations to Glenn Ferguson on becoming the second highest scorer of all time in Irish football.
His 50th minute goal (pictured below) against Ballinamallard United on Monday night saw him reach an astonishing 562 career goals and took him one ahead of former Linfield legend Joe Bambrick.
Former Belfast Celtic and Glenavon ace Jimmy Jones heads up the all-time scoring chart with an incredible 646 goals and it is unlikely to see any of the three master goal-scorer’s records being surpassed.
There was no doubt that Glenn was disappointed at the Whites’ cup exit on Monday night and he said that he would have traded that historic goal for a win but the result is past. More importantly , his goal and his record in Irish League football are history, a personal history, a living history, and he can look back with great pride on an immense contribution in local soccer.
Well done Glenn – a true Irish League Legend.
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200211 Grosvenor Whites’ “Night at the Races” A reminder that the Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club is holding “Night at the Races” joint fund-raiser this coming Saturday - 26th February 2011. The event will be held in the Social Club at New Grosvenor and will also feature musical entertainment afterwards. The proceeds will be split 50/50 between the club and the Phil Matthews Testimonial Year fund. Come along - support the club and Phil - and enkoy the night. It all kicks-off at 8.00pm.
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170211 Carling Legends’ Night date The Carling Legends’ Night has now been confirmed for Thursday 10th March in the Social Club at New Grosvenor on Thursday 10th March 2011.
We are pleased to confirm that Kenny Hamilton also now be joining host Jackie Fullerton and fellow Distillery legends Bertie McMinn and Billy Hamilton.
The evening starts at 8pm sharp and although admission is free, it is strictly by ticket only
As numbers are limited, anyone wishing to go can collect tickets from Club Secretary
Ashley Wragg Last year’s event was a great night, make sure you don’t miss out on this year’s.
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170211 - Academy getting ready for Welsh tournament
Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy has gone from strength to strength since it was formed just over three years ago.
The club now has teams at every age group from Under 8 to Under 18 and has entered 5 teams in this year’s Pwllheli Cup in North Wales including two Under 9 teams, two Under 10 teams and an Under 11 team.
The Under 10s are currently joint top of the George Best Under 10 League and the Under 9s have won 17 of their 20 games so far this season. The boys are looking forward to the trip on 29th April when a party of over 100 people will be travelling to the tournament. New recruits are welcomed at all ages at the Academy and the club would particularly like to hear from parents of children born in 2003 and 2004. Boys in this age group are welcome to come along and try our training sessions indoors at the Grove Activity Centre on Monday evenings (6pm to 7pm) - contact Colin Hamill on 07792 629808 for more information.
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130211 - Simpson, Cushley, Davidson extend contracts
More good news as Philip Simpson, David Cushley and Scott Davidson all sign contract extensions that will keep them at the club until the summer of 2012.
Manager Tommy Wright was well pleased as he continues to develop his squad and build for the future.
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100211 Revised date for Child Protection course
The IFA 'Safeguarding Children in Football' Child Protection Course cancelled due
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Gary Browne has signed a pre-contract agreement to join Linfield when his contract with Lisburn Distillery ends in the summer.
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090211 Change of opponents in Setanta Cup
Following the withdrawal from the competition by Sporting Fingal the organisers have confirmed that Lisburn Distillery will now play UCD in the First Round.
That means that the Whites will still travel to Dublin on Monday (14th February) to take on The Students.This game will still be at Dalymount Park as Belfield (UCD’s ground) is not available at this stage.
The Lisburn Whites’ bus will still be travelling to the game as planned (see below) – if you have already paid for your match ticket as part of that travel package that money will be refunded to you as the game will now be “Pay at the gate”.
Similarly, if you have bought a ticket from a club official please contact them regarding your refund.
Lisburn Whites’ bus update - the Lisburn Whites Supporters’ Club is running a bus to Dublin for the first leg of the Round 1 tie against UCD on Monday 14th February 2011.
The bus will leave New Grosvenor at around 2.15 pm with stops in Lisburn and Dromore, and then it will return after the match. The price will be £15 Adults, £10 concession (return) and will include a light snack on the bus. If you wish to travel on the bus please email Ged Irwin.
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050211 - Supporters v Cantona in Charity Event
Lisburn Distillery was happy to help out in this weekend’s Charity 6-a-side tournament
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Next up for the Supporter's Team is June's Irish League Supporter's Tournament at Seaview.
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The well established “Quiz Night” event organised by the Distillery Supporters' Trust is back on Friday 4th March (8pm) in the social club at New Grosvenor.
As before entry is £5 per person which includes a buffet. There will prizes for the
winning team as well as spot prizes for each round. Team numbers aren't limited (within
reason) and, should you wish, you'll be able to join up with other people on the
night to make up a team.
You can find out more information about the Distillery Supporters Trust (including how to join it) here, or alternatively you can email them.
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300111- Player updates - Devlin, Corey, Hume The latest update on players is as follows; Full-back Andrew Devlin, on loan from Derry City is staying until the end of the
season. He has made a big impression in the short time he has been with us and we
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280111 – Forsythe contract extension; McCluskey leaves
Young midfielder Jordan Forsythe has put pen to paper and signed an extension to
his contract that will keep him at New Grosvenor until Summer 2012. We are delighted
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260111 Saturday’s Match Sponsor is Roadside Motors
It’s back to Carling Premiership action again this weekend at New Grosvenor and ROADSIDE MOTORS are the ‘Match Sponsor’ for the game against Glentoran.
Lisburn Distillery Football Club are delighted that Roadside Motors are once again supporting the club. This season they are already involved in our “Pitch-side Advertising” programme and we welcome their additional support for Saturday’s game.
Roadside Motors (Lisburn) is a Peugeot dealer serving both Lisburn and the greater Belfast area – you can find out more about their vehicles and services by clicking here or on the logo below.
Roadside Motors, incorporating Edwin May and Riverside Renault is one of the leading Northern Ireland new and used car dealers offering a range of models from Peugeot, Citroen, Renault, Ford, Seat and Volkswagen. Again, for more information either click here or on the logo below.
We hope that representatives from Roadside Motors and their guests enjoy their visit to New Grosvenor and we once again thank them sincerely for their ongoing sponsorship.
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250111 – FA Cup + Happy Hour promotion
On Saturday 29th January, after the Lisburn Distillery v Glentoran Carling Premiership
game, the FA Cup game between Southampton and Manchester United will be televised
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240111– Setanta match tickets + Player Update
The games are ‘ticket only’ for away fans and so Lisburn Distillery fans will not be able to go to the game in Dublin without a ticket. Further information and arrangements to follow.
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240111 – Morgan in Centenary Shield Squad
Northern Ireland Schools Under18's Manager Bob Ramsey has called up Lisburn Distillery
Youth team player Sean Morgan for the forthcoming Centenary Shield games against
England, Scotland, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, and Jersey.
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The Whites currently lie third in this season’s Royal Mail Fair Play League. Monthly winners back in October, the club re-invested the £500 prize money in new first aid supplies. Lisburn Distillery secretary, Ashley Wragg explained the background when he said; “The players are the people who won the award so it is only fair that the prize money is spent on something that can help them. So rather than using the money for general club overheads, we felt that new first aid supplies would benefit the players off the field by helping them to get back on it as quickly as possible.” |
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220111 – Signings: Brennan in, O’Connor en route
Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Wright confirmed that former UCD goalkeeper Billy Brennan has been signed until the end of the season. The twenty-five year old keeper who has represented the Irish Universities twice in the World Student games had been with UCD since 2006 and played in their 2009 League of Ireland Division One championship winning side. We welcome him to the club.
The Whites’ boss was also pleased to confirm that highly sought after Dromara Village striker Declan O’Connor has signed a pre-contract agreement with the club and will join us during the summer.
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210111 – Lisburn Whites running Setanta Cup bus
The Lisburn Whites Supporters’ Club is running a bus to Dublin for the first leg of the Round 1 tie against Sporting Fingal on Monday 14th February 2011.
The bus will leave New Grosvenor at around 2.15 pm with stops in Lisburn and Dromore and return after the match. The price will be £25 Adults £15 children return and will include a light snack on the bus and your match ticket. If you wish to travel on the bus please email Ged Irwin.
This is an all-ticket match for away fans.
The first leg will be played at Dalymount Park in Dublin; Sporting Fingal having agreed a three year deal with Bohemians, after the Round 1 draw was made, to play their home matches there.
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160111 - Whites to play Ballinamallard United in Cup
In yesterday’s draw for the Sixth Round of the JJB Sports Irish Cup, Lisburn Distillery were drawn at home against Ballinamallard United. This game and the others will be played on 12th February 2011. The draw in full was;
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Teenage striker Darren Coyle has now returned to Derry City and we wish him well for the future. Having now completed his short-term loan deal, keeper Stuart Addis has returned to Linfield. |
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160111 Carling Legends’ Night date Advance notice that this season’s Carling Legends Night will be held in the Social Club at New Grosvenor on Thursday 10th March 2011.
Two legends that have already agreed to appear at the event are Bertie McMinn and Billy Hamilton.
Further details will follow including how you can get your FREE tickets.
Last year’s event was a great night, make sure you don’t miss out this years.
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120111 Ballymena United or Crusaders in Co-Operative semi-final Lisburn Distillery were drawn at home against either Ballymena United or Crusaders (that quarter-final tie to be played next Tuesday) in the first Co-Operative Insurance Cup semi-final. The game will be played at New Grosvenor on Tuesday 01st February 2011 – kick-off 7.45 pm. The second semi-final will take place the following night – Wednesday 02nd February 2011 when holders Glentoran take on Portadown at The Oval (kick-off 7.45 pm).
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120111 Grosvenor Whites’ “Night at the Races” The Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club has given advance notice of a “Night at the Races” joint fund-raiser on Saturday 26th February 2011. The event will be held in the Social Club at New Grosvenor and will also feature musical entertainment afterwards. The proceeds will be split 50/50 between the club and the Phil Matthews Testimonial Year fund. All support appreciated and very welcome – the night kicks-off at 8.00pm.
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100111 – Keeper Addis joins Whites on loan
Given Phil Matthews’ continued absence through injury, Tommy Wright has brought in goalkeeper Stuart Addis (pictured left) from Linfield on a short-term loan deal.
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090111 - C A Williamson MPS – Tuesday’s match sponsor
C A Williamson MPS is the match sponsor of Tuesday night’s Co-Operative Insurance Cup quarter-final game between Lisburn Distillery and Newry City at New Grosvenor.
The long established chemists are located not far from New Grosvenor at 9 Finaghy Road South, Belfast (telephone 02890 612033).
Owner Ashley Williamson, also President of the Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club, is no stranger to the club and we thank him for sponsoring the game.
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070111 – Setanta Sports Cup dates + Carling Premiership date change Setanta Sports Cup In the first leg of the Setanta Sports Cup – First Round, Lisburn Distillery will be away to Sporting Fingal on 14th February 2011. The second leg will be played at New Grosvenor on 28th February 2011. Both games are on Monday nights and the kick-off time for each is 7.45 pm. The First Round draw in full is Monday, 14th February, 2011
Carling Premiership Match 28 between Coleraine and Lisburn Distillery scheduled for Saturday 05th February at Coleraine Showgrounds has been brought forward to Friday 04th February. Kick-off on the Friday night will be 7.45pm. |
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050111 Carling Premiership – Re-arranged games
The following games have now been re-arranged as follows;
Lisburn Distillery v Donegal Celtic (postponed 27/12/10) – now re-arranged for Tuesday 18th January 2011 (7.45pm)
Portadown v Lisburn Distillery (postponed 18/12/10) – now re-arranged for Tuesday 25th January 2011 (7.45pm and subject to no Irish Cup replay for either side)
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231210 - Winter continues to play havoc with the fixture list
This is now the current programme over the Christmas and New Year break;
Monday 27th December – Lisburn Distillery v Donegal Celtic - match off Friday 31st December 2010 – Newry City v Lisburn Distillery (2.00pm) Friday 31st December 2010 – Lisburn Distillery Seconds v Newry City Reserves (2.00pm)- changed 29/12/10 Tuesday 04th January 2011 – Cliftonville v Lisburn Distillery (7.45pm) - Lisburn Distillery Seconds v Cliftonville Olympic (7.45pm)
Note – given current weather conditions across the country we have not included any Youth or Academy team games pending further information.
Check the site or “Twitter” for updates given our current weather conditions in Northern Ireland .
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231210 - Tweet with the Whites on Twitter
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231210 – Child Protection Course
Lisburn Distillery will host a Child Protection Course in conjunction with the IFA's Child/Player Welfare Dept on Tuesday 1st February 2011 at New Grosvenor Stadium.
The course has been organised by Lisburn Distillery's Child Protection Officer Irwin
Moore and
With the Co-Operative Insurance Cup semi-final now scheduled for New Grosvenor on this date, this Child Protection Course has now been cancelled - a revised date will be confirmed in due course.
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151210 – Whites away to Duns in Cup
In today’s JJB Sports Irish Cup Fifth Round draw, Lisburn Distillery were drawn away against Dundela. The game will be played at Wilgar Park on Saturday 15th January 2011 with a 2.00pm kick-off. The draw in full was;
Albert Foundry v Glebe Rangers or Nortel Annagh United v Glenavon (2pm) Ballinamallard United v Larne Ballymena United v Glentoran Coagh United or Ards v HW Welders Queen's University v Crumlin Rec. (2pm) Crusaders v Newry City Dundela v Lisburn Distillery (2pm) Dungannon Swifts v Ballymoney United Dunmurry Rec. v Kilmore Rec. (2pm) Institute v Linfield Limavady United or Wakehurst v Coleraine Loughgall v Sport & Leisure Swifts Portadown v Donegal Celtic Carrick Rangers v Shankill United Warrenpoint Town v Cliftonville (2pm)
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131210 Setanta Sports Cup Draw
The draw for the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup took place today (Monday) in Belfast City Hall.
The Whites have been drawn against Sporting Fingal with the two legs scheduled for the following dates;
First Leg – 14th or 21st February 2011 Second Leg – 28th February or 01st March 2011
Sporting Fingal play at The Morton Stadium, Santry, which is on the north side of Dublin. Further match information will follow. Update 221210 - game to be played at Dalymount Park, Dublin
The draw for the First Round in full was;
Match 4. Sporting Fingal vs Lisburn Distillery
Four seeded clubs - Glentoran, Crusaders, Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers – will come into the competition at the next stage (quarter-finals).
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Whites’ manager Tommy Wright has captured the services of highly rated youngster
Jordan Hughes
“He can play up-front, wide left or wide right” said Whites’ manager Tommy Wright. “He is a nephew of former international keeper Phil Hughes and was recently released by Portsmouth. We are delighted to get him, he is a young player and has impressed in training; he has signed until the end of the season.” |
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121210 – Academy sides through to Shield finals
Well done to the Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy U16 and U17 sides who yesterday reached their respective Lisburn Junior Invitational League Shield Finals.
The Under 16 side defeated Glentoran 2-1 and will play North Belfast United in the
Shield Final.
Both finals will be played in early January – venues and times will follow once known. |
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121210 – Raising a glass to Phil
As part of keeper Phil Matthews’ Testimonial Season, the Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club have acquired a number of suitably inscribed beer glasses to mark the period.
The pint glasses cost £3.00 each and there are limited stocks.
You can purchase them in the social club or alternatively speak to Grosvenor Whites’ SC secretary Ryan McQuillan.
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Hopefully football will resume again on Saturday after the winter weather last weekend but here is the latest player updates from the club;
David Hume has joined Championship 1 side Ballyclare Comrades on loan until the end
of January 2011.
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031210 – Setanta Sports Cup update The first round draw for the Setanta Cup will take place at Belfast City Hall on Monday 13th December at 3pm. In that draw Lisburn Distillery can be drawn against Bohemians, St Patrick’s Athletic, Sporting Fingal or Dundalk. We look forward to the draw with interest. You can find the competition dates here.
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281110 – Marching on Together 1- Supporters’ Meeting **061210 - Event postponed due to weather conditions **
There can be little doubt of the great strides being made by the club both on and
off the pitch in the last few months but at the same time the club is fully aware
that if we are to continue moving in the right direction then we need as many supporters
as possible actively involved in playing their part in moving the club forward.
The event is free, and open to all Lisburn Distillery supporters.
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281110 – Sponsorship Champagne Reception
As most of you will have noticed, we joined forces with Drumbo Park yesterday (Saturday
27th November 2010) to host a champagne reception in the superb surroundings of Drumbo
Park for our sponsors, local companies and dignitaries.
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251110 – Signstik - this week’s match sponsor
Signstik Ltd is the match sponsor of this Saturday’s Carling Premiership game between Lisburn Distillery and Linfield at New Grosvenor.
They specialise in sign and display equipment including full colour prints, pvc banners, shop signs, vehicle and window graphics and the hire of mobile advertising trailers.
The Crumlin based company has produced the new signs around the ground here at New Grosvenor and we thank James Courtney of Signstik for kindly sponsoring this game.
We hope that our guests from Signstik enjoy their visit to New Grosvenor.
You can contact Signstick at;
18A Dundrod Road Nutts Corner Crumlin Co Antrim BT29 4 SR
Telephone - 028 90825999 Mobile – 07771846205 Email - signstik@btconnect.com
Lisburn Distillery is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on, external websites or supplied by third parties
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251110 – “Great Escape” posters now out
The limited edition poster produced by DH to raise funds for the club will be available from the club shop this Saturday (27 November).
Copies have been set aside for all those who placed their names on the order list, they should make this known when they collect their posters.
A small number of the posters are also available on general sale in the shop.
Image Copyright David Hunter – reproduced with permission and thanks |
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241110 - Smiley Monroe is the Club Sponsor of Lisburn Distillery Football Club
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is delighted to announce Smiley Monroe as its’ new Club Sponsor on Wednesday 24th November 2010.
Lisburn Distillery chairman Bobby Hanna said; “We are delighted that Smiley Monroe is our new Club Sponsor. We thank them for their support in what are difficult times and I am also delighted that they are based locally in Lisburn. They are successful and leaders in their field and I also hope too that the club will have a successful season given our good start in the Carling Premiership and the Co-Operative Insurance Cup. We look forward to a successful partnership and working with Smiley Monroe in the future.”
Smiley Monroe’s Managing Director, Vaughan Monroe and Mary Monroe, Director, added; “Smiley Monroe is delighted to be Lisburn Distillery’s new Club Sponsor and we’re really excited about working together. We’ve always enjoyed getting involved in the community and have supported a number of local teams over the years, including Smiley Monroe’s Cross-Community Under 16s in the Mid-Ulster League.” The new kits bearing the Smiley Monroe logo will be worn for the first time in the Carling Premiership game against champions Linfield on Saturday 27th November 2010.
A dedicated Club Sponsor’s page is now accessible under the site’s “Commercial News” navigation button or alternatively click here for more information on Smiley Monroe.
Picture by Brian Thompson/ PressEye.com - Belfast. Reproduced with permission and thanks - click on image to enlarge More pictures are available here
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161110 – “Peter Kay prize” draw winner announced
Goalkeeper Philip Matthews made the draw for the Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club (GWSC) special "Peter Kay prize" on Saturday 13th November 2010 at his Testimonial Season Function in the New Grosvenor Social Club.
The winner was Tommy Gormley from Belfast. Mr. Gormley has been contacted and has confirmed that he and his wife will attend the show and enjoy the overnight stay and package at Hilton Hotel on Friday 3rd December 2010. Congratulations Tommy!
Philip Matthews & GWSC would like to express their thanks to everyone who took part in the prize draw. Better luck next time!
(Ryan McQuillan – Secretary GWSC)
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101110 Andrew Devlin injury update
We are pleased to confirm that there is good news with regards to young Andrew Devlin’s injury.
Andrew was injured in last night’s Carling Premiership tie and received medical treatment on pitch for almost 15 minutes before being stretchered off and taken to hospital.
Examinations have confirmed that there has been no fracture to his leg or ankle though it is severely bruised and he is on crutches. At this stage he is expected to be out for four weeks. It is however good news in view of how things looked last night when he was being treated.
We thank everyone who has made enquiries about Andrew and his injury.
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101110 Update - Loans, re-signings, suspensions Striker Gareth Corey has gone on loan to Championship 1 side Ards until the end of January 2011. Defender Aaron Callaghan has returned from England and signed a short term deal until the end of the season. Andy Kilmartin will serve a one-match suspension from Monday 15th November 2010 having received five yellow cards this season. David Cushley will serve a one match suspension following his dismissal against Ballymena United last night.
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071110 – The Great Escape Poster
Following on from our original post, the poster will be on display in the club shop on Tuesday night.
As a number of people have already expressed an interest in purchasing it, we would ask you to put your name on an order list, so that we can now order sufficient quantities to ensure all those interested do receive a copy.
Image Copyright David Hunter – reproduced with permission and thanks
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071110 Kerr’s Tyres – Match 15 Sponsor
The match-sponsor on Tuesday night for the game between Lisburn Distillery and Ballymena United is Kerr’s Tyres.
We thank them for their kind sponsorship and hope that they and their guests enjoy the match on Tuesday.
Click on our match-sponsor’s logo to find out more information about them.
You can find out more about commercial opportunities at Lisburn Distillery by clicking here .
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites.
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021110 – “Super Phil’s” Testimonial Year Event
Another fund-raising event has been arranged for keeper Phil Matthew’s Testimonial Year.
In association with Selby Addis, the Grosvenor Whites Supporters club has confirmed that there will be a Phil Matthews Testimonial Dance in the New Grosvenor Social Club on Saturday 13th November 2010 (after the home Carling Premiership game against Coleraine).
The event will be from 7.30pm until late, the musical entertainment will be provided by “Wired for Sound”. Tickets priced at £4 each are available from the bar in the social club, Selby or Phil Matthews.
Update - There will also be an extra special ballot on the night for some terrific prizes (see below) - it costs £10 to enter the draw. If you cannot make the dance, you can still enter it by getting a draw envelope from the bar - place your £10 in the envelope and write your name on it to be in with a great chance to win one of these terrific prizes;
10 - £100 worth of Umbro gear
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311010 – Programme and Memorabilia Fair
The next event in the Distillery Supporters’ Trust calendar is a Programme & Memorabilia Fair at New Grosvenor Stadium on Saturday 27th November 2010 – from 10 am to 1pm.
Admission costs £1 with free entry for children. Anyone wishing to take a stall at the event should contact the DST via their website or by email.
The DST will also welcome donations of programmes and other memorabilia to sell and raise funds for the club
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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311010 – “Shave” our Spike (well, in December)
Lisburn Distillery player and coach Glenn Ferguson may have been talked out of hanging up his boots but ‘Spike’ is about to hang up his razor for the next 30 days to support ‘Movember’: a month long event aimed at raising the profile of men’s health in conjunction with the Prostate Cancer Charity.
The veteran marksman explained “Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache - the rules are simple, start November 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month. “
The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for cancers that affect men. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, by taking park in “Movember”, Glenn will commit to growing a moustache for 30 days.
Glenn has asked all fans of Lisburn Distillery to help support his venture by sponsoring him for as little or as much as possible. “It’s for a really good cause and i hope everyone associated with the club will get behind me to raise money”
So what if the former Linfield star scores against his former club at New Grosvenor on the 27th of November-will he be keeping the ‘tache’ for good luck? “Not a chance!” he replied.
If you can help support Glenn please speak to him at any home or away game, and if you’d like to make a donation to his sponsorship please put it in an envelope with your name and ‘Movember’ on the front and pass it to either Glenn himself, Club Finance Officer Terry Thompson or Secretary Ashley Wragg.
You can find out more information about “Movember” here. (AW)
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites.
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Although it didn’t perhaps feel like it at certain times, last season was an amazing season at New Grosvenor. There were many dark moments but in the end Tommy and the team did the business on the park to ensure Premiership survival; that will never be forgotten by Whites’ supporters.
To remember it and raise more funds for the club itself, DH has produced a 20 X 16 inch commemorative limited edition poster. It features either every Premiership goal or the goal celebrations, from every win or draw from the side’s first Carling Premiership victory under Tommy Wright on 17th October 2009.
The print will cost £10 and all profit after the deduction of printing costs will go to the club.
You can view a larger digital file of the print by clicking on the image to the left. A copy of the poster should also be available for supporters to view at the next two away matches (Glentoran/Newry) – Colin Hopkins will have this and will take the details of those who wish to purchase.
We hope to have the poster in the club shop for sale or collection from Saturday 13th November (Coleraine game).
Image Copyright David Hunter – reproduced with permission and thanks
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271010 – Co-Operative Insurance Cup Quarter-final draw Lisburn Distillery at home against Newry City was the outcome in today’s Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-final draw. The game will be played at New Grosvenor on Saturday 4 December 2010 – kick-off 3.00 pm. Quarter-final draw in full; Ballymena United v.Crusaders
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241010 - Three Stooges win again
Well done to the Distillery Supporters’ Trust (DST) on a very successful and enjoyable Quiz Night on Friday (22nd October 2010)
There was a large turn-out on what proved another enjoyable night that once again raised funds for the club.
Last time around the Three Stooges – Moe, Larry and Curly of course – won, and with the addition of another member (presumably Shemp) they did it again to push “Four smarties and a tube” into second-place, with “Tommy Wright Wright Wright” coming third.
Thanks to everyone involved in the organisation of the event and those who provided an excellent buffet supper. The DST also thank White’s for their supply of toasted oats, and also Tempted Cider, for their kind support and contributions on the night.
The next event in the DST calendar is a Programme & Memorabilia Fair at New Grosvenor Stadium on Saturday 27th November 2010 – from 10 am to 1pm.
Admission costs £1 with free entry for children. Anyone wishing to take a stall at the event should contact the DST via their website or by email.
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.
Neil Partridge (left) accepts the “Winners’” trophy from Colin Hopkins (right) and Quizmaster Dawson Simpson (far right) – Copyright David Hunter – reproduced with permission and thanks
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171010 Setanta Sports Cup dates
The draw for the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup will be held in December.
The following match dates have already been agreed;
Round One: 1st Leg: Monday 14th February 2011 Round One: 2nd Leg: Monday 28th February/Tuesday 1st March 2011 Quarter-final: 2nd Leg: Monday 21st March/Tuesday 22nd March 2011 Semi-Final: 2nd Leg: Monday 18th April/Tuesday 18th April 2011
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141010 - Match Sponsor: Grosvenor Whites The Match Sponsor this week for the Carling Premiership game against Dungannon Swifts is the Grosvenor Whites Supporter’s Club. We thank the club for sponsoring this game and their ongoing support throughout the season. You can find out more about the Grosvenor Whites by clicking here. If you want to sponsor a match or find out more about commercial opportunities available at the club - click here. Lisburn Distillery Football Club is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites. |
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In yesterday’s post-match media interview, Whites’ manager Tommy Wright was asked about the season so far. He replied; “I am happy with it but I could have been even happier with it in that there games were we dropped too many easy points and maybe a lot of managers could say that but I can only speak on what I have seen and what we have done. At times we just haven’t defended well enough and that has cost us dearly – Glenavon at home last week 2-0 up (for example). Overall we are pleased because this club has come a long way in twelve months and since we went on that great run last year, this is only our fourth defeat in twenty-three games so we are happy enough with how we are progressing but we know we can still do better.” (Report, with thanks, from David Hunter) |
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101010 – Stuart Thompson on road to recovery
No football this season thus far for Stuart Thompson.
Although suspended for the first game of the season Stuart suffered a medial cartilage injury that has kept him out of action ever since.
There is however good news in that a scan shows the injury is healing and more importantly will not require surgery.
Still early days, but Stuart hopes to be back in action in December.
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Some news on our goalkeepers – Chris Stewart has joined Lisburn Rangers on loan until the end of the season whilst reserve team keeper Karl Brownlee has also gone on loan.
Karl joins Ladbrokes Championship 2 side Annagh United on loan until the end of November.
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The 2011/2012 cycle for club license applications will begin again shortly.
Following consultation with the Irish Football Association, the club confirms that in addition to a Domestic Club License application that it will also be applying for UEFA (European) Club Licence.
There will updates on the progress of these over the next number of months.
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031010 – Distillery Supporters’ Trust Quiz Night
Following on from last season’s successful and enjoyable events, the Distillery Supporters' Trust is hosting another quiz night on Friday 22nd October at 8pm in the social club at New Grosvenor.
Entry is £5 per person which includes a buffet.
There will be prizes for the winning team and individual spot prizes for each round.
Team numbers aren't limited (within reason) and, should you wish, you'll be able
to join up with other people on the night to make up a team. |
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031010 – Primary Six Cup Line-Up confirmed
The Schools’ Primary Six - 7-a-side Tournament for the Lisburn Distillery Cross-Community Perpetual Cup will be held on Wednesday 13th October 2010.
The following Primary schools will be taking part;
Finaghy, St Aloysius, Tonagh, St Lukes, St Marks, Ballymacash, St Annes and Killowen.
Last year’s winners were Ballymacash and the day promises to be a fun and action-packed one for all those taking part.
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031010 – Grosvenor Whites sponsor Academy U11s
The Grosvenor Whites Supporters’ Club (GWSC) are the sponsors of the Lisburn Distillery Under 11s for this season.
Members of the GWSC are pictured below at an official shirt presentation to members of the Lisburn Distillery Youth Academy.
We thank the GWSC for their on-going support.
Image copyright Jonathan Irwin – reproduced with permission and thanks
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100929 Crewe Nurseries Limited – this week’s match sponsor
We extend our thanks to James Crawford of Crewe Nurseries Limited, 167 Red Lion Road, Loughgall, Armagh, for sponsoring this Saturday’s match against Glenavon.
If you click on the picture (left) you will find out more information about our sponsor.
You can contact James on 028 38891561 or 0771617845 or by email.
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites or other media.
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100929 - Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club kick-start Philip Matthews Testimonial Year
The Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club (GWSC) is currently selling special raffle tickets with all proceeds going toward “Super Phil's” Testimonial.
The raffle is for;
2 tickets for Peter Kay's show at The Odyssey Arena, Belfast on Friday 3rd December 2010, and includes:- -- 1 night’s stay at Hilton Hotel, Belfast () in an Executive Room (twin or double) for 2 people with Full Irish Breakfast -- Executive Lounge access -- Complimentary soft drinks, coffees & pastries until 6pm -- Complimentary bar at Hilton from 6pm to 8pm (pre-show) -- Complimentary Canapés -- Taxi to The Odyssey Arena
The draw will take place at half time during the home Carling Premiership game against Coleraine on Saturday 13th November 2010
A ticket is £1 each or you can purchase a book of 6 for £5.
You can get them from Bobby Radcliffe or any other GWSC member at any forthcoming match before the draw.
Tickets are also available in the club shop and from the Social Club bar at New Grosvenor Stadium.
All support is appreciated.
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites.
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100929 - Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club considering membership applications
The Grosvenor Whites Supporters Club (GWSC) is currently considering new applications for membership.
If you are interested in becoming a member and helping them with their efforts, please email them or speak to any GWSC member on a matchday.
You can also get further information here
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites.
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Congratulations to manager Tommy Wright on his first year in charge at New Grosvenor. It was after the Whites had lost at home to Crusaders on 26th September 2009 that Tommy was unveiled as the club’s new manager and he started in that role on Monday 28th September 2009. His first win came on 17th October against Institute and after the club went on that amazing run of eleven games undefeated from the 06th March 2010 to the end of the season, Premiership survival was guaranteed; history had indeed been written. Today we sit in fifth spot with thirteen more points than we had this time last season - a long season to go of course, but to Tommy and his assistant John Cunningham, “Well done” and keep up the good work.
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250910 Distillery Supporters’ Trust Update
The Distillery Supporters’ Trust (DST) continued its great fund raising efforts for the club with a successful golf day last Sunday (19th September 2010). A full report will follow but in the meantime it’s well done to the guys in the Trust on all their hard work and efforts on behalf of the club.
Not content to sit on their laurels the Trust are also arranging a few future events at the moment with a repeat of their recent quiz nights set to take place on Friday 22nd October and a Football Memorabilia and Programme Fair to be held here at New Grosvenor in November. The Trust are also in the process of arranging a special Christmas draw with mega prizes up for grabs.
The Trust is also in the process of opening its membership to all supporters enabling them to get regular updates on all forthcoming events and in doing so to support the work of the Trust and indeed the club itself.
Membership application forms are available in the club shop or from any member of the trust committee. Further information is also available on the DST website.
Colin Hopkins (DST Chairman)
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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220910 Co-Operative Insurance Cup In today’s draw for Round 3, Lisburn Distillery were drawn away to Institute on Saturday 23rd October 2010.
The game will be played at the Riverside Stadium, Drumahoe.
For details of the full Round 3 draw, click here.
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on external websites.
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200910 – DST Signed Football Winner
The winner of the “Mars” badged football signed by John Barnes was Colin Winton.
The ball was raffled by the Distillery Supporters Trust as another one of their fund-raising events.
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120910 Sponsorship and Marketing
The club is pleased to announce the appointment of Tommy Wright (pictured left) to the role of Sponsorship and Marketing manager.
He will be responsible for overseeing areas of potential sponsorship around the club. This role will include team sponsorship, sales of pitch-side and programme advertising, Match day and Match Ball sponsorship as well as other related opportunities.
If you have any contacts with local businesses or individuals who you feel may be interested in supporting the club in any of these ways please forward their details on to Tommy or speak to any board member or email LDFC-Commercial .
To assist with our new marketing strategy the club will also be producing a new commercial brochure for distribution which will detail all available sponsorship opportunities.
You can obtain this brochure from Tommy, any board member, the club shop or email us for one at the following email address –LDFC-Commercial .
A new “Commercial” webpage will also appear shortly providing more information and opportunities.
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120910 Distillery Supporters Trust Golf Day
A reminder that that the next fund raising event being hosted by the Distillery Supporters Trust (DST) is an open golf day next Sunday, 19th September, at Portadown Golf Club. The Trust would encourage all Lisburn Distillery supporters to partake in this event either by playing or “caddying” in the event or indeed by sponsoring a hole on the day.
Transport for the event, for those who require it, will be leaving from New Grosvenor at 8.30 am (note this is a change of time) on the morning of the event and we thank Rodney McComb for this. There will also be a buffet laid on at the club for all players as part of the event and the presentations for the event will take place in New Grosvenor social club around 4.30pm on the day. Any supporter who wishes to attend will be made more than welcome for what should be a great day’s craic for all competitors.
The event is open to players of all levels and anyone who wishes to take part will be made more than welcome to take part although with over 50 players having already registered their proposed participation interested parties need to reserve their spaces as son as possible. The playing fee for individuals will be £25 per head with hole sponsorship (for companies or individuals) costing £100 per hole. We are also offering the opportunity for anyone who wishes to support the club in a smaller way by offering the option to “caddy” for the day with this option being available for £5 per person.
For further details on this event or to reserve your place speak to Colin Hopkins, Ryan McQuillan or Ashley Wragg as soon as possible.
Further information is also available on the DST website.
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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100907 Tomasz out to Mach mark at New Grosvenor Tomasz Mach is finally clear to play for Lisburn Distillery. Despite the best endeavours of the Irish Football Association (IFA), the football authorities in Poland were unable to furnish clearance within the required time-frame. This has meant that the IFA have been able to issue provisional clearance in accordance with FIFA regulations. Tomasz made a scoring debut in tonight’s Steel and Sons Cup win for the Seconds over Iveagh United. He has been working hard in training and we are delighted that he is now able to commence playing for the Whites.
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290810 – Thompson extends contract – Devlin & Coyle join
Good news as the club confirm that midfielder Gary Thompson has agreed an extension to his existing contract and that will take him through to the end of the 2011/2012 season Andrew Devlin and Darren Coyle have also joined Lisburn Distillery ahead of the transfer window closing. Both players have signed from Derry City and we welcome Andrew and Darren (who played for the Derry City XI against the Whites in August) to New Grosvenor.
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290810 – 1000 not out for legend Ferguson
Congratulations to Irish League legend Glenn Ferguson who reached a historic milestone of 1000 senior games when he came on as a second-half substitute against Newry City yesterday.
“Spike” who is also one goal shy of 550 goals at senior level was presented with a commemorative glass bowl to mark his magnificent achievement by manager Tommy Wright (r) and club director Terry Thompson.
Glenn has scored 14 goals in 39 appearances for the Whites.
Image and composite image copyright David Hunter- reproduced with permission and thanks
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290810 – Aaron Callaghan heads to Preston
We say goodbye to Aaron Callaghan who heads off to university in Preston on Wednesday for a year to complete his sports science degree.
We thank him for his contribution last season and wish him well with his studies.
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290810 – U16 international at New Grosvenor
New Grosvenor Stadium will host an international friendly between Northern Ireland Under 16s and Finland Under 16s on on Tuesday 14th September 2010.
Kick off is provisionally set at 7-30pm. Admission prices are; Adults £4, Concessions £2.
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Lisburn Distillery U17s are pleased to announce that LASERFORCE based at Lisburn Leisureplex are their sponsors for the new season.
Pictured below are (l-r) Mikey Withers (Lisburn Distillery), Ryan Smith (Lisburn Distillery), David Coleman (LaserForce), Simon Wragg (Lisburn Distillery), Scott Larmour (Lisburn Distillery), Barbara Coleman (Laser Force), Kenny Smith (Laserforce).
Image copyright Jonathan Irwin- reproduced with permission and thanks
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250810 Whites away to Armagh City Lisburn Distillery were drawn away against Armagh City in Round 2 of the Co-Operative Insurance Cup. The game will be played to a finish at Holm Park on Saturday 18 September 2010. |
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200810 – Steel & Sons Cup : Tuesday 24 August 2010
Lisburn Distillery Seconds are at home to Ballyclare Comrades in the second round of the Steel & Sons Cup on Tuesday night.
Kick-off is 7.45 with admission being: Adults £5 Concessions £3 (Season tickets are not valid for the game)
The match will be played to a finish on the night so come along and support Stuart Ferguson and the team to see if they can edge closer to that final on Christmas Day.
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200810 – Scott signs for Whites: plus other club news
Goal-keeper Blane Scott (pictured left) has joined Lisburn Distillery after leaving Loughgall.
Whites’ midfielder Niall McAllister has gone on loan to Wellington Rec.
Goal-keeping coach Reggie Hillen has also moved on from the club and whilst we are sorry to see him leave we thank Reggie for all his hard work in recent seasons and wish him well for the future.
Meanwhile Tomasz Mach is still waiting for his international clearance to come through. manager Tommy Wright adding; “It’s very disappointing and frustrating for Tomasz who has been working very hard in training. The IFA have been doing all they can for us but at this stage we still have not been able to get that clearance from the football authorities in Poland.”
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180810 – Seating arrangements for Windsor Park on Saturday Following discussions with Linfield Football Club, Whites’ supporters travelling to Saturday’s Carling Premiership game at Windsor Park are advised to note that an area of Section A in the South Stand will be sectioned off for Lisburn Distillery supporters to sit together in at the game. The North Stand is temporarily closed for repair work. This means Lisburn Distillery supporters are to enter Windsor Park at the Lisburn Road side of ground. On going through the turnstiles, Section A of the South Stand is the nearest section of the South Stand, just after you pass the Viewing Lounge.
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140810 – New Grosvenor to host Women’s Cup semi-final New Grosvenor will host the Coca-Cola Women’s Cup semi-final between Dromore Amateur Ladies and Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers this coming Monday, 16 August 2010. Kick-off is 7.30pm and admission prices are: Adults £4 Concessions £2
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120810 – The “face” of Lisburn Distillery in this year’s Carling Premiership campaign
As part of Carling’s launch for the new Premiership season we can offer three lucky Lisburn Distillery supporters the chance to become the ‘face’ of Lisburn Distillery in Carling’s 2010/2011 poster/billboard campaign.
Last season saw the successful “Real Football’ campaign and a billboard campaign featuring Whites’ striker Glenn Ferguson on several sites throughout the city of Lisburn. However, this season the Premiership’s new campaign is ‘Real Fans’ and official sponsor, Carling, has asked Lisburn Distillery to provide three supporters to take part in a photo-shoot that will then see their faces become part of the 2010/2011 Carling Premiersip campaign.
If you want to take part you will need: - To be available to take part in the official photo- shoot in Belfast City Centre on Tuesday 17th August between 8pm and 9pm - To be male and aged at least 21 (as requested by Carling) (note – to avoid any
doubt entrants must also appear to be aged at least 21) If you want to take part please email club secretary Ashley Wragg stating your age and contact telephone number. It’s important your entry is submitted as soon as possible. Those taking part will also receive some promotional items courtesy of Carling.
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120810 – Distillery Supporters Trust Golf Day
The next fund raising event being hosted by the Distillery Supporters Trust (DST) is an open golf day on Sunday 19th September at Portadown Golf Club and plans are already going well. The DST is pleased to announce that some 48 people have registered to take part in next month’s Golf day. There are still 10 holes available for sponsorship at a cost of £100 a hole and
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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Lisburn Distillery have been drawn away to Glentoran in the First Round of the County Antrim Shield.
This tie and the others will be played on 07 September 2010 (kick-off - 7.30pm).
First Round Donegal Celtic v Kilmore Rec Ballymena United v Crusaders Cliftonville v Linfield Glentoran v Lisburn Distillery |
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Welcome to the 2010-2011 season here on Lisburn Distillery.net.
Another season, another “refresh” to the site and the site will be in transition mode for a while until material is moved over and more new content is added.
Check back soon for the latest information on this famous club.
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050810 – National Autistic Society - Lisburn Distillery’s nominated charity for 2010-2011
The National Autistic Society Northern Ireland will be our club charity of the season for 2010/11. It is the only charity permitted to undertake matchday collections at New Grosvenor during the 2010-2010 season and they will be collecting this Saturday when Lisburn Distillery take on Glentoran in the Carling Premiership The National Autistic Society is the UK's leading charity for people affected by autism. In Northern Ireland over 17,000 have autism, if you count their immediate family autism impacts on the lives of over 68,000 people. Despite this autism is still relatively unknown and misunderstood, which means that many of these people do not get the level of help, support and understanding they need.
The National Autistic Society Northern Ireland provides information advice and support, they campaign and lobby for lasting positive change for those affected by autism. Their services include family support, education advice, an outreach service for adults, befriending schemes and social programmes for people with autism. They have 11 branches providing local sources of information and support.
The National Autistic Society Northern Ireland works across Northern Ireland to provide a range of services to children and adults with autism and their families and carers. In order to provide these services they are reliant on our fundraising activities and the generosity of the Northern Ireland public – we hope to support them at New Grosvenor this season. You can find out more on the National Autistic Society’s website by clicking here. Lisburn Distillery is not responsible for the content of, or services/products supplied/advertised on, external websites or supplied by third parties |
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George Stewart (pictured left) signed for Lisburn Distillery after Tuesday night’s game against Lisburn Rangers.
George had already played for the Whites earlier in this year’s pre-season programme and we welcome him to New Grosvenor and the first team squad.
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050810 – Pre-season friendly – Lisburn Rangers 2 Lisburn Distillery XI 4 Tuesday 030810 – Stanley Park, Lisburn
Philip Simpson and Philip Carson made their first starting appearances of the pre-season campaign in a 4-2 win over Lisburn Rangers.
The Whites led 2-0 at half time after goals from Gary Thompson and Eoin Boyle whilst
Peter McCann saw his penalty saved towards the end of the half. Report copyright Ashley Wragg
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020810 – Davidson signs: Big Mac moves on
We welcome Scott Davidson (pictured left) back to New Grosvenor.
Scott re-joins us after a spell at Preston North End, having gone to Deepdale the season after winning the Harry Cavan Youth Cup with Lisburn Distillery Youth in 2008.
There is also confirmation tonight that David McAlinden has been released and we wish David all the best in his future football career.
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