Glentoran

Glentoran logo Full Name: Glentoran Football Club
City: Belfast
Founded: 1882
Stadium: The Oval (12,000)
Colors: Green, Red, White
Nicknames: The Glens, Cock and Hens
Rival: Linfield, Cliftonville

Description:

Glentoran is a neighborhood of Belfast. The second-biggest club of Northern Ireland after Linfield. They traditionally play a derby match with Linfield every Boxing Day. Fan support is based in East Belfast. Reached the quarterfinals of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1973-74.

The Oval:

The Oval Stadium was built in 1882, completely destroyed by World War II bombing in 1941 and rebuilt and reopened in 1949. The club shared Distillery's Grosvenor Road from 1941-49.

 

League Titles:

  • Irish League (1894, 97, 1905, 12, 13, 21, 25, 31, 51, 53, 64, 67, 68, 70, 72, 77, 81, 88, 92)
  • Irish Premier League (1999, 2003, 05, 09)

Cup Titles:

  • Irish Cup (1914, 17, 21, 32, 33, 35, 51, 66, 73, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 96, 98, 2000, 01, 04)
  • Irish League Cup (1989, 91, 2001, 03, 05, 07, 10)

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 August 2011 20:30
 
Comments (2)
1Wednesday, 01 June 2011 05:50
William
Second Biggest Club in Northern Ireland behind Linfield????? hahaha Somehow I dont think so Look at the average Irish League attendances that will tell you different!
2Wednesday, 01 June 2011 09:22
albionroad
Per Wikipedia (not always the most reliable but still) Glentoran had the 2nd highest average attendance in the Irish League and were over 1000 higher than 3rd place Ballymena United.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFA_Premiership

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