In today's installment of Cup Final Heroes we introduce Michael Halliday, the most voted for Hero on our social media in the last couple weeks. For younger fans who missed the glory days of 6 Irish Cups in 8 years in the 1980s Michael Halliday is surely the hero of the 21st century so far.
Irish Cup final 2015 match shirt and match prepared shirt sponsors.
The draw will take place after the match this Saturday in the Premier Lounge.
Nos. 1 - 11 are guaranteed a match worn shirt.
Nos. 12 - 16 will be substitute shirts ( ie no 12 will be the first sub brought on etc etc). Depending on the number of shirts Eddie uses on the day it may be that some of these shirts will be considered as match prepared.
Nos. 17 - 21 will be match prepared shirts.
1. Davy Stewart
2. John Moore
3. Mark Cleland
4. Alistair Fulton
Tonight on the Cup Final Heroes Countdown we are taking a break from the chronological order we have followed and instead are selecting two heroes based on the goals they scored. The winners are obvious- Paul Millar for his winning goal in the 1986 Irish Cup Final and Glen Little for that famous goal in the 1996 Cup Final.
After further discussions with the IFA today, we can now confirm that 50 tickets will be released for general sale at 6pm this evening from the Oval Superstore. This is a very limited number of tickets but every little helps.
1. No tickets can be held for payment at a later date.
2. Only adult tickets available at £15.00 each.
3. Only 2 tickets per adult allowed
4. First come, first served. No priority given.
The Superstore is open from 3pm but tickets will NOT be available until 6pm.
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In 1981, Ronnie McFall signed former Ballymena Utd striker Gerry Mullan from Everton for a reported £40,000. Signing for a side who had been invincible the season before Mullan tucked in straight away to McFall's side. On 28th November 1981 Mullan struck his first goal for The Glens in a 6-1 victory over Crusaders at The Oval. His debut season finished with 5 goals from 18 appearances but there was far more to come in the years that followed.
All those supporters who ordered Irish Cup final replica shirts can collect them in the Superstore tomorrow between 3pm and 8pm.
The Superstore will also be open on Thursday between 3pm and 8pm.
The Glentoran skipper talks to Adrian Logan on McLean's TV about Saturday's Irish Cup final.
Watch the interview HERE
Glentoran Football Club are proud to announce that the Glentoran Academy will be placing 2000 green, red & black flyers on the temporary seating on the Sydenham End Terrace for every fan to hold up as the team takes to the pitch on Saturday. This initiative was entirely devised by the coaches and players and the boys and girls of our academy will be arriving early Saturday to attach them to each individual seat.
In 1980 Glentoran manager Ronnie McFall was moulding together one of the greatest squads to ever grace Irish football. That summer he signed two new centre halfs in Alan Harrison and Trevor Erskine as well as 22 year old Jim Cleary from Portadown. Despite Glentoran sitting top of the Ulster Cup table, McFall wanted somebody to provide the crosses for Gary Blackledge up front. He completed the signing of Johnny Jameson from cross-city rivals Linfield.
We will be holding our pre-Irish Cup Final Party at the Oval this Friday evening between 6pm - 9pm
Come along and meet the players and wish them well for the big day....
