Saturday 29th April 2023
Kick Off 5.30pm
On Saturday, we end the normal 38 game Danske Bank Premiership campaign with a visit to Seaview with third place secured but everything to play for in our quest for second place and automatic Europa League qualification.
We are pleased to announce that the club has been awarded both Premiership and UEFA Licences for the 2023/24 season.
Glentoran Women have secured a domestic licence to continue to compete in the Sports Direct Women's Premiership.
Sincere thanks to all those volunteers in the Admin, Academy, Glentoran Women, Stadium Team, Finance Committee and to Club Secretary Ricky Rea who all worked so tirelessly to complete the successful applications.
Glentoran Women hit six goals without reply past Mid Ulster Ladies at the Mid-Ulster Sports Complex.
Caragh Hamilton got the Glens off to the perfect start when she ran onto a through ball to round keeper Lilie Crooks and slot into the bottom right corner.
The visitors doubled their advantage midway through the first half when a scramble in the box from a corner ended with Nadene Caldwell turning the ball home.
Demi Vance struck the woodwork a short time later but it took two Kerry Beattie finishes early in the second half to settle the game as a contest.
Bobby Burns has been voted Glentoran 'Player of the Year' for 2022-23 by the club’s supporters. Castlereagh GSC organised the vote at Saturday’s home game and Bobby came out on top with an outstanding 66% of the vote. He will be presented with his award by Castlereagh GSC officials at an early opportunity, depending on whether or not we are in the European playoffs after Saturday’s game. Bobby has scored ten goals from midfield this season in his 43 appearances.
Terry Devlin was runner-up in his first season with Glentoran, with Rhys Marshall third..
It was a great start for our new and returning players today as Demi Vance and Emily Wilson both score twice and newly signed keeper Ellie Scott kept a clean sheet in this season opening statement of intent at Ashfield.
The Glens’ other goals came from Kerry Beattie (2), Joely Andrews, Emma McMaster, Nadene Caldwell, Caragh Hamilton and Rachel Rogan,
Congratulations to Joely Andrews on winning the 2022 Women’s Premiership Player of the Year Award at last night's NIFL Northern Ireland Football Awards on Saturday evening.
This highly deserved award is Northern Ireland regular Joely's second individual award of this stature as last year she won the Ulster Footballer of the Year Award. Joely , who turns 21 next week has been at Glentoran since she was 8 years old.
Congratulations to Emily Wilson who was also in the three player shortlist and to Terry Devlin who was shortlisted for the men's Young Player of the Year award.
A first half goal blitz from the Glens and an unfortunate but serious looking 74th minute injury to Coleraine’s Adam Mullan dominated this second consecutive 3-0 Glentoran victory at the Bet McLean Oval.
Rodney McAree had unsurprisingly named an unchanged starting line up from last week’s win over Cliftonville, but a James Singleton knock in the pre match warm up meant Bobby Burns moving to left back in his place, with Hrvoje Plum returning in midfield.
Glentoran Football Club has come under investigation from the Irish Football Association for the alleged behaviour of a small group of supporters at recent games.
Please note that the following behaviours are not and will not be acceptable under any circumstances, either at the Bet McLean Oval or at away grounds:
For our final home Premiership game of the season Beth Stafford's cover looks back at some of the highlights. Inside Rodney McAree praises last week's performance against Cliftonville which Norman Ternahan and Tommy Sewell review in words and pictures, John Grayden reflects on the announcement of Casement Park as the IFA's nominated stadium for Euro 2028 and has a look ahead to the imminent Women's season and Brian McClelland reviews the career of a Glentoran hero who was a dual international.
Saturday 22nd April
Kick Off 3pm
On Saturday, in our last home game of the normal Danske Bank Premiership campaign, we welcome sixth placed Coleraine to the Bet McLean Oval for the first time since September and the fifth match of the campaign.
