Glenavon
Full name	Glenavon Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Blues, The Mourneview Aces founded = 1889
Founded	{{{founded}}}
Ground	Mourneview Park, Lurgan Co. Armagh
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Sammy Gardiner
Manager	Colin Malone
League	Irish Premier League
2004/05
Home colours Away colours

Glenavon F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Premier League. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Lurgan and play their home matches at Mourneview Park. Club colours are blue and white. The current manager is Colin Malone. Image File history File links Glenavonbadge. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Mourneview Park is a multi-use stadium in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... The Irish Football League (IFL), or Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Motto: [citation needed] (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, NI Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Irish Football League (IFL), or Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Mourneview Park is a multi-use stadium in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. ...

Stadium

Mourneview Park

Honours

• League Titles: 3
  • 1951/52, 1956/57, 1959/60
• Irish Cups: 5
  • 1956/57, 1958/59, 1960/61, 1991/92, 1996/97
• League Cup: 1
  • 1989/90

The Irish Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Northern Ireland. ... The Irish League Cup is the third-highest rated competition in domestic Northern Irish football competition after the Irish Premier League and Irish Cup. ...

Notable former players

• Neil Lennon
• Jimmy Jones
• Wilbur Cush
• Glenn Ferguson
• Stephen McBride

Neil Lennon (born June 25, 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish Catholic professional footballer, who currently plays for Celtic F.C. in the Scottish Premier League, and is now the club captain. ... Jimmy Jones may refer to: Horace A. Jimmy Jones (1906-2001) - American Hall of Fame horse trainer Jimmy Jones (singer) (born 1937) - American singer/songwriter Jimmy Jones (boxer) - American boxer Jimmy Jones (footballer) player with Belfast Celtic Jimmy Jones (hockey player) (born 1953) - NHL ice hockey player Jimmy Jones (baseball... Wilbur Cush in his Leeds United playing days Wilbur Cush (born 10 June 1928, Lurgan, Northern Ireland; died 1981) is a former Northern Ireland footballer. ... Glenn Ferguson - Linfield Striker Glenn Ferguson is a Northern Irish Footballer who has scored over 450 league goals in irish football, and also been capped by Northern Ireland, he is currently playing for Linfield and aslo played for Glenavon. ...

Famous Fans

The most famous fans are undoubtedly the Crescent Enders led by Glenavon "superfan" Ian "Skin" McKinney. The section of the support follow the team all over the land week-in, week-out with little reward for their troubles. You can catch the herd in their local habitat, the Crescent End, every other Saturday from 3pm - 4.45pm. Mood variable. Soberness not guaranteed.

Crescent End Honours List:

Ian "Skin" McKinney (Captain); Michael "George" Scott; David "Paddy" Watterson; Mark "Willso" Wills; Joel "glenavon97" Best; Luke "Joel's brother" Best; Richard "Hutch" Hutchinson; Ian "The tax-dodging parasite on society" Wilson; Bobby "Dancing Blackie" Black; Wayne "Andvari" Hanna; Ashley "Ash" Donaldson; David "Moses" Grey; Christopher "Spratty" Spratt (Alpha male); Gareth "Titch" Hanna; David "Reggie" Irwin; Alan "Super Colly" McCollum John "Drainpipe John" Friars

See also

• Irish Football League Cup
• Irish Cup
• Irish First Division
• Irish Second Division
• County Antrim Shield
• Northern Ireland football league system

The Irish League Cup is the third-highest rated competition in domestic Northern Irish football competition after the Irish Premier League and Irish Cup. ... The Irish Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Northern Ireland. ... Official logo of the Irish First Division The Irish First Division is the second tier in Northern Irish football. ... The Irish Second Division is the 3rd tear in Northern Irish Football // Current Second Division Clubs Annagh United Ballyclare Comrades Ballymoney United Brantwood Chimney Corner Dergview Glebe Rangers Lurgan Celtic Oxford United Stars PSNI Queens University Wakehurst 2005/06 Season Portstewart were promoted as Champions with 2nd placed Ballinamallard... The County Antrim Shield is a Northern Irish football competition. ... The Northern Ireland football league system is structured as a series of interconnected football leagues across Northern Ireland. ...

External links

• Glenavon FC Website
• Irish Premier League Website
• Irish Football Club Project
• Irish FA Website
• Irish League Forums