GLENAVON PAYS THE PENALTY FOR MISSED CHANCES Glenavon 1 Carrick Rangers 1 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Mourneview Park, Lurgan Saturday 26th October 2024 A late header by David McDaid earned Glenavon a share of the spoils against Carrick Rangers. Visitors’ goalkeeper Ben McCauley, on the field because Ross Glendinning had been sent off at the end [...] d4x5b
GLENAVON V CARRICK RANGERS, A LOOK AHEAD On Saturday 26th October 2024 Glenavon faces Carrick Rangers in its next Sports Direct Premiership fixture. Stephen McDonnell reports virtually a fully fit squad. Only long-term absentee Isaac Baird and suspended full back Rhys Marshall are unavailable. Both Barney McKeown (hamstring) and Davy McDaid (calf) have shaken off [...]
RESILIENT GLENAVON HOLDS ON TO TAKE A POINT AT SOLITUDE Cliftonville 0 Glenavon 0 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Solitude, Belfast Saturday 19th October 2024 Despite the absence of warrior centre half Barney McKeown and the loss of Rhys Marshall to a second yellow card, Glenavon battled gamely to take a valuable point against Cliftonville at [...]
GLENAVON SUFFERS DISAPPOINTING DEFEAT Glenavon 0 Ballymena United 1 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Mourneview Park, Lurgan Saturday 12th October 2024 A second half penalty kick by Ben Kennedy secured three points for Ballymena United and a remarkable eighth consecutive league victory. Glenavon, without the influential Keith Ward and forced to withdraw Barney McKeown at half time [...]
GLENAVON V BALLYMENA UNITED, A LOOK AHEAD On Saturday 12th October 2024 Glenavon faces Ballymena United, the Sports Direct Premiership table-topper, at Mourneview Park. Stephen McDonnell reports that the atmosphere in training on Thursday night was ebullient. “The mood among the players was exceptionally positive,” he said. “There was lots of noise on the training [...]
MID-ULSTER CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW Glenavon’s reward for its Euro Electrics Mid-Ulster Cup quarter final victory against Portadown is an away semi-final against either Dollingstown or Dungannon Swifts. The clash with the Dollybirds or the Swifts will probably take place on Tuesday 12th November 2024. Dollingstown’s quarter-final tie against Dungannon will be staged at Planter’s Park [...]
YOUTHFUL GLENAVON DEFEATS PORTADOWN AGAIN Glenavon 2 Portadown 1 Mid-Ulster Cup, Quarter-final Mourneview Park, Lurgan Tuesday 8th October 2024 A youthful Glenavon side defeated Portadown 2-1 to qualify for the semi-finals of the Mid-Ulster Cup. The home side’s goalscorers were Christopher Atherton (7 mins) and Michael O’Connor (86 mins). Ahu Obhakhan (67 mins) was on target [...]
GLENAVON V PORTADOWN, A LOOK AHEAD On Tuesday 8th October 2024 Glenavon faces Portadown at Mourneview Park in a Mid-Ulster Cup quarter-final tie. The two clubs met last Saturday in the Sports Direct Irish Premiership. Glenavon emerged 2-1 winners with strikes by Jack Malone and David McDaid. Ahu Obhakhan scored the Ports’ goal. Stephen McDonnell [...]
GLENAVON OUTCLASSED BY LINFIELD Glenavon 0 Linfield 3 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Mourneview Park, Lurgan Tuesday 20th August 2024 Linfield scored three times in the first half to easily defeat Glenavon. Although Stephen McDonnell’s men rallied somewhat after the break, it was a disappointing performance. Questions will be asked, in particular, about the home side’s poor [...]
CALUM BIRNEY FACES DATE WITH DESTINY On Friday 13th September 2024 Calum Birney faces an important injury re-assessment. The 31-year-old has not played since the 3-2 home victory against Newry City in early April. A knee injury sustained in that match required surgery in June. Now he is waiting, hoping to receive the green light [...]
