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42:1969-12-20
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1657:McDermott
1587:Kernaghan
1569:Patterson
1515:R. Walker
1281:McParland
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330:Smickers
130:Glenavon
1697: (
1679: (
1661: (
1643: (
1625: (
1607: (
1604:Haveron
1591: (
1573: (
1555: (
1537: (
1519: (
1501: (
1483: (
1465: (
1461:Cassidy
1447: (
1429: (
1425:Jackson
1411: (
1393: (
1375: (
1371:Stewart
1357: (
1339: (
1335:Eastham
1321: (
1303: (
1285: (
1267: (
1249: (
1231: (
1227:Colrain
1213: (
1195: (
1177: (
1161: (
1143: (
1125: (
1121:Neilson
1107: (
1089: (
1071: (
1053: (
1035: (
1017: (
999: (
981: (
708:41.67%
648:41.67%
550:Record
541:Nation
434:Honours
383:final.
326:Belfast
58:Belfast
1701:–2024)
1693:Feeney
1675:McAree
1665:–2023)
1621:McFall
1497:Millar
1487:–2006)
1443:Strain
1389:McFall
1317:McCrae
1139:Briggs
977:McStay
888:24 May
862:24 May
836:24 May
814:22 May
792:22 May
766:22 May
693:Total
664:
623:
583:
205:(loan)
1639:Smyth
1479:Coyle
1245:Neill
1209:Neill
1067:Grice
544:From
538:Team
332:is a
234:Total
80:Years
1699:2023
1681:2023
1663:2019
1645:2019
1629:–19)
1627:2018
1611:–18)
1609:2016
1595:–16)
1593:2015
1577:–15)
1575:2012
1559:–12)
1557:2010
1541:–10)
1539:2007
1521:2007
1505:–07)
1503:2006
1485:1997
1469:–97)
1467:1994
1451:–94)
1449:1993
1433:–93)
1431:1987
1415:–87)
1413:1985
1397:–84)
1395:1979
1379:–79)
1377:1977
1361:–77)
1359:1974
1343:–74)
1341:1972
1323:1972
1307:–72)
1305:1971
1299:Dowd
1289:–71)
1287:1968
1269:1968
1251:1968
1235:–68)
1233:1966
1217:–66)
1215:1965
1199:–64)
1197:1962
1181:–62)
1179:1961
1165:–61)
1163:1960
1157:Kane
1147:–60)
1145:1959
1129:–59)
1127:1958
1109:1958
1093:–57)
1091:1955
1075:–55)
1073:1948
1057:–47)
1055:1945
1039:–40)
1037:1939
1031:Page
1021:–38)
1019:1936
1003:–35)
1001:1934
995:Reid
985:–34)
983:1932
912:2022
890:2019
864:2019
838:2019
816:2019
794:2019
768:2019
292:2019
257:1997
245:(46)
155:(23)
90:Apps
84:Team
547:To
269:(0)
240:514
229:(0)
211:(1)
191:(0)
173:(8)
152:183
137:(9)
134:123
119:(5)
98:Gls
1720::
959:–
881:.
855:.
785:.
731:.
696:12
636:12
564:L
561:D
558:W
555:P
226:16
208:26
201:→
188:34
170:50
116:84
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702:2
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