ARRANGEMENTS FOR BOXING DAY DERBY Glenavon looks forward to welcoming a sell-out crowd to Mourneview Park for the Boxing Day Mid-Ulster derby. The PSNI has issued the following instructions concerning crowd control and safety: ers of both clubs are asked to arrive early as delays are expected due to the numbers attending. Glenavon ers will be [...] 5dd1m
GLENAVON IS NARROWLY BEATEN BY LINFIELD Linfield 1 Glenavon 0 Sports Direct Irish Premiership The National Stadium, Windsor Park, Belfast Saturday 21st December 2024 Despite dominating possession for the entire second half, Glenavon slipped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Linfield at the National Stadium. Chris McKee headed the crucial goal in the 11th minute following [...]
LINFIELD V GLENAVON, A LOOK AHEAD On Saturday 21st December 2024 Glenavon faces Linfield at the National Stadium. It is the Lurgan Blues’ final fixture before Christmas. Unfortunately, Tuesday’s exciting 3-1 win against Crusaders has been achieved at a cost. Niall Quinn and Rhys Marshall were missing due to injury and Gareth Deane strained a calf [...]
BRILLIANT GLENAVON BRUSHES CRUSADERS ASIDE Glenavon 3 Crusaders 1 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Mourneview Park, Lurgan Tuesday 17th December 2024 A brilliant second half performance by Glenavon swept Crusaders aside and sealed the first win of the Paddy McLaughlin era. Michael O’Connor (43 mins) and Peter Campbell (62 mins) scored the home side’s first two goals. [...]
GLENAVON V CRUSADERS, A LOOK AHEAD On Tuesday 17th December 2024 Glenavon faces Crusaders at Mourneview Park in a re-arranged Sports Direct Premiership fixture. The match was due to have been played on Saturday 7th December 2024 but was postponed in the wake of Storm Darragh. On 30th November 2024, when the Lurgan Blues were last [...]
GLENAVON TO TRAIN THREE NIGHTS PER WEEK Paddy McLaughlin has increased the first team squad’s training commitment from two to three nights. Each week since his appointment, the players have reported for an extra session. Now he intends to make the change permanent. “To my mind it is a no-brainer,” said Paddy. “With outside investment [...]
JAMES HEANEY AND BEN WILSON SIGN PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS James Heaney has become the latest Glenavon Academy graduate to sign a professional contract. The 16-year-old put pen to paper this week watched by new boss, Paddy McLaughlin. Ben Wilson ed the professional ranks at the end of November. The two additions to the payroll are another [...]
GLENAVON V CRUSADERS, A LOOK AHEAD On Saturday 7th December 2024 Glenavon faces Crusaders at Mourneview Park in the Sports Direct Premiership. Last weekend Matthew Snoddy rescued a point for Paddy McLaughlin’s men against Coleraine in an exciting 3-3 draw. The new boss felt that his side merited a share of the spoils. “It was [...]
GLENAVON EARNS DESERVED POINT IN SIX-GOAL THRILLER Glenavon 3 Coleraine 3 Sports Direct Irish Premiership Mourneview Park, Lurgan Saturday 30th November 2024 Glenavon produced a rousing second half performance to earn a point against Coleraine in a six-goal thriller. The Bannsiders raced into a two-goal lead and then moved 3-1 ahead. However, during a frenetic [...]
GLENAVON V COLERAINE, A LOOK AHEAD On Saturday 30th November 2024 Glenavon faces Coleraine at Mourneview Park in the Sports Direct Premiership. Last Saturday the Lurgan men lost 1-0 to Portadown at Shamrock Park. The turning point of the match was referee Ian McNabb’s decision to rule out James Carroll’s late “equaliser” for offside. Paddy [...]
