Thursday 20 September 2007

Clancy McDermott

Name: J. Clarence McDermott
Born: Belfast
Position: Half-Back

Representative Honours: Irish League: 1 Cap (1949); Northern Regional League: 1 Cap (1945).
Club Honours: (with Glentoran) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1941/42, 1942/43, 1944/45; Substitute (War-Time) Gold Cup Winner 1941/42; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1940/41; (with Coleraine) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1952/53; Gold Cup Winner 1958/59; City Cup Winner 1954/55; North-West Senior Cup Winner.
Awards: Ulster Footballer of the Year 1959.

Club Career:
Glentoran
1939/40-1950/51 (158/2 Total); Chelmsford (Southern League); Fulham (0/0 League); Coleraine 1951/52-1962/63; Bangor.

Biography:
To follow.

1 comment:

frank reynolds said...

Yes I remember Clancy being playermanager of BANGOR.We didn't win to many games.We played Newry Town in the cup and we won 1-0. Could have been 10 (TEN) only for their goalkeeper having a outstanding match.He was a young Pat Jennings!