Greatest Antrim Footballer

[milltown row]

Antrim players still cant keep their jerseys

[Hoopeddefender]

Antrim players still cant keep their jerseys

Who would want one?

[fitzroyalty]

Ardboe. Google them

nothing to write home about

[NAG]

Whats the problem with Antrim Hoopededefender?

[clootfromthe21]

There have been plenty of great footballers from Antrim, but, to the best of my knowledge, the list does not include either Jimmy Keaveney or, for that matter, Spike Ferguson. Keaveney, according to his Wikipedia entry, was not surprisingly born in Dublin. At least one of his parents may have been a northerner, but I think the connection was towards Castlewellan. Ferguson is from Dondonald, which is also in Co  Down.

Pretty sure Keaveney's da was a Belfastie, although Jimmy is a born Dub.

[clootfromthe21]

I've also turned out for Ballinderry, Cargin and hurled for Loughiel on occassion.

Shame you can't spell the name of the team you hurled for!

[irunthev]

St Endas visited Coalisland - dump near where I live about 10 years ago - and the locals burnt their bus with all their gear on it, says a lot about people from Coalisland. They have had a hard ride from Loyalists/British security forces over the years I am lead to believe but I doubt an Antrim Division three team has ever produced a genuinely decent player or a secondary school in Antrim for that matter. Where was he at St marys? Quaking in my boots!!! hahahaha

endas would be div 2 son, as for you superstar who's ur club and what genuine decent players have they produced!?

I maybe wrong on this but I think it was St Malachys he went to. Would have been a very decent basketball player too and I believe he also had trials at Aston Villa and Newcastle

[Hoopeddefender]

Never heard of St Malachys Belfast must be a dump. Hahhahaha Basketball

[Gold]

Never heard of St Malachys Belfast must be a dump. Hahhahaha Basketball

Ever heard of Kieran Donaghy or Liam McHale?

[saffron sam2]

Never heard of St Malachys Belfast must be a dump. Hahhahaha Basketball

Ever heard of Kieran Donaghy or Liam McHale?

Or former Ireland schoolboy basketball international Matt McGleenan?

[dodgy umpire]

Antrim hahahahah
St Endas hahahaha
Antrim schools footbal hahahaha

st.marys cbs?

[brokencrossbar1]

Don't feed the troll lads!

Plenty of lads played basketball and football.  I also think Sherlock was a schoolboy irish international basketballer.  Great cross over skills.

Obviously Antrim haven't been blessed with successful footballers but by all accounts Armstrong and McCallion were up there with the best of the players of their generations so I would say they would probably be the top along with Shinny McQuillan

[longrunsthefox]

Prenter was a fine player who was part of an excellent Ulster minor winning side in 1982, not 1983. It was arguably the best team Antrim have produced at any level in  the last 30 years.

Apologies to the class of '82. I heard that the team weren't even allowed to keep their jerseys after the AI semi against Kerry. How times have changed.

the Antrim goalie in the senior football championship wore a Dublin jersey a few yaers ago and the backs and forawrds had different types of jerseys on. Said it all about the shambles of Antrim football.

[Diet Coke]

Would Stevie Mulvenna be the only Antrim player with an All Ireland Senior medal?  ;)Wasn't he on the Derry panel when they won Sam? Prenter was a great player, and so was Paul McErlean and the Donnelly's...Fergie and Aiden, not forgetting Donagh Finnegan.

[Drumanee 1]

dont know if you antrim men would agree but i would have thought alex mcquillan from glenravel would have been one of antrims best ever players.