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Ballymena United - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 17/18
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Ballymena United 2017/2018

CityBallymena
Full nameBallymena United FC
Diminutive Ballymena
Foundation1928
Stadium The Showgrounds

Roster Ballymena United 2017/2018

Display :

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Goalkeepers

photo Ross Glendinning

Ross Glendinning

Goalkeeper

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 27/07/2016

left on : 03/06/2021
B.date18/05/1993
Age25 years
Height1m88

Display stats

Played matches 31
First team matches 31
On the bench 6
Goals 0
Clean sheets 2
Goals against 55
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2788
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 32%
Draws 16%
Losses 52%
photo Conor Brennan

Conor Brennan

Goalkeeper

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 27/07/2017

left on : 18/01/2018
B.date30/03/1994
Age24 years
Height1m90

Display stats

Played matches 9
First team matches 9
On the bench 6
Goals 0
Clean sheets 1
Goals against 17
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 810
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 44%
Draws 0%
Losses 56%
photo Aaron Shanahan

Aaron Shanahan

Goalkeeper

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 02/01/2014

left on : 01/02/2020
B.date20/04/1984
Age34 years
Height1m85
photo Timothy Allen

Timothy Allen

Goalkeeper

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 26/01/2017

left on : 01/08/2017
B.date05/04/1992
Age26 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 0
On the bench 2
Goals 0
Clean sheets 0
Goals against 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 0%
Losses 100%
photo Ben McCauley

Ben McCauley

Goalkeeper

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2016

left on : 10/01/2018
B.date02/05/1998
Age20 years
photo Tom McDermott

Tom McDermott

Goalkeeper

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/01/2018

left on : 01/01/2020
B.date30/01/1998
Age20 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 3
Goals 0
Clean sheets 1
Goals against 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 90
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 100%
Losses 0%

Defenders

photo Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

Central defender

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2016

left on : 10/05/2018
B.date18/11/1989
Age28 years
Height1m83

Display stats

Played matches 22
First team matches 19
On the bench 5
Goals 1
Efficiency 1743
Own goals 0
Assists 1
Minutes played 1743
Yellow cards 6
Red cards 0
Victories 27%
Draws 18%
Losses 55%
photo Kyle Crawford

Kyle Crawford

Central defender

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2015

left on : 01/07/2018
B.date29/06/1997
Age21 years
photo Kyle Owens

Kyle Owens

Central defender

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2016

left on : 01/06/2018
B.date09/07/1992
Age25 years

Display stats

Played matches 29
First team matches 26
On the bench 7
Goals 2
Efficiency 1141
Own goals 0
Assists 2
Minutes played 2281
Yellow cards 5
Red cards 2
Victories 38%
Draws 10%
Losses 52%
photo Kofi Balmer

Kofi Balmer

Central defender

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2016

left on : 13/06/2021
B.date19/09/2000
Age17 years
Height1m83

Display stats

Played matches 23
First team matches 23
On the bench 1
Goals 2
Efficiency 1016
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2031
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 39%
Draws 17%
Losses 43%
photo Caolan Loughran

Caolan Loughran

Central defender

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2013

left on : 01/07/2018
B.date09/01/1995
Age23 years

Display stats

Played matches 0
First team matches 0
On the bench 4
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 0
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
photo Jim Ervin

Jim Ervin

Right full-back

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 08/01/2014

left on : 10/06/2021
B.date05/06/1985
Age33 years
Height1m73

Display stats

Played matches 39
First team matches 39
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 1
Minutes played 3510
Yellow cards 8
Red cards 0
Victories 33%
Draws 15%
Losses 51%
photo Tony Kane

Tony Kane

Right full-back

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 29/07/2011

left on : 01/07/2021
B.date29/08/1987
Age30 years
Height1m81
Weight70 kg

Display stats

Played matches 35
First team matches 33
On the bench 5
Goals 4
Efficiency 733
Own goals 0
Assists 8
Minutes played 2931
Yellow cards 9
Red cards 0
Victories 37%
Draws 9%
Losses 54%
photo Emmett Friars

Emmett Friars

Left full-back

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 18/05/2017

left on : 01/07/2018
B.date14/09/1985
Age32 years
Height1m83

Display stats

Played matches 11
First team matches 7
On the bench 7
Goals 2
Efficiency 348
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 695
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 36%
Draws 18%
Losses 45%
photo Andrew Burns

Andrew Burns

Left full-back

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 22/06/2017

left on : 01/07/2020
B.date29/05/1992
Age26 years
Height1m85

Display stats

Played matches 20
First team matches 18
On the bench 3
Goals 1
Efficiency 1418
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1418
Yellow cards 4
Red cards 1
Victories 25%
Draws 10%
Losses 65%
photo Steven McCullough

Steven McCullough

Left full-back

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 26/06/2017

B.date30/08/1994
Age23 years
Height1m80

Display stats

Played matches 29
First team matches 27
On the bench 6
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 5
Minutes played 2447
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 45%
Draws 17%
Losses 38%
photo Connor Quigley

Connor Quigley

Left full-back

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 07/02/2018

left on : 10/09/2020
B.date04/12/1997
Age20 years
Height1m73

Display stats

Played matches 13
First team matches 12
On the bench 2
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1081
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 31%
Draws 8%
Losses 62%

Midfielders

photo Patrick Weir

Patrick Weir

Defensive Midfielder

Australia

Arrived on : 19/02/2018

left on : 01/07/2018
B.date09/07/1995
Age22 years
Height1m85

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 0
On the bench 5
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 84
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 0%
Losses 100%
photo Gary Thompson

Gary Thompson

Centre Midfield

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2012

left on : 19/05/2018
B.date26/05/1990
Age28 years
Height1m77

Display stats

Played matches 18
First team matches 16
On the bench 3
Goals 2
Efficiency 739
Own goals 0
Assists 1
Minutes played 1478
Yellow cards 5
Red cards 0
Victories 39%
Draws 17%
Losses 44%
photo Leroy Millar

Leroy Millar

Centre Midfield

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2015

left on : 02/06/2022
B.date01/09/1995
Age22 years
Height1m78

Display stats

Played matches 26
First team matches 21
On the bench 5
Goals 4
Efficiency 476
Own goals 1
Assists 2
Minutes played 1902
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 31%
Draws 12%
Losses 58%
photo Owen McKeown

Owen McKeown

Right Midfielder

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 03/09/2017

left on : 05/01/2022
B.date07/06/1997
Age21 years
photo Michael Gault

Michael Gault

Midfield

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 18/05/2017

left on : 06/01/2018
B.date15/04/1983
Age35 years
Height1m83
Weight70 kg

Display stats

Played matches 12
First team matches 12
On the bench 3
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1052
Yellow cards 6
Red cards 0
Victories 25%
Draws 8%
Losses 67%
photo Stephen McAlorum

Stephen McAlorum

Midfield

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 18/05/2017

left on : 08/11/2018
B.date11/06/1986
Age32 years

Display stats

Played matches 9
First team matches 8
On the bench 3
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 706
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 22%
Draws 33%
Losses 44%
photo Eoin Kane

Eoin Kane

Midfield

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2013

left on : 10/01/2018
B.date10/01/1996
Age22 years

Display stats

Played matches 0
First team matches 0
On the bench 3
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 0
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
photo Jason Johnston

Jason Johnston

Midfield

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/01/2014

left on : 01/07/2023
B.date23/07/1996
Age21 years
photo Daniel McIlhatton

Daniel McIlhatton

Midfield

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 23/08/2017

left on : 16/12/2017
B.date1993
Age25 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 0
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Francis McCaffrey

Francis McCaffrey

Offensive Midfielder

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 29/06/2016

left on : 25/05/2018
B.date22/04/1993
Age25 years

Display stats

Played matches 24
First team matches 15
On the bench 16
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1251
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 33%
Draws 8%
Losses 58%

Forwards

photo Kevin Braniff

Kevin Braniff

Second striker

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 28/01/2017

left on : 10/05/2018
B.date04/03/1983
Age35 years
Height1m81
Weight70 kg

Display stats

Played matches 21
First team matches 18
On the bench 3
Goals 4
Efficiency 365
Own goals 0
Assists 2
Minutes played 1458
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 1
Victories 24%
Draws 19%
Losses 57%
photo Conor McCloskey

Conor McCloskey

Right Winger

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 31/05/2016

left on : 01/06/2018
B.date29/01/1992
Age26 years
Height1m73

Display stats

Played matches 32
First team matches 27
On the bench 8
Goals 3
Efficiency 781
Own goals 0
Assists 1
Minutes played 2343
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 31%
Draws 16%
Losses 53%
photo Jonathan McMurray

Jonathan McMurray

Centre forward

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2016

left on : 05/06/2019
B.date19/09/1994
Age23 years
Height1m83

Display stats

Played matches 16
First team matches 13
On the bench 3
Goals 6
Efficiency 192
Own goals 0
Assists 3
Minutes played 1149
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 38%
Draws 25%
Losses 38%
photo Matthew Shevlin

Matthew Shevlin

Centre forward

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2017

left on : 01/08/2019
B.date07/12/1998
Age19 years

Display stats

Played matches 29
First team matches 18
On the bench 15
Goals 7
Efficiency 246
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1720
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 34%
Draws 17%
Losses 48%
photo Cathair Friel

Cathair Friel

Centre forward

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2016

left on : 31/01/2021
B.date25/05/1993
Age25 years
Height1m78

Display stats

Played matches 34
First team matches 30
On the bench 5
Goals 11
Efficiency 241
Own goals 0
Assists 1
Minutes played 2654
Yellow cards 4
Red cards 1
Victories 38%
Draws 15%
Losses 47%
photo Francis Nolan

Francis Nolan

Centre forward

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/01/2018

left on : 10/01/2020
B.date05/12/1999
Age18 years

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 0
On the bench 4
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 37
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 0%
Losses 100%
photo William Faulkner

William Faulkner

Forward

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 11/06/2015

left on : 24/05/2019
B.date18/01/1990
Age28 years

Display stats

Played matches 24
First team matches 6
On the bench 24
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 1
Minutes played 812
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 25%
Draws 17%
Losses 58%
photo Neil Lowry

Neil Lowry

Forward

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2016

left on : 14/09/2017
B.date09/08/1993
Age24 years
Height1m90

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 0
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 6
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 0%
Losses 100%
photo Joe McKinney

Joe McKinney

Forward

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 10/01/2017

left on : 01/07/2018
B.date02/01/1994
Age24 years

Display stats

Played matches 32
First team matches 22
On the bench 14
Goals 2
Efficiency 949
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1897
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 31%
Draws 19%
Losses 50%

Manager

photo David Jeffrey

David Jeffrey

Manager

B.date 28/10/1962

Age 55 years

Arrived on : 07/03/2016

Left on : 09/05/2023

Preferred formation 4-4-2  67%
49 Games
19 Victories
23 Losses

Success rate in this team:

45 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

59 %

Staff members

Paul McAreaveyArrived on : 01/07/2016
Recruitment OfficerLeft on : 24/02/2020

Games list

21/0421/04/2018Danske Bank PremiershipDBPRound 37R37Glenavon0 0Ballymena United
28/0428/04/2018Danske Bank PremiershipDBPRound 38R38Ballymena United1 2Crusaders
09/0509/05/2018Europa League PlayoffsELPSemi-finalsSCliftonville4 0Ballymena United

FBDB Ranking

The FBDB index is calculated using a series of factors related to club results. Only the first tier clubs are listed.

General ranking
Danske Bank Premiership

pts m v d l GF GA diff
1
logo Crusaders Crusaders 9138287310638+68
2
logo Coleraine Coleraine 8938261117631+45
3
logo Glenavon Glenavon 6938191278552+33
4
logo Linfield Linfield 6738207117245+27
5
logo Cliftonville Cliftonville 6538205136845+23
6
logo Ballymena United Ballymena United 4838146185365-12

Competitions overview 2017/2018Last updated on 12/05/2024 at 16:35

Danske Bank Premiership

mpvdlgfgadiff
38146185365-12

(C3) Europa League

mpvdlgfgadiff
200205-5

BetMcClean.com League Cup

mpvdlgfgadiff
54011266

Irish Cup

mpvdlgfgadiff
3111743

Europa League Playoffs

mpvdlgfgadiff
100104-4

Total

mpvdlgfgadiff
49197237284-12

Transfers: In

Players in

18/0518/05/2017photo Emmett Friars Emmett FriarsArds
18/0518/05/2017photo Michael Gault Michael GaultCrusaders
18/0518/05/2017photo Stephen McAlorum S. McAlorumGlentoran
22/0622/06/2017photo Andrew Burns Andrew BurnsSwifts
26/0626/06/2017photo Steven McCullough S. McCulloughRangers
01/0701/07/2017photo Matthew Shevlin Matthew ShevlinArdsReturn from loan
27/0727/07/2017photo Conor Brennan Conor BrennanRaith Rovers
23/0823/08/2017photo Daniel McIlhatton D. McIlhattonMoyola Park
03/0903/09/2017photo Owen McKeown Owen McKeownCrumlin United
01/0101/01/2018photo Tom McDermott Tom McDermottDerry CityFree
01/0101/01/2018photo Francis Nolan Francis Nolan
07/0207/02/2018photo Connor Quigley Connor QuigleyForfar
19/0219/02/2018photo Patrick Weir Patrick Weir

Transfers: Out

Players out

16/0516/05/2017photo Denver Gage Denver GageRangers
16/0516/05/2017photo Gavin Taggart Gavin TaggartRangers
31/0531/05/2017photo Michael Kerr Michael KerrCrusadersReturn from loan
31/0531/05/2017photo Danny Wallace Danny WallaceLinfieldReturn from loan
01/0701/07/2017photo Chandler Douglas C. DouglasPSNIFree
01/0701/07/2017photo Kyle Mackie Kyle MackieBallyclareFree
01/0701/07/2017photo Adam McCracken Adam McCrackenUnknown
01/0701/07/2017photo Stewart Nixon Stewart NixonBallyclare
14/0714/07/2017photo Allan Jenkins Allan JenkinsHurlford
01/0801/08/2017photo Timothy Allen Timothy AllenUnknown
10/0110/01/2018photo Eoin Kane Eoin KaneBallyclare
10/0110/01/2018photo Ben McCauley Ben McCauleyHW Welders
18/0118/01/2018photo Conor Brennan Conor BrennanGreenock

Players retired

16/0516/05/2017photo Steven McBride Steven McBrideRetired

Players released

16/0516/05/2017photo Darren Henderson D. HendersonFree
14/0914/09/2017photo Neil Lowry Neil LowryFree
16/1216/12/2017photo Daniel McIlhatton D. McIlhattonFree
06/0106/01/2018photo Michael Gault Michael GaultFree

Trophy room

Victories

League Cup 12017
Irish Cup 41989198419811958

Runner-ups

Irish Cup 9202320222020201419781974197019591951
League Cup 3201920182015
NIFL Premiership 3201919801939
Data verified since 1928/1929

Club overall statsLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 16:35

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

16%

42%

29%

All competitions

14%

48%

29%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

16%

5%

11%

All competitions

21%

5%

14%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

79%

47%

63%

All competitions

79%

52%

67%

Number of times the team scores first

League

53%

42%

47%

All competitions

36%

38%

37%

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

47%

53%

50%

All competitions

36%

57%

45%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

43

32

43

All competitions

43

32

38

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

35

47

37

All competitions

37

46

42

Most frequent score

Home
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
0 - 22 times3 times
1 - 41 times1 times
1 - 61 times1 times
3 - 01 times2 times
1 - 01 times1 times
1 - 32 times3 times
2 - 01 times2 times
6 - 31 times1 times
3 - 31 times1 times
2 - 13 times3 times
3 - 20 times1 times
3 - 12 times3 times
4 - 00 times1 times
2 - 21 times2 times
1 - 21 times2 times
0 - 31 times1 times
Away
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
3 - 00 times1 times
1 - 13 times3 times
1 - 05 times5 times
1 - 32 times2 times
2 - 12 times2 times
4 - 01 times2 times
3 - 11 times1 times
2 - 31 times1 times
1 - 22 times2 times
2 - 01 times1 times
0 - 01 times1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

60%

10%

30%

Away

50%

25%

25%

Total

55.56%

16.67%

27.78%

All competitions

Home

60%

10%

30%

Away

50%

25%

25%

Total

55.56%

16.67%

27.78%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

33.33%

11.11%

55.56%

Away

10%

10%

80%

Total

21.05%

10.53%

68.42%

All competitions

Home

30%

10%

60%

Away

8.33%

8.33%

83.33%

Total

18.18%

9.09%

72.73%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

21%

46%

33%

19

41

30

Min./Match

23%

51%

27%

20

46

24

Min./Match

22%

48%

30%

20

44

27

Min./Match

All competitions

14%

63%

23%

13

57

20

Min./Match

20%

50%

30%

18

45

27

Min./Match

17%

57%

26%

15

51

23

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 16:35

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 13/05/2024 at 15:55

MinutesGoals forGoals against
0 - 157
10
Best scorer : Cathair Friel - 4 Goals
16 - 3010
5
Best scorer : Jonathan McMurray - 5 Goals
31 - 453
12
Best scorer : Tony Kane - 3 Goals
46 - 6012
12
Best scorer : Cathair Friel - 10 Goals
61 - 756
13
Best scorer : Cathair Friel - 3 Goals
76 - 9015
22
Best scorer : Kofi Balmer - 9 Goals

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 25/04/2024 at 15:46

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 2008 and 2018 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.
2Crusaders2.01 pts/m
3Cliftonville1.76 pts/m
4Glentoran1.56 pts/m
5Coleraine1.53 pts/m
6Glenavon1.34 pts/m
7Ballymena United1.24 pts/m
8Dungannon Swifts1.16 pts/m
9Portadown1.38 pts/m
10Ballinamallard0.98 pts/m
11Distillery1.02 pts/m
12Warrenpoint Town0.88 pts/m
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 16/08/2008. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 03:45

Best club streaksLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 16:35

Series Home Away Total
consecutive wins833
League633
consecutive draws0
consecutive losses433
League233
consecutive matches without a win496
League395
consecutive matches without a draw9814
League6811
consecutive matches without a loss1435
League934
matches with at least one goal scored1537
League936
matches with at least one goal conceded81913
League91817
matches without scoring any goal144
League134
matches without conceding any goal212
League111

Running streaksLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 16:35

Series Running Home Away Total
consecutive wins
League
consecutive losses212
League21
consecutive matches without a win246
League235
consecutive matches without a draw812
League51
consecutive matches without a loss
League1
matches with at least one goal scored1
League11
matches with at least one goal conceded212
League21
matches without scoring any goal41
League3
matches without conceding any goal
League1

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