A project to restore, tidy or mark the graves of former Linfield FC players
Northern Ireland
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Today we remember Tommy Stewart who passed away on 1st November 2006.
Tommy was a member of the famous 1961/62 seven trophy winning team and played for Linfield between 1957 & 1966.
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Today we remember Leslie Houston who passed away on 31st October 1914.
He had been shot in battle and passed away as the result of his wounds.
Leslie played for Linfield during the 1904/05 season. He was a soldier and served with the Royal Irish Fusilers. Leslie was.... 1/2
George Lillie
On 23rd January 1911 Linfield beat Glentoran 3-2 in a Test match to win The Irish League title (1910/11)
Both teams had finished the campaign level, so a Test match was required to decide who won the league.
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Sadly, just a fortnight before the Gibson Cup was clinched, one of Linfield's stars - George Lillie, aged just 23, was killed in an accident in the Shipyard.
While walking a plank onto the SS Arankola, the plank gave way and George fell.....
Today we remember Richard 'Dick' Moore who passed away on 29th October 1918.
Dick Moore was one of the early Linfield greats and played for the Blues between 1890 & 1893. He helped Linfield win their very 1st Irish League title & also their very 1st Irish Cup in their.... 1/4
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He was in the Royal Irish Rifles for 21 years, serving as a Company Sergeant Major. When the war broke out in 1914 Dick volunteered again, becoming a Quartermaster Sergeant. He was later commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Irish Fusilers in 1917.
Today we remember Gerry Burrell who passed away on 25th October 2014.
Gerry was a schoolboy international in 1938 and soon signed for Belfast Celtic. Locally he also played for Ards, Dundela & Portadown while his performances earned him a move across the water where he.... 1/3
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...played for St Mirren, Dundee, Huddersfield &Chesterfield.
In 1976 he was appointed Scout by Linfield - A position he held for decades!
Gerry only got to pull on the Linfield shirt the once. In 1948 he guested for the Blues in their friendly match against Man United.
Talking to the badge man about another delivery. Unfortunately it will be 5 weeks, so end of Nov/start of Dec. This obviously means it will be AFTER Remembrance Day.
Would there still be an interest in buying them?
Please either comment or send me a PM so I can judge.
Many Thanks as always to those that bought badges tonight
The demand was unprecedented and we were sold out before 7 o'clock!
Apologies to those that missed out - we seriously miscalculated the demand. 200 were done but we could have sold at least double that. With so many....
Our Remembrance badges have just arrived, so hopefully they will be available on Friday night at Portadown.
Usual drill.. £3 each
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Today we remember David Foy who passed away on 20th October 1920.
David was one of the main driving forces behind Linfield in its early years
He was Linfield Chairman as well as Chairman & Treasurer of the IFA.
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...Robert Gibson, David lost his son on the 1st day of the Battle of the Somme.
David Foy jr is buried in Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval.
His other 2 sons also served in the war.
David Foy is buried in Knockbreda Cemetery
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