The illustrious history of Linfield Football Club - the most successful football club in the world #LinfieldHistory #Since1886
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New account so all followers welcome! Will be posting and RT as often as possible about the glorious and illustrious history of the most successful football club in the world @OfficialBlues #Linfield #Blues #COYB
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Latest addition to the collection and now the oldest item - a photo of the 1913-1914 Blues League Championship winning team. This was a supplement with the Daily Citizen newspaper. Itβs in great condition given its age
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Well done @haydn_milligan π
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He also won 12 Ireland caps and had the honour of captaining his country.
English McConnell is buried in McGarel Cemetery in Larne.
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Today we remember English McConnell who passed away on 13th June 1928 aged just 45.
English played for Linfield at the tail end of a great footballing career and helped the Blues capture the 1913-14 Irish League title.
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Tom was part of the famous Linfield Gordon family. His brothers Willie & Hugh also played for Ireland.
Tom Gordon is buried in Dundonald Cemetery (Plot B3/489)
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...for over 10 years.
It was during this period that Linfield lifted their 1st four Irish League titles and Irish Cups π
Also an Irish International, Tom became the first goalkeeper to score a goal!
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Today we remember Tom Gordon who passed away on 12th June 1916
Tom played in Linfield's first ever game way back in 1886. For the 1st few matches Tom played up front but very soon went into goals. It was as a goalkeeper that Tom excelled and was a mainstay for the Blues... 1/3
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Enoch played for the team while John was the Club Chairman.
Thanny McKeown is buried in the Blaris Old Graveyard (Plot 718)
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Nathaniel scored in the 1893 Irish Cup Final - a 5-1 win over Cliftonville.
He also played for Ireland as well as the Irish League representative team.
His 2 brothers also played their part in the formation of Linfield Football Club.
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Today we remember Nathaniel 'Thanny' McKeown who passed away on 11th June 1924.
Thanny played throughout the first 10 years of Linfield (1886 - 1896)
He played in the team which won the club's first 3 Irish League titles and also the first 3 Irish Cup victories π
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....for a friend of Roberts - Flight Sergeant Thomas Dickie. Thomas was killed on Active Service in 1943. He was only 22 years of age. π’
Both Robert Pinkerton & Thomas Dickie are buried in Knockbreda Cemetery. Plot K/198
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....1-0 down with 20mins to go. 3 quick Linfield goals didn't go down well with the Dublin crowd and the match was abandoned 3 mins from time!)
Sadly Robert Pinkerton is not mentioned on his grave. The CWGC have a headstone....
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..they beat Belfast Celtic 2nds 5 - 0. They then saw off Cliftonville 2-1 in the Semi-Final to set up an all-Linfield Final! The Senior team won the game in a replay after an initial 1-1 draw.
(See the press reports for the Intermediate Cup Final! The Swifts were...
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Today we remember Robert Pinkerton who passed away on 9th June 1942
Robert played mostly for Linfield Swifts and captained the Ireland Junior International team
In 1898/99 the Swifts won the Steel & Sons Cup & the Intermediate Cup. In the County Antrim Shield 1/4 Final.. 1/4
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Remembering our beloved Paul Butler on the second anniversary of his tragic passing.
Our thoughts are with the Butler family today and always π
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Remembering today on this, the second anniversary of his passing, our friend Gary Galbraith. Gaz was an authority on his beloved Blues and a friend to many across the Irish League. Our thoughts are with his family
Audaces Fortuna Juvat
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40 today, but still setting the standard.
The skipper continues to lead by example, performing at the highest level of local football and representing this club with distinction every step of the way.
A Linfield legend and a true professional of the game.
Happy Birthday, Jamie π
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