Cliftonville v Portadown

Your walk through the
Cliftonville squad
Including 2020/21
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Now into his third season at Cliftonville,
Brush has established himself as a firm
favourite at Solitude.
The much-travelled Englishman, who
joined from Ballinamallard following a
lengthy career in the League of Ireland,
became just the second Reds keeper in
history to keep clean sheets in back-toback
European fixtures last summer.
HOME: Jude Meighan
AWAY: Michael Young Jr
RICHARD
BRUSH
DATE OF BIRTH
November 26, 1984
DEBUT
August 4, 2018
v Glentoran
Appearances: 85 Goals: 0
Paddy McLaughlin’s first signing saw
him raid hometown Club Derry City for
full-back McDermott on a loan deal,
which became permanent in January.
After scorer on his home debut when
the Reds overcame Barry Town United,
Conor made his 50th appearance in
Tuesday night’s miserable defeat at the
hands of Ballymena United.
HOME: John Mulholland
AWAY: Michael Young Sr
CONOR
McDERMOTT
DATE OF BIRTH
September 18, 1997
DEBUT
June 27, 2019
v Barry Town United
Appearances: 50 Goals: 2
Signed in October 2015, Ives made his
150th appearance for the Club towards
the end of the 2018/19 season.
Last term was, however, a frustrating
one for the former Torquay man, with a
metatarsal injury keeping him sidelined
for long stretches, which he will be
hoping is not repeated after undergoing
surgery on Wednesday past.
HOME: Aidan Tobin
AWAY: John Doran
LEVI
IVES
DATE OF BIRTH
July 28, 1997
DEBUT
October 17, 2015
v Portadown
Appearances: 180 Goals: 11
Signed from Portadown on a precontract
agreement in January 2017,
Breen quickly established himself as a
key member of Cliftonville’s backline.
The Kilkenny man, who started his
career with Manchester City, caught the
eye with a sensational long-range freekick
against Dungannon Swifts earlier
this month.
HOME: Cathal Mervyn
AWAY: David McDowell
GARRY
BREEN
DATE OF BIRTH
April 13, 1989
DEBUT
August 12, 2017
v Ards
Appearances: 114 Goals: 6
One of an ever-expanding contingent of
former Ballinamallard United players on
the books, central defender O’Reilly was
signed from the Ferney Park outfit
during the summer.
After sitting out his new Club’s first two
County Antrim Shield games, he has
enjoyed impressive displays since
making his debut.
HOME: John Doran
AWAY: Joanne McMullan
RYAN
O’REILLY
DATE OF BIRTH
July 7, 1995
DEBUT
October 17, 2020
v Glentoran
Appearances: 8 Goals: 0
Plumbridge man Harney began his
career with Maiden City Academy before
signing for West Ham United.
A loan move to Colchester United
resulted in a permanent deal ahead of
the former Northern Ireland Under 21
international joining the Reds in 2017,
but he is another likely to be ruled out
with injury this evening.
HOME: Niall Devlin
AWAY: Jack Ferrin
JAMIE
HARNEY
DATE OF BIRTH
March 4, 1996
DEBUT
August 12, 2017
v Ards
Appearances: 115 Goals: 8
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