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12 unusual facts about Portadown F.C.


Alex McSpadyen

Alex McSpadyen (born 19 December 1914; died 1978) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Partick Thistle and Portadown.

Charlie Tully

Thereafter he took up the position of player-manager at Cork Hibernians before spells in management with Bangor (twice) and Portadown.

Chris Casement

Christopher Casement (born 12 January 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Portadown in the NIFL Premiership.

Damien Johnson

He began his career with Portadown FC in his native Northern Ireland from whom he signed as a trainee for Blackburn Rovers and spent five years with the club, as well as spending time on loan with Nottingham Forest.

Dave Clements

As a junior he played for the Larne suburban team of Millbrook before signing for Irish league club Portadown F.C. in 1961.

David Miskelly

David Thomas Miskelly (born 3 September 1979) in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Portadown.

Joe McLeod

In 1993, McLeod had a brief spell in Northern Ireland with Portadown before moving back to Scotland in December 1993 with Stirling Albion.

Jonathan Magee

He returned to local football with Portadown, Distillery then Dungannon Swifts before retiring from the game due to a long–term ankle injury.

Matthew Tipton

In December 2010 he signed for Portadown on an 18-month deal with the option for another 12 months.

Pat McGibbon

McGibbon began his career at his local Irish Premier League club, Portadown, signing a professional contract with them in 1991, aged just 18.

Tony Shepherd

He left Celtic in 1989 and had spells with clubs including Carlisle United, Motherwell, Portadown and Cliftonville.

Tony Stevenson

Stevenson was released by Albion at the end of the 2012–13 season, and he subsequently had an unsuccessful trial with Northern Irish team Portadown.


Brendan Devenney

Educated at Saint Eunan's College in Letterkenny, Devenney has also previously played soccer for League of Ireland club Finn Harps and Irish League clubs Limavady United and Portadown.

Irish Cup

The last time a club from outside Belfast won the cup was in 2005, when Portadown beat Larne 5–1 to win the cup for the third time.

Peter McMahon

In February 2013, Peter moved closer to his hometown of Monaghan to Shamrock Park and Portadown.