Bill Lacey (born September 24, 1889, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland; died May 30 1969), also referred to as Billy Lacey or William Lacey was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Shelbourne, Everton, Linfield, and Liverpool. As an international, he also played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. An extremely versatile and talented player, Lacey played in all eleven positions during his career.

John Kerr, Jr., is a former American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the U.S., Canada, England and Ireland. He was named the 1991 Hermann Award winner as the top collegiate player of the year. He also earned 16 caps with the U.S. national team.

Paul Dalglish (born 18 February 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Dalglish, son of former Scotland international Kenny Dalglish, started his career as a youth player with Celtic before joining Liverpool, but made no appearances for either of his father's former clubs. Dalglish was then signed by his father for Newcastle United, he made 14 appearances, scoring one goal.

Dennis Sydney Viollet (September 20, 1933 in Manchester - March 6 1999) was an English football player. Viollet joined Manchester United on 1 September, 1949. He came through the junior ranks at United and turned professional in 1950. His first game for the club came against arch-rivals Newcastle United on 11 April, 1953. He is generally considered as one of the most underrated strikers of all time. He was a striker, along with Tommy Taylor for the Busby Babes of the 1950s.

John Edward Thompson 'Jackie' Milburn, (May 11, 1924 - October 9, 1988), also known to fans as Wor Jackie and 'the first World Wor' in reference to his global fame, was a football player for Newcastle United and England. ("Wor" in the Geordie dialect means "our")

David John Walsh (born April 28, 1923, Waterford, Ireland), commonly referred to as Davy Walsh or Dave Walsh, is a former Irish footballer who played as a centre-forward for, among others, Linfield, West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. As an international, Walsh also played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1949 he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, …

Gareth McAuley (b. 5 December 1979, Larne) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Leicester City. He plays in central defence and received his first caps for the national side on 4 June 2005. He was named in the 2005/2006 season League Two select eleven whilst playing for Lincoln City. Coming from Glenoe outside of Larne and nicknamed Big G, Gareth began his career at Linfield and spent some time in early 2000 on loan at Ballyclare Comrades.

Conor Downey, born on March 12, 1982 in Belfast, is a football player, currently playing in a midfield position for Linfield F.C. in the Irish Football League. He made his Cliftonville debut in August 2000. In his first spell at the club he played largely as a striker, alongside Chris Scannell, having joined from Carrick Rangers F.C.. He was allowed to leave the club to join Lisburn Distillery F.C. but returned in August 2004, …

William ("Billy") Robert Hamilton (born 9 May 1957 in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played as a forward. At club level, Billy played for Sligo Rovers, Linfield, QPR, Burnley, and Oxford United. Billy is best remembered by Northern Ireland fans as the man who crossed the ball for Gerry Armstrong to score for Northern Ireland in their famous win against the hosts Spain at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In total, Billy played 41 games, scoring 5 goals, …

Patrick "Pat" Fenlon (born March 15 1969, Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish former footballer and currently a football manager.

Paul Millar (born November 16, 1966) is a Northern Irish Football manager and former player. He was the manager of Belfast Irish Premier League club Glentoran F.C. from 2006 until 2007, and on 29th May was appointed manager of Irish First Division club Bangor FC, close to his residence in Helen's Bay. As a player Millar started his career with Glentoran. After scoring 15 goals in 28 appearances, he moved to Portadown.

Phil Charnock (born February 14, 1975 in Southport) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. Charnock began his career with Liverpool, and made his debut in 1992 in a Cup Winners' Cup game against Apollon Limassol. Charnock was just 17 years and 9 months old, which made him the youngest player ever to play for the club in European competition, breaking a record previously set by Jamie Redknapp one year earlier.

Glenn Ferguson (born 10 July 1969) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Irish Premier League club Linfield. Ferguson has scored over 450 goals in Irish football, and also been capped by Northern Ireland. On 1 December 2006, he scored his 226th goal for Linfield, which took his career total to 476, making him the third highest scorer in the history of the local game, behind only Jimmy Jones and Joe Bambrick. He previously had spells with Glenavon and Ards

Anthony Gorman is the former player-manager of Finn Harps F.C. and current assistant manager at Derry City F.C. Before concentrating on the area of management, Gorman contributed greatly to youth football in Co. Donegal. He managed the Donegal Under-18 side that won the All-Ireland Inter-County Tournament and also the Letterkenny Rovers F.C. under-18 team that competed in the 2006 Foyle Cup.

George O'Boyle is a Northern Irish former professional footballer. O'Boyle, a striker, began his career with Linfield. He left Northern Ireland in 1988 to join French club Bordeaux. The following year, he joined Dunfermline Athletic for £250,000. In 1994, he was signed by St. Johnstone manager Paul Sturrock for a £200,000. He reached both the high and low points of his career during his seven years at McDiarmid Park. In 1998, he played in St.

"Willie" Iam McFaul (born January 10, 1943 in Coleraine) is a former Northern Irish football player and now coach. McFaul joined Newcastle United from Linfield F.C. in his native Northern Ireland in 1966 after impressing in a friendly match. He went on to serve Newcastle as player, coach, assistant manager and then finally, in 1985, as manager.

Davy Larmour (born August 23, 1977 in Dundonald) is a footballer with Crusaders F.C.. He plays as a forward and his attacking pace stuns most defenders around Northern Ireland. He began his career with Liverpool, and won the FA Youth Cup in 1996, but was released shortly after. He spent one year with Doncaster Rovers before returning to Northern Ireland. He signed for Crusaders F.C. on a two year deal after being released from Linfield F.C. in the summer of 2006.

Alan Mannus (b. 19 May 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Linfield, the most successful club in the Irish Premier League. After rising through Linfield's junior ranks, Mannus made his first senior squad appearance in 2002. He established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper at a young age and made his 250th appearance before his 25th birthday.

William "Billy" J. Simpson is a former Northern Irish international footballer. Simpson signed for Rangers from Linfield for a sum of £11,500 in 1950. He spent nine years (1950-59) at Rangers making 239 appearances and scoring 163 goals. He won three championship medals and a Scottish Cup winners medal with Rangers to add to the two Irish League and two Irish Cups he won with Linfield.

Peter Thompson is a Northern Irish Footballer who plays for Linfield in the Irish Premier League. He has also been capped by Northern Ireland. He was the irish league's top goalscorer in 2005-2006, scoring 48 goals in 58 games in League and Cup competitions. These goals helped his club Linfield to not only the League title but also all three domestic cups - giving Linfield the clean sweep and leaving rivals Glentoran empty handed.

Alf McMichael (born in Belfast on October 1, 1927; died January 7, 2006) was a footballer who played as a left-back. McMichael began his career at Linfield, before signing for Newcastle United in 1949. He remained at Newcastle until 1962, appearing 431 times and scoring once for the club. He was part of the team that won the 1952 FA Cup, after his disappointment of missing the final the year before through injury.

Fitzroy Simpson (born February 26, 1970 in England) is a professional English-born Jamaican footballer, who currently plays for Havant & Waterlooville in the Conference South. He is a midfielder. He joined the youth team at English club Swindon Town in 1987, and signed a professional contract the next year. In his debut match he was sent off for punching an opponent. Before the 1992/93 season he was sold to FA Premier League outfit Manchester City for £500,000.

Elisha Scott (born 24 August 1894, died 16 May 1959) was a Northern Irish football goalkeeper who most notably played for Liverpool from 1912 to 1934 (still holding the record as their longest-serving player).

Tommy Leishman (born 3 September 1937) was a professional footballer who played as a wing-half.

Kenneth "Kenny" Irons is a professional footballer, most famous for playing for Tranmere Rovers and Huddersfield Town. He was signed up as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers in 1989, where he made nearly 400 appearances for them in 10 years, before moving to Steve Bruce's Huddersfield Town side for £500,000 in 1999.

Aidan O'Kane (born November 24 1979 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for Linfield. Clubs Celtic Boys, Cliftonville, York City and Linfield .While at Cliftonville he played in the Intertoto Cup .From his time at York he played against Leeds, Boro, Sheff Wed and Sunderland in friendly games and played in both the FA Cup and League Cup. Before his return to Northern Ireland he spent a short time at Scarborough FC.

Billy Scott (born 1883, Belfast, Ireland), also known as William Scott, is a former Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Everton, Leeds City, Liverpool and Ireland. In 1913 Scott was a member of the Ireland team that beat England for the first time with a 2-1 win at Windsor Park. His younger brother, Elisha Scott, was also a notable goalkeeper and also played for Liverpool and Ireland.

Harry Baird (August 17, 1913, Belfast, Ireland; died May 22, 1973) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played for, among others, Linfield, Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town. As an international, Baird was also called up by both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI, but only played for the latter.

George Warrington Gaukrodger (born November 25 1873, Belfast, Ireland; died January 28 1963, Low Moor, Bradford, Yorkshire) was a cricketer who played more than 100 times in first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1900 and 1910; he also played once for the Players against the touring Australians in 1902. He made his first-class debut against London County in May 1900, his first dismissal being the stumping of tail-ender Lionel Wells.

Robert G. Milne is a former footballer who played for the Gordon Highlanders, Linfield and Ireland during the 1890s and early 1900s. Born in Scotland, Milne was stationed in Ireland with the Gordon Highlanders and played 7 games for the regimental football team as they won the Irish Cup in 1890. He subsequently signed for Linfield and played 43 games and scored 19 goals for the club in the same competition.

Mark Caughey (born 27 August 1960 in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish football [striker/forward (football)]. During his club career he played for Glentoran, R.U.C., Linfield, Hibernian, Burnley, Hamilton Academical, Motherwell, Ards, Bangor, Limavady United, and Portstewart. He earned 2 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team in 1986, and was included in the 1986 FIFA World Cup team as a backup goalkeeper.

Billy McCandless was an Irish international football player. McCandless normally played at left-back. McCandless started his career with non-league sides Ligoniel and Barn before joining Linfield in 1914. He stayed with the Blues for 6 years, helping them to Irish Cup success in 1916 and 1919 before joining Rangers in 1920 for £2,500. At Ibrox he added 8 League titles to his honours collection and became an established international player, earning 9 full caps.

James McNaught was a Scottish footballer who was born in Dumbarton. He played as a half back. He joined Newton Heath from Linfield F.C. in February 1892. He would leave the club in May 1898 for Tottenham Hotspur. During his United career, he would play in 157 games and score 12 goals.

Tommy Dickson (born July 1929, in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish international footballer who played with Linfield in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dickson was a favourite player at Windsor Park and was called "The Duke of Windsor." He earned one cap for Northern Ireland, against Scotland in 1956.

Martin McGaughey is a former Linfield football player, noted for scoring many goals. Martin also got a cap for Northern Ireland. At his peak he suffered a bad injury which put him out of action and resulted in him just losing out on winning the Golden European boot, but Martin was awarded the European silver boot which is now proudly in the Windsor Park trophy cabinet.