Portadown Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club who are due to compete in the NIFL Premiership in the 2024–25 season following promotion from the NIFL Championship.
Blockhouse Bay is a residential suburb in the south west of Auckland, in New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the northern coast of the Manukau Harbour, and is also close to the administrative boundary that existed between Auckland City and Waitakere City, two of the former four cities of what was the Auckland conurbation before amalgamation into Auckland Council.
Glenavon Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional football club that competes in the NIFL Premiership. Founded in 1889, the club hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park. Club colours are blue and white. Glenavon's bitter rivals are Portadown, with their matches known as the "Mid-Ulster Derby". The club is currently managed by Stephen McDonnell, formerly of Warrenpoint Town and Shelbourne.
Belmont is an outer suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Belmont had a population of 4,374 people.
Gary Hamilton is a Northern Irish footballer and former manager who currently plays for Mid-Ulster Football League side Hill Street FC. Hamilton was player-manager of NIFL Premiership side Glenavon from 2011 to 2023.
Whakatāne Airport is an airport serving the town of Whakatāne, New Zealand, the Eastern Bay of Plenty and the tourist attractions of Mount Tarawera and White Island.
Glenavon is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125 and Census Division No. 5.
Stephen Jenness is a New Zealand field hockey player. At the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.
Kelsey Bevan is a New Zealand representative rower. She is an Olympian and a 2019 world champion winning the women's eight title at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.
The 2015–16 Irish Cup was the 136th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football since its introduction in 1881. The competition began on 18 August 2015 with the first round and concluded with the final at Windsor Park on 7 May 2016. The cup was sponsored by Tennent's Lager, the competition's first title sponsor since 2012.
Emma Dyke is a New Zealand rower. She is a 2019 world champion winning the women's eight title at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.
Garston is a small settlement in northern Southland, in the South Island of New Zealand, located close to the region's boundary with Otago. It is the most inland settlement in New Zealand. It is situated south of Lake Wakatipu and close to the upper reaches of the Mataura River, between Kingston and Lumsden. Garston is connected to both Kingston and Lumsden by SH 6.
Mark Sykes is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English club Bristol City as a midfielder. Born in Northern Ireland, he plays for the Republic of Ireland national team, having previously represented Northern Ireland at underage level.
Shayne Francis Lavery is a Northern Irish professional footballer who used to play as a striker for Blackpool and the Northern Ireland national team. He has previously played for Everton, Falkirk and Linfield.
Tasmyn Benny is a boxer from New Zealand. In 2018 she competed in boxing at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, winning a bronze medal. As of March 2018 she is the top ranked 48kg Elite Female boxer in New Zealand, and seventh ranked in the Commonwealth.
Robert Joseph Burns is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a left back or midfielder.
Jackie Gowler is a New Zealand representative rower.
Joshua Christopher Daniels is an Irish professional footballer who is a winger/wing-back playing for The New Saints.
Alice Zeimann is a New Zealand beach volleyball player.
The 2022–23 season is Glenavon's 103rd season in the top flight of the Northern Ireland Football League having been relegated in the 2003-04 season. In addition to the domestic league, they will also compete in the Irish Cup, the League Cup and the Mid-Ulster Cup in which Glenavon F.C. have won a record 27 times.
