Ballymena United Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Northern Ireland. Based in Ballymena, County Antrim, the team competes in the NIFL Premiership and plays home matches at the Ballymena Showgrounds. The club has been managed by former captain Jim Ervin since 2023.
Henry Gregg,, was a Northern Irish professional footballer and manager. A goalkeeper, he played for Manchester United during the reign of Sir Matt Busby, with a total of 247 appearances for the club. He was a survivor of the Munich air disaster in 1958. Gregg also played for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke City, as well as making 25 appearances for the Northern Ireland national team between 1954 and 1963, including at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He later went into management with Carlisle United, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Swansea City.
David Jonathan Healy is a Northern Irish former professional footballer and now football manager who is in charge at NIFL Premiership club Linfield.
Simon John Yeo is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1997 to 2011 and is currently striker-coach at Mossley.
Glenn Ferguson is a Northern Irish former football player and manager.
Peter Hutton is a Northern Irish football coach and former player. A centre back, he spent the majority of his 21 years playing career with Derry City, and set a club record of over 670 appearances in the League of Ireland. His father, also named Peter, played for Finn Harps in the 1970s.
William Robert Hamilton is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a forward.
Liam Coyle is a former Northern Irish footballer.
Felix Healy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and singer who played for Coleraine and then became a football manager. He has also worked as a media pundit and is currently part of the management team at First Division club Finn Harps, taking on the role of Director of football alongside manager Peter Hutton.
Vincent Thomas Arkins is an Irish retired footballer, who played as a striker during a 20-year career. He is most notable for his time with Portadown in Northern Ireland, where he is their all-time leading goalscorer and also briefly managed the club on an interim basis after retiring. He also played for clubs in his native Republic of Ireland, Scotland and England.
Rory Christopher Patterson is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Strabane Athletic and is the club's player-manager. He also played for the Northern Ireland national team. Having played youth football for Sion Swifts, Moorfield Celtic and Townsend United, Patterson joined Rochdale in 2002 before having spells with Radcliffe Borough and Mossley.
Jimmy O'Neill was a Northern Irish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Northern Ireland national football team as a forward.
Thomas Jackson is a Northern Irish former footballer, who played as a midfielder for Everton, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. He also amassed a total of 35 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team. Following his playing career, he went into management, taking charge of various clubs in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
John Terence Harkin is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 125 goals in 260 league games in nine seasons in the Football League. He also scored 66 goals in 142 games in the League of Ireland, and scored five goals in 11 North American Soccer League games. At international level, he made five appearances scoring two goals for the Northern Ireland national team.
Rory Hamill is a former footballer from Northern Ireland.
Rodney Joseph McAree is a Northern Irish football coach, manager and former player who is currently manager of Glentoran, having been promoted from his first team coach position on 17 January 2023. His father Joe was awarded an MBE, in the 2014 New Year Honours List, for services to sport and to the community.
Gavin Whyte is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cardiff City and the Northern Ireland national team.
Desmond Dickson is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played as an inside forward in the Irish League for Coleraine. He scored prolifically for the club, with 452 goals in 609 appearances. Dickson also managed the club.
Jamie McGonigle is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.
Joel William Cooper is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for NIFL Premiership club Linfield.
