Glenavon FC News

Glenavon’s proposed friendly game against Moyola Park at their £1.8m “3G” playing and training complex in Castledawson scheduled for next Tuesday evening has been cancelled. The Championship club had originally issued an invitation to Glenavon but called off the game on Saturday evening.

Glenavon has this afternoon completed a one year loan deal with Glentoran for the services of Gary Hamilton. The 29 year old Banbridge-born striker is curently suffering with a groin problem and may not be fit to play for 8-10 weeks but the deal worked out with The Oval takes this factor into account.

New Glenavon signing Gary Hamilton is welcomed to the club by manager Marty Quinn. Photo by Presseye.

In his Glentoran career  Hamilton made 199 appearances and scored 95 goals. This season he has made just two appearances, scoring one goal, a penalty, in the Europa League 1st Qualifying Round 2-2 draw at home to KR Reykjavik.

Glenavon Manager Marty Quinn told the website “I’m obviously delighted to get Gary on loan. The Club officials have worked very hard to complete the deal and Gary is very keen to play for Glenavon. As most fans will be aware, because of his groin strain, it will be some weeks before we will see him in the Glenavon shirt but Gary Hazley (Club Sports Therapist) will be working hard with Gary to get him fit to play as soon as possible.”

Mourneview Park will host one of the games in the forthcoming UEFA Women’s Under 17 Mini-Tournament which will be held in Northern Ireland from 16–21 October 2010.

The match at Mourneview will feature the Republic of Ireland versus Czech Republic on Thursday 21 October, kick-off 1.30 pm.

Glenavon have signed 24 year old goalkeeper Lee Windrum.

Lee is a product of Lisburn Youth and a former NI Under 19 international who spent 3 years as a trainee with Hearts. Whilst at Tynecastle, he was understudy to Craig Gordon. On return to Northern Ireland, he had short spells with Crusaders and Carrick Rangers. For the past 3 seasons Lee played part time for Scottish Highland League side Cove Rangers whilst studying at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. During his time with Cove Rangers, the club won the Highland League title on two occasions, 2007/08 and 2008/09. Last season Cove finished runners up.

Lee Windrum in pre-season action against Loughgall.
Photo by Webmaster.

Lee graduated this summer with a first class honours degree in Physiotherapy and is now back home living in Belfast. He appeared in goal for Glenavon in several of the pre season friendly games in recent weeks. The club is awaiting his international clearance.

Due to the unavailability of the Warden Street Showgrounds, Glenavon’s Carling Premiership fixture with Ballymena United, originally scheduled for Saturday 28th August, will now be played on Thursday 26th August, kick-off 7:45pm.