Retro Ronnie - 1977 Glens v's Juventus Shirt
There are very few of you reading this who can say "I was there" The 2nd November 1977, The Stadio Communale, Turin, Italy. Glentoran had progressed to the second round of the European Cup where they found themselves up against the might of a team whose substitute even cost £1 million pounds.
Coates Grave - The Renovation Begins
Work began on the restoration of Victor Coates (the founding father of Glentoran Football club) final resting place today, Wednesday 11 April 2012.
Here are some of the pictures of phase 1 of the restoration carried out by men women and children from the Glentoran Community Trust.
Coates Tales - Part 2
CLOSING THE RING
On a hillside within the grounds of Knockbreda Parish Church stands a tomb belonging to the Coates family. Undoubtedly they are the unsung heroes of Industrial and Cultural Belfast. Proprietors of foundries, potteries, mechanical engineers it would be the Coates family and one man in particular Victor Coates who would have the vision to raise a new football team east of the Lagan. On an unspecified date prior to the summer of 1882 Victor Coates presented a trophy and medals to Oakfield and Nettlefield two small football teams from the locale after a game played in Ormeau Park.
Coates Tales - Part 1
Many of you will by now know the story of our club’s founding father reasonably well. Over the last eight years we have gone to great lengths to un-earth as much information as we can on Victor Coates and his family, the original Glentoran benefactor, the man whose insight and interest brought us 130 years of history filled with tales of remarkable courage, determination against adversity, magnificent achievement and unbelievable loss.
