In 1914, Glentoran FC won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first UK team to win a European trophy, although as this competition took place several decades before the formation of UEFA, it is not recognised as such.
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16 Facts About Glentoran FC
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Glentoran FC scored a penalty early on and held out for nearly sixty minutes until football great Eusebio equalised.
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Glentoran FC were the first team to lose out to this rule and the first team to stop Benfica scoring at home.
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Glentoran FC supporters brought a cockerel, the club's emblem, to the match and a pig, painted in royal blue colour, the colour of bitter rivals, Linfield.
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In 1995 Glentoran FC played their traditional Boxing Day match against Linfield on a snow-covered pitch.
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On 23 April 2005, Glentoran FC defeated their rivals Linfield in the second last game but one of the league season.
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Roy Coyle won 16 trophies with Glentoran FC and is the club's most successful manager in the club's history.
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Glentoran FC had the backing of chairman Stafford Reynolds, but the majority of the board and fans wanted his departure.
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Glentoran FC were leading Portadown 2 – 1 with eighty-five minutes gone.
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In McDonald's first season as manager, Glentoran FC defeated Crusaders in the County Antrim Shield final.
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Glentoran FC's build up to the season included friendlies against Hearts, Burnley and Ipswich Town.
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However, Glentoran FC's start to the season was delayed by a referee strike led by their association's Chairman, David Malcolm, citing higher wage demands.
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Matches against Bangor and then Linfield were cancelled, and this led to Glentoran FC facing Bangor in the first Irish League game to be played on a Sunday.
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Glentoran FC unexpectedly reached the final of the Setanta Sports Cup 2008, a cup in which the top four clubs from both the Irish League and League of Ireland play each other.
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On 21 May 2019, Glentoran FC announced Smyth had left the club, a controversial decision amongst some fans.
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Recently, Glentoran FC formed a strategic alliance partnership with Insaka AFC, the football club of the African Youth Diaspora in the Irish Republic by forming Insaka-Glentoran FC Football Academy at the same time becoming the first club on the island of Ireland to adopt a whole club approach to the UEFA 'Respect' campaign.
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