CHRIS CHAMBERS TO LEAVE GLENAVON Glenavon Reserves manager Chris Chambers will leave his post at the end of the present season. The Markethill man, an “A” Licence coach, has been a stalwart of the Academy for the past twelve years. He ed the club when all-age youth development at Mourneview Park was in its infancy [...] 6i2d2a
GLENAVON RESERVES LOSE FINAL HOME FIXTURE Glenavon Reserves 0 Linfield Swifts 4 Premiership Development League Mourneview Park, Lurgan Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Glenavon Reserves completed its programme of home fixtures against Linfield Swifts. Although Chris Chambers and Mark Porter’s side lost 4-0, it played with commitment and enthusiasm. The young Blues formed a guard of [...]
GLENAVON RESERVES BEATEN IN GOALFEST Glenavon Reserves 2 Dungannon Swifts’ Seconds 5 Mourneview Park, Lurgan Monday 18th September 2023 Glenavon Reserves lost 5-2 against Dungannon Swifts’ Seconds in a pulsating Development League fixture. Both teams played constructive football, pushed forward and scored goals. Tomas Galvin (45+1, 90, 90+3 mins) and Aidan Hegarty (29, 42 mins) [...]
RESERVES’ AND UNDER-18s’ ROUND-UP On Monday 11th September 2023 Gary McAlister’s Glenavon Reserves team drew 3-3 with Ballymena United at the Warden Street Showgrounds. The young Blues raced into a 2-0 lead courtesy of goals by Jesse Turner (2 mins) and Aaron Prendergast (14 mins). Although Leon Graham (15 mins) reduced the deficit, Prendergast (34 [...]
Newry City Reserves 1 Glenavon Reserves 5 The Showgrounds, Newry Monday 28th August 2023 Glenavon Reserves defeated Newry City Reserves 5-1 to take three points in its fourth U-20 Development League fixture of the season. Cohen Henderson (10, 29, 50 mins), Harry Lynch (7 mins) and Jesse Turner (81 mins) scored the goals for Gary [...]
Glenavon Reserves 4 Linfield Swifts 3 Mourneview Park, Lurgan Monday 21st August 2023 Glenavon Reserves defeated Linfield Swifts 4-3 to take all three points in its third U-20 Development League fixture of the season. Linfield Swifts had beaten both Dungannon Swifts Reserves and Cliftonville Olympic 7-2 in its opening two games. Jesse Turner (10 mins), [...]
Glenavon U-18s / Reserves striker Dylan Alexander is preparing to represent Lurgan Golf Club in the All-Ireland Under-18 Golf Final at Castletroy, near Limerick from 28th to 30th August 2023. The multi-talented 17-year-old plays off a handicap of 0. He is rated one of the top young golfers in Ireland. “I have been playing since [...]
Glenavon Reserves 0 Cliftonville Olympic 7 Mourneview Park, Lurgan Monday 14th August 2023 Glenavon Reserves suffered a heavy 7-0 defeat against Cliftonville Olympic in the clubs’ second Irish Premiership Development League fixture. Shane Haughey (14 mins), Daire McMenamin (26 mins), David Alfred (56 mins), Ryan Corrigan (73, 86 mins) and Kevin McGuinness (80, 83 mins) [...]
Glentoran Seconds 4 Glenavon Reserves 3 Ashfield Boys’ High School, Belfast Monday 7th August 2023 Glenavon Reserves were beaten 4-3 by Glentoran Seconds in the opening Premiership Development League fixture. The young Blues, now managed by former Academy Director Gary McAlister, led 3-1 early in the second half but conceded after 62 minutes and eventually [...]
Glenavon FC is thrilled to announce that Gary McAlister is our new U20s Manager. Gary has had a successful term as Head of Youth of Glenavon FC Academy, In a statement by Gary Hamilton, he's "delighted with the appointment". Glenavon FC wish Gary all the success in his new role.
