Obituaries
John Heron passed away in December 2025 in Ballymena, aged 60.
Tommy Aiken passed away in June 2023 in Liverpool, aged 79.
Tom Allison passed away in December 2020 in Belfast, aged 83.
Eric Adair passed away in December 2003 near Romford, Essex - aged 70.
The Grand Old Man of Irish League football passed away suddenly in August 1991 in hospital following a short illness, aged 81. Upon his passing, the club renamed the physio room at the Showgrounds the McCready Room prior to the stadium’s redevelopment.
William Girvan passed away in November 1989 in Somerset, aged 80.
James Shannon passed away in December 1988 in Limavady, aged 81.
Charles Archer passed away in July 1988 in Oakland, Michigan – aged 65.
James Woodrow passed away in February 1988 in Belfast, aged 86.
Sydney Webster passed away in Redbridge (Essex) in August 1986, aged 79.
Marcus Armstrong passed away in August 1984 in Belfast, aged 77.
George passed away in March 1984 in hospital in his native Lurgan, aged 78.
William Black passed away in December1983 in Belfast, aged 74.
David Cunning passed away in November 1981 in Ballymena, aged 88.
Joseph Beggs passed away in Newtownabbey in January 1981, aged 71.
Robert Blair passed away in June 1979 in Ballymena, aged 70.
Hugh Gilmore passed away in July 1977 in Belfast, aged 77.
Patrick Woods passed away in Belfast in December 1972, aged 71.
William Cox passed away in Airdrie in May 1972, aged 64.
Thomas Hanna passed away in January 1972 in his adopted home of Montreal, Canada, aged 67.
Reg Bentley passed away in February 1971 in his adopted hometown of Coleraine, aged 73.
Edward Quigley passed away in August 1970 in Randalstown, aged 66.
John McNinch passed away in May 1970 in Ballymena, aged 66.
Johnny Dalrymple passed away in March 1970 in Ballymena, aged 68.
Walter Clarke passed away in February 1969 in Belfast, aged 71.
James Kirkwood passed away in July 1968 in Lisburn, aged 72.
Alfred Basnett passed away in June 1966 in Burnley, aged 73.
Robert Stewart passed away in April 1964 in Antrim Hospital, aged 58 – having suffered from Huntington's chorea disease.
David Reid passed away in January 1963 in Belfast, aged 66.
Thomas Kilpatrick passed away in April 1962 in Mauchline, aged 67.
David Nelson passed away in August 1960 in Belfast, aged 57.
The Irish Cup winning captain sadly passed away in October 1959, aged just 48 years.
Gordon McDiarmid passed away after a long illness in October 1965 in Armagh, aged 49.
James Mitchell passed away in August 1956 in his native Belfast, aged 52.
Harold Tilley passed away in his native Manchester in June 1956, aged 52.
Billy McCandless died suddenly at his home in Swansea in July 1955, aged 61.
Joe Cassidy passed away in July 1949 in Glasgow aged 52, following complications from stomach surgery to remove cancer.
Sidney Howard passed away in May 1949 in Belfast, aged 42.
James Moore was killed in action in August 1943 in Berlin, Germany, aged 32 and was buried in the war graves in Charlottensburg, Berlin.
Wylie was involved in a serious traffic collision on his 28th birthday in July 1933, he crashed straight into a parked steam-roller. Sadly, he would not survive his injuries, passing away in hospital.
George Arlow passed away in June 1931 in Belfast, aged 25.