of the new Windsor Park and Ulster Rugby's Kingspan Stadium in tandem with redevelopment at venues across the country. European record Overview Matches UEFA ranking Players Current squad Out on loan Under 20 squad Academy Glentoran runs the Glentoran Academy, to help promote football to younger players. It is the fastest growing football academy in the country and includes players, both boys and girls from the age of 4. The Academy also includes a disability section and a Polish language section, where playing for the team requires attendance at training and at English language classes. In 2015–16, the club had 44 players representing Northern Ireland at different age groups, twice as many as any other club. In the summer of 2016, 4 more players left the academy to take up places at English professional clubs academies. The Academy was set up in June 2008. Managerial history See . List only counts permanent managers. Sam Jennings (1936–38) Louis Page (1939–40) Frank Thompson (1945–47) Frank Grice (1948–55) Jimmy McIntosh (1955–57) Ken Chisholm (1958) Tommy Briggs (1959–60) Alex Young (1968) Peter McParland (1968–71) Kieran Dowd (1971/72) Alex McCrae (1972) George Eastham Sr. (1972–74) Arthur Stewart (1977–78) Ronnie McFall (1979–84) Billy Johnston (1985–87) Tommy Jackson (1987–93) Robert Strain (1993/94) Tommy Cassidy (1994–97) Roy Coyle (1997–2006) Paul Millar (2006–07) Alan McDonald (2007–10) Scott Young (2010–12) Eddie Patterson (26 February 2012 – 17 October 2015) Alan Kernaghan (9 November 2015 – 30 August 2016) Gary Haveron (28 September 2016 – 21 February 2018) Ronnie McFall (22 February 2018 – 3 January 2019) Gary Smyth (3 January 2019 – 31 March 2019) Mick McDermott (1 April 2019 – 17 January 2023) Rodney McAree (17 January 2023 – Present) Honours Active Competitions Senior honours (81) Irish League/Irish Premier League/IFA Premiership: 23 1893–94, 1896–97, 1904–05, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1924–25, 1930–31, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09 Irish Cup: 23 1913–14, 1916–17, 1920–21, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1950–51, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20 Irish League Cup: 7 1988–89, 1990–91, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10 County Antrim Shield: 26 1900–01, 1901–02, 1910–11, 1915–16, 1917–18, 1924–25, 1930–31, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1943–44, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1956–57, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2010–11Charity Shield: 21992 (shared with Glenavon), 2015 Defunct Competitions Senior Honours (56)Gold Cup: 141916–17, 1951–52, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1966–67,