J. Clarence "Clancy" McDermott (c. 1920 – December 2007) was a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

from Northern Ireland who played in the Irish League with

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and

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...

from 1939-1963. With the Glens, he won the Gold Cup in 1941/42, and with Coleraine he also won the Gold Cup (1958/59) as well as the

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in 1954/55. He was capped once by the Irish League in 1949. He was the

Ulster Footballer of the Year The Ulster Footballer of the Year is the older of two association football player of the year awards in Northern Ireland. (The other is the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association award.) It is awarded by Castlereagh Glentoran Supporters ...

for the 1958/59 season.M. Brodie (ed.), ''Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009-2010'', p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications

References

Sources

Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats

External links

Profile ar Coleraine F.C. official site
Association footballers from Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership players Ulster Footballers of the Year Glentoran F.C. players Coleraine F.C. players Association footballers from Belfast 2007 deaths Year of birth uncertain Association footballers not categorized by position {{NorthernIreland-footy-bio-stub