Friday night’s game against Newry City brought up some interesting statistics:

  • The 2-1 victory was Gary Hamilton’s 150th win, coming in his 319th game in charge of the Lurgan Blues
    • The Glenavon manager’s complete managerial record reads:
      Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
      319 150 61 108 669 508
      % 47.0 19.1 33.9

      Photo by Alan Weir

  • Rhys Marshall made his 200th start in a Glenavon shirt on Friday night.
    • Rhys has made a total of 206 appearances, including substitute appearances, and has scored 29 goals.
  • If Mark Sykes starts next Friday night’s game at home to Ballymena United it will be the Glenavon midfielder’s 100th start
    • Including substitute appearances Mark has played 118 times for the first team and scored 17 goals, the latest coming in the 4-2 win away to Warrenpoint Town.

Mark Sykes fires home the equaliser. Photo by Maynard Collins