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Going for Gault: Linfield pick midfielder as first Catholic captain

LINFIELD FC HAVE made history by appointing the first Catholic captain in the club’s 125-year history, writes Simon Cunningham in the Irish News.
Midfielder Michael Gault, a fan favourite and the Belfast club’s player of the season last year, takes over the armband from veteran defender Noel Bailie who retired at the end of last season.
Gault’s appointment follows a series of measures taken by Linfield in recent years to combat sectarianism.
The club has traditionally drawn the majority of its support from the Protestant and loyalist community and, until the signing of Dessie Gorman from Shelbourne in 1992, had an unofficial policy which prevented the signing of Catholic players.
http://www.thescore.ie/going-for-gault-linfield-pick-midfielder-as-first-catholic-captain-197721-Aug2011/

 

Better late than never I suppose.

 

They also have signed Rory Patterson from Plymouth too, hes a catholic and last year they had a left back who also played GAA whilst playing for Linfield. Still * Linfield and there fans.

 

Took them long enough had no idea that both Gault and Patterson where catholics. Linfield also allowed Antrim camogiers to train under the flood lights a few years back, but their manager are still scum, he walked out of a restaurant in Belfast when two Sinn Fein councilors came in for dinner a few months back.

 

what i always failed to understand is why a catholic would want to play for club like that or captain it

 

Not sure, greenman. One of my old GAA buddies plays for them, so go figure. Turned down Celtic, too. Baffles me.