Crusaders chaplain Reverend Ken White offered to do the funeral service, Stephen (Baxter) and Jeff Spiers attended as well as around 10 of the first-team squad.
The day before was the funeral at my dad's house in Carrick. I scored one and made one but behind the goal there were about 15 of my family and I could see them as I was taking the free-kick. We lost 3-2 and we ended up with nine men. I was more sure to play in that game than any other. I remember (Crusaders manager) Stephen Baxter ringing me through the week and checking if I was okay to play - I had no doubt. My dad would have wanted me to play football on the day, especially as it was a big game. I think the average person would say it was a big call to make to play in the game but if you ask any footballer in a similar situation about losing someone close to them they might say that person would have wanted them to play. I was playing for Crusaders against Linfield at Seaview and I can remember being given the black armbands before the game, there was a minute's silence and the flags were at half mast.Īfter six minutes, we got a free-kick 20 yards out and I scored. My proudest moment was probably the day after my dad's funeral in April 2014. What has been your proudest moment in football?Ī. Nathan Hanley poses for a picture with his mother Agnes on his wedding day. As a football person, I want to be involved in the game as long as possible.
I cancelled my B Licence this year only because I was getting married to Rebecca. I want to play as long as I can but I want coaching badges too. I was never going to come back due to homesickness, but when I did come back a few boys at Linfield, Michael Carvill and Gary Browne, were doing degrees in sports coaching so I contacted the University of Ulster and I'm at the last hurdle of that. Dad never drove, mum drove me everywhere from a young age. Were your parents, Agnes and Charles, very supportive around that time?Ī.
I was gutted coming home but never disillusioned. Maybe there is a better way like playing in front of crowds and going to England like Stuart Dallas has done. I didn't make a first-team appearance after moving over at the age of 16 but I couldn't turn down the opportunity and I loved it. Hull were looking for a left-sided player. He's also the County Antrim Milk Cup manager who won the Junior Section. A guy called Stefan Seaton was my manager and he was the Hull scout. I can remember playing in Europe with Linfield and there were about seven of us. Out of the Northern Ireland side that started against the Czech Republic, there could be as many as seven old St Andrew's boys there. I was playing for Carrick in a tournament at the Odyssey and a scout for Rangers, Joe Kincaid, brought me to St Andrew's Boys Club. Thankfully the Irish FA have introduced small sided games and it's better for the kids. It was an under-11 side and it would have taken about four boys my size to hit the bar. When I was eight-years old I started as a goalkeeper at Carrick Rangers, played one game and conceded nine. Your Irish League career has featured spells with Linfield, Crusaders, Ballymena United, Carrick Rangers and your current club Ards, but you started at Hull City. Click on on of the letterĬombinations to get a detailed list of horses.In the latest of our Footballers' Lives series, Ards ace Nathan Hanley talks about playing after his father’s death, finding comfort in his faith, his time at Hull and winning the league with both Linfield and Crusaders. These correspond to the first three letters of horse names that exist in our database. Below you'll find a list of three letter combinations starting with To search through and find a horse by name, first click on the first letter of the horses name from the list below.Ī | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z There are more than one million horses in our database.
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