Ronald Joseph "Ronnie" McFall MBE (born Portadown

Portadown

Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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) is a former football player and current manager of Portadown. He is currently the longest serving manager in Irish football and amongst the most successful managers in the history of the Irish League

IFA Premiership

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 having claimed five titles, four Irish Cup

Irish Cup

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s and 20 other trophies. He is also a five time Manager of the Year award winner.
Ronnie is the uncle of Portadown FC defender Ross Redman.

Playing career

As a player Ronnie McFall was a full-back. He played with Dundee United, Portadown, Ards and Glentoran. He won Northern Ireland Youth

Northern Ireland national football team

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 caps and also represented the Irish League against the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

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 in 1974.

Playing honours

(with Portadown)

• Gold Cup Winner
  Gold Cup (Northern Ireland)
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   1971/72
• Texaco Cup Winner 1973/74
• Carlsberg Cup Winner 1972/73

(with Glentoran)

• Irish League
  IFA Premiership
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   Champion 1976/77
• Gold Cup Winner 1976/77, 1977/78
• Ulster Cup Winner
  Ulster Cup
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   1976/77

Managerial career

McFall took his first managerial appointment, initially as player-manager, at Glentoran in January 1979. Although he helped the club to an Irish League title in 1981 and an Irish Cup win in 1983 he was sacked in December 1984 after a poor run of results.

In December 1986 McFall was appointed as manager at Portadown. He has established the Ports as challengers for the major honours, leading them to their first ever Irish League title in 1990 and first Irish Cup the following year. McFall has won 23 trophies with Portadown and is their most successful manager.

McFall was appointed as the Northern Ireland U23 manager for the International Challenge Trophy Series in 2009. http://www.irishfa.com/the-ifa/news/5254/ronnie-mcfall-appointed-under-23-manager/

Managerial Honours

(with Glentoran)

• Irish League Champion 1980/81
• Irish Cup Winner
  Irish Cup
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   1982/83
• Gold Cup Winner 1982/83
• Ulster Cup Winner 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84

(with Portadown)

• Irish League Champion 1989/90, 1990/91, 1995/96, 2001/02
• Irish Cup Winner 1990/91, 1998/99, 2004/05
• Gold Cup Winner 1992/93
• Ulster Cup Winner 1990/91, 1995/96
• Irish League Cup Winner 1995/96, 2008/09
• Irish League Floodlit Cup Winner
  Irish League Floodlit Cup
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   1990/91, 1992/93, 1994/95
• Mid Ulster Cup Winner
  Mid-Ulster Cup
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   1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1997/98, 2001/02, 2002/03
• Charity Shield
  Irish FA Charity Shield
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   1999
• IFA Championship Winner 2008/09

• Manager of the Year 1981, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2002