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Back at the turn of the 20th Century, during the early years of football on the island of Ireland; games against the English, Scottish and Welsh leagues were commonplace - and were held in high regard, second only to full international recognition.

These games sadly faded in popularity towards the end of the millennium, but have returned in 2007 with the UEFA International Challenge Trophy - which allows the best players under the age of 23 in league football to compete against each other.

Listed below are the details of those capped at Irish League representative level whilst at Ballymena United; note that this is not a complete list, only details of games available to the website.

2008
International Challenge Under-23 Trophy; 13/05/08 v. Republic of Ireland (home)
Craig McClean and Albert Watson.

2007
International Challenge Under-23 Trophy; 11/12/07 v. Belgium (away)
Albert Watson.

1995
Inter-League Friendly; 07/03/95 v. League of Ireland (away)
Trevor McMullan

1990
Irish League Centenary Match; 11/08/90 v. Manchester United (home)
Michael Smyth.

1986
Inter-League Friendly; ??/??/86 v. League of Ireland (away)
Colin O'Neill.

1981
Inter-League Friendly; 15/04/81 v. League of Ireland (away)
Nigel Worthington, John Sloan, Sammy McQuiston and Paul Malone.

1980
Irish League Tour of Canada; 20/09/80 v. Canada (away)
David Neill and Gerry Mullan.
Irish League Tour of Canada; 25/09/80 v. Canada (away)
David Neill, Gerry Mullan and John Sloan.

1962
Inter-League Friendly; 20/03/62 v. Italian League (home)
Geoff Twentyman.
Inter-League Friendly; 04/04/62 v. League of Ireland (home)
Geoff Twentyman.

1961
Inter-League Friendly; 04/10/61 v. Scottish League (away)
Geoff Twentyman, George Smith and Norman Clarke.
Inter-League Friendly; 01/11/61 v. English League (home)
Geoff Twentyman and George Smith

1958
Inter-League Friendly; 12/11/58 v. English League (away)
Eddie Russell.