EFL League One (Post Match)

Saturday 5th August 2017
Injuries - None
Suspensions - None
Managers Comments - "Tough start to the season... MK Dons were fanatic and really stuck in well... it was hard to get a chance in the game... we will head back to training on Monday and start working on more things to give us more options... but overall ill take that result and push on!!!"

EFL League One

Saturday 5th August 2017
0 - MK Dons
0 - Belfast City

Starting Eleven: Svilar, Spearing©, Hennessy, Oxford, Dozzell (Brunt 56'), Wallace, Da Silva, Chaplin, Woodburn (Leko 75'), Lookman (Berry 85'), Pulisic,
Unused Subs: Jaaskelainen, McCullough, Davies, Williams,

Man of the Match: Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Belfast City)

EFL League One (Preview)

Saturday 5th August 2017
Injuries - Alex Kiwomya (Torn Hamstring) Ian Breen (Torn Hamstring) Chris Baird (Torn Quadricep Muscle)
Suspensions - James Bree (One Domestic Match)
Managers Comments - "Big game today in our first match in League One... we have some hard competition today in MK Dons... and to win the league you gotta beat the best and thats what we are going out there today to do... we have a few injuries so we have had to change a few players positions for todays game... they may be playing out of position but i believe they can do the job I've set them!!!"

Transfer Confirmed (IN)

Friday 4th August 2017
Trevor Chalobah has completed a season long loan to Belfast City once again....

This time Artemis Beartrappe has gotten an option to buy added to this deal... and if he were to want the player going forward it would cost him one hundred and ninety thousand pound deal...

Transfer Confirmed (IN)

Tuesday 1st August 2017
Belfast City manager Artemis Beartrappe has dipped into the transfer market once again and pulled one of his margin transfers that he has been known for in the past...

This time he has brought in midfielder Jed Wallace from Wolves in a nine hundred thousand pound deal... it is also rumoured that he has signed a four year contract worth fifteen thousand pounds a week...

Jed Wallace - Beginning in non-league football, Wallace broke into Portsmouth's first team in 2013, going on to become a regular player for them and being named in the League Two PFA Team of the Year along with 2015 Player of the Season award before moving to Championship club Wolves in May 2015.

 On 13 March 2013, Wallace was named on the standby list for the England U19 game vs Turkey, on 21 March 2013. He was called up again on 2 May, for the 2013 UEFA U19 Championship qualification rounds, against Belgium and Scotland. On 24 May, Wallace was an unused substitute in a match against Georgia U19's. Five days later, he made international debut, starting in a 3–0 victory against Scotland U19's. 

Transfer Confirmed (OUT)

Tuesday 1st August 2017
Moments ago Belfast City have announced that they have sold English centre defender Marcus Poscha...

Poscha, 20, signed with Belfast City last season after Crewe Alexandra disbanded... he failed to become part of Artemis Beartrappe's plans going forward and has signed with Morecambe in a sixty thousand pound deal..

Transfer Confirmed (OUT)

Thursday 20th July 2017
The latest player to be sold by Belfast City this summer is young midfielder Tom Lowery who has signed with Eircom League side Longford in an eighty thousand pound deal... Everyone has wished the player a successful future in his playing career ahead...

Transfer Confirmed (IN)

Thursday 20th July 2017
Belfast City have pulled off the signing of their history in American teenage sensation Christian Pulisic on a two year loan deal... Pulisic, 18, joins on from German giants Borussia Dortmund...

Christian Pulisic - is an American professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder or winger for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga as well as the United States national team...

Pulisic is considered by many to be the top American soccer prospect, and is the youngest player to represent the senior national team in a FIFA World Cup qualifier... His rapid rise with the U.S. youth national teams has been mirrored by his rapid rise through the Borussia Dortmund academy, where he played just 15 games before being brought into the first team during the 2015–16 winter break...

In April 2016, he became the youngest foreigner to score a goal in the Bundesliga... Later that month, he became the youngest player to ever score two goals in the Bundesliga...

On May 28, 2016, he scored in an international friendly against Bolivia to become the youngest player in the modern era to score a goal for the United States at 17 years 253 days old... On September 2, 2016, he became the youngest American player to score a goal in World Cup qualifying history at 17 years, 349 days...

There is also rumoured to be a option to buy added onto the loan which deal would cost Belfast City over eleven million pounds at the end of the two years... but going by Artemis Beartrappes three year plan the club plan to be in the Premier League and would have earned a considerable amount of prize money to be able to complete this transfer...

European International Cup (Pre Season)

Wednesday 19th July 2017
0 - Belfast City
1 - ODDS BK (Halverson 71')

Starting Eleven: Svilar, Bree, Hennessy, Oxford, Brunt (McCullough 70'), Spearing©, Dozzell (Davies 59'), Chaplin (Williams 59'), Da Silva (Berry 80'), Woodburn (Leko 59'), Lookman,
Unused Subs: Jaaskelainen, Guthrie,

Man of the Match: Ole Jorgen Halverson (Belfast City)

Newspaper Rumours

Sunday 16th July 2017
After the summer pre contract signings of Michael Brown, Chis Baird, Chris Brunt, Danny Guthrie and Ryan Williams... Artemis Beartrappe has strengthen his team for his upcoming season in the EFL League One... he already as a very strong team leading into the season but which players would help his assault on the title?

Conor Coady - Currently at Wolves Coady could for a formidable partnership with Jay Spearing in the centre of midfield... both would be great cover to allow the wing backs to push future up the field and provide some quality opportunities to the strike force...



Trent Alexander-Arnold - This young player has impressed in his two first seasons with Liverpool's first team.... but with the lack of playing time he could be interested in joining Belfast City... the plus point about Trent is that he is massively versatile... with his skills he is able to play right back or future up the field...

Jean-Yves Ballou-Tabla - Born in the Ivory Coast he has represented Canada at Under 20 level... At the young age of seventeen he is the youngest player on this list... he may be very green... but with his pace he could be exactly a player Artemis Beartrappe could bring on in the last fifteen minutes of a game to terrorise defences...

European International Cup (Pre Season)

Sunday 16th July 2017
3 - Belfast City (Da Silva 2' 20' Berry 70')
0 - Mallorca

Starting Eleven: Svilar, Bree, Hennessy, Brunt, Oxford, Spearing© (Davies 45'), Dozzell (Whatmough 70'), Chaplin, Da Silva (Shiel 45'), Woodburn (Williams 70'), Lookman (Berry 45'),
Unused Subs: Jaaskelainen, McCullough,

Man of the Match: Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Belfast City)

Transfer Confirmed (IN)

Saturday 15th July 2017
Belfast City continue to strengthen their squad ahead of the 2017/18 season with the signing of another great up and coming player in the form of Tom Davies from Everton... Davies joins Belfast City on a four year ten thousand pound a week contract... with the fee paid rumoured to be half a million pounds...

Tom Davies - is an English professional footballer who has played as a midfielder for Premier League club Everton and is the captain of the England national under-19 team...

Davies is an academy graduate of Everton, having joined the club at the age of 11 and signed his first professional contract on 30 September 2015... He was handed his Premier League debut by manager Roberto Martínez on 16 April 2016 in a 1–1 draw with Southampton at Goodison Park, entering the field of play as an 83rd-minute substitute for Darron Gibson... On the final day of the Premier League season, following the sacking of Martínez, Davies was handed his first start for Everton by interim manager David Unsworth in a 3–0 win over Norwich... His performance over the course of the 90 minutes earned him the Man of the Match award...  Davies signed a new five-year contract with Everton in August 2016... Having previously featured from the substitute's bench, he made his first start of the season on 2 January 2017 and registered his first assist for the club in a 3–0 win over Southampton... He scored his first Everton goal 13 days later in a 4–0 league victory over Manchester City and was also awarded Man of the Match... Having impressed in his debut season with Everton, Davies was awarded a new five-year contract on 3 April 2017... On 9 April, Davies scored the joint-fastest goal for the Premier League season when he netted after just 30 seconds in a 4–2 win over reigning champions Leicester...

Davies has represented England up to under-19 level... On 7 October 2015, he was invited by England manager Roy Hodgson to train with the senior squad following his progression with the under-17 side... Just seven days later, he was named captain of the England under-17 team for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup which took place in Chile... 

Transfer Confirmed (OUT)

Friday 14th July 2017
Belfast City moments ago confirmed the transfer of Ryan Wintle to Southend United in a forty thousand pound deal... everyone at the club wishes Ryan all the best at his new club...

Transfer Confirmed (IN)

Friday 14th July 2017
Moments ago Belfast City announced that they have completed the signing of thirty two year old attacking midfielder Dean Shiels on a one year contract worth one thousand pound a week... Shiels moves from Irish club Dundalk on a free transfer...

European International Cup (Pre Season)

Wednesday 12th July 2017
0 - Belfast City
0 - Aberdeen

Starting Eleven: Svilar, Bree, Hennessy (Whatmough 45'), Oxford (McCullough 45'), Guthrie, Spearing© (Gorman 45'), Leko (Williams 71'), Ainley, Chaplin, Berry (Saunders 71'),
Unused Subs: Jaaskelainen, Brown,

Man of the Match: James Bree (Belfast City)

Newspaper Rumours

Tuesday 11th July 2017
It looks like Belfast City manager Artemis Beartrappe is starting a bit of a clear out ahead of the new season of fringe players who have failed to make an impact for his team last year...

Players like midfielders Tom Lowery and Ryan Wintle... defender Marcus Poscha and striker Daniel Udoh has been placed on the open market... and it looks Artemis Beartrappe will accept any responsible offer... time will only tell if any more players will be added to the list before the end of the summer transfer window closes...

Injury Update

Monday 10th July 2017
It was a bad day for Belfast City after their pre season friendly which saw two key players taken off injured... Alex Kimoya was the first taken off early in the game... he went down in a lot of pain and after future examination it was revealed that he has torn his hamstring and it will keep him out for up to three months which means he will miss the start of the season...

In addition to Kiwomya Chris Baird was also taken off as the match entered the ninety minutes... it was also revealed today that he will also miss the start of the season with a torn quadricep muscle... which means he will be out for up to three months!!!

European International Cup (Pre Season)

Sunday 9th July 2017
1 - Belfast City (Dozzell 14')
1 - IF Elfborg (OG Baird 82')

Starting Eleven: Jaaskelainen, Bree, Oxford, Hennessey, +  Baird (McCullough 90'), Spearing©, Dozzell, Kluivert (  +  Kiwomya 70' (Brunt 80')), Da Silva, Woodburn (Williams 70'), Lookman (Chaplin 70'),
Unused Subs: Svilar, Berry,

Man of the Match: Jay Spearing (Belfast City)

Newspaper Rumours

Friday 7th July 2017
It looks like along with English and Italian clubs... the French are looking at young English striker Ademola Lookman from Belfast City...

This time a bid of three point four million by AS Saint Etienne has been lodged...

Belfast City manager Artemis Beartrappe has once again said the player is not for sale and any future bid is pointless... but surely if a large bid comes in Belfast City's board might step in and accept a it!!!

Newspaper Rumours

Thursday 6th July 2017
The bids keep coming in for Belfast City striker Ademola Lookman... this time he is a wanted man by Championship side Brighton...

Artemis Beartrappe has been quick to state the player is not for sale... but it must be testing the clubs resolve as the latest bid has hit three point three million pounds... time will only tell if the player will be at the club come the start of the season...