Ards in the European Cup

Wednesday 17th September 1958 - preliminary round, 1st leg

Ards 1 Lowry (87)
Stade de Reims

4

 Fontaine (26, 38, 46, 85)
Windsor Park, Belfast - kick-off 8pm

Ards T Moffat, D Hunter, R McGuicken, R Giffen, T Forde, D Fletcher, B Humphries, J Conkey, D Lawther, H Lowry, A Boyd
Sub G Eastham

Reims Colonna, Rodzik, Giraudo, Penverne, Jonquet, Siatka, Bliard, Leblond, J Fontaine, Piantoni, Vincent
Sub Batteux

Referee Mr Jose de Memdibil (SPAIN)

Attendance 21 000

Northern Whig match report

Wednesday 8th October 1958 - preliminary round, 2nd leg

Stade de Reims 6 Lowther (10), Quee (28)

Ards

2

 Piantoni (10, 60), Fontaine (14, 16), Bliard (20, 74)

in Paris

Ards T Moffat, D Hunter, R McGuicken, R Giffen, T Forde, A Fletcher, A Boyd, G Richardson, D Lowry, S Quee, N Lockhart
Sub G Eastham

Reims Colonna, Rodzik, Gouttes, Perverne, Siatka, Leblond, Lamartine, Bliard, J Fontaine, Piantoni, Vincent
Sub Batteux

Referee Mr Manule Asensi Matri (SPAIN)

Attendance: 19 509

1958/59 Winners: Real Madrid

  • Stade de Reims (France) were the beaten finalists in this year's European Cup

  • Ards were the second Irish League champions to compete in European competition following Glenavon in 1957

  • We were also the first IL team to score a goal in Europe

Stade de Reims www.stade-de-reims.com only in French
uefa.com European Cup Website

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