Jim Magilton captained NI and was at Liverpool, but winning the Irish Cup with Cliftonville ‘would be huge’

Jim Magilton has had a successful first season at the helm for Cliftonville

Steven Beacom

Jim Magilton wants his Cliftonville players to believe in themselves in Saturday’s Irish Cup Final against Linfield at Windsor Park… just like he did on his Northern Ireland debut at the famous stadium.

Let’s rewind to February 5, 1991 with Poland in Belfast for a friendly when a 21-year-old Magilton, then playing for Oxford, was selected for the first time by the legendary Billy Bingham.