Deery

Back for a second spell as 'Stute boss, Deery - who was last on the touchline as assistant to ex-Derry City boss Declan Devine in April 2021 - has assembled a team with bags of potential.

Deery suffered play-off heartache in consecutive seasons with the Drumahoe side during his previous tenure at the club – but that’s firmly in the past.

Institute FC manager Kevin Deery was hugely disappointed as his team's title hopes faded at Brandywell.

Joint on points, Bangor held a goal difference advantage travelling to Annagh, who had lost only one of 14 league matches throughout 2024, and Kevin Deery’s men were one point further behind.

Kevin Deery could be without two of his most influential players for the remainder of Playr-Fit Championship run-in which continues this weekend with a trip to Dundela.

Phillip Deery is an emeritus professor at Victoria University whose most recent book, with Sheila Fitzpatrick, is Russians in Cold War Australia (Lexington Books, 2024).

Phillip Deery is an emeritus professor of history at Victoria University.

The 25-year-old, who previously spent time in the academies of Oldham Athletic and Motherwell, made 33 Championship appearances for Kevin Deery’s side as they finished second before narrowly losing out in a promotion play-off to Ballymena United.

Photo provided by Athletics Department Adelyn Deery tees off during a match.

I worked there for a further two years under the stewardship of Jim Deery, who I owe a lot to.