Friday evening gave Larne Football Club an opportunity to pay tribute to Lyn Kernohan, after the longstanding board member stepped down.
Having been involved in the club in a number of capacities throughout her lifetime, Lyn joined the club’s board in the mid-90’s becoming the first female secretary of a football club in the United Kingdom.
Over her three decades of on the club’s board, Lyn served the club in a variety of capacities, including Player Welfare Officer and working alongside club sponsors among a number of other positions at her beloved Inver Reds.
Ahead of the East Antrim Derby on Friday, the Crawford name was added to the ClubSport NI Stand in recognition of Lyn and her family’s involvement with their hometown club.
Alongside the presentation made to Lyn and her wider family circle, it is a fitting tribute to recognise the countless hours of support and service given through thick and thin.
Club chairman Gareth Clements led the thanks, saying: “I’ve known Lyn all my life, and to quote that old uttering ‘if you cut her open, she would bleed red and white’; never has a quote sat beside a person better.
“When I started following the club in the early eighties Lyn was already an ‘aul hand’ along with Heather faithfully following their father Adam home and away through thick, thin and rain, hail or shine on the Red & White’s Supporters bus.
“As the eighties progressed, Lyn met and married the love of her life Harry Kernohan, who had joined the club as a player and was part of our halcyon days under Paul Malone. It’s no coincidence that Harry also went on to become a club legend, he really didn’t have much choice. Lyn was probably always destined to be a Larne WAG!
“Having been heavily involved in volunteering as a supporter, Lyn progressed and joined the club board in the mid nineties and has remained a constant over the past twenty-eight years, serving wide and varied roles from Secretary to Player Liaison and everything in between.
“It is absolutely fitting that we marked the contribution of Lyn, her father Adam and indeed the Crawford family with the renaming of the Church End Stand as The Crawford Stand in their honour.
“We wish Lyn all the very best as she reverts to supporter mode, safe in the knowledge that we have one of our own 100% behind us as we continue to progress and drive the club forward.”
