He retained the armband that he wore in their summer tour in the America. On that occasion they faced Turkey and Chile. He made his international debut in February 2002 during his spell at Firhill but his second spell at Fir Park, starting in 2003, came with plenty of international recognition and he is currently Motherwell’s most capped player.
Cap number 50 could come next month when Northern Ireland travel to Slovenia for the first of the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Montenegro won the game 2-0