Oldpark Football Club is an Irish former football club from north Belfast.
| Full name | Oldpark Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Lambs,[1]The Mountain Boys[2] | ||
| Founded | 1880 | ||
| Dissolved | 1892 | ||
| Ground | Oldpark | ||
| Patron | Lord Ashley | ||
| Secretary | John Baxter Jr[3] | ||
| League | Irish League | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1880 by members of the Oldpark Cricket Club.[4] It was subsequently a founding member of the Irish Football Association in 1880 and the Irish Football League in 1890, but retained membership of the latter only for two seasons. The club reached the final of the County Antrim Shield in 1890–91 but lost. The club folded after the 1891–92 season.[5]
Colours
editThe club originally wore maroon, but resolved "unanimously" in September 1884 to change to royal blue and white.[6]
Honours
editSenior honours
editReferences
edit- ^ Belfast Evening Telegraph, 26 January 1892
- ^ "Football notes". Ulster Football and Cycling News: 4. 8 November 1889.
- ^ "Oldpark Football Club". Belfast News-Letter: 7. 18 September 1884.
- ^ Northern Whig, 13 October 1880
- ^ Belfast Evening Telegraph, 21 November 1893
- ^ "Oldpark Football Club". Belfast News-Letter: 7. 18 September 1884.
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