Dundela F.C.

Dundela

Full name	Dundela Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Duns
Founded	1895
Ground	Wilgar Park, Belfast
Capacity	2,500
Manager	Niall Currie
League	NIFL Championship
2019–20	NIFL Championship, 6th
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Dundela Football Club, nicknamed "The Duns" is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club from Belfast, currently playing in the NIFL Championship, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park. The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, green shorts and green socks, whilst the away kit is all red.

History[]

Dundela Football Club was formed in 1895 from employees of a local dairy owned by the Agnew family and members of a local harriers' club.^[1] Wilgar Park has been the home to the club since 1900. The park lies in the heartland of east Belfast, in a suburb named Strandtown. Its capacity is 2,500. The venue is nicknamed "The Hen Run". The club's greatest achievement to date came in April 1955, when it defeated Glenavon by three goals to nil at Windsor Park, Belfast in the final of the Irish Cup.^[2] Dundela's darkest hour occurred on 25 August 1995, when team captain, Michael Goddard died during a game at Stangmore Park, home of Dungannon Swifts, after being struck on the chest with the ball.^[3] The club's most recent success was an Intermediate League title in the 2017-18 season. Dundela's local rivals are Harland & Wolff Welders.^[4]

Current squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  NIR Jonathan Sergeant — GK  NIR Ryan McBride — GK  NIR Ethan Carry — GK  NIR Marc Matthews (On Loan From Glenavon) — DF  NIR Ben McMorris — DF  NIR Matthew King — DF  NIR Jonathan Taylor — DF  NIR Kyle Owens — DF  NIR Michael Kerr — DF  NIR Cameron Scates — DF  NIR Tre Sterling — DF  NIR Tony Kane — MF  NIR Daniel Burns — MF  NIR Owain Beggs — MF  NIR Kane Owen

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NIR Ethan Warnock — MF  NIR Kyle Anderson — MF  NIR William Faulkner — MF  NIR Matthew Swann — MF  NIR Eoghan McCaul — MF  NIR Eddie Shaw — FW  NIR David McMaster — MF  NIR Thomas Robinson — FW  NIR Michael Smith — FW  FRA Guillaume Keke — FW  NIR Tiarnan McNicholl — FW  NIR Jordan Hughes

Honours[]

Senior honours[]

• Irish Cup: 1
  • 1954–55

Intermediate honours[]

• Irish League B Division/Second Division: 11 (inc. one shared)
  • 1967–68, 1976–77 (shared), 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2000–01
• Irish Intermediate League: 5
  • 1921–22, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1950–51
• Irish Intermediate Cup: 10
  • 1946–47, 1954–55, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
• George Wilson Cup: 4
  • 1964–65, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1974–75
• Steel & Sons Cup: 10
  • 1945–46, 1963–64, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2013–14
• B Division Knock-out Cup: 4
  • 1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95
• McElroy Cup: 1
  • 1945–46 (shared)

Notable former players[]

• David Lyner
• Eric McMordie
• Billy Caskey
• Matty Burrows

External links[]

• Official site

Coordinates: 54°35′58″N 5°52′42″W / 54.599486°N 5.878361°W / 54.599486; -5.878361

References[]

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