Tobermore United F.C.

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Tobermore United
Tobermore United F.C. logo.png
Full nameTobermore United Football Club
Nickname(s)"The Reds"
Founded1965
GroundFortwilliam Park, Tobermore
CapacityAround 3000 (100 seated)
ChairmanRaymond Beatty
ManagerAdrian Whiteside
LeagueNIFL Premier Intermediate League
2019–20NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 11th (no relegation)

Tobermore United Football Club is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.

History[]

The club, founded in 1965, is based in Tobermore, near Magherafelt, County Londonderry and currently plays its home matches at Fortwilliam Park. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Adrian Whiteside.

Tobermore United is the only football club in Northern Ireland that George Best ever played competitively for. However, it was only for one match, on 11 February 1984, after many years of his decline, and Tobermore lost 7–0 to Ballymena.[1]

The club has an extensive and highly popular youth development scheme which has led to it being awarded official Football Development Centre (FDC) status by the IFA. It currently has teams at under-11, under-12, under-14 and under-16 level.

In the 2010–11 season the club gained promotion to IFA Championship 1 by finishing 2nd in IFA Championship 2, but were relegated again two-years later.

Following the curtailed 2019-20 Premier Intermediate League season, Tobermore finished 11th and technically bottom of the league however weren’t relegated due to no appropriate promotion candidates, and given the league had already lost Lurgan Celtic who had withdrawn.

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 Northern Ireland NIR Gareth Maguire
— GK Poland POL Lukasz Bednarz
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Callum Biggart
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Dylan Hull
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Emmett McGilloway
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Jake Francis
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Shane Mulgrew
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Shannon Crooks
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Shay Dunlop
— DF Cape Verde CPV Wilson Dos Santos Tavares
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Andy Whiteside
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Conor Kearns
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Declan Martin
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Eamon Óg McAllister
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Jake Morrow
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Adams
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Jason Goldie

Honours[]

Senior honours[]

  • North West Cup: 2
    • 1989–90, 2006–07

Intermediate honours[]

  • IFA Intermediate League Second Division: 1
    • 2004–05
  • Craig Memorial Cup: 6
    • 1980-81, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2009–10
  • Northern Ireland Intermediate League: 3
    • 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83
  • Northern Ireland Intermediate League Cup: 2
    • 1978–79, 1981–82
  • North West Intermediate Cup Winners: 2
    • 1989–90, 2005–06

References[]

  1. ^ "The day Manchester United icon George Best played for Tobermore United". News Letter. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

External links[]

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