Armagh City F.C.

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Armagh City
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Full name Armagh City Football Club
Nickname(s) Eagles
Founded 1964 (as Milford Everton)
Ground Holm Park, Armagh
County Armagh
(Capacity 2,800 (330 seats))
Chairman Nigel Cooke
Manager Gary McKinstry
League Irish Premier League
2005/06
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Armagh City F.C. is a Northern Irish football club playing in the Irish Premier League. The club, founded in 1964 as Milford Everton, and originally hailed from the village of Milford, just outside Armagh city, but changed their name on relocating to Holm Park in 1994. The club's colours are azure and black. The current manager is Gary McKinstry, after Colin Malone left the club in July 2006.

The original name of Milford Everton was in honour of the founder's favourite English team Everton. Milford was the village were the penalty kick was invented.

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[edit] Honours

  • Irish First Division: 1
    • 2004-05
  • Mid-Ulster Cup: 1
    • 2000/1
  • Bob Radcliffe Cup : 2
    • 1991/2, 2004/5
  • Mid-Ulster League: 1
    • 1973/4
  • Mid-Ulster Shield: 1
    • 1969/70
  • Alan Wilson Memorial Trophy: 1
    • 1972/3
  • Alexander Cup: 1
    • 1973/4

[edit] Squad

As of Octuber 2006

No. Position Player
Flag of Northern Ireland GK Paul Rice
Flag of Northern Ireland DF Mark Carlisle
Flag of Northern Ireland DF Robert Casey
Flag of Northern Ireland DF Johnny Cowan
Flag of Northern Ireland DF David Fairclough
Flag of Northern Ireland DF Kyle Allardyce


Flag of Northern Ireland DF Mark Turkington


Flag of Northern Ireland MF David Hawthorne
No. Position Player


Flag of Northern Ireland MF Johnny McSorley
Flag of Northern Ireland MF Barry Meehan
Flag of Ireland MF David Ward
Flag of Northern Ireland FW Kevin Bates
Flag of Northern Ireland FW Andy Brown
Flag of Ireland FW Derek Delaney
Flag of Ireland FW Anto Reilly

[edit] Staff

  • President: Seamus Finnegan
  • Chairman: Nigel Cooke
  • Vice-Chairman: Wilmor Johnston
  • Treasurer: Jason Busby
  • Committee Secretary: Geoff Lester
  • Football Secretary: John Hynds
  • Manager: Gary McKinstry
  • Assistant Manager: Ivor McGucken
  • First Team Coach: John Hynds
  • Physio: Gerald Stevenson
  • Reserve Team Coach: Peter Radford

[edit] See also

  • Irish League Forums Supporters Group

[edit] External links