Armagh City F.C. is a Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1964 as Milford Everton, and originally hailed from the village of Milford, just outside Armagh city, but changed their name in 1988 on relocation to Armagh. The club played at the Mill Field, Armagh from 1988 to 1991, when it moved to its current home, Holm Park. The club's colours are azure and black. City parted company with manager Gary McKinstry after 3 years in charge on 1st May 2009 by mutual consent. The appointment of Ivor McGucken as first team manager, and Martin Rice as his assistant was announced on the 6th May 2009.
The club achieved senior status in 1999, but reverted to intermediate status in 2003 when the Irish Premier League was established and the number of senior clubs was reduced from 20 to 16. In 2005, however, City gained promotion to the Premier League, but after three more seasons at senior level, the club failed to gain a place in the 12-club IFA Premiership and reverted once more to intermediate status as a member of the IFA Championship.
The original name of Milford Everton was in honour of the founders' favourite English team Everton. Milford was the village were the penalty kick was first introduced in 1890 when local goalkeeper William McCrum suggested a way to combat illegal challenges near to goal.[1] Milford Everton eventually bought and refurbished the McCrum Institute in the early 1980s as they strove to improve facilities for the 'B' Division.
Honours
Senior honours
Intermediate honours
Junior honours
- Mid-Ulster League: 1
- Mid-Ulster Shield: 1
Current squad
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Position |
Player |
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GK |
William McFrederick |
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GK |
Niall Geoghegan |
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GK |
Sean Morgan |
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DF |
Johnny Walker |
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DF |
Paul Alexander |
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DF |
Mark Stewart (captain) |
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DF |
Iain Latimer |
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DF |
Philip McBirney |
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DF |
Chris McDonald |
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DF |
Peadar Toal |
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DF |
Thomas McStravick |
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DF |
Miceal McKenna |
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MF |
Liam Cullen |
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MF |
Mark Hamilton |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
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MF |
Ryan McGerrigan |
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MF |
Dwayne McGlone |
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MF |
Andy Moore |
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MF |
Brian McCone |
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MF |
Shea McGerrigan (on loan from Dungannon Swifts) |
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MF |
Gavin Cusack |
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MF |
Johnny McSorley |
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FW |
Frances McCann |
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FW |
Gerard Kerr |
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FW |
Gavin McParland |
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FW |
Andrew Uprichard |
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FW |
Gareth Grimley |
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FW |
Philip Murphy |
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Staff
- President: Nigel Cooke
- Chairman: Philip Johnston
- Vice-Chairman: John Hynds
- Treasurer: Geoff Lester
- Committee Secretary: Wes Batty
- Football Secretary: John Hynds
- Manager: Ivor McGucken
- Assistant Manager: Marty Rice
- Physio: Gerald Stevenson
References
- ^ "Home of the Penalty Kick". 2009-08-12. http://www.homeofthepenaltykick.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=27.
See also
External links
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