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| Full name | Tobermore United Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | "The Reds" | |
| Founded | 1965 | |
| Ground | Fortwilliam Park, Tobermore (Capacity: Around 1,500 (100 seated)) |
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| Chairman | Raymond Beatty | |
| Manager | Jonny Law | |
| League | IFA Championship 2 | |
| 2008-09 | 15th, IFA Championship | |
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Tobermore United is a Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. 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 Jonny Law.
Tobermore United is the only football club in Northern Ireland that international superstar George Best ever played competitively for ( February 1984). Joe Burrell was also responsible for a freak miss in 1987 against Bangor when he headed the ball past the goalkeeper and accidentally the ball past the post.
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.
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Honours
Senior honours
- North West Cup: 2
- 1989/90, 2006/07
Intermediate honours
- IFA Intermediate League Second Division: 1
- 2004/05
- Craig Memorial Cup: 4
- 1988/89, 1989/90, 1997/98, 2005/06
- 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
Current squad
As of Sun 25th Jan 2009
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External links
- nifootball.co.uk (fixtures, results and tables of all leagues)
- Tobermore Utd (fixtures, results)
- Tobermore Utd Res (fixtures, results)
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