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Maiden City F.C.
Maiden City Football Club is an intermediate football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland, playing in the Northern Ireland Intermediate League. Formerly only a youth football academy, the club was formed in 2016 as a pathway to senior football for players coming through their already prestigious academy. Emphasis at the club is still put on the youth academy and progression of young players, many of whom have progressed into professional football. In the 2017/18 season, Maiden City won the Craig Memorial Cup, beating Portstewart 2-1 in the final. The club participates in the Irish Cup, and have reached the fifth round of the 2018 competition, where they were away to . They also pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland Intermediate League
The Northern Ireland Intermediate League is an amateur intermediate league based in the north-west region of Northern Ireland. As one of the leagues in the 4th tier of Northern Irish football, the league champions can be promoted to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League, providing they meet the admittance requirements. Clubs in membership (2019–20) * Ardstraw * Dungiven Celtic * Maiden City * Newbuildings United * Newtowne * Strabane Athletic * Trojans Trojan or Trojans may refer to: * Of or from the ancient city of Troy * Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans Arts and entertainment Music * ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 1890 ... Cup competitions *Intermediate Challenge Cup *Intermediate League Cup List of champions Summary of winners Sources Malcolm Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbooks 1979/80 to 2008/09. External links Northern Ireland Intermediate League Archive at the Irish F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The old walled city lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge. The city now covers both banks (Cityside on the west and Waterside on the east). The population of the city was 83,652 at the 2001 Census, while the Derry Urban Area had a population of 90,736. The district administered by Derry City and Strabane District Council contains both Londonderry Port and City of Derry Airport. Derry is close to the border with County Donegal, with which it has had a close link for many centuries. The person traditionally seen as the founder of the original Derry is Saint , a holy man from , the old name for almost all of modern County Donegal, of which the west bank of the Foyle was a part before 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2021, its population was 1,903,100, making up about 27% of Ireland's population and about 3% of the UK's population. The Northern Ireland Assembly (colloquially referred to as Stormont after its location), established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the UK Government. Northern Ireland cooperates with the Republic of Ireland in several areas. Northern Ireland was created in May 1921, when Ireland was partitioned by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating a devolved government for the six northeastern counties. As was intended, Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Memorial Cup
The Craig Memorial Cup, also known as the William Craig Memorial Cup is an intermediate football competition in Northern Ireland run by the North West of Ireland Football Association. The competition culminates in the final which has traditionally been played on Boxing Day. The current champions are Portstewart. Past winners * 1980–81 Tobermore United * 1981–82 Moyola Park * 1982–83 Roe Valley * 1983–84 Dungiven * 1984–85 Coleraine Reserves * 1985–86 Portstewart * 1986–87 Coleraine Reserves * 1987–88 Strabane * 1988–89 Tobermore United * 1989–90 Tobermore United * 1990–91 Macosquin * 1991–92 Park * 1992–93 Limavady United * 1993–94 Limavady United * 1994–95 Limavady United * 1995–96 Oxford United Stars * 1996–97 Drummond United * 1997–98 Tobermore United * 1998–99 Institute * 1999–00 Drummond United * 2000–01 Moyola Park * 2001–02 Moyola Park * 2002–03 Moyola Park * 2003–04 Strabane * 2004–05 Moyola Park * 2005–06 Moyola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portstewart F
Portstewart () is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,003 people in the 2011 Census. It is a seaside resort neighbouring Portrush. Its harbour and scenic coastal paths form an Atlantic promenade leading to a two-miles beach (Portstewart Strand), popular with holidaymakers in summer and surfers year-round. Profile Portstewart was a popular holiday destination for Victorian middle-class families. Its long, crescent-shaped seafront promenade is sheltered by rocky headlands. It is a reasonably prosperous town. Most of the town is contained in the Strand electoral ward and this is one of the most affluent areas in Northern Ireland. In a deprivation index of electoral wards in Northern Ireland the Strand Ward in the town was ranked 570th out of the 582 wards. House prices in Portstewart have been amongst the highest in Northern Ireland. According to the University of Ulster Quarterly House Price Index report produced in partnership with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Cup
The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup (currently known as the Samuel Gelston's Whiskey Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the primary football knock-out cup competition in Northern Ireland. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth-oldest national cup competition in the world. Prior to the break-away from the Irish Football Association by clubs from what would become the Irish Free State in 1921, the Irish Cup was the national cup competition for the whole of Ireland. Since 30 November 2021, the cup has been sponsored by ''Samuel Gelston's Irish Whiskey''. It was previously sponsored by Nationwide Building Society, Bass Ireland Ltd, JJB Sports, Tennent's Lager and Sadler's Peaky Blinder. 126 clubs entered the 2018–19 competition. Crusaders are the current holders, after they defeated Ballymena United 2–1 in the 2022 final to win the competition for a 5th time. Format During the cup's history, different formats and rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crusaders F
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were intended to recover Holy Land, Jerusalem and its surrounding area from Muslim conquests, Islamic rule. Beginning with the First Crusade, which resulted in the recovery of Jerusalem in 1099, dozens of Crusades were fought, providing a focal point of European history for centuries. In 1095, Pope Pope Urban II, Urban II proclaimed the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. He encouraged military support for List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos, AlexiosI against the Seljuk Empire, Seljuk Turks and called for an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Across all social strata in western Europe, there was an enthusiastic response. The first Crusaders had a variety of motivations, including religious salvation, satisfying feud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Clubs In Northern Ireland
NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League League of Ireland Premier Division * Derry City Mid-Ulster Football League Ballymena & Provincial League Premier Division * Ballynure Old Boys * Brantwood * Chimney Corner * Desertmartin * Dunloy * Killymoon Rangers * Magherafelt Sky Blues * Newtowne * Rathcoole * Sofia Farm Northern Ireland Intermediate League * Ardstraw * Ballymoney United * Dungiven Celtic * Newbuildings United * Oxford United Stars * Strabane Athletic * Trojans Northern Amateur Football League North-West Junior League Derry and District League Northwest Saturday Morning League Senior Sunday Morning League Coleraine and District League Defunct clubs *Alton United * Belfast Celtic *Derry Celtic * Derry Olympic * Omagh Town *Queen's Island *Ulster * St Elizabeth's * Donard Hospital * Willowfield * Kilroot Rec * Newry City (Refounded as Newry City AFC in 2013) See also *List of association f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
