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Queen's Island F.C.
Queen's Island was a football club from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The team was champion of the Northern Ireland Football League, Irish League for the 1923/24 season and winner of the Irish Cup in 1924. History Queen's Island Football Club was formed in the summer of 1920, their first match was a friendly against Ulster Rangers, they were elected to the Intermediate League for the start of the 1920/21 season, they finished 5th place in the Intermediate League whilst winning the Irish Intermediate Cup, Intermediate Cup at their first attempt, defeating Forth River 2-0 in the final at Solitude (football ground), Solitude on St Patrick's Day 1921. After their debut season in the Irish Intermediate League, Queen's Island applied to join the Irish League, Willowfield F.C., Willowfield and Belfast United F.C., Belfast United also applied but Queen's Island were elected. At the end of the 1928/29 season, they were voted out of the Irish League, being replaced by Derry City F.C., Derry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland's Saturday Night
''Ireland's Saturday Night'' was a Northern Ireland sports newspaper, which was part of the Belfast Telegraph group. It was launched in 1894 under its original title, ''Ulster Saturday Night'', changing to ''Ireland's Saturday Night'' in 1896 and running two separate editions; one for north and one for the south of Ireland. It continued to carry the nickname ''The Ulster''. The paper was also known as ''The Pink'', as it was originally printed on pink paper until 1917. This was to distinguish the paper from the main daily at the time, ''The Belfast Evening Telegraph''. It focused on Irish Football League Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ... coverage and was delivered late on Saturday evenings so that the day's afternoon matches could be reviewed. Circulation decli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |