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2018–19 Northern Ireland Football League Cup
The 2018–19 Northern Ireland Football League Cup (known as the BetMcLean League Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 33rd edition of Northern Ireland's football knockout cup competition for national league clubs, and the fifth edition of the competition as the Northern Ireland Football League Cup. This season's League Cup was contested by all 36 clubs of the three divisions of the Northern Ireland Football League. The competition began on 4 August 2018 with the first round, and concluded on 16 February 2019 with the final. The competition was sponsored by McLean Bookmakers. Dungannon Swifts were the defending champions, after they defeated Ballymena United 3–1 in the 2018 final to win the competition for the first time and record the first ever senior trophy win since their formation in 1949. This season, Linfield were the eventual winners, defeating Ballymena United 1–0 in the final. Linfield were playing in the League Cup final for a record 13th time, and lifted the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungannon Swifts F
Dungannon (, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 16,282 at the 2021 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council had its headquarters in the town, though since 2015 the area has been covered by Mid-Ulster District Council. For centuries, it was the 'capital' of the O'Neill dynasty of Tír Eoghain, who dominated most of Ulster and built a castle on the hill. After the O'Neills' defeat in the Nine Years' War, the English founded a plantation town on the site, which grew into what is now Dungannon. Dungannon has won Ulster in Bloom's Best Kept Town Award five times. It currently has the highest percentage of immigrants of any town in Northern Ireland. History For centuries, Dungannon's fortunes were closely tied to that of the O'Neill dynasty which ruled a large part of Ulster until the 17th century. Dungannon was the clan's main stronghold. The traditional site of ina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundela F
Dundela Football Club, nicknamed "The Duns" is a semi-professional, Northern Ireland, Northern Irish Association football, football club from Belfast, currently playing in the NIFL Championship, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park. The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, green shorts and green socks, whilst the away kit is all red. History Dundela Football Club was formed in 1895 from employees of a local dairy owned by the Agnew family and members of a local harriers' club. Wilgar Park has been the home to the club since 1900. The park lies in the heartland of east Belfast, in a suburb named Strandtown. Its capacity is approximately 1,200. The venue is nicknamed "The Hen Run". The club's greatest achievement to date came in April 1955, when it defeated Glenavon F.C., Glenavon by three goals to nil at Windsor Park, Belfast in the final of the 1954–55 Irish Cup, Irish Cup. It was the first time a club from the Irish Alliance won the competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dollingstown F
Dollingstown is a large village in County Down, Northern Ireland, lying between Lurgan and Magheralin. It is within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district. In the 2011 census it had a population of 2,103 people. Dollingstown is in the townland of Taughrane, which may come from Irish ''Tóchar Rathain'' ("causeway of bracken"). History The village of Dollingstown is on the old road from Moira to Lurgan, and is in the townland of Taughrane, which may come from Irish ''Tóchar Rathain'' ("causeway of bracken") or ''Teach Raithin'' ("house of bracken"). It is said to be named from the Rev. Boghey Dolling, rector of the parish of Magheralin, who lived there in the 19th century. Dollingstown is not represented on 18th century maps, which suggests that Dollingstown probably didn't exist until the 1800s. ''Taughrane'' in its current spelling was first used in 1661. However, it had a variety of different spellings, beginning in 1655: ''Teaghrayne'' (1655), ''Tagharan'' (1657), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinamallard United F
Ballinamallard or Bellanamallard (Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 172. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,364 people in the 2021 Census. It lies to the north of Enniskillen and is within Fermanagh and Omagh district. The village has won several "best kept village" titles, and has a fountain to mark the honour. There has been only one local primary school: Ballinamallard Controlled Primary School, since the other, Shanmullagh Primary School, closed in August 2008. As of 2016 NISRA estimate that 2,754 people live in the Ballinamallard Electoral Ward, which encompasses a larger area than the settlement. History Magheracross Parish is said to have been founded by St Patrick in about AD 450. In about AD 550 St Columba passed thorough Ballinamallard. The first records of the parish itself were in 1492 with Terence Macgillacossgli (Cosgrave) is recorded as vicar of Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newington Youth F
Newington may refer to several places: Places United Kingdom England * Newington, London, a district of central London in the London Borough of Southwark * Newington, Swale, Kent (near Sittingbourne) * Newington, Folkestone & Hythe, Kent (near Folkestone) * Newington, Thanet, Kent (near Ramsgate) * Newington, Oxfordshire * Newington, Shropshire, within the town of Craven Arms * Newington, Nottinghamshire * Newington, a ward of Hull City Council * Newington Bagpath, Gloucestershire * North Newington, Oxfordshire * South Newington, Oxfordshire * Stoke Newington, a district in London in the London Borough of Hackney Elsewhere * Newington, Belfast, Antrim Road, Northern Ireland * Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland United States * Newington, Connecticut, a town in Hartford County * Newington, Georgia, a town in Screven County * Newington, New Hampshire, a town in Rockingham County * Newington, Virginia, a census-designated place in Fairfax County * Newington Forest, Virginia, a censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ards F
Ards (or ARDS, ARDs) may refer to: Medical * ARDS, Acute respiratory distress syndrome * ARDs, age-related diseases Places * Ards Peninsula, Northern Ireland ** Ards (territory), several historical territorial divisions on the Ards Peninsula *** Ards Lower, a barony in Northern Ireland *** Ards Upper, a barony in Northern Ireland ** Ards and North Down, current administrative district on the Ards Peninsula *** Ards (borough), former administrative district *** Ards (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), former constituency ** Ards Forest Park, a nature reserve in County Donegal, Ireland ** Newtownards Newtownards (; ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Newtow ..., a town in Northern Ireland, nicknamed "Ards" Organizations * Ards Community Hospital, a health facility in Newtowna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrenpoint Town F
Warrenpoint () is a small port town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the head of Carlingford Lough, south of Newry, and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town is beside the village of Rostrevor and is overlooked by the Mournes and Cooley Mountains. Warrenpoint sprang up within the townland of Ringmackilroy (), and is locally nicknamed "The Point", which also represents the town's full name in Irish, ''An Pointe". Warrenpoint is known for its scenic location, the ''Maiden of Mourne'' festival, the ''Blues on the Bay'' music festival, the passenger ferry service between Warrenpoint and Omeath and the nearby Narrow Water Castle. Warrenpoint Port is second in terms of tonnage handled by ports in Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,091 at the 2021 Census. History The area of Warrenpoint was formerly known as ''Rinn Mhic Giolla Ruaidh'' ("McIlroy's point"), anglicised Ringmackilroy, which is still the name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
