Crewe United F.C.

Crewe United F.C.
Crewe United
Full name Crewe United Football Club
Founded 1961 (as Sparta)
Ground Crewe Park
Glenavy, Co. Antrim
Chairman Tom McKenna
Manager Gary Flaherty
League Mid-Ulster Football League
For the English football team, see Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Crewe United is an intermediate-level football club playing in the Intermediate A division of the Mid-Ulster Football League in Northern Ireland. The club hails from Glenavy in County Antrim. The club was formed as Sparta in 1961 and played in the West Belfast League before joining the Northern Amateur League in 1968. In 1971, the club switched to the Lisburn League, and during its time there it change its name to Crewe United. In 1978, Crewe returned to the Amateur League, and gained intermediate status following a Junior Cup win in 1983.

George Best played his last ever game in Northern Ireland for Crewe United in 1995 at Crewe Park in a Charity game. Crewe are renowned for their progressive thinking and have some of the best facilities in Intermediate Football and recently constructed a new playing surface at Crewe Park.They have also played games in many different countries, most notably Holland, and played BVO Emmen in 1999 in front of 2,699 people. Many English league sides such as Brentford F.C. and Luton Town F.C. have played at Crewe Park[1]

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Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Northern Ireland GK Colm McCauley
Northern Ireland GK Donard Shannon
Northern Ireland DF Paul McStravick
Northern Ireland DF Aaron Tohill
Northern Ireland DF Gavin Carlisle
Northern Ireland DF Dennis Reid
Scotland DF Sam Gove
Northern Ireland DF Eamonn Creggan
Northern Ireland DF Andrew Rushton
Northern Ireland DF Conor McCarthy
Northern Ireland DF Aidan McKenna
Northern Ireland MF Tommy Coleman
Scotland MF Scott Bingham
Northern Ireland MF Chris Haggerty
Northern Ireland MF Chris McCrory
Northern Ireland MF Marty McCartney
No. Position Player
Northern Ireland MF Aidan McCrory
Northern Ireland MF Paul Carson
Northern Ireland MF Joe Patterson
Northern Ireland MF Jim Franklin
Northern Ireland MF Chris Black
France MF Loic Brouchard
Northern Ireland MF Marty McManus
Northern Ireland MF Pete McCabe
Northern Ireland MF Scott Mulligan
Northern Ireland MF Liam Patterson
Zambia FW Chinta Chisambo
Northern Ireland FW Thomas Heaney
Northern Ireland FW Conor McQuillan
Northern Ireland FW Michael Kelly
Northern Ireland FW Tommy Kempston
Northern Ireland FW Jim Hetherington

Honours

  • 1967 - North South Junior Cup
  • 1968/69/70 – McCarter Cup
  • 1973 – Lisburn League 1st Division Title
  • 1981 – Amateur League 2B Title
  • 1982 – Amateur League 2A Title
  • 1983 – Irish Junior Cup: 1
  • 1987 – Lisburn Cup

External links

Notes

  1. ^ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 187

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