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Alexander F.C.

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Alexander F.C.
Full nameAlexander Football Club
Founded1880
merged with Limavady Wanderers 1884

Alexander Football Club is a former Irish football club from Limavady, County Londonderry. It was founded in 1880 by members of the Alexander Cricket Club.[1] and was a founding member of the Irish Football Association.[2] The club played in the early years of the Irish Cup. In 1884, it merged with the Limavady Wanderers club to form Limavady F.C.[3]

References

  1. ^ Belfast Newsletter, 12 October 1880
  2. ^ M. Brodie (1980) 100 Years of Irish Football. Belfast:Blackstaff Press
  3. ^ Northern Whig, 8 December 1884