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Ballymoney United
Full nameBallymoney United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Toon
Founded1944
GroundBallymoney Showgrounds
Capacity1,001
ChairmanNoel Lamont
ManagerPeter Cairns
LeagueNorthern Ireland Intermediate League

Ballymoney United Football Club is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Northern Ireland Intermediate League.[1] The club, founded in 1944, hails from Ballymoney, County Antrim and currently plays its home matches at the the Ballymoney Showgrounds. Before relegation from the Northern Ireland Football League in 2015, the club played at the Riada Stadium in Ballymoney, which is shared with Glebe Rangers. Club colours are all blue with a white and black away kit. The current manager is Peter Cairns and is one of the youngest managers to take charge of Ballymoney but has yet to win them any silverware.

The club was relegated to NIFL Championship 2 in the 2010–11 season after finishing 13th in Championship 1. In 2015, Ballymoney were relegated out of the football league after only winning two games and not winning one to April. The club decided to join the Northern Ireland Intermediate League.

Honours

Intermediate honours

Northern Ireland Intermediate League: 2

  • 1980–81, 1982–83

Junior honours

  • Irish Junior Cup: 1
    • 1960–61

Notable Current players

Notable former players

References