Dundela F.C.

Dundela Football Club, nicknamed "The Duns" is a semi-professional, Northern Irish 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.

Dundela
Full nameDundela Football Club
Nickname(s)The Duns
Founded1895
GroundWilgar Park, Belfast
Capacity2,500
ManagerNiall Currie
LeagueNIFL Championship
2021–22NIFL Championship, 8th

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.[1] 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 2,500. The venue is nicknamed "The Hen Run". The club's greatest achievement to date came in April 1955, when it defeated Glenavon by three goals to nil at Windsor Park, Belfast in the final of the Irish Cup.[2] Dundela's darkest hour occurred on 25 August 1995, when team captain, Michael Goddard died during a game at Stangmore Park, home of Dungannon Swifts, after being struck on the chest with the ball.[3] The club's most recent success was an Intermediate League title in the 2017–18 season. Dundela's local rivals are Harland & Wolff Welders.[4]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  NIR Jonathan Sergeant
GK  NIR Lee Carson
GK  NIR Chris Carson
GK  NIR Marc Matthews (On Loan From Glenavon)
DF  NIR Matthew King
DF  NIR Craig Farquhar
DF  NIR Jonathan Taylor
DF  NIR Kyle Owens
DF  NIR Jay Magee
DF  NIR Michael Kerr
DF  NIR Ryan McKay
DF  NIR Taylor Shaw
DF  NIR Tony Kane
MF  NIR Daniel Burns
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  NIR Owain Beggs
MF  NIR Eoin Kane
MF  NIR Thomas Roscoe
MF  NIR Ben Browne
MF  NIR Kyle Mackie
MF  NIR William Faulkner
MF  NIR Eoghan McCawl
MF  NIR Eddie Shaw
MF  NIR Eoin Teggart
FW  NIR David McMaster
FW  NIR Rhys Annett
FW  NIR Spencer Beattie
FW  NIR Dee Fearon
FW  NIR Eamonn Fyfe

Honours

Senior honours

Intermediate honours

Notable former players

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References

  1. "Dundela Football Club - A Brief History". www.dundelafc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "Dundela's famous Irish Cup final upset 60 years ago". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. "Championship Regular Season Dundela vs Harland and Wolff Welders | Football365". livescore.football365.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.


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