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Wakehurst F.C.

Wakehurst Football Club are a Northern Irish, intermediate football club who currently play in the Ballymena & Provincial Football League. The club, founded in 1969, hails from Ballymena, although home matches are played at Moyola Park's ground at Mill Meadow. Wakehurst formerly played at the second pitch at the Ballymena Showgrounds, home of Ballymena United, but for 2009–10 this pitch was deemed not to meet the criteria for the Championship, and home games were played at the ground of Tobermore United in Tobermore, County Londonderry, for that season; Wakehurst moved to Castledawson for 2010–11.[1][2] It is the club's intention eventually to return to Ballymena.[3] In 2016, the club was relegated from the Northern Ireland Football League and spent a season in the Ballymena & Provincial Football League before announcing their withdrawal from the competition.

Wakehurst
Full nameWakehurst Football Club
Nickname(s)The 'Hurst
Founded1969
GroundMill Meadow
ManagerJohn Clarke
LeagueBallymena & Provincial Football League
2018–19Ballymena & Provincial Football League, 11th

Club colours are black, and white (home) and blue (away).

The club is currently managed by John Clarke.

The club returned to the Ballymena & Provincial League for the 2016–17 season and were joined by fellow Championship 2 drop outs, Glebe Rangers and Coagh United. At the end of the season they announced their withdrawal from football although indicated that it would be a one year hiatus rather than permanent.[4]

The club played at junior level in the Ballymena & District League and Northern Amateur League until stepping up to intermediate football in 2003.[5][6]

Players

Current First Team Squad

As of

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 Greg Shannon
GK   NIR Andy Findlay
GK   NIR Dean Adams
DF   NIR Kyle Crawford
DF   NIR Kurtis McCartney
DF   NIR Peter McClure
DF   NIR Andrew Millar
DF   NIR Corey Price
DF   NIR Anthony Shaw
DF   NIR Niall Swann
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   NIR Conor Ross
MF   NIR Ryan Bamber
MF   NIR Andrew Laughlin
MF   NIR Nicky Black
MF   NIR David McLaughlin
MF   NIR Steven Mellon
MF   NIR David Johnston
MF   NIR Aaran Weir
FW   NIR Stewart Nixon
FW   NIR Zach Barr

Honours

Junior honours

  • County Antrim Junior Shield: 1
    • 1989–90

References

  1. ^ Ballymena Times, Wakehurst forced to play outside Ballymena next season, 15-05-2009
  2. ^ Homeless Wakehurst need to find a speedy resolution, The Park, p.13, Belfast Telegraph, 30 August 2010
  3. ^ Wakehurst FC appeal for Council help to end three-year ‘exile’ from Ballymena
  4. ^ Official Statement
  5. ^ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 219
  6. ^ "Waking up to Wakehurst", NI Football, Issue 13 (2009), p. 24

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