Harland & Wolff Welders F.C.

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H&W Welders

Full name

Harland & Wolff Welders
Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Welders,

Founded

1965

Ground

Tillysburn Park,
Belfast

Capacity

3,000

Chairman

Brian Lillie

Manager

Tommy Leeman

League

Intermediate League First Division

2005-06

4th





Home colours





Away colours

Harland & Wolff Welders is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the IFA Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1965, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Tillysburn Park. The club was formed by the welders of the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard.

At present the Welders have a small clubroom/bar at their ground in Tillysburn Park, Holywood Road but also have one of the biggest^{[citation needed]} and well run^{[citation needed]} social clubs in Northern Ireland at 18-20 Dee Street, just off the Newtownards Road, Belfast.

Club colours are amber and black and sponsored by Capital Hygiene and their away kit is navy blue and white and is sponsored by Prestige Property Repairs. The current manager is Tommy Leeman having succeeded Eric Halliday who recently announced his retirement from the game following a long and distinguished career.

In Dec 2006, The welders reached the final of the Steel & Sons cup forthe first time in their 41 year history and played against Brantwood from the north of Belfast

[edit] Achievements

Intermediate Cup: 1
- 2002/03

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