Bangor F.C.
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| Full name | Bangor Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Seasiders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Clandeboye Park, Bangor, Co. Down (Capacity 4000 (660 seated)) |
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| Chairman | Trevor Best | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Marty Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Irish First Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bangor is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish First Division. The club, founded in 1918, hails from Bangor and plays its home matches at Clandeboye Park, which it shares with Ards F.C.. Club colours are gold and royal blue. The club is now managed by ex-Glentoran boss Paul Millar, following George Dunlop's resignation in light of defeat in the 2007 promotion/relegation play-off against Glenavon FC.
Bangor enjoyed the most successful period in their history during the 1990s when the Club qualified for Europe for the first time in its history when finishing second in the Irish League. This success was followed by winning the Irish Cup Final in 1993 after two replays against their bitter rivals, Ards F.C. Paul Byrne who scored the winning goal with the last kick of the game, moved on to Celtic. In October 2007, the club announced that a deal had been struck with property developers to sell land at the rear of the ground and use this to clear all debts. On May 13th, 2008, it was announced that Bangor had secured a place in the new 12-team IFA Premiership for the 2008-09 season despite only having finished third in the First Division in 2007-2008.
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[edit] Notable Former Players
Gerry Armstrong- Harry Baird
Willie Fernie
Paul Byrne- Harry Glennie
[edit] Current Squad
- Ryan Brown 1
- Paul Kee
- Stephen Munn
- Stephen Collier
- John Bailie
- Paul Harbinson
- Craig Gimore
- Colin Beggs
- Dominic Melly
- David Irvine
- James Bell
Carl Rezai- Mark Magennis
- Andy Forsythe
- Andy Morrow
- Paul McDowell
- Marty Verner
- Ryan Brown 2
- Tony Smith on loan from Newry Town
[edit] Honours
- Irish Cups: 1
- 1992/93
- Irish League Cups: 1
- 1992/93
- Ulster Cups: 2
- 1991/92, 1994/95
- City Cups: 2
- 1970/71, 1976/77
- County Antrim Shields: 3
- 1969/70, 1974/75, 1988/89
- Mid-Ulster Cups: 1
- 1995/96
- Steel and Sons Cups: 5
- 1923/24, 2004/05 both as Bangor FC, 1940/41, 1945/46, 1994/95 as Bangor Reserves
- Intermediate Cups: 3
- 1940/41, 1942/43, 1943/44 all as Bangor Reserves
- Daily Mirror Intermediate League Cup Trophys: 1
- 2004/05
