List of association football clubs in Northern Ireland

Contents

IFA Premiership

Club
Finishing position
in 2009-10
First season in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
Total seasons
in top division
average home attendance
09/10
Ballymena United 9th 1928/29 1928/29 71 899 (17 games)
Cliftonville 3rd 1890/91 1890/91 109 853 (17 games)
Coleraine 7th 1927/28 1996/97 75 1034 (17 games)
Crusaders 4th 1949/50 2006/07 60 1027 (16 games)
Donegal Celtic 2nd (IFA Championship 1) 2006/07 2010/11 2
Dungannon Swifts 6th 2003/04 2003/04 7 528 (16 games)
Glenavon 8th 1911/12 2005/06 87 847 (18 games)
Glentoran 2nd 1890/91 1890/91 109 1682 (14 games)
Linfield 1st 1890/91 1890/91 109 1884 (18 games)
Lisburn Distillery 11th 1890/91 2002/03 103 331 (17 games)
Newry City 10th 1923/24 1998/99 41 341 (18 games)
Portadown 5th 1924/25 2009/10 78 896 (17 games)

IFA Championship

Championship 1

Club
Finishing position
in 2009-10
Ards 4th
Ballinamallard United 6th
Ballyclare Comrades 12th
Ballymoney United 7th
Banbridge Town 9th
Bangor 11th
Carrick Rangers 5th
Dergview 2nd (Championship 2)
Glebe Rangers 10th
Harland & Wolff Welders 1st (Championship 2)
Institute 12th (IFA Premiership)
Larne 8th
Limavady United 3rd
Loughgall 1st

Championship 2

Club
Finishing position
in 2009-10
Annagh United 12th
Armagh City 14th (Championship 1)
Chimney Corner 15th
Coagh United 13th (Championship 1)
Dundela 3rd
Killymoon Rangers 13th
Knockbreda Parish 5th
Lurgan Celtic 10th
Moyola Park 9th
Portstewart 7th
PSNI 4th
Queen's University Belfast 8th
Sport & Leisure Swifts 11th
Tobermore United 6th
Wakehurst 14th
Warrenpoint Town 1st (Mid-Ulster Intermediate A)

League of Ireland Premier Division

Mid-Ulster Football League

Intermediate A

Intermediate B

Division 1

  • Armagh Celtic
  • Coagh United Swifts
  • Coalisland Athletic
  • Derryhirk United
  • Dungannon Rovers
  • Dungannon Tigers
  • Hill Street
  • Lurgan Celtic
  • Lurgan Institute
  • Riverdale
  • Silverwood United
  • St Marys
  • Taghnevan Harps
  • Tullgally

Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League

Premier Division

Northern Ireland Intermediate League

Northern Amateur Football League

Premier Division

Division 1A

Division 1B

Division 1C

Derry and District League

Northwest Saturday Morning League

Premier Division

  • Cliftonvilla F.C.
  • Phoenix Swifts F.C.
  • Brandywell Celtic F.C.
  • Bohemians F.C.
  • Mourne Harps F.C.
  • Newton Heath F.C.
  • Magee College F.C.
  • Cloony YC F.C.
  • Gransha F.C.
  • Corinthians F.C.

First Division

  • Westbank Utd F.C.
  • Tamnaherin Celtic F.C.
  • Du Pont F.C.
  • Abercorn F.C.
  • Oxford Utd F.C.
  • Foyle Harps F.C.
  • Benbradagh Colts F.C.
  • St. Columb's College F.C.
  • Northside Albion F.C.
  • Foyle Athletic F.C.
  • Drumahoe YCMA F.C.
  • West Galliagh F.C.

Senior Sunday Morning League

Premier Division

  • Oxford United (Reserve Team)
  • Don Bosco's F.C.
  • Top of the Hill Celtic F.C.
  • Derry Rovers F.C.
  • Abercorn F.C.
  • Porters F.C.
  • Metro F.C.
  • Brandywell Harps F.C.
  • Celtic Swifts F.C.
  • Three Flowers F.C.
  • The720
  • Bluebell Celtic

First Division

  • Oxford Colts
  • Bogside Inn F.C.
  • Don Bosco's Youths
  • Downey's F.C.
  • Carraig Bar F.C.
  • City Harps F.C.
  • Lisahally F.C.
  • Culmore F.C.
  • TriStar
  • Phoenix F.C.
  • Crescent F.C.
  • Currynierin F.C.
  • Maydown F.C.

Coleraine and District League

Premier League

  • Aghadowey
  • Coleraine Liverpool SC
  • Dunaghy
  • Bushmills United
  • Dromore United
  • Garvagh
  • Heights
  • Kilrea United
  • Magherafelt Reds
  • Portrush
  • Riada
  • Upperlands
  • West Bann

Morning League

  • Ballybogey
  • Ballycastle
  • Ballymoney Olympic
  • Coleraine Crusaders
  • Heights Reserves
  • Limavady Rugby Club
  • Portstewart Town
  • Portstewart Olympic
  • Portrush Reserves
  • Riada Reserves
  • UUC
  • White Eagles

Defunct clubs

See also