| Full name | Queen's Island Football Club |
|---|---|
| Ground | Pirrie Park Belfast |
| League | Irish League |
Queen's Island was a football club from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The team was champion of the Irish League for the 1923/24 season and winner of the Irish Cup in 1882 and 1924.
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One of the earliest football clubs in Ireland, Queen's Island won the second ever Irish Cup competition in 1882 and reached the semi-finals the following season. They did not join the Irish League until 1921, At the end of the 1928/29 Season Queen's Island were voted out of the Irish League, being replaced by Derry City, it was the case that before the introduction of promotion and relegation the bottom placed club each season would have to reapply for membership of the league, Although they spent just eight seasons in senior football, Queen's Island's record of one championship and three runners-up spots was very impressive. In the 1928-29 season they conceded a record 130 goals in 26 games.
They went on to compete in junior leagues such as the Irish Football Alliance and would compete up to the 1960s, during their time in the Alliance league they played matches at Skegoneill avenue, home of Brantwood.
After the clubs days in the Irish Football League the club plied their trade in the Irish Football Alliance.
During their days as an Irish League side Queen's Island called three venues "home":
| Season | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | - 7 | 8 |
| 1922-23 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 21 | - 4 | 12 |
| 1923-24 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 26* |
| 1924-25 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 32 |
| 1925-26 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 37 | + 5 | 23 |
| 1926-27 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 30 |
| 1927-28 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 17 |
| 1928-29 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 53 | 130 | -77 | 7** |
Five Queen's Island players won Ireland caps (one each):
The following Queen's Island players represented the Irish League at inter-league level: