Albert Foundry F.C.

Albert Foundry
Full name Albert Foundry Football Club
Nickname(s) Foundry
Founded 1981
Ground Paisley Park,
West Circular Road, Belfast
Capacity 100
Manager Colin McIlwaine
League Northern Amateur Football League
2012/13 Premier Division, 2nd
Website Club home page

Albert Foundry is a Northern Irish football club from Belfast playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. Its home ground Paisley Park on the West Circular Road. As well as the first team, there is a second team playing in the NAFL Division 3A and an Under-18's team playing in the North Down Youth League.

The club was formed as Albert Foundry Colts and elected to the Amateur League in 1981. It soon changed its name to Mountainview Social Club, before becoming West Belfast Rangers in 1988. Another name change to 1st Shankill Northern Ireland Supporters' Club came in 1991, before finally settling on Albert Foundry in 1998.

The Foundry name evokes a former club of the same name, which folded in 1978, having played in the Amateur League since its foundation in 1923, winning the championship in 1960-61.

The present Albert Foundry squad are known for their passing style of football and are led by Colin "Big Mac" McIlwaine and are always challenging for league and cup titles at the end of every season. Albert Foundry have a 2nd team who themselves are know to be very formidable and recently won the Walter Moore cup 2012/2013 the 2nds are led by Colin Martin, both senior and 2nd team managers have themselves played for Albert Foundry.

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