Crewe United F.C.

Crewe United Football Club is an intermediate-level football club playing in the Intermediate A division of the Mid-Ulster Football League in Northern Ireland. The club hails from Glenavy in County Antrim. The club was formed as Sparta in 1961 and played in the West Belfast League before joining the Northern Amateur League in 1968. In 1971, the club switched to the Lisburn League, and during its time there it change its name to Crewe United. In 1978, Crewe returned to the Amateur League, and gained intermediate status following a Junior Cup win in 1983.

Crewe United
Full nameCrewe United Football Club
Founded1961 (as Sparta)
GroundCrewe Park
Glenavy, Co. Antrim
ChairmanTom McKenna
ManagerEamonn McCarthy
LeagueMid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A
2015–16Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A, 5th
For the English football team, see Crewe Alexandra F.C.

George Best played his last game in Northern Ireland for Crewe United in 1995 at Crewe Park in a Charity game. Crewe are renowned for their progressive thinking and have some of the best facilities in Intermediate Football and recently constructed a new playing surface at Crewe Park. They have also played games in many different countries, most notably Holland, and played BVO Emmen in 1999 in front of 2,699 people. Many English league sides such as Brentford and Luton Town have played at Crewe Park[1]

Honours

Intermediate honours
  • Marshall Cup: 1
    • 2016–17

Junior honours
  • Irish Junior Cup: 1
    • 1982–83

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  USA Max Blacker
— GK  NIR Gerard McErlean
— DF  NIR Mark Dean
— DF  NIR Conor McCarthy
— DF  NIR Nathan Finlay
— DF  NIR Ciaran Burns
— MF  NIR Michael O'Neil
— FW  NIR Stuart Armstrong
— MF  NIR Francis McGuinness
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  NIR Pearce Devine
— FW  NIR Niall Finn
— MF  NIR William McCracken
— GK  NIR Christopher McLeave
— DF  NIR Paul Loughlin
— MF  NIR Paul McKenna
— MF  NIR Joe McKee
— FW  NIR Johnny Ottaway

Notes
  1. H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 187


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