Annagh United F.C.

Annagh United
Full name Annagh United Football Club
Founded 1963
Ground Tandragee Road, Portadown
Capacity 1,250 (100 seated)
Chairman Brian McGurgan
Manager Ciaran McGurgan
League NIFL Premier Intermediate League
2017–18 10th

Annagh United Football Club (The name 'Annagh' from Irish Eanach, meaning 'Marsh') is an Intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League. The club is close neighbours to Portadown in the NIFL Championship.The club, founded in 1963, hails from Portadown and plays its home matches at Tandragee Road. The club home colours have are all red and away all white.

History

Tandragee Road has been the club's home since 1983. Indeed when the club opened its new pitch a Northern Irish star player of the time, the great George Best turned out in an Annagh United select side. The club run two senior teams, with the reserve team playing in the Championship Reserve League and managed by Uel Woolsey and the first team by Paul Matchett. More recently the club have developed youth teams who play in the Mid Ulster / Lisburn Youth Leagues. In the 2009–10 season however, the team finished near the bottom of the league and manager Wilkinson parted company with the club. In late July David Johnstone ex Loughgall caretaker manager was appointed manager with Michael Crowe the backroom staff. Johnstone played for Ards, Carrick Rangers, Larne and Loughgall. Recent seasons have brought some notable cup runs, none less than 2006–07 under the reign of Niall Currie, now boss at Portadown, when they reached the Mid-Ulster Cup final against local senior club Newry City and the Irish Intermediate Cup Semi-final against Coagh United. Annagh lost out to the latter in the Bob Radcliffe Cup semi-final earlier in that season. Johnstone has since departed the club and the temporary management team of players Dean Smith, Darragh Peden and Alan Murphy took over. Dean Smith was confirmed as manager for the 2013–14 season with Alan Murphy assistant and Darragh Peden coach. The club were promoted to the NIFL Championship 1 in the 2014–15 season and managed to survive for the 2016–17 season. The club suffered greatly in their second season in NIFL Championship 1 suffering very heavy defeats to Institute, Dergview, Knockbreda and Warrenpoint Town with the club sitting rock bottom of Championship 1.They did however,pull of a massive shock in the League Cup when they took on Glentoran and beat them 3-2 with Nacho Novo scoring his first goal for the East Belfast side in what was Alan Kernaghan's last game in charge of Glentoran.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
Northern Ireland GK Shane McPartland
Northern Ireland GK Andrew Wright
Republic of Ireland DF Alan Murphy
Northern Ireland MF Niall Henderson
Northern Ireland DF Gerard Kerr
Northern Ireland DF Richard Allen
Northern Ireland DF Christian Stewart
Northern Ireland DF Jordan Campbell
Northern Ireland DF Owen McConville
Northern Ireland DF John Convery
Northern Ireland MF Michael Gault
No. Position Player
Northern Ireland MF John Uprichard
Northern Ireland MF Neal Gawley
Northern Ireland MF Ben Eagle
Northern Ireland MF Elliot Rea
Northern Ireland MF Gareth Rees
Northern Ireland MF Craig Taylor
Northern Ireland MF Conor Hagan
Northern Ireland MF Scott Rae
Northern Ireland MF Gavin Cusack
Northern Ireland FW Stefan Campbell
Northern Ireland FW Scott McCordick


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