Fivemiletown United F.C.
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| Full name | Fivemiletown United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Town |
| Founded | 1888[1] |
| Ground | Valley Stadium[2] |
| Chairman | Davy McQuigg , BEM |
| Manager | Raymond Clarke |
| League | Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A |
| 2017/18 | Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A, 7th |
Fivemiletown United Football Club is an intermediate-level football club who play in the Intermediate A division of the Mid-Ulster Football League in Northern Ireland. The club is based in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. The club is currently managed by Raymond Clarke. The current secretary is Mike Long. The Reserves currently play in Fermanagh and Western Division 3. Fivemiletown United Youth Academy provides youth teams from U9 up to U19 and have also a Youth Academy for 4 Year olds and up. The club's Youth teams play in the Brendan Keogh Youth League and the Mid Ulster Youth League.Long-term clubman Davy McQuigg is the club's current chairman and has served in nearly every role in the club in over 30 years involved with the club. He was awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) in January 2015 as part of the Queens New Years honours list for his services to youth football. The 2014/15 season was the club's most successful season in the intermediate A section as new manager Jason Gillespie guided them to a 3rd-place finish which is the club's highest ever finish.
Fivemiletown United's most famous moment in recent years was in December 2016 when they defeated Premier Intermediate League side Dundela in the 4th Round of the Irish Cup 4-3. The first time the club had ever progressed past the Third Round.
On Thursday 24 November 2016 club chairman David McQuigg announced plans for the club to bring to an end the long serving Mini Soccer Centre and launch a brand new Academy System starting in March 2017.
Famous Players & Honours
Famous Players
Roy Carroll - Northern Ireland and current Linfield goalkeeper Roy Carroll started his career with Fivemiletown United. The ex Manchester United keeper is undoubtedly the towns most famous ex player, having won the FA Cup and Premier League with the Red Devils. Roy's brother Ricki is a striker in the club's firsts team.
Dermott McCaffery- The ex Hibernian and Falkirk Defender began his career with Fivemiletown United before moving on to Dunbreen Rovers.His brother Sean is part of the first team squad.
Division 1 Mercer League Champions: 1950-51, 1951–52
Mulhern Cup: 1933, 1941 (both as Fivemiletown), 1951, 1952, 1953
Coffey Cup: 1939 (as Fivemiletown Blues), 1948, 1973, 1974, 1977 (as Valley United) 1993, 2005 (as Valley All Stars) , 2016
McCabe Cup: 1949
Erskine Cup: 1951
Killyman and District League: 1951
McCammon Cup: 1962, 1973
Greystone League: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (all as Fivemiletown), 1972, 1974, 1980
Fivemiletown Knockout Cup: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Mid Ulster Intermediate B Division Champions: 2002-03
Premier Cup: 2002, 2005
Marshall Cup: 2011
Armstrong Cup: 2014
YOUTH HONOURS
Under 18 Lowry Corry Cup Winners 2007
Under 16 Brendan Keogh Youth League Winners 2007
Under 15 Brendan Keogh Youth League Winners 2007
Mini Soccer Primary School Blitz Shield Winners 2008
Under 12 Fermanagh Section Champions 2012.
Under 12 Brendan Keogh Youth League Winners 2016
Under 12 Brendan Keogh Youth League Cup Winners 2016
Under 12 Brendan Keogh Youth League Shield Winners 2017
Fermanagh & Western Under 18 League Winners 2016/17
Fair Play Awards - Brendan Keogh Youth League
Under 16 Winners - 2009
Under 15 Winners - 2011,2013&2016
Under 14 Winners - 2008,2010 & 2011,2015
Under 13 Winners - 2007 & 2010,2015
Under 11 Winners - 2015&2016
Overall Fair Play Award Winners - 2008,2010&2011,2015
Club Youth Awards 2017 Season
Under 11 POTY- Sam Armstrong
Under 12 POTY - Ben Ellison
Under 13 POTY -
Under 14 POTY - Fabio Ledwith
Under 15 POTY - Ellis Hall
Under 16 POTY - N/A
Under 18 POTY -
OVERALL YOUTH POTY - Fabio Ledwith (1st Title)
Under 11 Top Goalscorer - Jamie Adams
Under 12 Top Goalscorer - Ethan Ellison
Under 13 Top Goalscorer -
Under 14 Top Goalscorer - Fabio Ledwith
Under 15 Top Goalscorer - Peter Campbell
Under 19 Top Goalscorer-