Annagh United F.C.

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. 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 Carrick Rangers, 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.

2018-2019 season under the leadership of Manager Ciaran McGurgan assisted with Simon Haffey as Assistant Manager and Coaches Paul Matchett and Alan Murphy started well with the club sitting well in the League having been unbeaten from August 2018 to January 2019. The Bluefin Sport Premier Intermediate League finished with the club 2nd in the league and competed with the PSNI from NIFL Championship 1 in a two legged play off losing 5-3 on aggregate.

2019-2020 Annagh started off well with 14 games played the club was top of the league on 33 points having recorded 10 wins and 3 draws but March 2020 brought the Coronavirus leading to all football being suspended.

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

No. Position Player GK Eoin Hughes GK Shane McPartland GK Gavin Cusack DF Gerard Kerr DF Christian Stewart DF Jordan Campbell DF Owen McConville DF John Convery DF Ryan Woods DF Jordan Bell DF Adam Henderson DF Lee Upton

No. Position Player MF Sean Mackle MF Jackson Holmes MF Ben Eagle MF Andrew Gordon MF Daniel Gordon MF Niall Henderson (capt) FW Ruari McDonald FW John Uprichard FW Scott McCordick FW Craig Taylor FW Nedas Maciulaitis

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