Loughgall F.C.

Loughgall Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship.

Loughgall
Full nameLoughgall Football Club
Nickname(s)The Villagers
Founded1967
GroundLakeview Park
Capacity3,000
ChairmanMarcus Thompson
ManagerDean Smith
LeagueNIFL Championship
2018–19NIFL Championship, 7th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club, founded in 1967, is situated in the village of Loughgall, near Armagh in County Armagh and they play their home games in the village at Lakeview Park. They achieved senior status in 2004 on promotion to the Irish Premier League, but reverted to intermediate status upon relegation in 2007. Keith Kearney is their youngest ever goalscorer, when he scored in the Irish cup 4th round tie against Tandragee Rovers FC. He was a 68th minute substitute making his debut and scored in the 77th minute aged just 14 years and 187 days old. On 3 March 2018, after Glenavon fans spent 28 hours clearing their pitch of snow and ice to get the game played, Loughgall beat Glenavon 2-1 to reach the semi final of the Irish Cup for the first time since 1997.

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
GK Andrew Wright
DF Ricky Copeland
DF Stuart Mallen
MF Andrew Hoey
DF Graham Taylor
DF Josh Finlay
MF Chris Elliott
DF Jamie Rea
MF Francis McCann
MF Marc McConnell
MF Steven Ferguson
FW Peter Campbell
FW Aaron Haire
FW Paul Stretton
No. Position Player
FW Mark McCullough
FW Marcus Dallas
MF Denver Taggart
FW Connor Mullen
DF Scott McCullough
DF Jude Ballard
FW Nathaniel Ferris
FW Gary Liggett
MF David McCullough
MF Jordan Gibson
DF Declan McVeigh
MF Jordan Bell
DF Keith Kearney
FW Ross Hunter (On loan from Glenavon)

Managerial history

  • Noel Willis (1967–70)
  • George Willis (1970–76)
  • Sam Robinson (1977–81)
  • Raymond Nesbitt (1983–84)
  • Willie Forbes (1984–85)
  • Alfie Wylie (1986–89)
  • Alan Fraser (1999)
  • Ronnie Cromie (1999-01)
  • Jimmy Gardiner (2001–06)
  • Shane Reddish (2006–07)
  • Niall Currie (2007–Feb 2011)
  • Colin Malone (May 2011–Aug 2013)
  • Gary McKinstry (Aug 2013–Dec 2013)
  • Brian Adair (Dec 2013–Dec 2014)
  • Noel Mitchell (Jan 2015–May 2015)
  • Stephen Uprichard and Steven Hawe (May 2015–November 2016)
  • Dean Smith (November 2016-)

Honours

Senior honours

Intermediate honours

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