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
ChairmanSam Nicholson
ManagerDean Smith
LeagueNIFL Championship
2021–22NIFL Championship, 3rd
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, 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Berraat Turker
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Carson
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Rea
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ben Murdock (Captain)
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jordan Lyttle
6 MF Northern Ireland NIR Tiernan Kelly
7 MF Brazil BRA Pablo Andrade
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Alan Teggart
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Nathaniel Ferris
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Andrew Hoey
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR Kirk McLaughlin (On loan from Glentoran)
12 MF Northern Ireland NIR Robbie Norton
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Mark Patton
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Luke Cartwright
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jackson Holmes
18 FW Northern Ireland NIR Eoin Teggart
20 GK Northern Ireland NIR Daniel Devine
21 MF Northern Ireland NIR Benjamin Magee
23 DF Northern Ireland NIR Caolan Loughran
24 FW Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Duke

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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