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Harland and Wolff Welders F.C.

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Ground Capacity
  
3,000

2015–16
  
2nd

League
  
NIFL Championship 1

Manager
  
Gary Smyth

Chairman
  
Thomas Flynn

Website
  
Club home page

Arena/Stadium
  
Tillysburn Park

Founded
  
1965

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Full name
  
Harland & Wolff Welders Football Club

Ground
  
Tillysburn Park, Belfast

Harland & Wolff Welders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. The club, founded in 1965, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Tillysburn Park in the East of the city. The club was formed by the welders of the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard. The current manager is former Glentoran FC player Gary Smyth.

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The club's colours are yellow and black to display the link with Harland & Wolff shipyard and its iconic cranes. Harland & Wolff Welders share a long running rivalry with fellow East Belfast Championship 1 side Dundela. In April 2014 the H&W Welders formed a partnership with Harland Youth, a young club composed of six teams of all ages and they will now be called H&W Welders Youth

Current Squad

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

Intermediate honours

  • Irish Intermediate Cup: 2
  • 2002–03, 2006–07
  • B Division Knock-out Cup: 3
  • 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02
  • Steel & Sons Cup: 2
  • 2010–11, 2015-16
  • IFA Championship 2 (level 3): 1
  • 2009–10
  • IFA Championship 2 League Cup: 1
  • 2009–10
  • IFA Interim Intermediate League: 1
  • 2008–09
  • IFA Interim Intermediate League Cup: 1
  • 2008–09
  • Northern Amateur League: 1
  • 1978–79
  • Clarence Cup: 1
  • 1968–69†
  • Won by Harland & Wolff Welders "A"

    References

    Harland & Wolff Welders F.C. Wikipedia