Ballymoney United F.C.

Ballymoney United Football Club is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Football League.[1] The club, founded in 1944, hails from Ballymoney, County Antrim and currently plays its home matches at the Ballymoney Showgrounds. Before relegation from the Northern Ireland Football League in 2015, the club played at the Riada Stadium in Ballymoney, which is shared with Glebe Rangers. Club colours are all blue with a white and black away kit. The current manager is Liam Kearney and is one of the youngest managers to take charge of Ballymoney, the Chairman is Noel Lamont who has been chairman for about 6 years.

Ballymoney United
Full nameBallymoney United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Toon or Simon Smyth’s Men
Founded1944
GroundMillgrange
ChairmanNoel Lamont
ManagerDelboy McLaughlin
LeagueBallymena & Provincial Football League
2018–19Ballymena & Provincial Football League, 6th

The club's most successful period was during the 2000s when they reached the Uefa Champions League final, losing out to Barcelona, they also went onto to win the Irish Cup. During this period Jack McHenry was the clubs top goal scorer with 107 goals in 90 games winning the ballon d’or 10 times, the most in history. He is dubbed the next George Best with his blistering pace and outstanding shooting. Second top goal scorer Rory Smyth scored 56 free kicks. And the manager Simon Smyth got UEFA manager of the year.

Honours

Intermediate honours

Junior honours
  • Irish Junior Cup: 1
    • 1960–61†

† Won by reserve side

Notable former players

References
  1. "Ballymoney Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2015-08-11.


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