Bryansburn Rangers F.C.

Bryansburn Rangers Football Club is a Northern Irish, intermediate football club playing in Division 1B of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club are from Bangor, County Down and play their home matches at Ballywooley Park on the Crawfordsburn Road. The club was founded in 1974 and joined the Amateur League in 1984.[1]

Bryansburn Rangers
Full nameBryansburn Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Burn
Founded1974
GroundBallywooley Park, Bangor
ChairmanAlan Dempster
ManagerMark Coard
LeagueNAFL Division 1B
2019–20NAFL Division 1B, Season Abandoned due to Corona Virus
WebsiteClub website

Bryansburn field 3 senior teams in total. As well as the first team, there is a second team playing in Northern Amateur Football League Division 3D along with 3rd team that compete in the Down Area League, Divisions 1. The first team were promoted to Division 1A at the end of 2009–10 season, however 2 back to back relegation's left the team in 1C. After a number of years in 1C, the 1st team gained promotion once again to 1B in the 17/18 season, finishing runners up to 18th Newtownabbey Old Boys F.C..

The first team is currently managed by Stuart Lally. Having held previous management roles are other local NAFL clubs including Bangor Rangers F.C. and Abbey Villa F.C. he was appointed Bryansburn boss on 28 November 2018.

The club competes in a number of cup competitions in Northern Ireland, such as the Steel & Sons Cup, the Irish Cup, the Irish Intermediate Cup, the Clarence Cup and the Border Cup.

Squad 2018-19

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  NIR Jake McCready
— DF  NIR Jordan Parkes
— DF  NIR Alan McMullan
— DF  NIR Ross Gray
— MF  NIR Ricky Thompson
— St  NIR Mark Ballantine
— DF  NIR Jamie Turner
— DF  NIR Matt Pollard
— MF  NIR Daneil Carr
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NIR Lewis Stevenson
— MF  NIR Mark Coard
— DF  NIR Matthew Storey
— FW  NIR Stewart Morrison (C)
— FW  NIR Jordan Davidson
— FW  NIR Marty McCullough
— FW  NIR Andy Curran-Cochrane
— DF  NIR John kehoe
— FW  NIR Chris Curran-Cochrane

Honours

Junior honours

Intermediate honours

Notable events

On Sunday 29 March 2015, in the lead up to the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier between Northern Ireland national football team and Finland national football team, Bryansburns home ground 'Ballywooley' was used as a venue for the fans game between the Northern Ireland and Finland fans teams. The event attracted over 200 spectators and included former Northern Ireland international Keith Gillespie who made a guest appearance for the Northern Ireland fans team. Northern Ireland ran out eventual 3-1 winners.

Notable former players

Notes
  1. H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 184

Club Officials
  • Chairman: Alan Dempster
  • Secretary: Jordan Parkes
  • Treasurer: Davy Armstrong
  • Groundsmen: John Rusler
  • 1st team Manager: Mark Coard
  • 1st team Coach: Andy THompson, Peter Cooling
  • Club Captain: Alan McMullan
  • 2nd team Manager: Noel Clements
  • 3rd team Manager: Josh Lally
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