Lisburn Distillery F.C.
Distillery Football Club is a Northern Irish, intermediate football club who are based in Ballyskeagh, County Down NIFL Premier Intermediate League.
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Full name | Distillery Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Whites | ||
Founded | 1880 (as Distillery) | ||
Ground | New Grosvenor Stadium | ||
Capacity | 7000 (6540 seated) | ||
Chairman | Nigel Coates | ||
Manager | Johnny Clapham | ||
League | NIFL Premier Intermediate League | ||
2019-20 | NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 8th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971. After sharing Skegoneill Avenue (Brantwood) and Seaview (Crusaders) for some years, the club moved in 1980 to a permanent new home at New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh, County Antrim, on the southern outskirts of Belfast.
The club was known simply as Distillery from its foundation until 1999, when it changed its official name to 'Lisburn Distillery' to associate itself more closely with its adopted borough (now city) of Lisburn. However, the club is still colloquially referred to as "Distillery". The club colour is white. A founder member of the Irish League in 1890, the club was relegated from the Premiership in May 2013.
European record
Overview
Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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European Cup | ||||||
UEFA Europa League | ||||||
European Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
UEFA Intertoto Cup | ||||||
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Matches
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1963–64 | European Cup | PR | ![]() |
3–3 | 0–5 | 3–8 |
1971–72 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | ![]() |
1–3 | 0–4 | 1–7 |
2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
2008 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | ![]() |
2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 |
2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | ![]() |
1–5 | 0–6 | 1–11 |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
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Neil Harris (1932–34)
Jimmy McIntosh (1952–55)
Maurice Tadman (1955–58)
George Eastham, Sr. (1959–64)
Jimmy McAlinden (1969–75)
Roy Welsh
Billy Hamilton (1989–95)
Paul Kirk
Tommy Wright (2009–11)
Colin Winton & Irvine More (2016-2019)
Cameron More 2019–2020)[1]
Neil Partridge (2020–)[2]
Honours
Senior honours
- Irish League: 6 (inc. one shared)
- Irish Cup: 12
- 1883–84, 1884–85, 1885–86, 1888–89, 1893–94, 1895–96, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1909–10, 1924–25, 1955–56, 1970–71
- Irish League Cup: 1
- County Antrim Shield: 14
- 1888–89, 1892–93, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1899–1900, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1914–15, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1963–64, 1985–86
- Gold Cup: 5
- 1913–14, 1919–20, 1924–25, 1929–30, 1993–94
- City Cup: 5
- 1904–05, 1912–13, 1933–34, 1959–60, 1962–63
- Ulster Cup: 2
- 1957–58, 1998–99
- Belfast Charity Cup: 5
- 1899–00, 1915–16, 1920–21, 1928–29, 1930–31
- Dublin and Belfast Inter-city Cup: 1
- 1947–48 (shared)
- Irish League First Division: 2
- 1998–99, 2001–02
- Neil Partridge Lisburn Cup: 3
- 1999–00, 2017–18, 2019-20
Intermediate honours
- Irish Intermediate Cup: 3
- 1892–93†, 1902–03†, 1947–48‡
- Steel & Sons Cup: 1
- 1900–01ƒ
- George Wilson Cup: 3
- 1956–57‡, 1981–82‡, 1987–88‡
- McElroy Cup: 2
- 1918–19‡, 1920–21‡
† Won by Distillery Rovers (reserve team)
‡ Won by Distillery II (reserve team)
ƒ Won by Distillery West End (reserve team)
Junior honours
- Irish Junior League: 3
- 1890–91‡, 1892–93‡, 1902–03‡
- Irish Junior Cup: 1
- 1887–88‡
‡ Won by Distillery II (reserve team)
References
- Sherrard, Chris (28 August 2019). "Lisburn Distillery manager Hatfield wants players to thrive under promotion pressure this season". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- Haughey, Ronnie (23 June 2020). "New Whites boss Clapham happy to meet players at last". BelfastLive. Retrieved 13 September 2020.