Annagh United F.C.

Annagh United
Full name Annagh United Football Club
Founded 1963
Ground Tandragee Road, Portadown
Ground Capacity 1,250 (100 seated)
Chairman Brian McGurgan
Manager Vacant
League NIFL Championship 1
2015–16 NIFL Championship 1, 12th

Annagh United Football Club (The name 'Annagh' from Irish Eanach, meaning "Marsh") is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. The club, founded in 1963, hails from Portadown and plays its home matches at Tandragee Road. The club home colours have always been and remain a mixture of red and white with black trim.

History

Tandragee Road has been the club's home since 1983. Indeed when the club opened its new pitch a Northern Irish star player of the time, the great George Best turned out in an Annagh United select side. The club run two senior teams, with the reserve team playing in the Championship Reserve League and managed by Paul Matchett. More recently the club have developed youth teams who play in the Mid Ulster / Lisburn Youth Leagues. In the 2009–10 season however, the team finished near the bottom of the league and manager Wilkinson parted company with the club. In late July David Johnstone ex Loughgall caretaker manager was appointed manager with Michael Crowe the backroom staff. Johnstone played for Ards, Carrick Rangers, Larne and Loughgall. Recent seasons have brought some notable cup runs, none less than 2006–07 under the reign of Niall Currie, now boss at Loughgall, when they reached the Mid-Ulster Cup final against local senior club Newry City and the Irish Intermediate Cup Semi-final against Coagh United. Ironically, Annagh lost out to the latter team in the Bob Radcliffe Cup semi-final earlier in that season. Johnstone has since departed the club and the temporary management team of players Dean Smith, Darragh Peden and Alan Murphy took over. Dean Smith was confirmed as manager for the 2013–14 season with Alan Murphy assistant and Darragh Peden coach. The club were promoted to the NIFL Championship 1 in the 2014–15 season and managed to survive for the 2016–17 season.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Northern Ireland GK Eoin Hughes
2 Northern Ireland DF Jake Richardson (On loan from Portadown)
3 Northern Ireland DF Christian Stewart (On loan from Portadown)
4 Northern Ireland DF Ryan Corrigan
5 Northern Ireland MF Adam White
6 Northern Ireland DF Mark Whitten
7 Northern Ireland FW Johnny McLurg
8 Northern Ireland FW Padriag Judge
9 Northern Ireland FW Christopher McElroy
10 Northern Ireland FW Stephen Doyle
11 Northern Ireland MF Craig Taylor
15 Northern Ireland DF Mark Stewart
Northern Ireland DF Raymond Harpur
No. Position Player
Northern Ireland DF Shane Mulgrew
Northern Ireland DF Bryan Pentland
Northern Ireland MF Steven Park
Northern Ireland MF Matthew Brown
Northern Ireland MF Jamie Smith
Northern Ireland MF Andrew Smith
Northern Ireland MF Philip Craig
Northern Ireland MF Francis McCann
Northern Ireland MF Adam Nesbitt
Northern Ireland MF Scott Rae
Northern Ireland FW Jamie Gardiner
Northern Ireland FW Gary Boyle
Northern Ireland FW Scott McCordick

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