Milltown F.C.
| Full name | Milltown Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1886 | |
| Dissolved | 1897 | |
| Ground | Falls Park (1886–1888); Milltown (1888–1897) | |
| League | Irish Football League | |
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Milltown Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Belfast.
History
It was founded in 1886[1] and was a founding member of the Irish Junior League in 1890, before it joined the Irish Football League for the 1891–92 season.[2] As a League member, it was exempted to the third round of the Irish Cup, but was hammered 16–0 by Ulster in its first tie.[3]
The club was excluded for the 1892–93 season as the League was reduced to six members.[4] It rejoined the Junior League, and enjoyed its greatest honour by beating the Glentoran second XI to win the Irish Intermediate Cup in 1895–96, despite the side being struck by a bout of influenza.[5] However, despite a support that was larger in number than that of some of the senior clubs,[6] the club folded during the 1896–97 season.[7]
Colours
The team originally wore green shirts,[8] which changed to green and white in 1892,[9] and green and red in 1896.[10]
Ground
The club originally played at Falls Park.[11]
Honours
Intermediate honours
- Irish Intermediate Cup: 1
- 1894–95
References
- ^ "Milltown Football Club". Belfast News-Letter: 3. 11 September 1886.
- ^ Northern Ireland - Final League Tables 1890-1998
- ^ "Ulster v Milltown". Northern Whig: 7. 9 November 1891.
- ^ Belfast News-Letter, 21 June 1892
- ^ "The Intermediate Cup". 29 March 1895 Newspaper: Ulster Football and Cycling News: 20. 29 March 1895.
- ^ "Sports and play". Belfast News-Letter: 3. 10 September 1895.
- ^ Ireland's Saturday Night, 26 June 1897
- ^ Irish News, 12 October 1891
- ^ "Junior notes". Ulster Football and Cycling News: 14. 16 September 1892.
- ^ "Colours of clubs". Ulster Football and Cycling News: 7. 25 September 1896.
- ^ "Milltown v Cliftonville Second XI". Northern Whig: 6. 1 November 1886.