Harland & Wolff Welders F.C.
| Full name | Harland & Wolff Welders Football & Social Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Welders | ||
| Founded | 1965 | ||
| Ground | Blanchflower Park, Belfast | ||
| Capacity | 1,100 | ||
| Chairman | Thomas Flynn | ||
| Manager | Paul Kee | ||
| League | NIFL Championship | ||
| 2024–25 | NIFL Championship, 3rd of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
|
| |||
Harland & Wolff Welders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship.
History
The club, founded in 1965, hails from Belfast and played its home matches at Tillysburn Park in the East of the city. In October 2021 the H&W Welders moved from Tillysburn park into a redevelopment of Blanchflower Park Stadium costing over £5m with 3G pitches and new stands.[1] A new stadium and facilities in the Danny Blanchflower Playing Fields was under construction by 2020, suitable for Premiership football.[2]
The club was formed by the welders of the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard.[3] The club's colours are amber and black to display the link with Harland & Wolff shipyard and its cranes. Harland & Wolff Welders share a long running rivalry with fellow East Belfast Championship side Dundela. In April 2014 they formed a partnership with Harland Youth, a young club composed of six teams of all ages and they will now be called H&W Welders Youth. The club would also have quite a close relationship with Glentoran, with many former Glens players turning out for the club.
Current squad
As of 2024, the squad included:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Honours
Intermediate honours
- Irish Intermediate Cup: 2
- 2002–03, 2006–07
- B Division Knock-out Cup: 3
- 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02
- Steel & Sons Cup: 2
- 2010–11, 2015–16
- IFA Championship 2 (level 3): 1
- 2009–10
- IFA Championship 2 League Cup: 1
- 2009–10
- IFA Interim Intermediate League: 1
- 2008–09
- IFA Interim Intermediate League Cup: 1
- 2008–09
- George Wilson Cup: 1
- 2017–18*
- Northern Amateur Football League: 1
- 1978–79
- Clarence Cup: 1
- 1968–69†
† Won by Harland & Wolff Welders "A"
* Won by Harland & Wolff Welders U20
54°36′59.2″N 5°51′50.1″W / 54.616444°N 5.863917°W
References
- ^ "Tillysburn Park, home to Harland & Wolff Welders - Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Fullerton, Gareth (14 February 2020). "Harland and Wolff Welders new stadium project building momentum". BelfastLive. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "weldersfc". weldersfc. Retrieved 6 May 2019.