Crewe United F.C.

Crewe United

Full name	Crewe United Football Club
Founded	1961 (as Sparta)
Ground	Crewe Park Glenavy, Co. Antrim
Chairman	Tom McKenna
Manager	Gary Flaherty
League	Mid-Ulster Football League

For the English football team, see Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Crewe United is an intermediate-level football club playing in the Intermediate A division of the Mid-Ulster Football League in Northern Ireland. The club hails from Glenavy in County Antrim. The club was formed as Sparta in 1961 and played in the West Belfast League before joining the Northern Amateur League in 1968. In 1971, the club switched to the Lisburn League, and during its time there it change its name to Crewe United. In 1978, Crewe returned to the Amateur League, and gained intermediate status following a Junior Cup win in 1983.

George Best played his last ever game in Northern Ireland for Crewe United in 1995 at Crewe Park in a Charity game. Crewe are renowned for their progressive thinking and have some of the best facilities in Intermediate Football and recently constructed a new playing surface at Crewe Park.They have also played games in many different countries, most notably Holland, and played BVO Emmen in 1999 in front of 2,699 people. Many English league sides such as Brentford F.C. and Luton Town F.C. have played at Crewe Park^[1]

Current squad

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

No. Position Player GK Colm McCauley GK Donard Shannon DF Paul McStravick DF Aaron Tohill DF Gavin Carlisle DF Dennis Reid DF Sam Gove DF Eamonn Creggan DF Andrew Rushton DF Conor McCarthy DF Aidan McKenna MF Tommy Coleman MF Scott Bingham MF Chris Haggerty MF Chris McCrory MF Marty McCartney

No. Position Player MF Aidan McCrory MF Paul Carson MF Joe Patterson MF Jim Franklin MF Chris Black MF Loic Brouchard MF Marty McManus MF Pete McCabe MF Scott Mulligan MF Liam Patterson FW Chinta Chisambo FW Thomas Heaney FW Conor McQuillan FW Michael Kelly FW Tommy Kempston FW Jim Hetherington

Honours

• 1967 - North South Junior Cup
• 1968/69/70 – McCarter Cup
• 1973 – Lisburn League 1st Division Title
• 1981 – Amateur League 2B Title
• 1982 – Amateur League 2A Title
• 1983 – Irish Junior Cup: 1
• 1987 – Lisburn Cup

External links

• Crewe United Official Club website
• Daily Mirror Mid-Ulster Football League Official website
• nifootball.co.uk - (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football leagues)

Notes

1. ^ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 187