Tobermore United F.C.

Football club infobox

clubname = Tobermore United


fullname = Tobermore United Football Club
nickname = "The Reds"
founded = 1965
ground = Fortwilliam Park, Tobermore
capacity = Around 1,500
chairman = Raymond Beattie
manager = Aidy McLaughlin
league = IFA Championship
season = 2007-08
position = 5th, Irish First Division
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Tobermore United is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the IFA Championship. The club, founded in 1965, is based in Tobermore, near Magherafelt, County Londonderry and currently plays its home matches at Hagan Park, the home ground of Coagh United, while its own ground Fortwilliam Ground is brought up to Championship standard. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Aidy McLaughlin, and his assistant is Sam Shiels.

Tobermore United is the only football club in Northern Ireland that international superstar George Best ever played competitively for ( February 1984).

The club has an extensive and highly popular youth development scheme which has led to it being awarded official Football Development Centre (FDC) status by the IFA. It currently has teams at Under 11, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 level.

Honours

enior honours

*North West Cup: 2
**1989/90, 2006/07

Intermediate honours

*IFA Intermediate League Second Division: 1
**2004/05
*Northern Ireland Intermediate League: 3
**1978/79, 1981/82, 1982/83
*Northern Ireland Intermediate League Cup: 2
**1978/79, 1981/82
*North West Intermediate Cup Winners: 2
**1989/90, 2005/06

Current squad

External links

* [http://tobermoreunitedfc.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.nifootball.co.uk/ nifootball.co.uk (fixtures, results and tables of all leagues)]