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Crewe United F.C.

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Crewe United
Full nameCrewe United Football Club
Founded1961 (as Sparta)
GroundCrewe Park
Glenavy, County Antrim
ChairmanThomas McKenna (Jnr)
ManagerEamonn McCarthy
LeagueMid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A
2021/22Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A, 2nd

Crewe United Football Club 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.

In 2022, Crewe United hosted the Italy U17 National Team as their training grounds while they were in Northern for match against Northern Ireland U17. George Best played his last 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 and Luton Town have played at Crewe Park[1]

Honours

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Intermediate honours

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  • Marshall Cup: 1
    • 2016–17

Junior honours

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  • Irish Junior Cup: 1
    • 1982–83

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK United States USA Charlie Eaton
GK Northern Ireland NIR Eamonn Browne
DF Northern Ireland NIR Dean Youle
DF Northern Ireland NIR Michael McQuitty
DF Northern Ireland NIR Conor Maxwell
DF Northern Ireland NIR Tiernan McAuley
MF Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Harmon
MF Northern Ireland NIR Ronan Brannigan
MF Northern Ireland NIR Noel Halfpenny
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Northern Ireland NIR Matthew Williamson
DF Northern Ireland NIR Dylan Whiteway
MF Northern Ireland NIR Eamonn McAllister
MF Northern Ireland NIR Gerard Mallon
MF Northern Ireland NIR Jack Wasson
FW Northern Ireland NIR Dan Smith
FW Northern Ireland NIR Ryan Kelly
FW Northern Ireland NIR Rhys Calvert
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Notes

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