Association Football Club Craigavon, also known as A.F.C. Craigavon and between 2016 and 2023 as A.F.C. Silverwood, is a Northern Irish football club which plays in the Mid-Ulster Football League. The club is based in Craigavon, County Armagh.
The club was originally founded in 1978 following the amalgamation of two clubs, entered the Mid-Ulster League, and later the Mid-Ulster Intermediate League.[2] In 1991, the club joined the Northern Amateur Football League.[2] In 2016, it merged with Silverwood United and was known as "A.F.C. Silverwood".[3] By 2023, the amalgamated club had reverted to using the name A.F.C. Craigavon.[4]
A.F.C Craigavon competes in the Irish Cup.[5]
References
- ^ a b "MUFL Club guides". midulsterfootballleague.co.uk. Mid-Ulster Football League. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016.
- ^ a b Johnstone, H.; Hamilton, G., eds. (1998). A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League. Northern Amateur Football League. p. 177.
- ^ "News | Intermediate Football - The Future | June 2016". midulsterfootballleague.co.uk. Mid-Ulster Football League. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
Please also be aware that AFC Craigavon and Silverwood Utd have also amalgamated to form AFC Silverwood, who will also begin membership in Intermediate B
- ^ "AFC Craigavon". midulsterfootballleague.co.uk. Mid-Ulster Football League. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Tennent's Irish Cup". irishfa.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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