Dromara Village F.C.
Dromara Village F.C. is a Northern Irish football club based in Dromara. They play in Division 1A of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club has three senior teams playing in the Amateur League and the Newcastle and District League, and one U16 youth team competing in the Lisburn Invitational League.
The club joined the Newcastle and District League in 1975, and gained intermediate status upon entry to Division 1C of the Amateur League in 1986.[1] The biggest achievement for the club in recent years was promotion to the Premier Division of the Amateur Premier League at the end of the 2007/08 season. In latter history one of the big highlights for the club was reaching the Steel & Sons cup final in 1996 when the Villagers were narrowly defeated in a cup final replay, having drawn the first tie against Ballymena United Reserves. They play their football at Bell's Bridge, just outside Dromara, and boosts some of the best facilities in the Amateur League, consisting of 2 well kept full size playing pitches, 1 full size training pitch, a club house and a small grandstand for spectators.
Dromara are a strong team but they are not match for the great Bright who have beat them many times. Dromara has even admitted that Bright are a better club in every way.
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- ↑ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 191
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