Nortel F.C.

Nortel
Full name Nortel Football Club
Founded 1964 (as Standard Telephones & Cables)
Ground Monkstown Avenue, Newtownabbey
Chairman Alan Beggs
Manager Lee McCartney
League Northern Amateur Football League

Nortel F.C. is a Northern Irish football club, based in Monkstown, Newtownabbey and playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League.

History

The club was formed as Standard Telephones & Cables (S.T.C.) in 1964 by workers in the company's factory in Monkstown.[1] The factory had only recently opened and the workers decided to form a team which they could enter in the junior ranks of Northern Irish football.[2] In the early 1970s however the club experienced growth and, after winning the Division 2A title, were promoted to the intermediate tier.[2] This occurred in 1970 and marked the beginning of a decade of growth for the club.[1][3] The 1973-74 season saw them win promotion to the top tier of the league and they competed the double that year by winning the Clarence Cup, a knockout tournament for Amateur League sides.[2] The club were relegated to Division 1B in 1980-81 but kept faith in long-serving manager Barry McClung who led them to immediate promotion before in 1982-83 winning the overall Amateur League title, as well as victory in the Border Cup (a knockout competition for First Division teams only) and a semi-final place in the Steel & Sons Cup.[2] However McClung left in late 1984 with former Crusaders F.C. goalkeeper Roy McDonald taking over as manager.[2]

The name changed to Northern Telecom in 1991 when S.T.C. was acquired by the Canadian company of the same name and then again to its current name in 2001.[1][3] As Northern Telecom the club would twice more be crowned Amateur League champions, winning the title in 1995-96 and retaining it the following season. The club's current facilities at Monkstown Avenue were opened in 1980.[3]

Honours

Intermediate honours

Squad 2009/2010

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

No. Position Player
Northern Ireland GK James Miller
Northern Ireland GK Stephen Harbinson
Northern Ireland GK Mark Robinson
Northern Ireland DF Tom Kyle
Northern Ireland DF Gareth McMinn
Northern Ireland DF David Freyne
Northern Ireland DF Andrew Doyle
Northern Ireland DF Evan Forsythe
Northern Ireland DF Aaron Bloomfield
Northern Ireland DF Steven Coppen
Northern Ireland DF Kris Axon
Northern Ireland DF Peter McCartney
Northern Ireland DF Kurtis Irwin
Northern Ireland DF David Gourley
Northern Ireland DF Stuart Gourley
Northern Ireland DF Jackie Gourley
Northern Ireland MF Stuart McClean
Northern Ireland MF Eric Faulkner
No. Position Player
Northern Ireland MF Kieran Loughran
Northern Ireland MF Stuart Conlin
Northern Ireland MF Joe McRoberts
Northern Ireland MF Gary Bell
Northern Ireland MF Wayne Lorrimer
Northern Ireland MF Johnny Montgomery
Northern Ireland MF Darren Kitson
Northern Ireland MF Matt Doyle
Northern Ireland MF Brian Cox
Northern Ireland MF Ryan Stockman
Northern Ireland MF Jimmy Douglas
Northern Ireland MF Kieran McAllister
Northern Ireland FW Darren McKay
Northern Ireland FW Mark Wilkinson
Northern Ireland FW Dale Fenner
Northern Ireland FW Stevie McRoberts
Northern Ireland FW Lee Axon

External links

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 211
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 SJ Shaw, "History of STC FC", Inverview: The Official Programme of Larne Football Club - Larne v S.T.C., 19 January 1985
  3. 1 2 3 Nortel Football Club


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