Northern Amateur Football League
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1923 |
| Level on pyramid | 4-7 (Premier to Division 1C only) |
| Promotion to | NIFL Championship 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Irish Cup IFA Intermediate Cup |
| Current champions | Ards Rangers (2014–15) |
| Most championships | East Belfast (9) |
 2014–15 Northern Amateur Football League | |
The Northern Amateur Football League, also known as the Northern Amateur League and often simply as the Amateur League, is an association football league in Northern Ireland. It contains 13 divisions. These comprise four intermediate sections: the Premier Division, Division 1A, Division 1B and Division 1C; three junior sections: Division 2A, Division 2B and Division 2C; and six reserve sections.
Clubs in membership (2015–16)
Intermediate
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Premier Division |
Division 1A |
Division 1B |
Division 1C |
Format
The league season lasts from August to May with each club playing the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the team that finishes in first place in the Premier division is crowned league champions.
Premier Division
There are 14 clubs in the Premier Division, each playing a total of 26 games. The two lowest-placed teams are relegated to Division 1A. The league champions can be promoted to NIFL Championship 2, providing they meet the admittance requirements.
Division 1A
There are 14 clubs. The two highest-placed teams are promoted into the Premier Division whilst the two lowest-placed teams are relegated to Division 1B.
Division 1B
There are 14 clubs. The two highest-placed teams are promoted to Division 1A and the two lowest-placed teams are relegated to Division 1C.
Division 1C
This division was added to the Amateur League for the 2009/10 season. It now consists of 14 teams who will each play a total of 26 matches. The two top-placed teams at the end of the season will be promoted to Division 1B.
Second Division
There are three sections within the Second Division, which has junior status: Division 2A, Division 2B and Division 2C. The top team in Division 2A at the end of the season can be promoted into the Intermediate section as long as their grounds meet intermediate standards.
Third Division
The Third Division is for reserve sides of teams in the first and second divisions. It has six sections: 3A to 3F.
Cup competitions
There are two cup competitions at intermediate level: the Border Regiment Cup, more commonly referred to as the Border Cup, the final of which is played during the Christmas period, is a knock-out competition for First Division clubs. The Clarence Cup is a knock-out competition for all clubs (encompassing both the First and Second Divisions).
History
The League was founded 4 July 1923 at a meeting of fourteen clubs at the Clarence Place Hall, Donegall Square East, Belfast, initially as a league for teams from public bodies, private associations, schools and firms. It was affiliated to the Irish Football Association as a junior league in August. The first season was 1923/24 and by the time the first fixtures were played on 22 September, there were 16 member clubs. The Co-operative and C.P.A. were tied at the top of the table, but the Co-operative won a play-off to be crowned the first Amateur League champions.
A knock-out competition - the Clarence Cup - was also inaugurated in the first season, and the first winners were C.P.A., who beat the Co-operative 2-1 in a replay after a 0-0 draw.
The League's first representative game was played on 26 January 1924 against the Minor League at the Oval, and was a 6-1 win for the Amateur League. In 1932, the League played its first representative match outside Northern Ireland: a 3-3 draw against the Scottish Juvenile FA at Celtic Park, Glasgow. This became an annual fixture, which lasted until 1939, only to be halted by the Second World War. Subsequently, annual fixtures have resumed, first with the Scottish Amateur League and, since 1978-1979 with the Scottish Amateur F.A., competing for the Britton Rosebowl.
During the next few years, the League gained intermediate status, and a junior-status second division was added in 1926. By 1930, there were 30 clubs in membership. In 1932-1933, the League's strength was demonstrated when Dunville's became the first Amateur League team to win the Irish Intermediate Cup, and in 1938-1939 when Sirocco Works won the Steel & Sons Cup.
In the 1936-1937 season, a new competition was introduced: the Border Regiment Cup (commonly the Border Cup), which was to become the perhaps League's most prestigious trophy as it established a traditional Christmas final. The cup was presented to the league by the team of the Border Regiment, stationed at Palace Barracks, Holywood, which had been a member of the League since 1933, and which was nearing the end of its tour of duty. The first winners were Sirocco Works, who beat Whitehouse Recreation Club 4-0 in the final.
After the Second World War, the league expanded its membership and the second division was split into two - Division 2A and Division 2B - in 1947. Division 2C was added in 1950. In 1961, Division 2A was elevated to intermediate status as Division 1B, with the top division renamed as Division 1A. Divisions 2B and 2C consequently became 2A and 2B respectively. The next year, 1962, the league expanded again and a new Division 2C was added, making a total of five divisions.
In 1963, it was decided that the Border Cup should be confined to teams in the First Division, and a new knock-out competition - the Cochrane Corry Cup - was instituted for the Second Division teams.
From the 1970-1971 season, automatic promotion and relegation within each division was introduced, and in the following season a new Third Division was added for the reserve teams of member clubs. In 1971 Division 2C was abolished, but re-established again in 1975. In 1973 a second reserve section was formed and the Third Division was thus divided into Division 3A and Division 3B. Division 3C was added in 1980, Division 3D in 1986 and Division 3E in 1991. There is now a Division 3F.
The League had been growing, particularly since the 1960s, and the milestone of 100 teams in membership was achieved in 1981. (By 1997-1998, there were 144 teams in membership.) In 1985, the League secured a sponsorship deal with Smithwick's.
In 1986, the intermediate First Division was expanded into three sections with the addition of Division 1C. From 1991, the intermediate sections were renamed as the Premier Division, Division 1A and Division 1B. Minimum standards were set for clubs' grounds as a condition of membership of the Premier Division, with promotion only available to those clubs whose facilities measured up.
List of champions
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1923/24 | Co-operative |
| 1924/25 | N.C.C. |
| 1925/26 | N.C.C. |
| 1926/27 | Sirocco Works |
| 1927/28 | Shaftesbury |
| 1928/29 | Shaftesbury |
| 1929/30 | Holm Factory |
| 1930/31 | Dunville's |
| 1931/32 | Dunville's |
| 1932/33 | Dunville's |
| 1933/34 | Dunville's |
| 1934/35 | Sirocco Works |
| 1935/36 | Sirocco Works |
| 1936/37 | Sirocco Works |
| 1937/38 | Sirocco Works |
| 1938/39 | Sirocco Works |
| 1939/40 | Sirocco Works |
| 1940/41 | Victoria Works |
| 1941/42 | Victoria Works United |
| 1942/43 | Victoria Works United |
| 1943/44 | Shankill Young Men |
| 1944/45 | Shankill Young Men |
| 1945/46 | Shankill Young Men |
| 1946/47 | Queen's Island Woodworkers |
| 1947/48 | Sirocco Works |
| 1948/49 | Carrick Rangers |
| 1949/50 | East Belfast |
| 1950/51 | Musgrave |
| 1951/52 | Carrick Rangers |
| 1952/53 | East Belfast |
| 1953/54 | East Belfast |
| 1954/55 | East Belfast |
| 1955/56 | East Belfast |
| 1956/57 | Short Brothers & Harland |
| 1957/58 | Short Brothers & Harland |
| 1958/59 | Short Brothers & Harland |
| 1959/60 | Short Brothers & Harland |
| 1960/61 | Albert Foundry [I][1] |
| 1961/62 | Chimney Corner |
| 1962/63 | East Belfast |
| 1963/64 | East Belfast |
| 1964/65 | St Elizabeth's |
| 1965/66 | East Belfast |
| 1966/67 | Albert Foundry [I][1] |
| 1967/68 | Islandmagee |
| 1968/69 | Chimney Corner |
| 1969/70 | Chimney Corner |
| 1970/71 | R.U.C. |
| 1971/72 | I.C.L. |
| 1972/73 | R.U.C. |
| 1973/74 | Chimney Corner |
| 1974/75 | Chimney Corner |
| 1975/76 | Barn United |
| 1976/77 | Downpatrick Rec. |
| 1977/78 | Downpatrick Rec. |
| 1978/79 | Harland & Wolff Welders |
| 1979/80 | Dunmurry Rec. |
| 1980/81 | Downpatrick Rec. |
| 1981/82 | Drumaness Mills |
| 1982/83 | S.T.C. |
| 1983/84 | Drumaness Mills |
| 1984/85 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 1985/86 | Cromac Albion |
| 1986/87 | Cromac Albion |
| 1987/88 | Dunmurry Rec. |
| 1988/89 | Drumaness Mills |
| 1989/90 | Short Brothers |
| 1990/91 | Harland & Wolff Sports |
| 1991/92 | Dunmurry Rec. |
| 1992/93 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 1993/94 | East Belfast |
| 1994/95 | Crumlin United |
| 1995/96 | Northern Telecom |
| 1996/97 | Northern Telecom |
| 1997/98 | Ards Rangers |
| 1998/89 | Dunmurry Rec. |
| 1999/2000 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 2000/01 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 2001/02 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 2002/03 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 2003/04 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 2004/05 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 2005/06 | Newington Youth Club |
| 2006/07 | Albert Foundry [II][2] |
| 2007/08 | Downpatrick |
| 2008/09 | Newington Youth Club |
| 2009/10 | Newington Youth Club |
| 2010/11 | Newington Youth Club |
| 2011/12 | Ards Rangers |
| 2012/13 | Newington Youth Club |
| 2013/14 | Drumaness Mills |
| 2014/15 | Ards Rangers |
Performance by club
| Team | Wins | Last win | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Belfast | 9 | 1993/94 |
| 2 | Killyleagh Youth | 8 | 2004/05 |
| = | Sirocco Works | 8 | 1947/48 |
| 4 | Dunville's** | 6 | 1933/34 |
| 5 | Chimney Corner | 5 | 1974/75 |
| = | Short Brothers† | 5 | 1989/90 |
| = | Newington Youth Club | 5 | 2012/13 |
| 8 | Dunmurry Rec. | 4 | 1998/99 |
| = | Drumaness Mills | 4 | 2013/14 |
| 10 | Ards Rangers | 3 | 2014/15 |
| = | Downpatrick Rec. | 3 | 1980/81 |
| = | Nortel‡ | 3 | 1996/97 |
| = | Shankill Young Men | 3 | 1945/46 |
| = | Victoria Works United* | 3 | 1942/43 |
| 15 | Carrick Rangers | 2 | 1951/52 |
| = | Cromac Albion | 2 | 1986/87 |
| = | N.C.C. | 2 | 1925/26 |
| = | R.U.C. | 2 | 1972/73 |
| 19 | Albert Foundry [I] | 2 | 1960/61 |
| = | Barn United | 1 | 1923/24 |
| = | Co-operative | 1 | 1923/24 |
| = | Crumlin United | 1 | 1994/95 |
| = | Downpatrick | 1 | 2007/08 |
| = | Harland & Wolff Welders | 1 | 1978/79 |
| = | Harland & Wolff Sports | 1 | 1990/91 |
| = | Islandmagee | 1 | 1967/68 |
| = | Musgrave | 1 | 1950/51 |
| = | Holm Factory | 1 | 1929/30 |
| = | I.C.L. | 1 | 1971/72 |
| = | Queen's Island Woodworkers | 1 | 1946/47 |
| = | St Elizabeth's | 1 | 1964/65 |
* Including one as Victoria Works.
** Including two as Shaftesbury.
† Including four as Short Brothers & Harland.
‡ One as S.T.C. and two as Northern Telecom.
List of Clarence Cup winners
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1923/24 | C.P.A. |
| 1924/25 | Ophir |
| 1925/26 | Sirocco Works |
| 1926/27 | Sirocco Works |
| 1927/28 | Shaftesbury |
| 1928/29 | Shaftesbury |
| 1929/30 | Shaftesbury |
| 1930/31 | Dunville's |
| 1931/32 | Ewarts |
| 1932/33 | Cliftonville Strollers |
| 1933/34 | 49th (Scouts) Old Boys |
| 1934/35 | Border Regiment |
| 1935/36 | Willowfield |
| 1936/37 | Whitehouse Rec. |
| 1937/38 | Whitehouse Rec. |
| 1938/39 | Sirocco Works |
| 1939/40 | Aircraft Works II |
| 1940/41 | Victoria Works |
| 1941/42 | Victoria Works United |
| 1942/43 | Victoria Works United |
| 1943/44 | Sirocco Works |
| 1944/45 | Shankill Young Men |
| 1945/46 | Sirocco Works |
| 1946/47 | East Belfast |
| 1947/48 | Sirocco Works |
| 1948/49 | Cogry Mills |
| 1949/50 | East Belfast |
| 1950/51 | East Belfast |
| 1951/52 | East Belfast |
| 1952/53 | Wolfhill Rec. |
| 1953/54 | Balmoral Rec. |
| 1954/55 | Balmoral R.C. |
| 1955/56 | Chimney Corner |
| 1956/57 | East Belfast |
| 1957/58 | Comber Rec. |
| 1958/59 | Ewarts |
| 1959/60 | Harland & Wolff S.M.D. |
| 1960/61 | R.U.C. |
| 1961/62 | Comber Rec. |
| 1962/63 | Bethel Young Men |
| 1963/64 | Albert Foundry [I][1] |
| 1964/65 | Lisburn Rangers |
| 1965/66 | St Elizabeth's |
| 1966/67 | Albert Foundry [I][1] |
| 1967/68 | Dundonald |
| 1968/69 | Harland & Wolff Welders 'A' |
| 1969/70 | Chimney Corner |
| 1970/71 | Cup withheld[3] |
| 1971/72 | R.N.A.Y. |
| 1972/73 | Lisburn Rangers |
| 1973/74 | S.T.C. |
| 1974/75 | Downpatrick Rec. |
| 1975/76 | Barn United |
| 1976/77 | Balmoral Rec. |
| 1977/78 | Cromac Albion |
| 1978/79 | Downpatrick Rec. |
| 1979/80 | Cromac Albion |
| 1980/81 | Ballyclare Comrades Reserves |
| 1981/82 | Civil Service |
| 1982/83 | Ballyclare Comrades Reserves |
| 1983/84 | Ballyclare Comrades Reserves |
| 1984/85 | Carreras Rothmans |
| 1985/86 | S.T.C. |
| 1986/87 | Harland & Wolff Sports |
| 1987/88 | Grove United |
| 1988/89 | Harland & Wolff Sports |
| 1989/90 | Rooftop |
| 1990/91 | Abbey Villa |
| 1991/92 | Harland & Wolff Sports |
| 1992/93 | Drumaness Mills |
| 1993/94 | Drumaness Mills |
| 1994/95 | Barn United |
| 1995/96 | Cup withheld[4] |
| 1996/97 | Ballynahinch United |
| 1997/98 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 1998/99 | Comber Rec. |
| 1999/2000 | ? |
| 2000/01 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 2001/02 | Killyleagh Youth |
| 2002/03 | Bangor Amateurs |
| 2003/04 | Kilmore Rec. |
| 2004/05 | Kilmore Rec. |
| 2005/06 | Barn United |
| 2006/07 | East Belfast |
| 2007/08 | Islandmagee |
| 2008/09 | Immaculata |
| 2009/10 | Albert Foundry [II] |
| 2010/11 | Immaculata |
| 2011/12 | Derriaghy Cricket Club |
| 2012/13 | Crumlin Star |
| 2013/14 | Drumaness Mills |
| 2014/15 | Immaculata |
Performance by club
| Team | Wins | Last win | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sirocco Works | 6 | 1947/48 |
| = | East Belfast | 6 | 2006/07 |
| 3 | Dunville's* | 4 | 1930/31 |
| 4 | Ballyclare Comrades Reserves | 3 | 1983/84 |
| = | Balmoral Rec. | 3 | 1976/77 |
| = | Barn United | 3 | 2005/06 |
| = | Comber Rec. | 3 | 1999/2000 |
| = | Harland & Wolff Sports | 3 | 1991/92 |
| = | Killyleagh Youth | 3 | 2001/02 |
| = | Victoria Works United** | 3 | 1942/43 |
| = | Drumaness Mills | 3 | 2013/14 |
| = | Immaculata | 3 | 2014/15 |
| 12 | Albert Foundry [I][1] | 2 | 1966/67 |
| = | Chimney Corner | 2 | 1969/70 |
| = | Cromac Albion | 2 | 1979/80 |
| = | Downpatrick Rec. | 2 | 1978/79 |
| = | Ewarts | 2 | 1958/59 |
| = | Kilmore Rec. | 2 | 2004/05 |
| = | Lisburn Rangers | 2 | 1972/73 |
| = | S.T.C. | 2 | 1985/86 |
| = | Whitehouse R.C. | 2 | 1937/38 |
| 22 | 49th (Scouts) Old Boys | 1 | 1933/34 |
| = | Abbey Villa | 1 | 1990/91 |
| 4 | Albert Foundry [II] | 1 | 2009/10 |
| = | Aircraft Works II | 1 | 1939/40 |
| = | Ballynahinch United | 1 | 1996/97 |
| = | Bangor Amateurs | 1 | 2002/03 |
| = | Bethel Young Men | 1 | 1962/63 |
| = | Border Regiment | 1 | 1934/35 |
| = | C.P.A. | 1 | 1923/24 |
| = | Carreras Rothmans | 1 | 1984/85 |
| = | Civil Service | 1 | 1981/82 |
| = | Cogry Mills | 1 | 1948/49 |
| = | Cliftonville Strollers | 1 | 1932/33 |
| = | Crumlin Star | 1 | 2012/13 |
| = | Derriaghy Cricket Club | 1 | 2011-12 |
| = | Dundonald | 1 | 1967/68 |
| = | Grove United | 1 | 1987/88 |
| = | Harland & Wolff S.M.D. | 1 | 1959/60 |
| = | Harland & Wolff Welders 'A' | 1 | 1968/69 |
| = | Islandmagee | 1 | 2007/08 |
| = | Ophir | 1 | 1924/25 |
| = | R.N.A.Y. | 1 | 1971/72 |
| = | Rooftop | 1 | 1989/90 |
| = | R.U.C. | 1 | 1960/61 |
| = | St Elizabeth's | 1 | 1965/66 |
| = | Shankill Young Men | 1 | 1944/45 |
| = | Willowfield | 1 | 1935/36 |
| = | Wolfhill Rec. | 1 | 1952/53 |
* Including three as Shaftesbury.
** Including one as Victoria Works.
List of Border Cup winners
| Season | Winner | Score | Score | Runner-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936/37 | Sirocco Works | 4 | 0 | Whitehouse Recreation | |
| 1937/38 | Sirocco Works | 2 | 1 | Carnmoney Comrades | |
| 1938/39 | Sirocco Works | 3 | 1 | Carnmoney Comrades | |
| 1939/40 | Aircraft Works | 3 | 1 | 49th (Scouts) Old Boys | |
| 1940/41 | Victoria Works | 4 | 0 | North of Ireland Paper Mill | |
| 1941/42 | Sirocco Works II | 1 | 0 | North of Ireland Paper Mill | |
| 1942/43 | Victoria Works United | 4 | 1 | Shankill Young Men | |
| 1943/44 | Belfast Abattoir | 2 | 1 | Scott's | |
| 1944/45 | Sirocco Works | 1 | 0 | Queen's Island Woodworkers | |
| 1945/46 | Sirocco Works | 5 | 3 | Carrick Rangers | |
| 1946/47 | Short & Harland | 3 | 1 | Sirocco Works II | |
| 1947/48 | Ormeau R.C. | 2 | 1 | Hilden R.C. | |
| 1948/49 (replay) | Short & Harland | 2 | 1 | Dunmurry Rec. | |
| 1949/50 (replay) | Albert Foundry [I][1] | 3 | 1 | Musgrave's | |
| 1950/51 | East Belfast | 4 | 1 | Musgrave's | |
| 1951/52 (replay) | Wolfhill R.C. | 2 | 1 | Sirocco Works | |
| 1952/53 | East Belfast | 1 | 0 | Astra | |
| 1953/54 (replay) | Dunmurry Rec. | 2 | 1 | Wolfhill R.C. | |
| 1954/55 | Hilden R.C. | 2 | 0 | East Belfast | |
| 1955/56 | Short & Harland | 2 | 1 | Sirocco Works | |
| 1956/57 | Comber Rec. | 3 | 2 | Chimney Corner | |
| 1957/58 | Comber Rec. | 1 | 0 | Short & Harland | |
| 1958/59 | Chimney Corner | 1 | 0 | Short & Harland | |
| 1959/60 | Short & Harland | 4 | 3 | East Belfast | |
| 1960/61 | Albert Foundry [I][1] | 7 | 0 | Sirocco Works | |
| 1961/62 | Balmoral Recreation | 2 | 1 | St Elizabeth's | |
| 1962/63 | Albert Foundry [I][1] | 6 | 4 | Short & Harland | |
| 1963/64 | Islandmagee | 1 | 0 | Albert Foundry [I][1] | |
| 1964/65 | RUC | 2 | 1 | Islandmagee | |
| 1965/66 | I.C.T. | 2 | 1 | St Elizabeth's | |
| 1966/67 | Ards Rangers | 3 | 0 | Islandmagee | |
| 1967/68 | Chimney Corner | 3 | 1 | Islandmagee | |
| 1968/69 (replay) | Ewarts Recreation | 2 | 0 | RUC | Replay after drawn game |
| 1969/70 | Chimney Corner | 2 | 1 | Albert Foundry [I][1] | |
| 1970/71 | Chimney Corner | 2 | 1 | Ards Rangers | |
| 1971/72 | Chimney Corner | 1 | 0 | I.C.L. | |
| 1972/73 | Lisburn Rangers | 2 | 1 | Civil Service | |
| 1973/74 | Chimney Corner | 4 | 1 | RUC | |
| 1974/75 | Chimney Corner | 1 | 0 | STC | |
| 1975/76 | Larne Tech. Old Boys | 2 | 1 | Lisburn Rangers | |
| 1976/77 | Downpatrick Recreation | 7 | 1 | Ards Rangers | |
| 1977/78 | Drumaness Mills | 1 | 0 | Downpatrick Recreation | |
| 1978/79 | Drumaness Mills | 2 | 0 | Barn United | |
| 1979/80 (replay) | Ards Rangers | Larne Tech. Old Boys | won on penalties | ||
| 1980/81 | Drumaness Mills | 4 | 1 | Killyleagh Youth | |
| 1981/82 | Short Brothers | 2 | 2 | Post Office Social Club | won on penalties |
| 1982/83 | STC | 2 | 0 | Post Office Social Club | |
| 1983/84 | Short Brothers | - | - | - | trophy awarded, no final played |
| 1984/85 | Killyleagh Youth | 5 | 1 | Barn United | |
| 1985/86 | STC | 2 | 1 | Sirocco Works | |
| 1986/87 | Drumaness Mills | 3 | 2 | Killyleagh Youth | |
| 1987/88 | Post Office Social Club | 2 | 1 | Newtownabbey Town | |
| 1988/89 | Cromac Albion | 2 | 1 | Harland & Wolff Sports | |
| 1989/90 | Ballynahinch United | 2 | 2 | British Telecom | won on penalties |
| 1990/91 | STC | 1 | 0 | Bangor Amateurs | |
| 1991/92 | Dunmurry Rec. | 3 | 2 | East Belfast | |
| 1992/93 | Abbey Villa | 5 | 0 | Drumaness Mills | |
| 1993/94 | FC Enkalon | 3 | 3 | 1st Liverpool RR | won on penalties |
| 1994/95 | 1st Shankill Northern Ireland Supporters' Club | 3 | 1 | Islandmagee | |
| 1995/96 | Coagh United | 3 | 3 | Islandmagee | Coagh won 4-2 on penalties |
| 1996/97 | Killyleagh Youth | 2 | 0 | Crumlin United | |
| 1997/98 | Larne Tech. Old Boys | 2 | 1 | Killyleagh Youth | |
| 1998/99 | Islandmagee | 3 | 1 | Killyleagh Youth | |
| 1999/2000 | Northern Telecom | 2 | 0 | Ards Rangers | |
| 2000/01 | Crumlin United | 3 | 0 | Drumaness Mills | |
| 2001/02 | Larne Tech. Old Boys | - | - | - | trophy awarded, no final played |
| 2002/03 | Killyleagh Youth | 2 | 0 | Kilmore Rec. | |
| 2003/04 | Killyleagh Youth | 2 | 1 | Downpatrick | |
| 2004/05 | Knockbreda | 2 | 1 | Albert Foundry [II] | |
| 2005/06 | Newington Y.C. | 1 | 0 | Wellington Rec. | |
| 2006/07 | Dunmurry Rec. | 3 | 0 | Kilmore Rec | [5] |
| 2007/08 | Abbey Villa | 3 | 2 | Comber Rec. | |
| 2008/09 | Sport & Leisure Swifts | 3 | 1 | Kilmore Rec. | [6] |
| 2009/10 | Grove United | 1 | 1 | Dromara Village | Grove won 7-6 on penalties[7] |
| 2010/11 | Dromara Village | 2 | 1 | Nortel | [8] |
| 2011/12 | Crumlin Star | 2 | 2 | Islandmagee | Crumlin Star win 4-3 on penalties[9] |
| 2012/13 | Crumlin Star | 2 | 1 | Rathfriland Rangers | |
| 2013/14 | Albert Foundry [II] | 2 | 0 | Kilmore Rec. | |
| 2014/15 | Ards Rangers | 3 | 1 | Downpatrick |
Performance by club
| Team | Wins | Last win | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chimney Corner | 7 | 1974/75 |
| = | Short Brothers | 7 | 1983/84 |
| 3 | Sirocco Works | 6† | 1945/46 |
| 4 | Drumaness Mills | 4 | 1986/87 |
| = | Killyleagh Youth | 4 | 2003/04 |
| = | Nortel | 4 | 1999/2000 |
| 7 | Albert Foundry [I][1] | 3 | 1962/63 |
| = | Ards Rangers | 3 | 2014/15 |
| = | Dunmurry Rec. | 3 | 2006/07 |
| = | Larne Technical Old Boys | 3 | 2001/02 |
| 11 | Abbey Villa | 2 | 2007/08 |
| = | Albert Foundry [II] | 2 | 2013/14 |
| = | Comber Rec. | 2 | 1957/58 |
| = | Crumlin Star | 2 | 2012/13 |
| = | East Belfast | 2 | 1952/53 |
| = | Islandmagee | 2 | 1998/99 |
| = | Victoria Works (United) | 2 | 1942/43 |
| 18 | Ballynahinch United | 1 | 1981/82 |
| = | Balmoral Recreation | 1 | 1961/62 |
| = | Belfast Abattoir | 1 | 1943/44 |
| = | Coagh United | 1 | 1995/96 |
| = | Cromac Albion | 1 | 1988/89 |
| = | Crumlin United | 1 | 2000/01 |
| = | Downpatrick Recreation | 1 | 1976/77 |
| = | Dromara Village | 1 | 2010/11 |
| = | F.C. Enkalon | 1 | 1993/94 |
| = | Ewarts Recreation | 1 | 1968/69 |
| = | Grove United | 1 | 2009/10 |
| = | Hilden R.C. | 1 | 1954/55 |
| = | I.C.T. | 1 | 1965-66 |
| = | Knockbreda | 1 | 2004/05 |
| = | Lisburn Rangers | 1 | 1972/73 |
| = | Newington Y.C. | 1 | 2005/06 |
| = | Ormeau R.C. | 1 | 1947/48 |
| = | Post Office Social Club | 1 | 1987/88 |
| = | RUC | 1 | 1964/65 |
| = | Sport & Leisure Swifts | 1 | 2008/09 |
| = | Wolfhill R.C. | 1 | 1951/52 |
† includes 1 win by 2nd XI
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Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The original Albert Foundry club folded in 1978.
- ↑ The current Albert Foundry club was founded in 1981.
- ↑ Competition not completed after Irish Football Association upheld an appeal against the dismissal of two semi-finalists, but the final was subsequently not played.
- ↑ Coagh United won the final, but had to return the cup after it was discovered that they had fielded an ineligible player.
- ↑ "Cup kings Dunmurry are now shooting for a double". Belfast Telegraph. 2006-12-28. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ "Sport take cup at their Leisure". Belfast Telegraph. 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ "Dromara Village 1 Grove United 1". Belfast Telegraph. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ "Child's play for Dromara" (PDF). Mourne Observer. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ "Crumlin Star clinch Border Cup after penalty drama at Seaview". North Belfast News. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ 2013 Border Regiment Cup Final Matchday Programme, pp. 44-45
- ↑ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League
External links
- The Northern Amateur Football League Official site - (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football)
- nifootball.co.uk - (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football leagues)
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