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| Full name | Bloomfield Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Purple Army | |
| Founded | c. 1922 (as 24th Old Boys) | |
| Ground | The Houston Park Velodrome Belfast | |
| Chairman | Big Roon | |
| Manager | Marc Roy | |
| League | NAFL Division 1C | |
| 2017–18 | NAFL Division 1C, 9th | |
Bloomfield Football Club (previously known as 24th Old Boys), referred to dimply as Bloomfield, is a Northern Irish intermediate football club playing in Division 1C of the Northern Amateur Football League. [1] The club formed in the 1922 as the 24th O.B., composed of former members of the 24th Belfast Boys' Brigade company. In 1990, they changed their name to Bloomfield upon joining the Amateur League (having spent some 30 years in the BB Old Boys' Union League. [2]
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They play their home matches at the Orangefield playing fields complex at Houston Park, Belfast. Their home colours are purple. The first team manager is Marc Roy an experienced and high decorated amateur league footballer. As well as the first team, there is a second team playing in the NAFL Division 3B and a third team in the premier league of the South Antrim Football League. There a re also 6 youth teams ranging from Under 16's down to Under 10's. The women's team, Bloomfield Ladies, play in the NIWFA League. [3]
In 2024, Larne FC announced that they would be working with Bloomfield to produce an academy partnership scheme scheme. Bloomfield FC have one of Northern Ireland’s largest academy set-ups with over 500 boys and girls playing weekly, and having 42 junior teams. [4] [5] The previous year Linfield FC created a similar partnership with Bloomfield. [6]
