Derriaghy Cricket Club F.C.

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Derriaghy Cricket Club
Full nameDerriaghy Cricket Club Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tufties, The Waxies
Founded1982
GroundSeycon Park, Dunmurry
League NAFL Premier Division
2021-22 NAFL Premier Division, 5th

Derriaghy Cricket Club Football Club, often simply known as Derriaghy CC or Derriaghy Cricket Club, is a Northern Irish intermediate-level football club playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club is based in Derriaghy, County Antrim, was formed in 1982 when the long-established Derriaghy Cricket Club decided to add a football section. [1] It joined the Lisburn League before entering the Amateur League in 1987. [2] Its home ground is Seycon Park in Derriaghy. The club also has a 2nd XI in Division 3B of the NAFL and an under-14 youth team.

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  1. H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 189
  2. H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 189


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