Drumaness Mills F.C.

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Drumaness Mills
Full nameDrumaness Mills Football Club
Nickname(s)The Hunters
Founded1929
GroundMeadowvale, Drumaness
ChairmanLaurence Clarke
League NAFL Premier Division

Drumaness Mills Football Club is a Northern Irish, intermediate football club based in Drumaness, near Ballynahinch, and playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League.

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History

Formed in 1929 the club, nicknamed "the Mills", took membership of the Northern Amateur Football League Second Division upon their foundation. They left the league in 1941, returned briefly in 1950 then left again before re-taking membership in 1954. They have remained in the league ever since.

Their first trophy was the Division 1B Athletics Stores Cup won in the 1960–61 season, but subsequently won the NAFL four times, four Border Regiment Cups and three Clarence Cups.

Meadowvale

Their home ground, Meadowvale, was opened on Saturday, 1 August 1992 with a friendly against Cliftonville. The club recently acquired planning permission to redevelop their home ground.

Honours

Intermediate honours

Gary winthorpe memorial cup 1969 John boaner super cup 2000,2002,2004 Dave Dickson 5 aside power trophy

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