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Full name | Lisburn Distillery Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Whites | ||
Founded | 1880 | (as Distillery)||
Ground | New Grosvenor Stadium | ||
Capacity | 1,500 (790 seated) | ||
Chairman | Bobby Radcliffe | ||
Manager | Barry Johnston | ||
League | NIFL Premier Intermediate League | ||
2023–24 | NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 9th of 14 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is a Northern Irish intermediate football club who are based in Ballyskeagh, Lisburn. A founder member of the Irish League, they currently play in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League, the third tier of the Northern Ireland Football League. The club was simply known as Distillery Football Club from 1880 to 1999.
Match details can be found on website and admission is free to Under 16s
The club has teams at the following levels : first seconds and Academy
The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971. After sharing Skegoneill Avenue (Brantwood) and Seaview (Crusaders) for some years, the club moved in 1980 to a permanent new home at New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh, County Antrim, on the southern outskirts of Belfast. The main stand at New Grosvenor Park is named after legendary player Bertie McMinn
The club was known simply as Distillery from its foundation until 1999, when it changed its official name to 'Lisburn Distillery' to associate itself more closely with its adopted borough (now city) of Lisburn. However, the club is still colloquially referred to as "Distillery". The club colour is white. A founder member of the Irish League in 1890, the club was relegated from the Premiership in May 2013.
Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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European Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
European Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
TOTAL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1963–64 | European Cup | PR | ![]() | 3–3 | 0–5 | 3–8 |
1971–72 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | ![]() | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–7 |
2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | ![]() | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
2008 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | ![]() | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 |
2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | ![]() | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–11 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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† Won by Distillery Rovers (reserve team)
‡ Won by Distillery II (reserve team)
ƒ Won by Distillery West End (reserve team)
‡ Won by Distillery II (reserve team)
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