Lower Shankill F.C.

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Lower Shankill
Full nameLower Shankill Football Club
Founded1993
GroundHammer Playing Fields
ChairmanThomas "Tam" McMillan
League Northern Amateur Football League

Lower Shankill Football Club, referred to simply as Lower Shankill, is a Northern Irish, intermediate football club playing the Northern Amateur Football League. [1] [2] The club is based in Shankill, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was formed in 1993. [3] The club plays in the Irish Cup. [4]

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Lower Shankill play in black and yellow. Their home ground is the Hammer Playing Fields. [5]

History

In 2010, Lower Shankill joined the Northern Amateur Football League following success in the development leagues. [6]

In 2025, the IFA referred a dispute involving Lower Shankill F.C. and Ulster University F.C. back to the NAFL for reconsideration. [7] The appeal was centered on a postponed match where the club sought to be awarded the points due to a fixture involving the two clubs, the referee declared the pitch to be unplayable. Represented by Jamie Bryson, the club argued that the NAFL had not followed its own rules. The committee found a "lacuna," or a gap, in the league's byelaws regarding match postponements due to factors outside a home club's control. The committee ruled in favor of the club's appeal, quashing the original decision and directing the NAFL to reconsider the matter. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Amateur Football League :: Lower Shankill FC". www.thenafl.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  2. ↑ Swain, Maxie (2022-02-03). "Lower Shankill boss McMeekin sees bright future ahead". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  3. ↑ "Gunshots & Goalposts: The Story of Northern Irish Football", Avenue Books, Haus Publishing, pp. 69–90, 2024-03-28, ISBN   9781905575114 , retrieved 2025-09-19
  4. ↑ "'Everyone wants to play Irish League football...the main priority is getting back to playing regularly and enjoying it.'". Belfast News Letter. 2024-10-17. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Sports pitches and facilities". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Junior Cup results and fixtures". IFA. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  7. ↑ "Northern Amateur Football League :: News Detail :: News from the Management Committee". www.thenafl.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  8. ↑ "Appeal: Lower Shankill FC vs Northern Amateur Football League Management Committee". IFA. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
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