Milford F.C.

This article is about the Irish football club. For the South African club, see Milford F.C. (South Africa).

Milford F.C.

Full name	Milford Football Club
Founded	1885
Dissolved	1897?
Ground	Milford
League	Irish Football League
Home colours

Milford Football Club, 1888-89

Milford Football Club was an Irish football club based in the village of Milford, County Armagh.

History

The club was founded in 1885, joining the Irish Football Association in 1886 ^[1] and won the inaugural Mid-Ulster Cup in 1887–88 with a 3–1 win over Loughgall. ^[2]

The club was subsequently a founding member of the Irish Football League in 1890, ^[3] but retained membership only for one season. ^{[4] [5]} It continued in at a junior level in the Midland League until 1896. ^[6]

The club is most notable for being the place where the penalty kick was first introduced in 1890, when local goalkeeper William McCrum suggested a way to combat illegal challenges near to goal. ^[7]

Colours

The club played in royal blue. ^[8]

Honours

Senior honours

• Mid-Ulster Cup: 2
  • 1887–88, 1888–89

References

1. Belfast News-Letter, 4 October 1886
2. "Football". Armagh Standard: 3. 4 May 1888.
3. Malcolm Brodie (1963). The History of Irish Soccer. p. 22.
4. Northern Ireland - Final League Tables 1890-1998
5. Alex Graham (2005). Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005. p. 8.
6. "The Midland League". People's Advocate and Monaghan, Fermanagh, and Tyrone News: 1. 4 January 1896.
7. "Home of the Penalty Kick". 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
8. "Mid-Ulster notes". Ulster Football and Cycling News: 11. 5 April 1889.