Mossley F.C.

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Mossley
Full nameMossley Football Club
Founded1949
GroundMossley Recreation Grounds
League NAFL Division 1B

Mossley Football Club, formerly Mossley Young Men, is a Northern Irish, intermediate football club playing in Division 1B of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club is based in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, and was formed in 1949. [1] The club plays in the Irish Cup. [2]

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