Oxford Sunnyside F.C.

See also: Oxford United (disambiguation)

Oxford Sunnyside FC

Nickname(s)	The Big O
Founded	1960s
Ground	Knockramer Park
Capacity	1,600
Chairman	Richey Magee
Manager	Peter McCann
League	NIFL Premier Intermediate League
2024–25	NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 6th of 14
Home colours

Oxford Sunnyside Football Club, is an intermediate-level football club playing in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.

They are based in Lurgan, County Armagh and play their home games at Knockramer Park, ^[1] In 2011 the club changed its name in to strengthen youth football in Lurgan by connecting with Sunnyside Youth FC. ^[2] Club colours are white shirts with red shorts. ^[2]

History

Sunnyside took on NIFL Premiership side Linfield in January 2022 in the Irish Cup, losing 4–0 at Windsor Park.

The club has also regularly challenged at the peak of Mid Ulster league football, and having missed out on promotion to the Northern Ireland Football League through a late goal against Coagh United in the 2022/23 season. The club harbors ambitions to make the step up to the senior game for the first time.

The club would achieve this goal the following season, defeating Strabane Athletic over two legs to secure promotion to the Northern Ireland Football League for the first time.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   IRL Niall Brady — GK   NIR Eoin Hughes — DF   NIR Aaron Rodgers(Captain) — DF   NIR Eoin Morgan — FW   NIR Chris Lavery — FW   POR Marcio Soares — MF   NIR Jordan Bell — MF   NIR Nathan O'Neill

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   NIR Liam Toman — DF   NIR Breandan O'Neill — DF   NIR Lennox Camara — MF   NIR Peter McCann — DF   NIR Jude O'Hara(on loan from Larne Olympic) — DF   NIR James McConnville — MF   NIR Dale Malone — FW   NIR Justin Armstrong

Honours

Intermediate honours

• Mid-Ulster Football League: 2
  • 2022–23, 2023–24
• Bob Radcliffe Cup: 2
  • 1987–88, 2022–23
• Mid-Ulster Intermediate B League Winners: 1
  • 2018–19
• Alan Wilson Cup: 1
  • 2017–18

Junior honours

• Irish Junior Cup: 7
  • 1981–82, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–92, 1994–95, 1997–98 (first team to win a record 7 IFA Junior Cups)
• Mid-Ulster Shield: 8
  • 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Mid-Ulster Football League: 13
  • 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95

References

1. www.midulsterra.co.uk
2. "It's Sunnyside up after name change", The Park, p. 12, Belfast Telegraph, 3 September 2012