Oxford Sunnyside F.C.

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Oxford Sunnyside FC
Oxford Sunnyside F.C. logo.png
Nickname(s)The Big O
Founded1960s
GroundKnockramer Park
Capacity1,600
ChairmanRichey Magee
ManagerPeter McCann
League NIFL Premier Intermediate League
2024–25 NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 6th of 14

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

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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.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Niall Brady
GK Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Eoin Hughes
DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Aaron Rodgers(Captain)
DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Eoin Morgan
FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Chris Lavery
FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Marcio Soares
MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Jordan Bell
MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Nathan O'Neill
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Liam Toman
DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Breandan O'Neill
DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Lennox Camara
MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Peter McCann
DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Jude O'Hara(on loan from Larne Olympic)
DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR James McConnville
MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Dale Malone
FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Justin Armstrong

Honours

Intermediate honours

Junior honours

References

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