Rasharkin United F.C.

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Rasharkin United
Full nameRasharkin United Football Club
League Ballymena & Provincial Football League

Rasharkin United Football Club were an intermediate-level football club who played in the Premier division of the Ballymena & Provincial League in Northern Ireland. The team played in the league for 13 seasons until they disbanded in 2012. [1]

  1. "Losing start for Clough as Rasharkin pull out of league" Ballymena Times 8 August 2012


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