Armagh City FC
Holm Park, Ballynahonemore Road , Armagh BT60 1JD
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Armagh City FC Fixtures for the 2024 - 2025 Season
Home Games at Holm Park
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Friday 10th January 2025
8.15pm - Armagh City Olympic V Bangor Reserves
Saturday 11th January 2025
3.00pm - Armagh City V H&W Welders
Friday 24th January 2025
8.15pm - Armagh City Olympic V Limavady U21
Saturday 25th January 2025
3.00pm - Armagh City V Limavady United
Monday 10th February 2025
7.45pm - Armagh City Olympic V Newington U21
Saturday 22nd February 2025
3.00pm - Armagh City V Bangor
Saturday 1st March 2025
3.00pm - Armagh City V Annagh United
Saturday 15th March 2025
3.00pm - Armagh City V Institute
Away Games
Saturday 28th September 2024
11.00am - Bangor Reserves V Armagh City Olympic (Clandeboye Park)
3.00pm - Ballinamallard United V Armagh City (Ferney Park)
Tuesday 1st October 2024
7.45pm - Loughgall V Armagh City (Lakeview Park)
Saturday 12th October 2024
3.00pm - Dundela V Armagh City (Wilgar Park)
Saturday 26th October 2024
11.00am - Limavady U21 V Armagh City Olympic (Limavady Showgrounds)
3.00pm - Ards V Armagh City (Clandeboye Park)
Saturday 9th November 2024
3.00pm - Newry City V Armagh City (Newry Showgrounds)
Saturday 23rd November 2024
11.00am - Newington U21 V Armagh City Olympic (Valley Leisure Centre)
3.00pm - Institute V Armagh City (Brandywell Stadium)
Saturday 30th November 2024
3.00pm - Bangor V Armagh City (Clandeboye Park)
Saturday 14th December 2024
11.00am - Dundela Reserves V Armagh City Olympic (Wilgar Park)
Saturday 21st December 2024
11.00am - HW Welders U21 V Armagh City Olympic (Blanchflower Stadium)
3.00pm - Newington V Armagh City (Inver Park)
Tuesday 31st December 2024
3.00pm - Newry City V Armagh City (Newry Showgrounds)
Saturday 18th January 2025
3.00pm - Ards V Armagh City (Clandeboye Park)
Monday 20th January 2025
7.45pm - Newry City Reserves V Armagh City Olympic (Newry Showgrounds)
Saturday 1st February 2025
11.00am - Institute U21 V Armagh City Olympic (Brandywell)
Saturday 8th February 2025
3.00pm - Ballyclare Comrades V Armagh City (Dixon Park)
Friday 14th February 2025
7.45pm - Ballyclare Comrades V Armagh City Olympic (Dixon Park)
Saturday 15th February 2025
3.00pm - Newington V Armagh City (Inver Park)
Saturday 22nd February 2025
11.00am - Ards Reserves V Armagh City Olympic (Londonderry Park)
Saturday 8th March 2025
3.00pm - Dundela V Armagh City (Wilgar Park)
Saturday 22nd March 2025
3.00pm - Ballinamallard United V armagh City (Ferney Park)
About Armagh City FC
The club was founded in 1964 as ‘Milford Everton’ in the village of Milford, just outside Armagh city. The original name was in honour of the founders' favourite English team, Everton. Milford was the village were the penalty kick was first introduced in 1890 when local goalkeeper William McCrum suggested a way to combat illegal challenges near to goal.
Milford Everton eventually bought and refurbished the McCrum Institute in the early 1980s as they strove to improve facilities for the 'B' Division. The club was renamed Armagh City after relocating to Armagh in 1988. They played at the Mill Field, Armagh from 1988 to 1993, when they moved to their current ground, Holm Park.
They achieved senior status in 1999, but reverted to intermediate status in 2003 when the Irish Premier League was established and the number of senior clubs was reduced from 20 to 16. In 2005, however, City gained promotion to the Premier League, but after three more seasons at senior level, the club failed to gain a place in the 12-club IFA Premiership and reverted once more to intermediate status as a member of the IFA Championship. The club's colours are azure and black stripes. Former player Marty Rice was named first team manager on 10 July 2010, having been assistant to Ivor McGucken at the start of the 2009–10 season.
During the 2011–12 season Armagh City entered into negotiations with various bodies including the IFA, Armagh City and District Council and SportNI to secure funding to replace their grass pitch with the latest, FIFA approved, 3rd generation pitch. The pitch was laid in summer 2013 and opened in September 2013. The first game for the first team was on 14 September 2013 - a 5–1 win against Lurgan Celtic in the Bob Radcliffe Cup.
Luke Grimley was the last player to score on the old Holm Park in a 1–0 win over rivals Loughgall which clinched the Championship reserve league title managed by Mickey O’Neill and captained by Cillian Sheridan, while Shea McGerrigan was the first player to score in the new Holm Park with a 5–1 win over Lurgan Celtic.
In the 2011–12 season Armagh City F.C. Youth (U18) created history by winning their first ever national trophy, the Harry Cavan Irish Youth Cup, defeating Cliftonville 1–0 in the final with a goal from Barry Quinn, the side was managed by John Hynds and Martin Grimley, and captained by Matthew Hynds. On the run to the final the Eagles defeated, Ballymoney United 9–0, Woodvale F.C. 7-0 and Glenavon F.C. 3–1. In a successful year for the youth side they also lifted the League title undefeated and the League Cup completing an impressive domestic treble.
In the 2013–14 season Armagh City F.C. won the double by winning the league and Bob Radcliffe Cup, the side, captained by Liam Cullen also reached the Intermediate Cup Final but were defeated by Bangor F.C. 2–1.
The club over the years has reached several Mid Ulster Cup finals with a reasonably large following and have came close to promotion to the NIFL Premiership. The club was relegated to the Premier Intermediate League in the 2016–17 season following a disappointing 7–1 loss to Newry City in the championship relegation play off over two legs. Manager Marty Rice then resigned.
In the summer of 2017 former Cliftonville player Joe Kerr took over as manager of the club for the 2017/18 season with Alex Clifford and Mickey O'Neill as his assistants. Kerr departed from the club in June 2021, with his successor, Shea Campbell being appointed the following day.
In the 2023–24 season, Armagh finished second in the Premier Intermediate with 52 points. This gave them a chance of promotion to the NIFL Championship via the promotion play-offs. Armagh faced Dergview. The first leg resulted in a draw, whilst the second ended in a penalty shoot-out. Armagh won the shoot-out 6–5 to secure a place in the second tier of Northern Irish football for the following season.
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