Milford Football Club is a former Irish football club based in the village of Milford, County Armagh.
| Full name | Milford Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1885 | |
| Dissolved | 1897? | |
| Ground | Milford | |
| League | Irish Football League | |
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History
editThe club was founded in 1885, joining the Irish Football Association in 1886[1] and won the inaugural Mid-Ulster Cup in 1887–88 with a 3–1 win over Loughgall.[2]
The club was subsequently a founding member of the Irish Football League in 1890, but retained membership only for one season.[3] It continued in at a junior level in the Midland League until 1896.[4]
The club is most notable for being the place where the penalty kick was first introduced in 1890, when local goalkeeper William McCrum suggested a way to combat illegal challenges near to goal.[5]
Colours
editThe club played in royal blue.[6]
Honours
editSenior honours
edit- Mid-Ulster Cup: 2
- 1887–88, 1888–89
References
edit- ^ Belfast News-Letter, 4 October 1886
- ^ "Football". Armagh Standard: 3. 4 May 1888.
- ^ Northern Ireland - Final League Tables 1890-1998
- ^ "The Midland League". People's Advocate and Monaghan, Fermanagh, and Tyrone News: 1. 4 January 1896.
- ^ "Home of the Penalty Kick". 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ^ "Mid-Ulster notes". Ulster Football and Cycling News: 11. 5 April 1889.