Queen's University Belfast A.F.C.

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Queen's University Belfast
Full nameQueen's University Belfast Association Football Club
Founded1910
GroundUpper Malone
Capacity1,000 (330 seated)
ManagerJames Lavery
LeagueNIFL Championship
2024–25NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 2nd of 14 (promoted via play-offs)
Current season

Queen's University Association Football Club, referred to simply as Queen's is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. Queen's AFC is associated with Queen's University Belfast.[1]

Queen's University also have an affiliated football team known as Queen's Grads F.C. They were founded in 1973.[2] Queen's Grads have teams registered in the Northern Amateur Football League and the Down Area Winter Football League.[3][4][5][6] QUB AFC also registered a reserves team in the NAFL.[7]

History

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The club, founded in 1910,[8] a founder member of the Irish League B Division, is affiliated to Queen's University Belfast, and plays home matches at the newly built Arena at the Queen's University sports grounds, Upper Malone, Belfast - also known as "the Dub".

From 2003 to 2011, the club played its home matches at Newforge Lane, the home of PSNI F.C., while the new stadium at the Dub was being constructed.[9]

The team play in white shirts and black shorts/socks. The away kit is all blue.

The university allows for a 25% non association with regards to playing staff whilst the other 75% are required to have studied, or be studying, at Queen's University Belfast.

On the 4 January 2020, Queens University recorded their greatest win in their history by defeating Linfield by two goals to one in the Irish Cup. Shayne Lavery cancelled out Marc McKenna's opener for Queen's and Jonah Mitchell scored the winner halfway through the second half.[10]

Current squad

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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  NIR Neil Shields
— GK  NIR Andrew Gawne
— GK  NIR Conan Doherty
— DF  NIR Jack Ovens (on loan from Portadown)
— DF  NIR Adam Calvert
— DF  NIR Adam Robinson
— DF  NIR Joshua Corry
— DF  NIR Matthew McManus
— MF  NIR Adam Green
— MF  NIR Ben Mulgrew
— MF  NIR Eoin Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NIR James Clarke
— FW  NIR Charlie Chapman (on loan from Linfield)
— MF  NIR Matthew Hughes
— MF  NIR Ronan Young
— FW  NIR Angus Youngson
— FW  NIR Chris Middleton
— FW  NIR Ciaran O'Hare
— FW  NIR Leon Bonnes
— FW  NIR Lorcan McIlroy
— FW  NIR Marc McKenna

Honours

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Intermediate honours

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Junior honours

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  • ^1 The records for the 1920s and 1930s Collingwood Cup are a bit vague so the exact number of wins for QUB is uncertain.

Queens Grads FC honours

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Northern Amateur Football League

  • Division 3C
    • 2003/4
  • Division 3D
    • 1995/6
  • Division 2B
    • 2008/9
  • Cochrane Corry Cup
    • 1995/6

References

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  8. ^ Queen's University Football Club History Archived November 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ The Park, p.5, Belfast Telegraph, 14 November 2011
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