Dundela F.C.

Dundela Football Club, nicknamed "The Duns" is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club from Belfast, currently playing in the NIFL Championship, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park. The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, green shorts and green socks, whilst the away kit is all red.

Dundela
Full nameDundela Football Club
Nickname(s)The Duns
Founded1895
GroundWilgar Park, Belfast
Capacity1,200
ManagerStephen Gourley
LeagueNIFL Championship
2022–23NIFL Championship, 4th

History

Dundela Football Club was formed in 1895 from employees of a local dairy owned by the Agnew family and members of a local harriers' club.[1] Wilgar Park has been the home to the club since 1900. The park lies in the heartland of east Belfast, in a suburb named Strandtown. Its capacity is approximately 1,200. The venue is nicknamed "The Hen Run". The club's greatest achievement to date came in April 1955, when it defeated Glenavon by three goals to nil at Windsor Park, Belfast in the final of the Irish Cup.[2] It was the first time a club form the Irish Alliance won the competition.[3] The club's darkest hour occurred on 25 August 1995, when team captain, Michael Goddard died during a game at Stangmore Park, home of Dungannon Swifts, after being struck on the chest with the ball.[4] The club's most recent success was an Intermediate League title in the 2017–18 season. Dundela's local rivals are Harland & Wolff Welders.[5] In April 2023, Dundela winger Aodhan Gillen would tragically pass away in a car accident, at the age of 22.[6]

In 2023, the club appointed former player Stephen Gourley as manager, following the departure of Paul Harbinson. [7]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Alex Henderson (On loan from Glentoran)
3 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Fletcher
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jake White (On loan from Glentoran u23s)
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Sam Dinu
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jaime McGovern
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR David McMaster
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Andy Hall
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Lee Rea
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Anthony Burns
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ciaran Dobbin
12 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jake Corbett
14 MF Northern Ireland NIR Charlie Dornan
16 FW Northern Ireland NIR Lee Hutton
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR William Faulkner
19 DF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Kerr
21 GK Northern Ireland NIR Lewis Hunter
TBA FW Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Kennedy
TBA FW Northern Ireland NIR Owen Madine
TBA FW Northern Ireland NIR Jordan Jenkins (On loan from Glentoran)

Honours

Senior honours

Intermediate honours

Notable former players

References
  1. "Dundela Football Club - A Brief History". www.dundelafc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "Dundela's famous Irish Cup final upset 60 years ago". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "Dundela made history at Windsor Park". Northern Whig. p. 8.
  4. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/belfast-telegraph/20120320/283618167081384. Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Championship Regular Season Dundela vs Harland and Wolff Welders | Football365". livescore.football365.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. "Dundela FC devastated at death of talented and well liked player Aodhan Gillen". Belfast Telegraph. p. 1.
  7. "Dundela announce new manager aimed at bringing stability". Belfast Live.


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