Bloomfield F.C.

Association football club in Northern Ireland

Football club
Bloomfield
Full nameBloomfield Football Club
Nickname(s)Purple Army
Foundedc. 1922 (as 24th Old Boys)
GroundThe Houston Park Velodrome Belfast
ChairmanNicky Martin
ManagerMicky Modelle
LeagueNAFL Division 1C
2017–18NAFL Division 1C, 9th
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Bloomfield Football Club (previously known as 24th Old Boys) is a Northern Irish intermediate football club playing in Division 1C of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club formed in the 1922 as the 24th O.B., composed of former members of the 24th Belfast Boys' Brigade company. In 1990, they changed their name to Bloomfield upon joining the Amateur League (having spent some 30 years in the BB Old Boys' Union League.[1] They play their home matches at the Orangefield playing fields complex at Houston Park, Belfast. The first team manager is Billy Carson and is backed up by assistant managers Colin Rooney and Sammy Spence. As well as the first team, there is a second team playing in the NAFL Division 3B and a third team in the premier league of the South Antrim Football League. There are also 6 youth teams ranging from Under 16's down to Under 10's.

References

  1. ^ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 181

External links

  • Bloomfield Official Club website
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Teams of the Northern Amateur Football League (Intermediate Section)
Premier DivisionDivision 1ADivision 1BDivision 1C


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