Harland & Wolff Welders F.C.
{{short description|Association football club in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| fullname = Harland & Wolff Welders Football & Social Club
| founded = 1965
| ground = Blanchflower Park,
Belfast
| capacity = 1,100
| chairman = Thomas Flynn{{fact|date=March 2025}}
| manager = Paul Kee
| league = NIFL Championship
| season = 2024–25
| position = NIFL Championship, 3rd of 12
| current = 2024–25 NIFL Championship
| website = {{url|http://www.weldersfc.co.uk}}
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Harland & Wolff Welders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship.
History
The club, founded in 1965, hails from Belfast and played its home matches at Tillysburn Park in the East of the city. In October 2021 the H&W Welders moved from Tillysburn park into a redevelopment of Blanchflower Park Stadium costing over £5m with 3G pitches and new stands.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballgroundmap.com/ground/tillysburn-park/harland-wolff-welders|title=Tillysburn Park, home to Harland & Wolff Welders - Football Ground Map|website=www.footballgroundmap.com|access-date=2019-05-06}} A new stadium and facilities in the Danny Blanchflower Playing Fields was under construction by 2020, suitable for Premiership football.{{cite news |last1=Fullerton |first1=Gareth |title=Harland and Wolff Welders new stadium project building momentum |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/harland-wolff-welders-new-stadium-17751208 |access-date=11 June 2021 |work=BelfastLive |date=14 February 2020}}
The club was formed by the welders of the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard.{{Cite web|url=https://www.weldersfc.co.uk/|title=weldersfc|website=weldersfc|language=en|access-date=2019-05-06}} The club's colours are amber and black to display the link with Harland & Wolff shipyard and its cranes. Harland & Wolff Welders share a long running rivalry with fellow East Belfast Championship side Dundela. In April 2014 they formed a partnership with Harland Youth, a young club composed of six teams of all ages and they will now be called H&W Welders Youth. The club would also have quite a close relationship with Glentoran, with many former Glens players turning out for the club.
Current squad
As of 2024, the squad included:{{fact|date=March 2025}}
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=NIR|pos=GK|name=Jack Mills}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Lewis Patterson}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=James McCarthy}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Dylan O'Kane}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Darragh McCloskey}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Oran O'Kane}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=Brandon Doyle}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Craig Harris|other=Captain}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=David Parkhouse}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=Joshua Kee}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=Tiarnan O'Connor}}
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=MF|nat=NIR|name=Adam McAleenan}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Jamie Robinson}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Sean O'Kane}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=NIR|name=Noah Mitchell}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=DF|nat=NIR|name=Jamie Glover}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=MF|nat=NIR|name=Cain Stewart}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=NIR|name=Kyle McGuigan}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Ewan McCoubrey}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Lewis Mearns}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Ronan Wilson}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Bradley Hillis}}
{{fs player|no=26|nat=NIR|pos=GK|name=Dylan Agnew}}
{{fs player|no=28|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=Daylen Farren}}
{{fs end}}
Honours
=Intermediate honours=
- Irish Intermediate Cup: 2
- 2002–03, 2006–07
- B Division Knock-out Cup: 3
- 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02
- Steel & Sons Cup: 2
- 2010–11, 2015–16
- IFA Championship 2 (level 3): 1
- 2009–10
- IFA Championship 2 League Cup: 1
- 2009–10
- IFA Interim Intermediate League: 1
- 2008–09
- IFA Interim Intermediate League Cup: 1
- 2008–09
- George Wilson Cup: 1
- 2017–18*
- Northern Amateur Football League: 1
- 1978–79
- Clarence Cup: 1
- 1968–69†
† Won by Harland & Wolff Welders "A"
* Won by Harland & Wolff Welders U20
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References
{{NIFL league}}
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Category:Association football clubs established in 1965
Category:NIFL Championship clubs
Category:Association football clubs in Belfast
Category:1965 establishments in Northern Ireland
Category:Association football clubs in Northern Ireland
Category:Works association football teams in Northern Ireland
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