PSNI F.C.

PSNI Football Club is an intermediate Northern Irish football club that plays in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League. The club is associated with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and its home ground is Newforge Lane in Belfast.[1]

PSNI
Full namePolice Service of Northern Ireland Football Club
Nickname(s)PSNI F.C.
Founded1928
GroundUpper Malone, Belfast
Capacity1,500
ChairmanKen Green
ManagerGlenn Taggart
LeagueNIFL Premier Intermediate League
2022–23NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 12th (relegated)

History

PSNI FC was founded in 1928 as RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary)[2] and changed its name in 2002, following the NI police service's name change.

The club joined the Northern Amateur Football League in 1956 and became one of its leading clubs before being elevated to the Irish League B Division in 1975. The club stayed at this level until failing to gain a place in the reorganised and re-branded IFA Championship in 2008.

Although originally only serving members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland could play for the team, that rule no longer exists.

In February, 2019, Will Horwood was appointed as the PSNI FC manager. 6 months later, in early November, 2019, Will decided to appoint 20 year old Rhys Hadden as the assistant manager.

In January, 2020, Glenn Taggart was appointed manager of PSNI FC.

In April 2023, the club was relegated into amateur league football for the first time since 1975.

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
GK Northern Ireland NIR Ethan Sloan
GK Northern Ireland NIR Will Carrigan
DF Northern Ireland NIR Andrew Ferguson
DF Northern Ireland NIR Cameron Croft
DF Northern Ireland NIR James Turk
DF Northern Ireland NIR Jonathan Wilson
DF Northern Ireland NIR Kyle McDowell
DF Northern Ireland NIR Nathan Riddle
DF Northern Ireland NIR Nicholas Turkington
DF Northern Ireland NIR Wayne Weir
MF Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Cochrane
MF Northern Ireland NIR Ben Magee
MF Northern Ireland NIR Kyle McCleery
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Hohnston
MF Northern Ireland NIR Matthew Hanna
MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Waite
MF Northern Ireland NIR Taylor Adger
MF Northern Ireland NIR William Richardson
FW Northern Ireland NIR Adam Wilson
FW Northern Ireland NIR Adam McGeown
FW Northern Ireland NIR Cameron Lannie
FW Northern Ireland NIR Dylan Smiley
FW Northern Ireland NIR Jake Moore
FW Northern Ireland NIR Jordan Hutchings
FW Northern Ireland NIR Tony Tumelty

Honours

Intermediate honours

Junior honours

  • County Antrim Junior Shield: 1
    • 1965–66†

† Won by RUC II (reserve team)

References

  1. "PSNI". NI Football League. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. PSNI (RUC) FC official website history Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "PSNI". NI Football League. Retrieved 16 March 2023.


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