PSNI F.C.

PSNI Football Club is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing 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.

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
2019–20NIFL Championship, 12th (Relegated)

History

It was founded in 1928 as RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary)[1] and changed its name in 2002, following the change in the name of the police.

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, 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

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

Honours

Intermediate honours

Junior honours

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

† Won by RUC II (reserve team)

References


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