Harland & Wolff Welders F.C.

Coordinates: 54°36′59.2″N 5°51′50.1″W / 54.616444°N 5.863917°W / 54.616444; -5.863917
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Harland & Wolff Welders Football & Social Club
Full nameHarland & Wolff Welders Football & Social Club
Nickname(s)The Welders
Founded1965
GroundBlanchflower Park,
Belfast
Capacity1,100
ManagerPaul Kee
LeagueNIFL Championship
2022–23NIFL Championship, 7th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Harland & Wolff Welders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship.

History[edit]

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.[1] A new stadium and facilities in the Danny Blanchflower Playing Fields was under construction by 2020, suitable for Premiership football.[2]

The club was formed by the welders of the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard.[3] 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.

The club is currently managed by Irish League stalwart Paul Kee.

Current squad[edit]

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 Jack Lemoignan
2 MF Northern Ireland NIR Lewis Patterson
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR James McCarthy
4 MF Northern Ireland NIR Dylan O'Kane
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Kyle Owens
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jack Kinner
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jonny Frazer
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Craig Harris (Captain)
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Matthew Ferguson
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Michael McLellan
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR Tiarnan O'Connor
12 MF Northern Ireland NIR Billy Cassells
14 MF Northern Ireland NIR James McCloskey
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Dan McMurray
16 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean O'Kane
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Joshua Kee
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Glover
19 MF Northern Ireland NIR Oisin Barr
20 MF Northern Ireland NIR Scott Davidson
21 MF Northern Ireland NIR Liam Toman
22 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ewan McCoubrey
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Liam Dunewood
25 DF Northern Ireland NIR Bradley Hillis
26 GK England ENG Jason Stutter
29 FW Northern Ireland NIR David Parkhouse
31 GK Northern Ireland NIR Dylan Agnew

Honours[edit]

Intermediate honours[edit]

† Won by Harland & Wolff Welders "A"
* Won by Harland & Wolff Welders U20

54°36′59.2″N 5°51′50.1″W / 54.616444°N 5.863917°W / 54.616444; -5.863917

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tillysburn Park, home to Harland & Wolff Welders - Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ Fullerton, Gareth (14 February 2020). "Harland and Wolff Welders new stadium project building momentum". BelfastLive. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "weldersfc". weldersfc. Retrieved 6 May 2019.


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