Barn United F.C.

Association football club in Northern Ireland

Football club

Barn UnitedFull name| Barn United Football Club

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Ground| Haslett Park, Carrickfergus
League| NAFL Division 1B
2017–18| NAFL Division 1B, 10th

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Barn United Football Club is a Northern Ireland, intermediate football club from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland playing in Division 1B of the Northern Amateur Football League. They play their home games at Haslett Park, next door to their local rivals Carrick Rangers. The current club formed in 1954 taking its name from an earlier team, Barn, which played in the Irish League from 1923–1928. As well as Barn's first XI, they field a second team in the Amateur League Division 3B and several youth teams in the East Antrim Youth League.

## History[edit]

When Barn United formed in 1954, the club set up its home ground adjacent to Carrick Rangers' Taylor Avenue home. United joined the Northern Amateur League as a junior club in 1955, before being elevated to intermediate status in 1961.[1] The two clubs shared a friendly rivalry up to the 1970s and both performed well. But in 1976, Carrick shocked the senior Irish clubs when they won the Irish Cup. By 1983, Carrick was playing senior football.

Barn United found new rivals in Islandmagee with the teams meeting annually to play for a trophy.[citation needed] But the fixture was marred by a series of on-field incidents and trouble between the opposing fans.[citation needed] The teams still meet in league and cup matches (their last two meetings being in the 2008/09 Premier division) but the trophy matches are no longer played.

The club's current facilities at Haslett Park are basic but does feature a social club, which was opened in 1981 by Rangers player and Northern Ireland international John McClelland. There is also a covered stand called the Gary "Gee" McKee stand which can seat 70 fans. Barn fans often refer to themselves as "barnies" or "barnyarts". The new manager for the 19/20 season is David "wakies" wakeham and the captain will be Matthew "the slug" Bingham.

## Honours[edit]

### Intermediate honours[edit]

* Northern Amateur League: 1
* 1975–76
* Clarence Cup: 2
* 1975–76, 1994–95

## External links[edit]

* Ground Hopper - Barn United
* East Antrim Youth League
* nifootball.co.uk \- (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football leagues)

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 180

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Teams of the Northern Amateur Football League (Intermediate Section)

Premier Division|

* 1st Bangor OB
* Ards Rangers
* Ballynahinch Olympic
* Crumlin Star
* Crumlin United
* Derriaghy CC
* Drumaness Mills
* East Belfast
* Immaculata
* Islandmagee
* Killyleagh YC
* Larne Tech OB
* Rathfriland Rangers
* Shankill United

Division 1A|

* Abbey Villa
* Albert Foundry
* Comber Rec
* Downpatrick
* Dromara Village
* Dunmurry Rec.
* Grove United
* Kilmore Rec
* Lisburn Rangers
* Malachians
* Newcastle
* Orangefield Old Boys
* Rosario YC
* Sirocco Works

Division 1B|

* Aquinas
* Ballynahinch United
* Ballywalter Rec
* Bangor Amateurs
* Barn United
* Bryansburn Rangers
* Colin Valley
* Downshire Young Men
* Dundonald
* Dunmurry Young Men
* Mossley
* 18th Newtownabbey Old Boys
* Portaferry Rovers
* St Luke's

Division 1C|

* Bangor Swifts
* Bloomfield
* Greenisland
* Holywood
* Iveagh United
* Rosemount Rec
* St Oliver Plunkett
* Saintfield United
* Shorts
* Suffolk
* Tullycarnet
* Wellington Rec
* Woodvale

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National teams|

* Northern Ireland (history)
* B
* U-23
* U-21
* U-19
* U-18 Schools
* U-17
* U-16 Schools
* Juniors
* Women's
* Women's U-19
* Women's U-17
* Irish League XI

Leagues|

| Men|

* NIFL Premiership
* NIFL Championship
* NIFL Premier Intermediate League
* Ballymena & Provincial League
* Mid-Ulster Football League
* Northern Amateur Football League
* NI Intermediate League
* NIFL Premiership Development League

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Women|

* Women's Premiership
* Championship 1
* Championship 2

Domestic cups|

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* Irish Cup
* NI Football League Cup
* Scottish Challenge Cup
* NIFL Charity Shield
* County Antrim Shield
* Mid-Ulster Cup
* North West Senior Cup
* Irish Intermediate Cup
* Steel & Sons Cup
* Bob Radcliffe Cup
* Craig Memorial Cup
* George Wilson Cup

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Women|

* IFA Women's Challenge Cup
* NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup
* All-Island Cup

Defunct leagues|

* Irish Intermediate League
* IFA Interim Intermediate League

Defunct cups|

* Gold Cup
* Ulster Cup
* City Cup
* Floodlit Cup
* Carlsberg Cup
* Top Four Cup
* Belfast Charity Cup
* Alhambra Cup
* Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup
* McElroy Cup
* Setanta Sports Cup
* Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
* North-South Cup
* Blaxnit Cup
* Texaco Cup
* Tyler Cup
* Irish News Cup
* Champions Cup

Awards|

* Ulster Footballer of the Year
* Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year

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