Bryansburn Rangers F.C.

Association football club in Northern Ireland

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Bryansburn RangersFull name| Bryansburn Rangers Football Club

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Nickname(s)| The Burn
Founded| 1974
Ground| Ballywooley Park, Bangor
Chairman| Alan Dempster
Manager| Andy Thompson
League| NAFL Division 1B
2024-25| NAFL Division 1B, 7th
Website| http://www.thenafl.co.uk/teams/id/34

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Bryansburn Rangers Football Club is a Northern Irish, intermediate football club playing in Division 1B of the Northern Amateur Football League.

The club originates from the Bryansburn Area of Bangor, County Down and play their home matches at Ballywooley Park on the Crawfordsburn Road. The club was founded in 1974 and began playing their games at Stricklands Glen in the west of the town, before morning to their current home ground only a few kilometers away. The club joined the Amateur League in 1984 and have played their ever since.[1]

Bryansburn currently field 3 senior teams in total, along with a number of youth teams, ranging from 2019/20s to 2012s. Both the first team, and second team play in Northern Amateur Football League Division 1B, and 3D, along with a 3rd team that compete in the Down Area League, Division 2. The first team were promoted to Division 1A at the end of 2009–10 season, however 2 back to back relegation's left the team in 1C. After a number of years in 1C, the 1st team gained promotion once again to 1B in the 17/18 season, finishing runners up to 18th Newtownabbey Old Boys F.C. They have been in 1B ever since, recording a best finish of 3rd in the 2018/18 season, losing out on promotion to Grove United F.C. and Dromara Village F.C.

The club competes in a number of cup competitions in Northern Ireland, such as the Steel & Sons Cup, the Irish Cup, the Irish Intermediate Cup, the Clarence Cup and the Border Cup.

In January 2010 the club reached the 5th round of the Irish Cup, hoping for a draw vs one of the big Irish league clubs, they drew fellow Amateur league side Nortel F.C. who at the time were in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. The game finished 2-2 on the night, with Nortel winning 5-4 on penalties and booking their place in the round of 16, they would subsequently lose 6-0 to NIFL Premiership side Coleraine.

The club appointed former player Andy Thompson as their new manager on the 22nd June 2023. Thompson made 425 competitive appearances for the club between 1998 and 2017 and is now entering his 3rd full season of management.

## Squad 2024-2025

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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—  | GK |  NIR | David Finlay
—  | DF |  NIR | Jordan Parkes
—  | DF |  NIR | Tyler Corbett
—  | DF |  NIR | Alan McMullan
—  | DF |  NIR | Andy Cooling
—  | MF |  NIR | Ricky Thompson
—  | DF |  NIR | Luke Greer
—  | MF |  NIR | Jordan Davidson
—  | MF |  NIR | Robbie Girvin
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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—  | MF |  NIR | Cameron McNicholl
—  | MF |  NIR | Reece Atkinson
—  | MF |  NIR | Craig Cooling
—  | MF |  NIR | Stewart Morrison (C)
—  | MF |  NIR | Lewis Stevenson
—  | MF |  NIR | Josh Ferguson
—  | FW |  NIR | Josh Patterson
—  | FW |  NIR | Ross Graig
—  | FW |  NIR | Tom Mcgreevy

## Honours

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### Intermediate honours

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* Northern Amateur Football League 1B
* 2009/10 (Runners up)
* Northern Amateur Football League 1C
* 2017/18 (Runners up)

### Junior honours

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* Northern Amateur Football League 2C: 2
* 1996/97
* 2000/01

## Notable events

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On Sunday 29 March 2015, in the lead up to the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier between Northern Ireland national football team and Finland national football team, Bryansburns home ground 'Ballywooley' was used as a venue for the fans game between the Northern Ireland and Finland fans teams. Former Northern Ireland international Keith Gillespie who made a guest appearance for the Northern Ireland fans team, along with Finnish Legend Jari Litmanen for the Finland fans team. Northern Ireland ran out eventual 3–1 winners.

## Notable former players

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* Josh Magennis, International professional footballer from Northern Ireland, currently playing for Exeter City F.C. in the EFL League One division.

## Notes

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1. ^ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 184

## Club officials

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* Chairman: Alan Dempster
* Secretary: Jordan Parkes
* Treasurer: Davy Armstrong
* Groundsman: Alex Jones
* 1st team Manager: Andy Thompson
* 1st Coach: Ross Gray
* 1st team assistant Managers: Andy Cardwell, Rob Steventon
* Club Captain: Alan McMullan
* 2nd team Manager: Ryan Connolly
* 3rd team Manager: Chris Armstrong

## External links

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* Bryansburn Rangers Official Club website
* nifootball.co.uk \- (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football leagues)

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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 Football League
* Mid-Ulster Football League
* Northern Amateur Football League
* NIFL Premiership Development League

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Women|

* Women's Premiership
* Championship 1
* Championship 2

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Irish Cup
* NI Football League 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

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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
* Northern Ireland 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
* George Wilson Cup

Awards|

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

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