Lisburn Distillery
Full nameLisburn Distillery Football Club
Nickname(s)The Whites
Founded1880 (1880) (as Distillery)
GroundNew Grosvenor Stadium
Capacity1,500 (790 seated)
ChairmanNigel Coates
ManagerBarry Johnston
2022/23NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 7th
WebsiteClub website

Lisburn Distillery Football Club is a Northern Irish intermediate football club who are based in Ballyskeagh, County Down. A founder member of the Irish League, they currently play in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League, the third tier of the Northern Ireland Football League. The club was simply known as Distillery Football Club from 1880 to 1999.

History

The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971. After sharing Skegoneill Avenue (Brantwood) and Seaview (Crusaders) for some years, the club moved in 1980 to a permanent new home at New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh, County Antrim, on the southern outskirts of Belfast.

The club was known simply as Distillery from its foundation until 1999, when it changed its official name to 'Lisburn Distillery' to associate itself more closely with its adopted borough (now city) of Lisburn. However, the club is still colloquially referred to as "Distillery". The club colour is white. A founder member of the Irish League in 1890, the club was relegated from the Premiership in May 2013.

European record

Overview

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
European Cup 2 0 1 1 3 8
UEFA Europa League 2 0 0 2 1 11
European Cup Winners' Cup 2 0 0 2 1 7
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 0 0 4 3 8
TOTAL 10 0 1 9 8 34

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1963–64 European Cup PR Portugal Benfica 3–3 0–5 3–8
1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Spain Barcelona 1–3 0–4 1–7
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius 0–1 0–1 0–2
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Finland TPS Turku 2–3 1–3 3–6
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1QR Georgia (country) Zestaponi 1–5 0–6 1–11

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 Carry
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Francis Brennan
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Justin Grattan (On loan from H&W Welders Reserves)
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Dean Lewis
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Dylan Whiteway
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Jonathan Angus
— DF Northern Ireland NIR TJ Magill
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Rhys Clougherty
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Adam McCart
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Bradley Lyttle
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Bailey Hoy (On loan from Carrick Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Pearse McVarnock
— MF Scotland SCO Cieran Clougherty
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Gerard Storey (On loan from Cliftonville)
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark McKee
— FW Albania ALB Gledis Cakaj
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Jack Berry (On loan from Cliftonville)
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Joe Tully
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Joe McConnellogue
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Carter Savage
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Jonathan Newell
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Josh Lynch

Managerial history

Lisburn Distillery playing in August 2009.
  • Scotland Neil Harris (1932–34)
  • Northern Ireland Michael Hamill (24 July 1934 to 31 March 1935)
  • Scotland Bob Preston (19 April 1935 to 6 January 1937)
  • Northern Ireland Joe McCleery (4 March 1937 to 14 August 1937)
  • Northern Ireland William McDevitt (25 January 1938 to 20 Mar 1939)
  • England Alf Peachey (3 May 1940 to 29 March 1945)
  • England Gordon Clark (18 February 1949 to 12 January 1950)
  • Northern Ireland Eddie Lonsdale (16 January 1950 to 11 August 1950)
  • Northern Ireland Robert Gunning (12 August 1950 to 7 September 1951)
  • Scotland Jimmy McIntosh (20 June 1952 to 17 February 1955)
  • England Maurice Tadman (30 June 1955 to 16 December 1958)
  • England George Eastham Sr. (16 June 1959 to 12 March 1964)
  • Northern Ireland Tommy Casey (25 January 1967 to 12 October 1968)
  • Northern Ireland Jimmy McAlinden (5 February 1969 to 12 May 1975)
  • Northern Ireland Roy Welsh (29 September 1975 to 31 October 1977)
  • Scotland Gibby MacKenzie (31 October 1977 to 19 December 1979)
  • Northern Ireland Bertie Neill (20 December 1979 to 5 February 1981)
  • Northern Ireland Tommy Lowrie (13 February 1981 to 6 September 1981)
  • Northern Ireland Jimmy Brown (18 Sep 1981 to 7 December 1981)
  • Northern Ireland Marty Quinn (September/October 1988 to 18 November 1989)
  • Northern Ireland Billy Hamilton (16 December 1989 to 16 February 1996)
  • Northern Ireland Paul Kirk (17 February 1996 to 14 May 2009)
  • Northern Ireland Jimmy Brown 19 May 2009 to 18 September 2009
  • Northern Ireland Tommy Wright (26 September 2009 to 2 November 2011)
  • Northern Ireland John Cunningham (6 November 2011 to 7 May 2012)
  • Northern Ireland Tim McCann (24 May 2012 to 16 April 2013)
  • Northern Ireland Tommy Kincaid (2 May 2013 to 12 Oct 2015)
  • Northern Ireland Sean-Paul Murray (3 November 2015 to 24 May 2016)
  • Northern Ireland Colin McIlwaine/Colin McIlwaine & George O'Boyle (24 May 2016 to 5 April 2019))
  • Northern Ireland Stephen Hatfield (23 April 2019 to 8 March 2020)[1]
  • Northern Ireland Johnny Clapham (17 March 2020 to 22 April 2022)[2][3]
  • Northern Ireland Raymond Alexander (12 May 2022[4] to 15 June 2022)[5]
  • Northern Ireland Barry Johnston (21 June 2022[6] –

Honours

Senior honours

Intermediate honours

† Won by Distillery Rovers (reserve team)

‡ Won by Distillery II (reserve team)

ƒ Won by Distillery West End (reserve team)

Junior honours

  • Irish Junior League: 3
    • 1890–91‡, 1892–93‡, 1902–03‡
  • Irish Junior Cup: 1
    • 1887–88‡

‡ Won by Distillery II (reserve team)

References

  1. ↑ Sherrard, Chris (28 August 2019). "Lisburn Distillery manager Hatfield wants players to thrive under promotion pressure this season". Belfast Live. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Haughey, Ronnie (23 June 2020). "New Whites boss Clapham happy to meet players at last". BelfastLive. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Johnny Clapham". Lisburn Distillery Football Club. 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Raymond Alexander". Lisburn Distillery Football Club. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Raymond Alexander". Lisburn Distillery Football Club. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Barry Johnston". Lisburn Distillery Football Club. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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