ARDS

CLANDEBOYE PARK
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Fixtures

September

Saturday 30 September 2023

October

Tuesday 3 October 2023

Saturday 7 October 2023

Friday 13 October 2023

Saturday 21 October 2023

Saturday 28 October 2023

November

Saturday 4 November 2023

Saturday 11 November 2023

Saturday 18 November 2023

Saturday 25 November 2023

December

Saturday 2 December 2023

Saturday 9 December 2023

Saturday 16 December 2023

Saturday 23 December 2023

Tuesday 26 December 2023

Saturday 30 December 2023

January

Saturday 13 January 2024

Saturday 20 January 2024

Saturday 27 January 2024

February

Saturday 10 February 2024

Saturday 17 February 2024

Saturday 24 February 2024

March

Saturday 2 March 2024

Saturday 9 March 2024

Saturday 16 March 2024

Saturday 23 March 2024

Results

September

Saturday 23 September 2023

Saturday 16 September 2023

Saturday 9 September 2023

Saturday 2 September 2023

August

Friday 25 August 2023

Saturday 19 August 2023

Friday 11 August 2023

Saturday 5 August 2023

Current Squad

No Name Position Age Apps Sub on Sub off Discipline Goals
club-logo Adam McCallum DEF 26 8 0 0 2 0  2
club-logo Aidan Steele MID 20 7 0 2 1 0  1
club-logo Alex Moore GK 25 7 0 0 2 0  0
club-logo Callum Dougan FOR 24 8 3 4 0 0  3
club-logo Connor Maxwell DEF 23 8 0 0 1 0  0
club-logo Conor Scannell MID 19 4 3 1 2 0  0
club-logo David Clarke MID 17 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo David McAllister MID 29 5 4 1 0 0  0
club-logo Eamon Scannell MID 24 7 1 4 4 0  2
club-logo Ethan Taggart MID 25 7 0 2 0 0  1
club-logo George Tipton MID 20 8 1 3 0 0  0
club-logo Jamal Dupree MID 26 6 4 2 1 0  1
club-logo James McLaughlin FOR 33 4 3 0 0 1  0
club-logo Karl Hamill DEF 25 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Matthew Gorman DEF 25 1 1 0 0 0  0
club-logo Max Greer DEF 19 8 0 2 0 0  0
club-logo Max Millar FOR 21 1 1 0 0 0  0
club-logo Michael Ruddy DEF 30 8 0 0 1 0  0
club-logo Neil Shields GK 26 1 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Patrick Cafolla MID 25 5 1 1 1 0  0
club-logo Ross Hunter FOR 21 8 2 4 0 0  2
club-logo Salou Jallow FOR 25 3 2 0 0 0  0

History & Info

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Celebrating scoring during the 2022/23 season


In existence since 1900, the story of Ards is one of great success coupled with modern day uncertainty but there is no doubt the North Down club are one of the mainstays of senior domestic football in Northern Ireland.
 
Beginning life in the junior ranks Ards made the move into Irish League circles just after WW1, establishing themselves as a senior club before making their mark with a first Irish Cup victory in 1927.
 
Another Irish Cup triumph followed in 1952 sparking a first golden era for the club with the Gold Cup and Co. Antrim Shield arriving at Castlereagh Park before, for the first and so far only time, Ards were crowned Irish League champions at the end of the 1957/58 season.
 
This earned the club a place in the European Cup, only the second Irish League club to rub shoulders with the continental elite, whereupon they were paired with eventual runners-up, French club Stade de Reims.
 
The 60s resulted in several near misses in the league but a four-goal Billy McEvoy inspired Irish Cup victory at the very end of the decade produced another crack at Europe, this time against Italians AS Roma and a 0-0 draw at home.
 
But this was a mere taster for the 1973/74 campaign when Ards lifted no fewer than four pieces of silverware (Irish Cup, Ulster Cup, Gold Cup and Blaxnit All-Ireland Cup), finished just a point off the pace in the league and defeated Belgian outfit Standard Liège at home in the UEFA Cup!
 
Since then, however, success has largely eluded the club other than a brief flurry in the early 90s when, under Roy Coyle, the Co. Antrim Shield and League Cup were claimed in successive seasons.
 
Then, at the turn of the century, Ards left their legendary and much missed Castlereagh Park ground after financial circumstances demanded it's sale to a property consortium and have since ground shared with Cliftonville, Carrick Rangers, Ballyclare Comrades and, latterly, near neighbours Bangor.
 
On the pitch, Ards have flitted between the Premiership and Championship (or equivalents) and while fortunes may fluctuate the club have maintained a strong and loyal following which is the envy of many.

Honours

  • Irish League - 1957/58
  • First Division/Championship - 2000/01, 2012/13, 2015/16
  • Irish Cup - 1926/27, 1951/52, 1968/69, 1973/74
  • League Cup - 1994/95
  • Ulster Cup - 1973/74
  • Gold Cup - 1953/54, 1973/74
  • County Antrim Shield - 1955/56, 1971/72, 1993/94
  • Blaxnit All-Ireland Cup - 1973/74
  • Steel & Sons Cup - 2008/09
  • Clements Lyttle Challenge Cup - 1941/42, 1942/43
  • McElroy Challenge Cup - 1940/41
  • Junior Charity Shield - 1902/03

Founded

1900

Nickname

Red & Blue Army

Home colours

Red & blue striped shirts, blue shorts, blue socks

Alternative colours

White and black striped shirts, black shorts, black socks

General Manager

Warren Patton (chairman@ardsfc.co.uk)

Secretary

Andrew Rodgers (secretary@ardsfc.co.uk)

Media Officer

Stuart Dellow (dellow751@btinternet.com)

Manager

Matthew Tipton

Clandeboye Park

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Clandeboye Park

Now back to it's original name following a commercial rebranding, Clandeboye Park in the seaside town of Bangor plays hosts to the hometown club and near neighbours Ards, currently playing in the Championship.
 
Located just under a mile from Bangor train station, the ground consists primarily of a club house, grandstand and covered terracing to the right, while the pitch itself was one of the first artificial surfaces in Northern Ireland.