ARDS

CLANDEBOYE PARK
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Fixtures

October

Saturday 12 October 2024

Saturday 19 October 2024

Saturday 26 October 2024

November

Saturday 2 November 2024

Saturday 9 November 2024

Saturday 16 November 2024

Friday 22 November 2024

Saturday 30 November 2024

December

Saturday 7 December 2024

Saturday 14 December 2024

Saturday 21 December 2024

Thursday 26 December 2024

Tuesday 31 December 2024

January

Saturday 11 January 2025

Saturday 18 January 2025

Saturday 25 January 2025

February

Saturday 8 February 2025

Saturday 15 February 2025

Saturday 22 February 2025

March

Saturday 1 March 2025

Saturday 8 March 2025

Saturday 15 March 2025

Saturday 22 March 2025

Results

October

Friday 4 October 2024

Tuesday 1 October 2024

September

Saturday 28 September 2024

Saturday 21 September 2024

Saturday 14 September 2024

Saturday 7 September 2024

August

Saturday 31 August 2024

Tuesday 27 August 2024

Saturday 24 August 2024

Saturday 17 August 2024

Saturday 10 August 2024

Current Squad

No Name Position Age Apps Sub on Sub off Discipline Goals
club-logo Aidan Steele MID 21 9 0 4 2 0  2
club-logo Alex Moore GK 26 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Bobby Deane DEF 20 7 0 1 0 0  0
club-logo Cameron Sloan MID 17 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Charlie Finlay DEF 18 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Ciaran Dobbin MID 26 3 2 1 0 0  0
club-logo Colin Oppong FOR 22 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Connor Maxwell DEF 24 9 0 1 2 0  0
club-logo Conor Scannell DEF 20 8 7 1 0 0  1
club-logo Corai Quinn DEF 22 6 3 3 2 0  0
club-logo Darren Gibbons GK 32 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo David Alfred 20 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo David Clarke MID 18 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Dylan Robson DEF 17 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Eamon Scannell MID 25 10 1 4 1 0  3
club-logo Ethan Simpson FOR 20 10 7 2 1 0  0
club-logo Gary Donnelly FOR 26 2 1 1 0 0  1
club-logo George Tipton MID 21 7 5 1 0 0  0
club-logo Jay Dalzell FOR 18 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Lee Newell FOR 27 10 4 2 3 0  3
club-logo Luke Ritchie MID 18 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Marc Matthews GK 22 10 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Mark Carson DEF 31 8 0 2 2 0  1
club-logo Matthew McAvoy DEF 27 7 1 1 0 0  0
club-logo Max Greer DEF 20 3 0 1 0 0  0
club-logo Michael Ruddy DEF 31 5 1 0 0 0  1
club-logo Odhran McCart DEF 19 7 0 3 1 0  0
club-logo Patrick Cafolla FOR 26 10 1 3 3 0  1
club-logo Philip McCullough DEF 17 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Ross Hunter FOR 22 7 4 2 1 0  1
club-logo Ryan Arthur DEF 29 1 1 0 0 1  0
club-logo Zach Barr FOR 29 10 1 7 1 0  3

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 shirts, black shorts, black socks

Chairman

Warren Patton

Secretary

Andrew Rodgers ([email protected])

Media Officer

Stuart Dellow ([email protected])

Manager

John Bailie

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.