BALLINAMALLARD UNITED

FERNEY PARK
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Fixtures

October

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

October

Tuesday 3 October 2023

September

Saturday 30 September 2023

Saturday 23 September 2023

Saturday 16 September 2023

Saturday 9 September 2023

Saturday 2 September 2023

August

Saturday 26 August 2023

Saturday 19 August 2023

Saturday 12 August 2023

Saturday 5 August 2023

Current Squad

No Name Position Age Apps Sub on Sub off Discipline Goals
club-logo Aaron Arkinson MID 33 3 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Aaron Harkin MID 30 9 0 4 2 0  2
club-logo Aaron Smyton DEF 19 8 2 2 0 0  0
club-logo Adam McCreery MID 20 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Alex Holder MID 23 9 0 4 3 1  4
club-logo Alex McClelland GK 16 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Ben McCann DEF 24 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Callum Moorehead FOR 25 7 0 1 1 0  0
club-logo Calvin Brown GK 17 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Cameron Lucas 20 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Darragh Byrne MID 21 7 5 2 0 0  0
club-logo Jack Le-moignan GK 22 4 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo James McGrath MID 23 9 0 5 0 0  2
club-logo Jamie Dunne FOR 26 8 0 7 1 0  1
club-logo Jamie Ray GK 19 3 0 0 0 1  0
club-logo John Edgar MID 30 7 6 0 0 0  0
club-logo Joshua Brownlee GK 23 3 1 0 0 0  0
club-logo Joshua McIlwaine FOR 28 7 0 1 2 0  0
club-logo Justin McBride MID 21 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Mark Stafford DEF 36 7 0 1 2 0  1
club-logo Nick Palmer FOR 20 8 6 1 0 0  0
club-logo Peter Armstrong 20 1 1 0 0 0  0
club-logo Peter Campbell FOR 20 0 0 0 0 0  0
club-logo Peter Maguire DEF 20 9 0 1 3 0  1
club-logo Reece Byrne MID 20 5 3 1 2 0  0
club-logo Richard Johnston DEF 27 7 3 0 2 0  0
club-logo Ryan Morris DEF 26 6 2 2 0 0  0
club-logo Simon Warrington MID 24 5 4 1 0 0  3

History & Info

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Goal celebrations during the 2022/23 campaign


A perfect example of success in the modern era, the current Ballinamallard United were only formed in 1975 (although evidence exists of a club dating from the late 1800s) competing initially in the lowest rung of the Fermanagh & Western League ladder. However, the Mallards quickly rose through the ranks and within 15 years had achieved Irish League status with admittance to the old ‘B’ Division (the equivalent to the Premier Intermediate League).

Silverware followed in the form of the IFA Intermediate Cup in 1995 and then the rebranded Second Division title in 2003. A brief sojourn in the First Division followed for a couple of seasons before relegation but, following a league restructure, Ballinamallard were back in the First Division in time for 2008/09 campaign.

Ending the campaign in fifth spot, the club continued to progress before lifting the title in 2011/12 and with it promotion to the top flight for the first time in club history. Causing shockwaves in their initial season in the senior ranks the Mallards, under Whitey Anderson, recorded a remarkable fifth place finish.

Unfortunately such lofty positions couldn’t be maintained in the intervening seasons resulting in the Co. Fermanagh side being relegated at the end of the 17/18 campaign.

Anyone studying the history of Ballinamallard United would have been foolish to have written them off after that, and so it proved when the side, now managed by Harry McConkey, battled their way to a place in the Irish Cup final the following season.

A first senior trophy, in the form of the North West Cup, followed in December 2019. The Mallards got past Newbuildings and Limavady United to reach the decider against Dergview, emerging 5-4 winners on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Honours

  • North West Senior Cup - 2019/20, 2022/23
  • IFA Championship (second tier) - 2011/12
  • Second Division (third tier) - 2002/03
  • IFA Intermediate Cup - 1994/95
  • F&W Intermediate Cup - 2010/11
  • F&W Division 1 - 1925/26, 1957/58, 1997/98, 2001/02
  • F&W Division 2 - 1993/94
  • F&W Division 3 - 1985/86
  • F&W Mulhern Cup - 1954/55, 1988/89, 2010/11
  • F&W Reihill Cup - 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1995/96
  • F&W Kennedy Cup - 1988/89, 1996/97, 1997/98
Founded

1975

Nickname

The Mallards / The Ducks

Home colours

Blue shirts, blue shorts, blue socks

Alternative colours

White shirts, white shorts, white socks

Chairman

Tom Elliott

Secretary

Richard McBride (bfp2013@outlook.com)

Media Officer

Mark Emerson (bufcsupportersclub@hotmail.co.uk)

Manager

Harry McConkey

Ferney Park

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Ferney Park

Ballinamallard United’s compact but well appointed Ferney Park ground has attracted the plaudits of many admirers down through the years for its excellent playing surface, so much so that groundsman Mervyn Nixon has picked up numerous ‘Groundsman of the Season’ awards at Championship, Premiership and even national level.

Located a short walk outside the village, the venue has a capacity of around 2,000 and has benefitted from investment in recent seasons but still offers fans an opportunity to enjoy an up close and personal view of the action on the pitch.