Association Football Club Craigavon, also known as A.F.C. Craigavon and between 2016 and 2023 as A.F.C. Silverwood, is a Northern Irish football club which plays in the

Mid-Ulster Football League The Daily Mirror Mid-Ulster Football League, or simply referred to as the Mid-Ulster League, is an association football league in Northern Ireland. It contains 9 divisions. These comprise two intermediate sections: the Intermediate A and Intermed ...

. The club is based in

Craigavon Craigavon ( ) is a town in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement, begun in 1965, and named after the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be the heart of ...

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. The club was originally founded in 1978 following the amalgamation of two clubs, entered the Mid-Ulster League, and later the Mid-Ulster Intermediate League. In 1991, the club joined the

Northern Amateur Football League The Northern Amateur Football League, also known as the Northern Amateur League and often simply as the Amateur League, is an association football league in Northern Ireland. It contains 13 divisions. These comprise four intermediate sections: ...

. In 2016, it merged with Silverwood United and was known as "A.F.C. Silverwood". By 2023, the amalgamated club had reverted to using the name A.F.C. Craigavon. A.F.C Craigavon competes in the Irish Cup.

References

External links

AFC Craigavon on Mid-Ulster Football League website

A.F.C. Craigavon Official Club website
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