Ligoniel Football Club was an Irish

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club based in the then village of

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on the outskirts of

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History

It was founded in 1881 and was a founding member of the Irish Junior League in 1890, before joining the

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for the 1891–92 season. The club was excluded for the 1892–93 season as the League was reduced to six members. It was admitted again for the 1893–94 season, and the club reached the last 6 of the

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- helped by being exempted from the first three rounds - for the only time. At home to

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, Ligoniel took a 2–0 lead at half-time on a frosty pitch, but the visitors, with the wind and slope in their favour, recovered to win 4–2. For the 1894–95 season, the Irish League members decided to reduce membership further from 6 to 4, and, with

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abandoning association for

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, Ligoniel was "harshly" thrown out, so rejoined the Junior League. It remained a member of the Junior League until it folded in 1899, having lost its ground and been unable to procure a new one.

Colours

The club played in red.

Ground

The club's ground was situated at the end of Hill Street, off Legoniel Street.

References

Association football clubs established in 1881 Association football clubs disestablished in 1899 Defunct association football clubs in Northern Ireland Defunct Irish Football League clubs Association football clubs in Belfast 1881 establishments in Ireland 1899 disestablishments in Ireland Former senior Irish Football League clubs {{NorthernIreland-footyclub-stub