Tag: Intermediate Cup
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Why cup-heavy and irregular Amateur League schedule is in desperate need of change
It’s April, the clocks have moved forward an hour and, in Northern Ireland football terms, that marks a particularly significant time in the season below the Irish League. It’s a point that is largely defined by catching up. That’s to say that in the Northern Amateur Football League, Ballymena and Provincial Intermediate League and Mid-Ulster…
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It’s another All-Amateur League Intermediate Final after Belfast duo see off PIL big hitters
Another showpiece in the Irish FA’s flagship intermediate competition has been decided, and the parallels from last year can already quickly be drawn. It’s another all-Amateur League Final and another meet-up between two Belfast sides – and, again, it’s north versus west who will do battle at Windsor Park to win the Intermediate Cup. Holders…
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A new stadium for Ards would be the cherry on top of a rising Peninsula football scene
It’s over 20 years since Ards left their long-standing Castlereagh Park home and, as 2023 comes to a close, they remain without a permanent place to call their own. Perhaps for not much longer, though. After spells playing their football at Cliftonville’s Solitude in north Belfast, Dixon Park in Ballyclare and Carrick Rangers’ Taylors Avenue,…
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All-Amateur League Semi-Final line-up in Steel and Sons Cup adds an extra-special dimension to a historic competition
Without so much as a semi-final ball being kicked, it has already been a historic campaign for Amateur League clubs in the Steel and Sons Cup. Indeed, as we enter the last-four of a competition that carries more significance than most, we already knew that, going into the quarter-finals, the winner would hail from the…
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Bangor vs Banbridge Town preview: Under lights for take two
This Tuesday night somewhat presents Bangor with a chance to finish what had already been started. The first scheduled face-off with Banbridge Town at Clandeboye Park last month survived a pitch inspection to begin as planned, but it could not hold off the will of the elements to reach a full conclusion as the referee…
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Bangor 1-1 Strabane Athletic (4-5 penalties): More than meets the eye despite upset
It proved a frustrating Saturday afternoon for Bangor in the Intermediate Cup, suffering an exit in the second round to Strabane Athletic on spot-kicks. It was a game the Seasiders enjoyed the bulk of possession and chances in, particularly throughout the second half and extra time, but destiny comes down to individuals in a shootout…
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Bangor vs Strabane Athletic preview: Feeling good going into the Intermediate Cup
Fresh from securing a semi-final spot in the Steel and Sons Cup last Saturday, Bangor have their only home game of the month this weekend where Strabane Athletic will hope to present as stern opposition. The sides have already met this season, when the Seasiders knocked the border club out of the Irish Cup at…
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Albert Foundry 1-2 Bangor: Age is never a barrier to the permanence of class
It was tense, it was trembling, but ultimately Bangor secured their spot in the Intermediate Cup second round draw after a thrilling extra time win over Albert Foundry. It took until the additional 20 minutes for the Seasiders to assume their first lead at Paisley Park, but it was worth it in the end to…
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