Short Brothers Football Club, often referred to simply as Shorts is a Northern Irish intermediate football club playing in Division 1C of the Northern Amateur Football League. It is connected to the Short Brothers aerospace manufacturing company in Belfast and was formed with the arrival of the company to the city in the 1930s. The club - originally known as Aircraft Works - joined the Amateur League in 1937 and is the second-oldest member club with continual membership.[1]
| Full name | Short Brothers Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Shorts |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Ground | Aircraft Park, Belfast |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman | Darren Orr |
| League | NAFL Division 1C |
| 2021-22 | NAFL Division 1C, 4th |
| Website | http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/shortsfootballclub/ |
Honours
editIntermediate honours
edit- Irish Intermediate Cup: 1
- 1987–88
- Steel & Sons Cup: 1
- 1979–80
- Northern Amateur Football League: 5
- 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1989–90
- Clarence Cup: 1
- 1939–40
- Border Cup: 7
- 1939–40, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1981–82, 1983–84
External links
edit- nifootball.co.uk - (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football leagues)
Notes
edit- ^ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League., p. 217
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