Fivemiletown United F.C.
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| Full name | Fivemiletown United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Town |
| Founded | 1898[1] |
| Ground | Valley Stadium[2] |
| Chairman | Davy McQuigg , BEM |
| Manager | Scott Robinson |
| League | Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A |
| 2015–16 | Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A, 11th |
Fivemiletown United Football Club is an intermediate-level football club who play in the Intermediate A division of the Mid-Ulster Football League in Northern Ireland. The club is based in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. The club is currently managed by Scott Robinson. The current secretary is Mike Long. The Reserves and currently play in Fermanagh and Western Division 3. While the third team play in Fermanagh and Western Reserve Division 3. Fivemiletown United Youth Academy provides youth teams from U9 up to U18 and have also a Youth Academy for 4 Year olds and up. The club's Youth teams play in the Brendan Keogh Youth League and the Mid Ulster Youth League.Long-term clubman Davy McQuigg is the club's current chairman and has served in nearly every role in the club in over 30 years involved with the club. He was awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) in January 2015 as part of the Queens New Years honours list for his services to youth football. The 2014/15 season was the club's most successful season in the intermediate A section as new manager Jason Gillespie guided them to a 3rd-place finish which is the club's highest ever finish.However, Gillespie resigned from his post the following season and the new man in charge and former White City manager Stewart Dobson was appointed to lead the club forward.Dobson Resigned his post in April 2016 after a poor season and a poor run of results. however, Dobson did guide the club to the Premier Cup Final in 2015 only to lose out to Newry City 2-1 in the Final. Scott Robinson came in from Ballinamallard United to take up the reigns with his background team consisting of Andrew Carleton , Micky Curry and Paul Baron.
Fivemiletown United's most famous moment in recent years was in December 2016 when they defeated Premier Intermediate League side Dundela in the 4th Round of the Irish Cup 4-3. The first time the club had ever progressed past the Third Round.
On Thursday 24th November 2016 club chairman David McQuigg announced plans for the club to bring to an end the long serving Mini Soccer Centre and launch a brand new Academy System starting in March 2017.
Famous Players & Honours
Famous Players
Roy Carroll - Northern Ireland and current Linfield goalkeeper Roy Carroll started his career with Fivemiletown United. The ex Manchester United keeper is undoubtedly the towns most famous ex player. Roy's brother Ricki is a striker in the club's firsts team.
Dermott McCaffery- The ex Hibernian and Falkirk Defender began his career with Fivemiletown United before moving on to Dunbreen Rovers. He currently plays for Rochedale Rovers in Australia. His brother Shaun is part of the first team squad.
Division 1 Mercer League Champions: 1950-51, 1951–52
Mulhern Cup: 1933, 1941 (both as Fivemiletown), 1951, 1952, 1953
Coffey Cup: 1939 (as Fivemiletown Blues), 1948, 1973, 1974, 1977 (as Valley United) 1993, 2005 (as Valley All Stars) , 2016
McCabe Cup: 1949
Erskine Cup: 1951
Killyman and District League: 1951
McCammon Cup: 1962, 1973
Greystone League: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (all as Fivemiletown), 1972, 1974, 1980
Fivemiletown Knockout Cup: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Mid Ulster Intermediate B Division Champions: 2002-03
Premier Cup: 2002, 2005
Marshall Cup: 2011
Armstrong Cup: 2014
YOUTH HONOURS
Under 16 Brendan Keogh Youth League Winners 2007
Under 15 Brendan Keogh Youth League Winners 2007
Mini Soccer Primary School Blitz Shield Winners 2008
Under 12 Fermanagh Section Champions 2012.
Fair Play Awards - Brendan Keogh Youth League
Under 16 Winners - 2009
Under 15 Winners - 2011& 2013
Under 14 Winners - 2008,2010 & 2011,2015
Under 13 Winners - 2007 & 2010,2015
Under 11 Winners - 2015
Overall Fair Play Award Winners - 2008,2010&2011,2015
Club Youth Awards 2015 Season
Under 11 POTY- James Corry
Under 12 POTY - Aimee Neal & Ethan Thompson
Under 13 POTY - Jamie Lee Hamilton
Under 14 POTY -
Under 15 POTY -
Under 16 POTY - N/A
Under 18 POTY -
Girls POTY - Aimee Neal
OVERALL YOUTH POTY - Aimee Neal (2nd Title)
Under 11 Top Goalscorer - Ethan Ellison
Under 12 Top Goalscorer - Ethan Thompson & Fabio Ledwith
Under 13 Top Goalscorer - Peter Campbell
Under 14 Top Goalscorer - Callum Smyton
Under 15 Top Goalscorer - Callum Smyton
Under 18 Top Goalscorer -
Senior Awards 2014-15 Seasons
1st POTY - Davy Bell
2nd Team POTY - Ben Irwin
3rd Team POTY - Joseph Hall
1st Team Top Goalscorer - Jason Gillespie
2nd Top Goalscorer - Ashley McFarland
3rd Team Top Goalscorer- Ferghal McKenna
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth Academy & Senior Teams
Fivemiletown United Youth Academy
Fivemiletown United Youth Academy have 10 competitive Teams.
Under 7s play in the Mini Soccer Development League and are managed by Dylan Noble.
Under 9s play in the Mini Soccer Development League and are managed by Craig Boyd.
Under 10s play in the Brendan Kepgh Youth League and are managed by Brian Hamilton
Under 12s play in the Brendan Keogh Youth League and are managed by Davy McQuigg and Rhys McQuigg. They are captained by Vilius Metelko .
Under 12 Reserve Team is Captained by Kian McQuigg.
Under 15s play in the Mid Ulster Youth League and are managed by Shane Murphy and Marc McCleery. They are captained by Joshua Little.
The Under 18s play in the Fermanagh & Western Youth Division and are managed by Chris Burke and are captained by Nathan Sherry.
The Thirds play in the Fermanagh & Western Reserve Division 3 and are managed by Gary McClean. They are captained by Gavin Connolly.
The seconds play in the Fermanagh & Western Division 3 and are managed by Gareth Mallaghan. They are captained by Craig Boyd.
The Firsts play in Mid Ulster Intermediate A and are managed by Scott Robinson. The first team back room staff are Andrew Carleton and Micky Curry. They are captained by Simon Johnston.