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| Full name | Dungannon Swifts Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Swifts | ||
| Founded | 1949 | ||
| Ground | Stangmore Park | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | David Flack | ||
| Chairman | Keith Boyd | ||
| Manager | Rodney McAree | ||
| League | NIFL Premiership | ||
| 2023–24 | NIFL Premiership, 8th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Dungannon Swifts Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional football club playing in the NIFL Premiership. The club, founded in 1949, has risen from the Mid-Ulster league to the top tier in Northern Ireland since its election to the Irish League First Division in 1997. Dungannon earned promotion from Irish League First Division to the Premier Division in the 2002–03 season.
The Swifts hail from Dungannon, County Tyrone and plays their home matches at Stangmore Park. Club colours are royal blue with white trim (home strip) and yellow with a blue trim (away strip).
Dungannon have been known for their youth development, with many players such as Niall McGinn and Terry Devlin going onto have successful careers in the professional game. [1][2][3]
- ^ Rutherford, Adrian (31 December 2013). "MBE award 'humbling' for former Dungannon Swifts boss Joe McAree". Belfasttelegraph. Belfast Telegraph.
- ^ Hughes, Kevin (15 January 2014). "Dungannon Swifts legend Joe McAree honoured by MBE". Tyrone Times.
- ^ "People Focus: Dungannon Swifts' Kris Lowe "Working on a Dream"". Tyrone Life. 27 March 2016.