Knockbreda F.C.

Knockbreda
Full nameKnockbreda Football Club
Nickname(s)Breda
Founded1947
GroundBreda Park
ChairmanDavid Cain
ManagerNeil McCrum
LeagueNIFL Premier Intermediate League
2023–24NIFL Championship, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Current season

Knockbreda Football Club (formerly Knockbreda Parish) is an intermediate-level, Northern Irish football club who are due to play in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League in the 2024–25 season, following relegation from the NIFL Championship.[1] They hail from Belfast and play their home matches at Breda Park, on the Upper Braniel Road located in the east of the city. The club was formed after the Second World War, c. 1947.[2] and played in the Irish Churches' League before joining the Northern Amateur Football League in 1989.[2] Intermediate status was achieved on promotion to Division 1B in 1997.[2] In 2009, the club was admitted to the IFA Championship

  1. ^ "Ballyclare Comrades 4-0 Knockbreda". NIFL Website. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 205