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P.S.N.I. (RUC) Football Club
Founded - 1928
Ground - Newforge Lane, Belfast
History
The history of football is in fact part of the history of the RUC and now the PSNI itself. Whilst the first
trophy was not won until 1960 the game was played at all levels from the formation of the RUCAA in
1928. In the period between 1928 to 1956, when the club first entered the Northern Ireland Amateur
League the force took part in the Steele and Sons Cup, the Irish Intermediate Cup and Police
Internationals with England, Scotland and Wales. With the purchase of Newforge in 1956 the club
under the direction of David Watton, entered the 1st Division of the Amateur League, which they duly
won in 1971 and 1972. In 1970 the club entered the British Police Soccer Cup for the first time and
continued
the progress into the Irish League ‘B’ Division accompanied by Chimney Corner, Strandmillis
and
Milford Everton.
Since then the club has won numerous honours with the highlight being their Irish Cup run in 1979
when they lost 2-0 in the semi-final after a replay against Crusaders. Their most successful season
however was 1986/87 when the RUC won the ‘B’ Division of the Irish League, the Smirnoff Cup, the
Irish Intermediate Cup and the British Police Cup.
Following the loss of the famous RUC name the club has rebuilt under the name of the PSNI with the
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Honours
Northern Amateur F.L.
Clarence Cup 1960/61
Border Reg Cup 1964/65
Cochrane Curry Cup 1964/65
John Lunn Cup 1965/66 RUC II
Co. Antrim Junior Shield 1965/66 RUC II
RUC Cup 1967/68 RUC II
Barron Cup 1970/71
Walter Moore Cup 1970/71 RUC II
Barron Cup 1972/73
Templeton Cup 1972/73 RUC II
Irish Int. Cup 1978/79
Irish Int. Cup 1979/80
PAA Champions 1981/82 |
Division 2 Champions 1982/83 RUC Olympic
Smirnoff Cup 1983
PAA Champions 1983/84
Irish Int. Cup 1984/85
Smirnoff Cup 1985
Irish League B Division 1986/87
Smirnoff Cup 1986
Irish Int. Cup 1986/87
PAA Cup 1986/87
Steel & Sons Cup 1993/94
PAA Cup 1994/95
WPFG Calgary 1997 (3rd place)
PSUK Finalists 2008 |
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| RUC v Crusaders 1979 |
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| Gary McCartney at Windsor Park 79 |
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International Cup Winners 1984 to
1987 |
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