Oxford Sunnyside F.C. Explained

See also: Oxford United (disambiguation).

Oxford Sunnyside Football Club, is an intermediate-level football club playing in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.

They are based in Lurgan, County Armagh and play their home games at Knockramer Park,^[1] In 2011 the club changed its name in to strengthen youth football in Lurgan by connecting with Sunnyside Youth FC.^[2] Club colours are white shirts with red shorts.

History

Sunnyside took on NIFL Premiership side Linfield in January 2022 in the Irish Cup, losing 4–0 at Windsor Park.

The club has also regularly challenged at the peak of Mid Ulster league football, and having missed out on promotion to the Northern Ireland Football League through a late goal against Coagh United in the 2022/23 season. The club harbors ambitions to make the step up to the senior game for the first time.

The club would achieve this goal the following season, defeating Strabane Athletic over two legs to secure promotion to the Northern Ireland Football League for the first time.

Honours

Intermediate honours

• Mid-Ulster Football League

2

• • 2022–23, 2023–24
• Bob Radcliffe Cup

2

• • 1987–88, 2022–23
• Mid-Ulster Intermediate B League Winners: 1
  • 2018–19
• Alan Wilson Cup: 1
  • 2017–18

Junior honours

• Irish Junior Cup: 7
  • 1981–82, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–92, 1994–95, 1997–98 (first team to win a record 7 IFA Junior Cups)
• Mid-Ulster Shield: 8
  • 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Mid-Ulster Football League

13

• • 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95

Notes and References

1. http://www.midulsterra.co.uk/MidUlster.html www.midulsterra.co.uk
2. "It's Sunnyside up after name change", The Park, p. 12, Belfast Telegraph, 3 September 2012