Barn F.C.
| Full name | Barn Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1889 folded 1928 |
| Dissolved | 1928 |
| Ground | Barn Field, Carrickfergus |
| League | Irish Football League |
Barn Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. It was founded in 1889 by workers in the James Taylor & Co. cotton mill, known as the Barn Mills, in Carrickfergus. The club entered the Irish Junior Cup for the first time in 1890–91 and the County Antrim Shield in 1891–92, in which they reached the semi-final. In 1923, Barn was elected to an expanded Irish Football League, but retained membership only for five seasons. Financial difficulties meant that the team played the 1927–28 season with a squad made up entirely of amateurs, finishing second bottom, and folding at the season's end The club's ground was the Barn Field, later known as Taylors Avenue.
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