Fivemiletown United F.C.
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| Full name | Fivemiletown United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Town |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Ground | Valley Stadium |
| Chairman | Davy McQuigg , BEM |
| Manager | Scott Robinson |
| League | Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A |
| 2015–16 | Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A, 11th |
Fivemiletown United Football Club is an intermediate-level football club who play in the Intermediate A division of the Mid-Ulster Football League in Northern Ireland. The club is based in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. The club is currently managed by Scott Robinson. The current secretary is Mike Long. The Reserves and currently play in Fermanagh and Western Division 3. While the third team play in Fermanagh and Western Reserve Division 3. Fivemiletown United Youth Academy provides youth teams from U9 up to U18 and have also a Youth Academy for 4 Year olds and up. The club's Youth teams play in the Brendan Keogh Youth League and the Mid Ulster Youth League.Long-term clubman Davy McQuigg is the club's current chairman and has served in nearly every role in the club in over 30 years involved with the club. He was awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) in January 2015 as part of the Queens New Years honours list for his services to youth football. The 2014/15 season was the club's most successful season in the intermediate A section as new manager Jason Gillespie guided them to a 3rd-place finish which is the club's highest ever finish.However, Gillespie resigned from his post the following season and the new man in charge and former White City manager Stewart Dobson was appointed to lead the club forward.Dobson Resigned his post in April 2016 after a poor season and a poor run of results. however, Dobson did guide the club to the Premier Cup Final in 2015 only to lose out to Newry City 2-1 in the Final. Scott Robinson came in from Ballinamallard United to take up the reigns with his background team consisting of Andrew Carleton , Micky Curry and Paul Baron.
Fivemiletown United's most famous moment in recent years was in December 2016 when they defeated Premier Intermediate League side Dundela in the 4th Round of the Irish Cup 4-3. The first time the club had ever progressed past the Third Round.
On Thursday 24th November 2016 club chairman David McQuigg announced plans for the club to bring to an end the long serving Mini Soccer Centre and launch a brand new Academy System starting in March 2017.
Famous Players
Roy Carroll - Northern Ireland and current Linfield goalkeeper Roy Carroll started his career with Fivemiletown United. The ex Manchester United keeper is undoubtedly the towns most famous ex player. Roy's brother Ricki is a striker in the club's firsts team.
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