Kilmore Recreation F.C.
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| Full name | Kilmore Recreation Football Club |
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| Founded | 1967 as Kilmore United |
| Ground | Robert Adams Park, Crossgar |
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Chairman | Sean McCarthy |
| Manager | John Murray |
| League | Northern Amateur Football League |
| 2015–16 | Northern Amateur Football League Premier Division, 14th |
Kilmore Recreation Football Club (also known as Kilmore Rec.) is a Northern Irish, intermediate football club with teams playing in Division 1A of the Northern Amateur Football League, Newcastle Amateur League Division 1 and Downpatrick Youth League. The club's home ground is Robert Adams Park, Crossgar, County Down.
The 1st Team is currently managed by Donal Bell.
It was following the 1966 World Cup in England, that two young local men, Bobby McClure and Dennis Lennon, decided to start a football team. After a few friendly games they called a meeting in April 1967 to form a club and as the majority of the players came from the village of Kilmore the name Kilmore United was chosen.
The first competitive games were in the Killyleagh summer league before entering the Newcastle & District League in 1968–69, playing at Hamiltons Field which was situated half way between the villages of Kilmore and Annacloy.
During the first four years spent in the Newcastle & District League the club made it to the Harry Clarke Cup Final, losing to Annalong Rangers after a replay. It was at this time that Robert Adams, affectionately known as "Mr Kilmore", and his good friend Davy Harper became involved at the club.
A name change to Kilmore Recreation and a change of ground to the monastery ground in Crossgar, where they still play today, preceded an application to join the Northern Ireland Amateur League in 1972. The first game in the Amateur League was at home to Carreras in Division 2B.
Two years later came promotion to Division 2A and the beginning of a successful six-year spell which would see Intermediate status achieved. Three successive Cochrane Corry Final appearances from season 1977–78 to season 1979–80 saw the trophy sit in the Kilmore clubrooms on two occasions. The middle year they lost 3–2 to Annalong Swifts but went on to defeat 40th Old Boys 2–1 in the Co. Antrim F.A. Junior Shield Final that was played at Castlereagh Park, Newtownards.
The momentum was kept going and in the season 1980–81 the Division 2A Championship was won and promotion to the First Division was confirmed. The club won the Division 1B Championship at the first attempt.
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