Newington Youth F.C.
| Full name | Newington Youth Club Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The ‘Ton, The Swans |
| Founded | 1979 (as Jubilee Olympic) |
| Ground | Seaview, Belfast |
| Capacity | 3,383 |
| Chairman | Colum Burns |
| Manager | Conor Crossan |
| League | NIFL Premier Intermediate League |
| 2016-17 | 10th |
Newington Y.C. Football Club (also known as Newington Youth Club, Newington Y.C., Newington F.C. or simply Newington) is an intermediate-level Northern Irish football club playing in NIFL Premier Intermediate League. The club originates in the Newington area of Belfast, although owing to the lack of facilities for junior and intermediate clubs in north Belfast they have played home matches at Muckamore Park in Antrim, Brantwood FC on Skegoneill Avenue, Richardson Park in Dunmurry and The Cliff in Larne. In 2008, the club became involved in a partnership with IFA Premiership club Crusaders, with a view to securing funding for a new, shared ground in north Belfast. As part of the arrangement, Newington used Crusaders’ current ground Seaview for home matches in 2008–09, marking a return to home matches in the club's native north Belfast. For the 2013–14 season, the club's first season in NIFL Championship 2, Seaview will be the home venue once again.
The club was formed in north Belfast as Jubilee Olympic Football Club in 1979 and joined the Dunmurry League in 1980. The club changed its name to Newington Youth Club in 1986, won its first trophy—the Breen Cup—in 1987 and became the dominant team in the Dunmurry League for the remainder of their affiliation. In 1990–91 Newington became the first Dunmurry League club to win the County Antrim Junior Shield.
The club joined the Northern Amateur League in 1994. They played in Division 2C and won five trophies, including the league title in their first season. The following season saw them win Division 2B, gaining promotion to the top junior division of the Amateur League in the process.
Their greatest achievement in junior football came on 1 May 1997 when they won the biggest prize in junior football — Irish FA Junior Cup. Newington defeated Fermanagh team Lisbellaw United in the final. A Division 2A title followed and soon the club was elevated to intermediate status, gaining a place in Division 1B in 2000. Newington continued to go from strength to strength, winning 1B at the first attempt, followed by the Division 1A title in 2001–02. However, Newington’s facilities at their home ground (Muckamore Park, Antrim) failed meet the required standards to gain promotion to the Amateur League Premier Division.
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