Railway football Team

They played in Works League in the early 50''s.
Team L/R Back Row.
Charlie Bowles, Earle Benson, Jimmy Jennett,Ernie Hayes,Dessie Browne,Bob Nelson,Billy McNally,Kullops (trainer)

L/R Front Row
George Wright,Jimmy Croft,Garry Wickham,Tommy Bowles,Billy Mayes.

Billy Mayes went on to be the Town Clerk & the Billy Mayes room in Civic Centre is named after him.
George Wright went on to be Station Master of Portadown Station.

Our thanks to Earle Benson for permission to use photo.

Edenderry FC Summer League Winners

This team won the summer league about 1956.

Portadown Summer League. Won by Edenderry F. C.

Back Row. R.Baxter. H.Wright. G.Gregg. N.Carville. M.Davidson. L.Cully.

Front Row. S.Donaldson. G.Cooper. S.Roney. R.Cartmill. J.Roney.

Edenderry Blues

Team of the 70's.

Back Row. B. Greenaway. Trevor McConnel. S.Carville. J.Hamilton. C.Rooney.

Third Row. Albert Black. K. Liggett. T.McConnel.

Second Row. T.McClure A. Liggett. H. Gallery. E.Corkin. B.Corkin E. Johnson.
S.McClure. P.Liggett.

First Row. S.Irwin. Sarah Kane. J.Rainey. P.McCullough.

Edenderry Utd FC 1954

They won the McKinney Cup in 1954

Portadown Arrows 1920

Famous Edenderry football side of 1920.

EDENDERRY ARROWS 1920


Back Row, MR.Tate. ------Jimmy Louie. ------ ------ Mr. Chambers. ------- ------ Billy Donaldson.

Third Row. George Magee. Mosey Hewitt. Bill Hewitt. ------- Sam Rainey. Jimmy Mawhinney. Jack Wilson. -------- .

Secind Row. Issac Donaldson. Snowball Pentland. --------- Dick Flanngan. ------- ------- Rabie Malcomson.

Front Lying Down Mr. Killops Tam Liggett,

Jack Wilson was the undertaker, Tam Liggett won a Military Medal in the first World War. At least four in the photo' worked for the Gas Work Company.









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Courtesy Mr G Weir

Eden Amateurs FC

Cutting from Portadown Times

Eden Ville FC 1929-1930

On his knee T Best has the cup which was won by Eden Ville FC in 1929-1930.The certificate he is holding also confirms they won this cup.
We would appreciate help from anyone that can tell us where the photo was taken & which league or final they won.
The team from left to write is:-
Back row - John Atkinson,Isaac Donaldson,E Maxwell,Jim Davison,John Pickering,D Forde,F Brown,M Lavery, Jem Liggett(trainer)
Front row :- ? Webb,Joe Conn,Norman Lyske,T Best,R Torrens & W Brown.
Our thanks to Mrs Jean Milligen for permission to use the photo.

Wade Ladies Football Team

The photo shows those ladies who represented the Wade factory in a Portadown ladies factory soccer tournament in the late 40's & 50's.
The photo was taken at Shamrock Park.
We believe the person on the extreme right of the photo to be May Prescott.
We would like to hear from anyone who can identify the team.
Our thanks to Mrs Jean Milligan for permission to use the photo.

Sport - Rugby

This photo was taken on 29/9/76. It was taken from the Wade dump & in the background is Portadown Rugby Football pitches.

Sport - Soccer - 1937 Coronation Blues

I attach photo of the 1937 Coronation Blues team which operated from the Edenderry area.
BACK ROW LEFT – RIGHT

D. Forde B. Dixon H. Kane T.Askin J. Girvan H.Loney

MIDDLE ROW

B. Fulton Wardie Magee B. McClure S. Forbes B. Sinnamon U. McCrory J. Liggett

FRONT ROW

G. Atkinson O. Kane F. Walker T. Best Dart Ramsey A Heyburn

The keeper Sam Forbes,middle row fourth left,who emigrated to Canada,went on to play for Portadown. He was the goalie at Shamrock Park in 1947-48,the club's first season back in the Irish League after the War.



We wish to thank Mr George McGaffin for allowing us to use this photo.