Full Name: Ards Football Club Town: Newtownards, County Down Founded: 1902 Stadium: Dixon Park (4000) Colors: Blue, Red Nicknames: The Red & Blues Rival: Bangor
Ards FC hail from the twon of Newtownards at the head of Strangford Lough which separates the Ards peninsula from the rest of County Down.
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Dixon Park, the current home of Ards FC, is actually the home of another Irish club Ballyclare Comrades in the town of Ballyclare, a long long way from Newtownards. Ards do not have a ground of their own. Before Dixon Park they played for several years at Clandeboyne Park, the home of Bangor. Previous stadium - Castlereagh (1923-98).
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* Irish League (1958) * Irish Cup (1927, 52, 69, 74) * Irish League Cup (1995)
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 November 2010 21:32
Comments (2)
1Tuesday, 27 July 2010 06:35
michael barritt
the nickname of ards is not the super seasiders and never was
2Tuesday, 27 July 2010 07:19
albionroad
Thanks for noticing the error Michael, I've corrected that. Not sure where I got that...
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