Clubname: | Barn F.C. |
Fullname: | Barn Football Club |
Founded: | 1889 |
Dissolved: | 1928 |
Ground: | Barn Field, Carrickfergus |
League: | Irish Football League |
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Barn Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.
The club was founded in 1889 by workers in the James Taylor & Co. cotton mill, known as the Barn Mills, in Carrickfergus.[1] The club entered the Irish Junior Cup for the first time in 1890–91 and the County Antrim Shield in 1891–92, in which they reached the semi-final.[1] In 1923, Barn was elected to an expanded Irish Football League, but retained membership only for five seasons. Financial difficulties meant that the team played the 1927–28 season with a squad made up entirely of amateurs, finishing second bottom, and folding at the season's end[1] [2] The club's ground was the Barn Field, later known as Taylors Avenue.[1]
Barn United, founded in 1954, took their name from Barn and continue to play in the same area.
The club wore amber and black.[3]