Rosemount Rec F.C.

Rosemount Recreation Football Club (commonly known as Rosemount Rec) is a Northern Irish football club from Greyabbey playing in Division 1C of the Northern Amateur Football League (NAFL). The 2011/2012 season saw the club celebrating 100 years of organised football in Greyabbey. The club finished 1st in Division 2A of the NAFL for the 2016/17 season, which saw them in intermediate football for the first time. In the 2017/18 season, the 2nd team won division 3D of the amateur league, being promoted to 3C, celebrating two consecutive promotions

Rosemount Rec
Full nameRosemount Recreation Football Club
Nickname(s)The Mount, The Rec
GroundIslandview Road Playing Fields, Greyabbey
ChairmanTrevor McKay
ManagerLee Cathcart
LeagueNAFL Division 1C
2018–19NAFL Division 1C, 6th

In the 2002/03 season, the club completed a treble of trophies, winning the Down Area Winter Football League, Sittlington Cup and Billy Allen Memorial Shield.

The 2012/13 season was also a season of great success, with the club winning Division 2B of the Northern Amateur Football League and the Cochrane Corry Cup.

In the club's last season in the Down Area Winter Football league (2009/10), before joining the amateur league the next season, the club won a double, lifting the Sittlington Cup and the Down Area Winter Football League premier division.

The club fields 2 teams, The First Team plays in division 1C of the Northern Amateur Football League, and the 2nd team plays in division 3c.

The club reached the Junior Cup final in the 2014/15 season for the first time in their history, although they lost 3-1 to Harryville Homers.

In 2017, the club made history, winning an Irish cup game for the first time in their history, beating St. Lukes FC in Greyabbey.

The club is currently managed by Lee Cathcart, who previously managed Greenwell Star FC and Short Brothers. He managed his first game on 2 December 2017, in a 5-1 home victory over Groomsport F.C..

2017/18

2018/19

In the 2018/19 season, led by Cathcart, Rosemount made more history by becoming the first team from 1C in the amateur league to make it to the 5th round of the Irish cup, drawing Glenavon away from home, one of the biggest and best clubs in Northern Ireland at the time, Rosemount went on to lose 5-0, but Glenavon players and officials praised the Rosemount players for their attitude and effort, Rosemount had a few chances of their own including a corner cleared off the line, Rosemounts fans were also praised for the support they gave to the Greyabbey club, the same season they made it to the semi finals of the Border cup, losing to the previous season's champions Crumlin Star in extra time,Rosemount also made it to the clarence cup final against East Belfast, where they lost 2-1 after extra time due to a very poor refereeing decision, despite Rosemounts fantastic cup form, they went into the new year in the bottom half of the league, picking up just 3 wins from their first 9 games, drawing 2 and losing 4.

2019-20

The 2019-20 season is over for Rosemount. They have just secured promotion and won the 1C league title by winning their last fixture against a strong Saintfield side. Rosemount were much improved in the league this season after finishing in a disappointing 6th place in 2018/19, Rosemount looked very impressive early season, beating Suffolk 3-1 on the first game of the season, and also a memorable comeback away at Woodvale, 3-0 down at half time, before winning 4-3, The club will now take a well deserved rest and get ready to play their games next season at the highest level Rosemount have ever played at. Retaining the squad and adding a few will see the club push for another promotion in 1B.

First Team Squad 2019-20

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  NIR Steven McKay
— DF  NIR Matty McAvoy
— DF  NIR Michael Foster
— DF  NIG James Smith
— DF  NIR Neil Meville
— DF  NIR Stephen Atcheson
— DF  NIR Allan Eccles
— DF  NIR Neil Moore
— MF  NIR Ryan Stewart
— MF  NIR Daley Carnduff
— MF  NIR Nicky Eccles
— MF  NIR Ryan Ennis
— MF  NIR Thomas Harrison
— MF  NIR Luke Adair
— FW  NIR Dean Annett
— FW  NIR Daniel Orr
— FW  NIR Scott Shannon
— FW  NIR Reece Ritchie

Club Officials
  • Chairman: Trevor Mckay
  • Secretary: Gary Bailie
  • Treasurer: Rodney Bailie
  • 1st team Manager: Lee Cathcart
  • 1st team Assistant: Mark Cathcart
  • 1st team Coach: Johnny Barnett
  • 1st team Gk Coach: Kurtis Browne
  • Club Captain: Ryan Stewart
  • 2nd team Manager: Kyle Doak
  • 2nd team assistant: Joe Doak

Club honors - (1983-Present)
  • Down Area Winter Football league (3),

-2001/02, 2002/03, 2007/08

  • Billy Allen Memorial Shield (5),

-2002/03, 2003/04, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10

  • Sittlington Cup (5),

-1995/96, 2002/03, 2005/06, 2007/08, 2009/10

-2010/11

-2012/13

  • Cochrane Corry Cup

-2012/13

  • Champions of Down

-1983, 1984, 2014

-2016/17

  • IFA Junior Cup

Runners up: 2014/15, 2015/16

  • Irish Cup

-First 1C team to reach the 5th round of the Irish cup (2018/19)

Other honors unknown (missing records)

In 2011 Rosemount Rec released "A Clutch Of Memories", a book written by the Newtownards Chronicle journalist Dennis S. Nash, which covers the history of the club.[1]

The club has a few rivals; Ballywalter, (Division 1B) and Kircubbin (Division 2A) but the club's biggest rivals are Portavogie Rangers (Division 2A)

References
  1. "New book on football in Greyabbey". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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