Willowfield F.C. is a defunct intermediate football club which existed in Northern Ireland during the inter-war years.
Country
United Kingdom
Headquarters
Belfast
Inception
1890
Overview
Willowfield F.C. is a defunct intermediate football club which existed in Northern Ireland during the inter-war years.
History
The Willowfield club, associated with and funded by the Willowfield Unionist Club, existed from at least 1889, and it turned senior in 1918.
In the 1927–28 season, it became the first from outside the Irish League to win the Irish Cup since the League's formation in 1890. It defeated Larne 1–0 in a replay at Windsor Park, the Willows having held the lead in the first game from the 40th to the 85th minute. Willowfield had previously reached the Irish Cup final in 1923–24, when it lost 1–0 to Queen's Island (again at Windsor Park), the winning goal coming as early as the 2nd minute.
