Short Brothers F.C.
| Full name | Short Brothers Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Shorts |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Ground | Aircraft Park, Belfast |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman | Darren Orr |
| League | NAFL Division 1C |
| 2021-22 | NAFL Division 1C, 4th |
Short Brothers Football Club, often referred to simply as Shorts is a Northern Irish intermediate football club playing in Division 1C of the Northern Amateur Football League.[1] It is was formed by Short Brothers aerospace manufacturing company in Belfast with the arrival of the company to the city in the 1930s, making them a works team.[2] The club - originally known as Aircraft Works - joined the Amateur League in 1937 and is the second-oldest member club with continual membership.[3]
Shorts F.C. compete in the Irish Cup.[4]
Honours
Intermediate honours
- Irish Intermediate Cup: 1
- 1987–88
- Steel & Sons Cup: 1
- 1979–80
- Northern Amateur Football League: 5
- 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1989–90
- Clarence Cup: 1
- 1939–40
- Border Cup: 7
- 1939–40, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1981–82, 1983–84
External links
- nifootball.co.uk - (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football leagues)
Notes
- ^ "New-look Shorts impress manager McGivern". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 3 November 2023. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "John Johnston's men make Shorts work of Ballywalter Rec to join early pacesetters". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 19 September 2022. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League., p. 217
- ^ "Clearer Water Irish Cup R1 draw completed". IFA. Retrieved 8 December 2025.