History

Honours

Calendar

First Team Honours

Irish League 1957/58
First Division 2000/01
Irish Cup 1926/27, 1951/52, 1968/69, 1973/74
League Cup
1994/95
Gold Cup
1953/54, 1973/74
Ulster Cup
1973/74
County Antrim Shield
1955/56, 1971/72, 1993/94
Blaxnit All-Ireland Cup
1973/74
McEwan's Soccer Sixes
1992
North Down Cup
2003, 2005 (shared)
McElroy Challenge Cup
1940/41 (as intermediate side)
Clements Lyttle Challenge Cup
1941/42, 1942/43 (both as intermediate side)

Seconds Team Honours

Irish League 'B' Division 1957/58
Intermediate Cup
1970/71
George Wilson Cup
1957/58, 1982/83

Colts Honours

IFA Youth Cup 1962/63, 1965/66 (both as Ards Boys), 1982/83, 1985/86
IFA Youth League Cup
2007/08
Dunmurry Youth League
1982/83, 1983/84

Awards

Full International Caps

1925-27 Andy Bothwell (5)
1958-60 Tommy Forde (4)
1962 Billy Humphries (1)
1994 Paul Kee (2)

U23 International Cap

1968/69 Billy McAvoy (1)

U19 International Caps

2002 Sean Cleary
2002 Gareth McKeown
2002 David Scullion (5)
2004 Aidan Watson (2)
2005 Andrew Waterworth (1)
2006 Tennant McVea (1)

U17 International Caps

2005 Tennant McVea (5)

U18 International Caps

2006 Tennant McVea (3)

U18 Schools International Caps

2005 Aidan Watson (1)
2005-6 Tennant McVea (3)
2006 Ryan Tumelty (2)

Amateur International Caps

1923/24 W Reid (1)
1929/30 A Davidson (1)
1929/30 T Lynn (1)
1955/56 Ronnie Moss
1955-59 Davy Lawther
1955/56 Rab Newberry
1955/56 Jim Gordon
1956/57 Billy Humphries

1956/57 Tommy Moffat
1956/57 Ronnie Griffen
1958/59 Jackie Cummings
1958/59 Jimmy Conkey
1958/59 Ronnie Reynolds
1958/59 Jackie Patterson
2000/01 Darren Nixon (1)

Irish League Representatives

1925/26 A Bothwell
1929/30 McMullan (1)
1930/31 McDonald (2)
1938/39 McKerley (1)
1938/39 McKeown (1)
1955/56 R Newberry (1)
1955/56 G Eastham (2)
1956-61 T Forde (7)
1957/58 A Boyd (2)
1957/58 Richardson (1)
1957-74 B Humphries (12)
1958/59 McGuckian (1)

 

1959/60 Hunter (1)
1959/60 T Ewing (1)
1965/66 R Keogh (1)
1967-70 B Nixon (3)
1973/74 D McCoy (1)
1973/74 D Patton (1)
1978/79 R Cromie (1)
1978/79 T Armstrong (1)
1978/79 T Kennedy (1)
1985/86 A Dornan (1)
1985/86 Campbell (1)
1986/87 D Byrne (1)
1986/87 S Baxter (1)

U19 League Representatives

2006 Jay Magee (1)
2006 Tennant McVea (1)

Ulster Footballer of the Year

1969 Billy McAvoy
1970 Billy Humphries
1972 Billy Humphries

Football Writers' Player of the Year

1972 Billy Humphries
1987 Damien Byrne

PFA Awards

1978 Tom Armstrong
1983 Jim Campbell

Personality of the Year

1980 Sammy Moore (director)

Merit Award

1996 Jimmy Todd (commercial manager)

Roy Stewart/Sean Mullan Trophy

1989 Jimmy Todd (manager/commercial manager)

Co Antrim F.A. Personality of Senior Shield

1993/94 Andy Beattie

Guinness Manager of the Month

Feb 2004 Shane Reddish

Irish League Top Goal Scorers

1961/62 Mick Lynch (20)
1978/79 Tom Armstrong (21)
1982/83 Jim Campbell (15)
1993/94 Darren Erskine (22) (joint)

Mr Harry Cavan C.B.E., O.B.E. (1915-2000)

Ards F.C. President (1982-2000)
IFA President (1958-1994)
FIFA Vice-President (1960-1990)
FIFA Senior Vice-President (1980-1990)
Olympic Order of Merit in Silver


 
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