Fermanagh & Western FA
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The Fermanagh & Western Football Association is one of four regional FAs within Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 and affiliated to the Irish FA, the others being the County Antrim FA
County Antrim FA
The County Antrim & District Football Association is the largest of the four regional football associations within Northern Ireland and affiliated to the Irish FA, the others being the Mid-Ulster FA, the North-West of Ireland FA and the Fermanagh & Western FA.-History:The Co...

 (also known as the North East Ulster FA), the Mid-Ulster FA and the North-West FA.

History

The Fermanagh & Western FA was founded in 1907 following the expansion of the Fermangah & South Tyrone FA (itself founded in 1904). Although its responsibilities are now bound by the borders of Northern Ireland, initially the F&W FA ran football as far south as Sligo, Clones and Cavan.

Competitions

The three primary competitions organised by the Fermanagh & Western FA are the Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup
Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup
The Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup is an intermediate football competition in Northern Ireland run by the Fermanagh & Western Football Association...

, the Mercer League and the Mulhern Cup.

Mercer Cup Division One

Incomplete list of winners
Season Winners Runners-Up Notes
1904/05 St Michael's Hall Celtic Enniskillen Corinthians
1905/06 St Michael's Hall Celtic
1906/07 Sligo Athletic
1907/08 St Michael's Hall Celtic
1908/09 St Michael's Hall Celtic
1909/10 St Michael's Hall Celtic
1910/11 Clones Celtic
1911/12 Royal Irish Fusiliers (Cavan)
1912/13 Irvinestown Wanderers
1913/14
1914/15
1915/16
1916/17
1917/18
1918/19
1919/20 Omagh Wanderers Enniskillen Corinthians
1920/21 Enniskillen Corinthians
1921/22 Omagh Wanderers
1922/23 Enniskillen Corinthians
1923/24 Fermanagh Constabulary
1924/25 Melvin United
1925/26 Ballinamallard
1926/27 Enniskillen Corinthians
1927/28 Enniskillen Corinthians
1928/29 Enniskillen Corinthians Enniskillen Celtic Play-Off
1929/30 Royal Inniskilling &

Royal Irish Fusiliers
Enniskillen GNR
1930/31 Enniskillen GNR
1931/32 Omagh United Omagh Depot
1932/33 Omagh Depot
1933/34 Omagh Depot
1934/35 Enniskillen Corinthians Enniskillen Celtic
1935/36 Enniskillen Corinthians Enniskillen Celtic Play-Off
1936/37 Omagh Depot Enniskillen Corinthians
1937/38
1938/39 RUC Depot Omagh United
1939/40 RUC Depot Enniskillen Corinthians
1940/41 8th Foresters
1941/42 Enniskillen Corinthians
1942/43 RAF
1943/44 RAF Killadeas
1944/45 RAF Killadeas
1945/46 RAF
1946/47
1947/48 ITC (Omagh
Omagh
Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and...

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Aston Villa (Omagh
Omagh
Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and...

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1948/49
1949/50
1950/51 Fivemiletown United
1951/52 Fivemiletown United Enniskillen Corinthians
1952/53 Enniskillen Corinthians Fivemiletown
1953/54 Enniskillen Corinthians
1954/55 Enniskillen Rangers
Enniskillen Rangers
Lisnaskea Rovers are a football club located in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh and currently play in the Fermanagh Western League, 2nd Division. Their reserves play in Reserve Div 2....

Enniskillen Corinthians
1955/56 Enniskillen Corinthians Enniskillen Rangers
1956/57 Enniskillen Rangers Enniskillen Corinthians Play-Off
1957/58 Ballinimallard Enniskillen Rangers
1958/59 Enniskillen Rangers Enniskillen Corinthians
1959/60 Brookborough Enniskillen Corinthians
1960/61 Brookborough
1961/62 Enniskillen Rangers
1962/63 Enniskillen Rangers Lisbellaw
1963/64 Enniskillen Rangers Enniskillen Corinthians
1964/65 Enniskillen Rangers Enniskillen Corinthians
1965/66 Enniskillen Rangers Omagh Celtic
1966/67 Omagh Celtic Lisnarick
1967/68 Lisbellaw United Enniskillen Rangers
1968/69 Lisbellaw United Enniskillen Rangers
1969/70 Enniskillen Corinthians
1970/71 Enniskillen Corinthians Maguiresbridge
1971/72 Mourneview Celtic Enniskillen Rangers
1972/73 Enniskillen Rangers Irvinestown Wanderers
1973/74 Kevlin United Enniskillen Rangers
1974/75 Kevlin United Enniskillen Rangers
1975/76 Lisbellaw United Dunbreen Rovers
Dunbreen Rovers
Dunbreen Rovers are a junior football club playing in the Fermanagh And Western Football League. The club, formed in 1958, hailing from Omagh, County Tyrone and played their home matches at The West Tyrone Farming Society...

1976/77 Enniskillen Rangers Lisnarick
1977/78 Lisbellaw United Dunbreen Rovers
Dunbreen Rovers
Dunbreen Rovers are a junior football club playing in the Fermanagh And Western Football League. The club, formed in 1958, hailing from Omagh, County Tyrone and played their home matches at The West Tyrone Farming Society...

1978/79 Lisbellaw United Shelbourne
1979/80 Lisbellaw United Irvinestown Wanderers
1980/81 Lisbellaw United Irvinestown Wanderers
1981/82 Enniskillen Rangers Lisbellaw United
1982/83 Shelbourne Enniskillen Rangers
1983/84 Shelbourne Enniskillen Rangers
1984/85 Shelbourne Enniskillen Rangers
1985/86 Victoria Bridge United Irvinestown Wanderers
1986/87 Irvinestown Wanderers Ballinimallard United
1987/88 Enniskillen Rangers Irvinestown Wanderers
1988/89 Irvinestown Wanderers Enniskillen Rangers
1989/90 Enniskillen Rangers Omagh Town Reserves
1990/91 Enniskillen Rangers Enniskillen Town United
Enniskillen Town United F.C.
Enniskillen Town United Football Club are a football club from Northern Ireland, located in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh who play in the Fermanagh & Western 1st Division...

1991/92 Enniskillen Rangers Shelbourne Play-Off
1992/93 Shelbourne Enniskillen Town United
1993/94 Dergview Enniskillen Rangers
1994/95 Shelbourne Ballinimallard Utd Res
1995/96 Dergview Ballinimallard Utd Res After play off series with Enniskillen Town United
1996/97 Dergview Ballinimallard Utd Res
1997/98 Ballinimallard Utd Res Lisnaskea Rovers
1998/99 Enniskillen Rangers Killen Rangers
1999/00 Dergview Irvinestown Wanderers
2000/01 Not completed Abandoned due to foot-and-mouth crisis
2001/02 Ballinimallard Utd Res NFC Kesh / Enniskillen R
2002/03 Shelbourne Killen Rangers Play-Off
2003/04 Lisnaskea Rovers Kevlin United
2004/05 Enniskillen Town United Irvinestown Wanderers
2005/06 Enniskillen Town United Clabby Strollers
2006/07 Enniskillen Town United NFC Kesh
2007/08 Enniskillen Town United Lisbellaw United
2010/11 Lisnaskea Rovers

Mulhern Cup Finals

Incomplete list of winners
Season Winners Runners-Up Notes
1908 St Michael's Hall Celtic
1909 Sligo St Mary's 3 2 Enniskillen Celtic
1910-

1921
No Records
1922 1st Lincolnshire Regiment
1923 12th Star FC
1924 Enniskillen Corinthians
1925 Melvin United 5 3 Derrylin
1926 Ennislillen Corinthians 3 0 Sherwood Foresters Replay
1927 Shamrock Rovers 4 0 Lisnaskea RUC
1928 Enniskillen Corinthians 3 0 Lisbellaw
1929 Omagh Depot 4 2 Enniskillen Celtic
1930 Fermanagh RUC 2 1 Enniskillen GNR
1931 Enniskillen GNR 2 0 Omagh Depot
1932 Enniskillen GNR 3 2 After extra-time Omagh Depot
1933 Fivemiletown 1 2 Enniskillen GNR Cup and medals awarded to Fivemiletown
following protest
1934 Enniskillen Celtic 2 1 Omagh Depot Replay, After extra-time. Game 1: 3-3
1935 Enniskillen Corinthians 3 2 Omagh Depot Replay, After extra-time. Game 1: 3-3
1936 Omagh Depot 4 2 Enniskillen Corinthians
1937 RUC Depot 2 0 Fivemiletown
1938 Enniskillen Corinthians 2 0 Fivemiletown
1939 RUC Depot 3 2 Enniskillen Corinthians
1940 Enniskillen United 5 1 Enniskillen Corinthians
1941 Fivemiletown 2 0 Army XI
1942 2nd Buckinghamshire Regiment
1943 RAF Killadeas 'A' 2 0 Enniskillen Corinthians
1945 RAF Killadeas 5 3 5th Staffords 'B'
1946 Enniskillen Corinthians 4 3 RAF Castle Archdale
1947 Rock Rovers 4 2 RAF Castle Archdale
1948 RAF Castle Archdale 3 1 Fivemiletown
1949 RAF Castle Archdale 3 1 Enniskillen Celtic
1950 RAF Castle Archdale 3 1 Ballinamallard
1951 Fivemiletown 3 0 RAF Castle Archdale
1952 Fivemiletown 3 1 Ballinamallard
1953 Fivemiletown 1 0 Enniskillen Corinthians
1954 Enniskillen Corinthians 0 0 Taylor Woods Replay, After extra-time. Game 1: 2-2

Cup shared
1955 Ballinamallard 3 0 Fivemiletown
1956 Enniskillen Rangers 4 3 Enniskillen Corinthians
1957 Enniskillen Rangers 2 1 Enniskillen Corinthians
1958 Enniskillen Rangers 3 2 Enniskillen Corinthians
1959 Enniskillen Rangers 4 2 Enniskillen Corinthians
1960 Ely Res 2 2 Enniskillen Corinthians Replay, After extra-time. Game 1: 3-3

Cup shared
1961 Brookeborough 4 1 Enniskillen Corinthians
1962 Enniskillen Rangers 3 0 Enniskillen Corinthians
1963 Omagh Caxtonians 2 1 Brookeborough
1964 Enniskillen Rangers 3 1 Omagh Celtic
1965 Enniskillen Rangers 4 0 Brookeborough
1966 Omagh Celtic 2 0 Omagh United
1967 Omagh Celtic 1 0 Mourneview Celtic
1968 Dunbreen Rovers
Dunbreen Rovers
Dunbreen Rovers are a junior football club playing in the Fermanagh And Western Football League. The club, formed in 1958, hailing from Omagh, County Tyrone and played their home matches at The West Tyrone Farming Society...

1 0 Lisbellaw United Replay. Game 1: 1-1.
1969 Lisbellaw United 3 1 Enniskillen Corinthians Replay. Game 1: 2-2.
1970 Omagh Town Swifts 3 2 Victoria Bridge
1971 Enniskillen Corinthians 2 1 Killymore Rovers

Internationals

Three current Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...

 international footballers began their careers in Fermanagh & Western football: Roy Carroll
Roy Carroll
Roy Eric Carroll is a Northern Irish footballer who is currently playing for Greek Superleague club OFI Crete. He is a goalkeeper and is best known for his spells at Wigan Athletic and Manchester United, where he won the 2004 FA Cup...

, Ivan Sproule
Ivan Sproule
Ivan Sproule is a Northern Irish professional association football player. Sproule, a winger who is known for his explosive pace, only turned professional after he signed for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian in January 2005, just a month before his 24th birthday...

 and Kyle Lafferty
Kyle Lafferty
Kyle Lafferty is an Northern Irishassociation footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team...

.
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