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((short description|Association football club in Northern Ireland))
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((Infobox football club |
  clubname = Magherafelt Sky Blues |
  image    =  |
  fullname = Magherafelt Sky Blues Football Club |
  nickname =  |
  founded  = 1970 |
  ground   = Spires Park, Magherafelt|  
  chairman =  |
  manager  = Brian Taylor
  league   = North West Intermediate   League  
  season   = 2017-18 
  position = [[Ballymena & Provincial Football League]] Premier Division, 7th 
))

'''Magherafelt Sky Blues Football Club''' are an amateur [[football (soccer)|football]] club from [[Magherafelt]], [[County Londonderry]], [[Northern Ireland]]. The club, founded in 1970, plays its home matches at Spires Park. Club colours are sky blue and navy. The current manager is Brian Taylor and Sean Monaghan. The club played in the [[Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League]] until announcing their resignation from the league on the eve of the 2017-18 season. They now compete in the Coleraine & District Football League.<ref>[https://en-gb.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10154891909358226&id=298008808225 Official Statement on club's Facebook page]</ref>

==History==
The club was established by local footballers in 1970 who wanted a club that could appeal to both the Catholic and Protestant populations of the town.<ref name="Site">[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/magherafeltskybluesfootballclub/a/history-8268.html History of the club]</ref> Their Sky Blues name and strip colour were taken from [[the Football League]] club [[Coventry City]].<ref name="Site"/> They settled at their current home Spires Park, a playing field which had been locally known as "Stoney Park", in 2007.<ref name="Site"/>

They were members of the [[Northern Ireland Intermediate League]] until 2012 and had their best season in that competition in 2005–06 when they finished as runners-up.<ref name="Honours">[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/magherafeltskybluesfootballclub/a/honours-10329.html Honours]</ref> For the 2012-13 season, the club moved to the [[Ballymena & Provincial Football League|Ballymena & Provincial League]]. Honours won at intermediate level include two Northern Ireland Challenge Cup wins (2008–09 and 2009–10).<ref name="Honours"/> The club reached the [[Boxing Day]] final of the [[Craig Memorial Cup]] in 2008 although they lost 3–0 to [[Limavady United]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/7800208.stm Ards snatch late Steel Cup winner]</ref>

The club first entered the [[Irish Cup]], Northern Ireland's senior knock-out competition, in the 2004–05 season when they reached the third round before being eliminated by [[Moyola Park F.C.|Moyola Park]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup05.html Northern Ireland Cup 2004–05]</ref> They were eliminated by [[Killymoon Rangers F.C.|Killymoon Rangers]] the following season<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup06.html Northern Ireland Cup 2005–06]</ref> [[Newcastle F.C.|Newcastle]] in 2006–07, both in the first round.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup07.html Northern Ireland Cup 2006–07]</ref> [[Bloomfield F.C.|Bloomfield]] eliminated the Sky Blues in the first round for a third season running in [[2007–08 Irish Cup|2007–08]] although in the preliminary round they established a club record Irish Cup win, beating Dunaghy 8–2.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup08.html Northern Ireland Cup 2007–08]</ref> [[2008–09 Irish Cup|2008–09]] saw a further first round elimination at the hands of [[Draperstown Celtic F.C.|Draperstown Celtic]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup09.html Northern Ireland Cup 2008–09]</ref> The Sky Blues reached the third round in [[2009–10 Irish Cup|2009–10]], losing to [[Holywood F.C.|Holywood]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil2010.html Northern Ireland 2009–10]</ref> and again in [[2010–11 Irish Cup|2010–11]] where they lost to [[Shankill United F.C.|Shankill United]].

==Youth development==
The club is noted for its youth development, with youth teams organised in six age groups by the club. In 2011 four of the six teams reached the league cup finals of their respective leagues.<ref>[http://magherafelt.northernconstitution.co.uk/articles/sports/20867/sky-blues-youth-structure-goes-from-strength-to-strength/ Sky Blues youth structure goes from strength to strength]((Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes ))</ref> The CIS Mini Soccer Centre, where their youth teams train, was recognised by the [[Irish Football Association]] for its contributions to the local game in 2007.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/3144/ |title=Top Award for Sky Blues CIS Mini Soccer Centre |access-date=26 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402193905/http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/3144/ |archive-date=2 April 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

== References ==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/magherafeltskybluesfootballclub/ Official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111001052022/http://www.nifootball.co.uk/index.php/teams/magherafelt_sky_blues Recent fixtures]

((Football in Northern Ireland))

[[Category:Association football clubs in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1970]]
[[Category:Association football clubs in County Londonderry]]
[[Category:1970 establishments in Northern Ireland]]

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