Welcome to Hillsborough Junior Football Club where you will find quality coaching and competitive sport for some of the most talented boys, girls (and now adults!) in Lisburn City and surrounding areas. This is the home of Hillsborough Boys JFC and Hillsborough Girls FC and now the Hillsborough Knights!

We take the field each week from Under 6 up to Under 18 and the Hillsborough Knights at Over 35 and Over 45.

All coaches are qualified to IFA Level 1 as a minimum and we welcome new players throughout the season.

Click here to see how to join us

 

For all general enquiries or questions please email us enquiries@hillsboroughboys.info

We look forward to meeting you!

 

 

 

 

 

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HILLSBOROUGH BOYS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

HILLSBOROUGH BOYS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

HillsboroughJFC offer quality coaching for Boys, Girls, Seniors, Over 35s, Walking & Disability teams

FIFTY YEARS SINCE HILLSBOROUGH BOYS BLAZED A TRAIL TO SCANDINAVIA IN A couple of weeks time the club will pass a remarkable milestone in its history… the 50th anniversary of its first trip to a major international tournament, the world famous Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden. Since then the club has played hundreds of matches against teams from other countries, many of them from far corners of the world, and played in tournaments all over the UK but also in places like Norway, Spain, Denmark, Germany and Finland. However, the club’s first groundbreaking major excursion into Europe nearly didn’t happen at all… Originally club founder Brian Ogle saw an advertisement in a football magazine looking for UK teams to play in the world’s number one youth international tournament, the Gothia Cup, and promptly decided the club would widen its frontiers to Scandinavia after just a few years playing in the Dundonald Junior League. Plans were laid and places were booked to send a team to Gothenburg, on Sweden’s west coast, flying from Belfast. However, just a few weeks from departure, the tour operator running the trip made a shock announcement. The team would be going overland to Sweden not flying as planned, a devastating blow but one which did not de-rail the excitement of the local lads. If anything the marathon land and sea, three coach trips and three ferry crossings, trip to Sweden made the whole adventure more attractive and more eagerly awaited. The team left on a Thursday afternoon in the second week of July with a coach trip to Larne, then it was an overnight stay in Stranraer. Then the next day another coach trip to catch the Saturday afternoon Danish Seaways ferry from Newcastle to Esbjerg in Denmark. Arriving the next morning the party boarded their third coach for the trip north to the port of Frderikshavn to catch the third ferry, the Stena Line three-hour crossing to their final destination, Gothenburg. It was an exhausted but jubilant group that reached their accommodation at Katrinelunds School right beside the New Ullevi stadium and immediately headed for the all weather pitches in the city centre to see where they would be playing the next day. They found they were playing with more than 6000 players from more than a dozen countries with something like 200 games taking place in the city every day. Today this figure has tripled, even quadrupled in size, and the Gothia Cup is firmly established as the best youth international tournament in the world, with up to 20 Hillsborough Boys teams taking part in the various age groups over the years. That first team, in the under 14 age group, had their first game at 11.00 am the next morning after their arrival and won 3-0 against a Swedish side, Rodsle BK, then followed up with a win over a Danish team Stenstrup BK. Two wins out of three made sure of qualification for the knockout rounds but unfortunately the red and blacks bowed out in heartbreaking fashion, losing on penalty kicks to Swedish side Naseby. The team went on to play several friendlies in their eight days in Gothenburg before making the long land and sea trip back to Northern Ireland, disappointed yes, but absolutely delighted with their experience and determined to go back again to the Gothia Cup. Most of the players did in fact return the following year again in the under 14 age group. The all conquering local side, winning all three trophies in the Dundonald Junior League, proved they could make an impact in Sweden too, reaching the Gothia Cup final after a series of amazing matches on their way to the final, most memorable being the clash with Stockholm side Hammarby in the quarter final. In the final however the locals lost in heartbreaking fashion. Leading 1-0 against Lunds BK with just minutes to go they conceded an equaliser from a free kick. There were no goals in extra time but tragically Hillsborough lost 4-3 on penalty kicks when the Lunds goalkeeper saved two spot kicks. It was a heartbroken side who received their runner-up medals from Bobby Charlton although there was some compensation in defeat - the team was awarded a trophy for the Best Sportsmen in the 350 team tournament. The team which made the marathon trip to Sweden in 1976 was: Eddie Beattie, Colin Jeffers, Alan Moore, Ivan Forsythe, Ashley Orr, Gerald McMullan, David Bradford, Garth McDonald, Vivian Campbell, Michael Kirkwood, Michael McFarland, John Montgomery, Paul Mooney, Gary Patterson, Ian McDonald and Ashley McKinley. Officials were: Brian Ogle, Francis Farr and Ronald Copeland.
The Borussia Dortmund coaching session is back again to host a training day on Friday 3rd July at Laurelhill Sportszone⚽️ Age groups 2012 - 2018 for both boys and girls are eligible to attend the time specific sessions on the day. Please use the link below to secure your spot now: https://form.jotform.com/NexaPro/ccni-laurelhillcc-hillsboroughboys This was a huge success the last time it was hosted and we encourage our members to avail of the places before sold out 🔴⚫️⚽️🟡 #hillsboroughboys #hillsboroughgirls #togetherwestand #hbjfc #secondtonone
🔴⚫️ 2011 Juniors (NL) Recruiting Now ⚫️🔴 We are currently holding open sessions for players born 2011 who are interested in joining our National League team. Come along and train this pre-season on a Tuesday at Laurelhill 3G and/or a Thursday at Laurelhill Community College. Both nights 7.00-8.30pm. This is a great opportunity to join a well established U16 National League side with a clear pathway to Senior Men’s football now via our U18s and U21s. Space is limited so please get in touch asap if interested! For more information please contact Dean on 07856215075. #hbjfc #secondtonone
⚽️🔴⚫️2016 Colts Goalkeeper ⚫️🔴⚽️ Be the last line! Be the difference! Contact Jonny for further info 📞07711 696717 Begin your journey with Hillsborough Boys Junior Football Club 🔴⚫️⚽️ #hillsboroughboys #hbjfc #secondtonone
🔴⚫️ Hillsborough Boys 2011 LCJL Championship squad looking to add and strengthen for next season. ⚫️🔴 If you’d like a new challenge, then why not try us out. #hbjfc #secondtonone
⚽️⚽️Borussia Dortmund is back ⚽️⚽️ The coaching academy returns to Laurelhill Sportszone on 3rd July The session Groups will rotate around 3 Dortmund coaches throughout the session. Session 1: 9.30am - 11am 2018s 2017s 2016s Session 2: 11:30am - 1pm 2015s 2014s 2013/12s Use the link below to book your place now as limited spaces per age group ⚽️⚽️⚽️ https://form.jotform.com/NexaPro/ccni-laurelhillcc-hillsboroughboys #hillsboroughboys #hillsboroughgirls #hbjfc #secondtonone #togetherwestand
Last night we celebrated the achievements of our teams at the senior awards with the U14 -U21 boys, U15 Girls, Senior Men, Walking football, Knights and Learning & Disability team all in attendance at the Crowne Plaza Belfast. It was a great evening for the players and coaches to celebrate with their families the past seasons achievements 🏆 A huge thank you to all the people behind the scenes who made the event possible and a huge contractions to all our nominees and winners 👏🏻 #togetherwestand #secondtonone #hillsboroughboys

Seeking New Coaches

20/02/2024
Coaches Wanted We are currently looking for passionate and dedicated individuals with an interest in coaching and football to add to our 100+ team of coaching volunteers across the club. We welcome coaches with no or little experience who would like to start their coaching journey. HBJFC have both boys and girls teams and age […]

World Mental Health Day

09/10/2023
🟡⚽ Monday 9th October to Friday 13th October 🟡⚽ In support of World Mental Health Day particularly Young minds the theme this year throughout the club is #helloyellow. Simply wear something 🟡 YELLOW 🟡 to training We hope to raise as much money to support our local charity Emerge. helloyellowcard standuptostandout togetherwestand secondtonone

SDC New Term Start Dates

17/08/2023
All SDC session will run from 5.00-6.00pm @ Indoor Football Factory, 162 Moira Road, Lisburn 2016 & 2017 – Friday 1st September 2018 – Monday 4th September 2011 & 2012 – Tuesday 5th September 2013 & 2014 – Wednesday 6th September 2015 – Thursday 7th September