Harland & Wolff Welders F.C.

Harland & Wolff Welders F.C. was established in 1965 by employees of the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, who raised funds within the welding department at the Musgrave Yard to form a team for the Saturday Morning League. The club’s early years were spent in local football, and by 1967, it had secured its first league title. Its ambition was to join the Northern Amateur League, which required a permanent home ground. Early fundraising took place in venues such as the Vulcan Bar and eventually led to the club acquiring premises on Castlereagh Street, later replaced by a move to Dee Street, where a larger social club developed. The club’s progress on the pitch was hampered for years by…