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- V.R.
Distillery Cricket Club formed by employees of Dunville's
' Royal Irish Distillery', Grosvenor Street, Belfast in
July 1879.
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1880/81
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- Members
form Distillery Football Club in November 1880.
- First
practice session held on Saturday 20th November 1880 on
their home ground at Daisy Hill, Roden Street.
- First
match played on Saturday 11th December 1880 - Distillery
1 Dundela 0.
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| 1882/83
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- Moved
to new ground at Broadway.
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| 1883/84
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- Won their
first trophy, the Irish Cup, beating Wellington Park 5-0
on 19th April 1884.
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| 1885/86
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- First team
to win the Irish Cup three times in a row.
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1887/88
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- Genoa F.C.
amalgamates with Distillery.
- Record score
- 18-0 v United Steamship in the Irish Cup on 29th October
1887.
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1888/89
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- Won inaugural
County Antrim Shield beating Y.M.C.A. 8-4 on 30th March
1889.
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1889/90
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- Move to new
ground at Grosvenor Park on 14th September 1889.
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1890/91
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- Take part
in inaugural Irish League Championship, winning first League
game at home to Oldpark 2-0. Finish in 3rd place.
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1895/96
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- Won three
trophies in a season - League Championship, Irish Cup and
County Antrim Shield.
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1896/97
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- Olphie Stanfield
makes final appearance for Ireland - record holder of most
caps (30). Record stood until 1935/36.
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| 1902/03
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- Won three
trophies in a season - League Championship, Irish Cup and
County Antrim Shield.
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| 1903/04
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- Billy McCracken
transferred to Newcastle United in April 1904. His tactics
caused a change in the off-side rule.
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| 1904/05
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- Won three
trophies in a season - Irish Cup, County Antrim Shield and
City Cup (for the first time).
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| 1913/14
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- Won Gold Cup
for the first time.
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1922/23
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- Move to new
ground at York Park.
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1927/28
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- Return to
Grosvenor Park ground.
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1932/33
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- Sam McAdam
sets all-time Distillery career scoring record of 226 goals.
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1940/41
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- Glentoran
share use of Grosvenor Park after the Oval is blitzed on
4th May 1941.
- Major English
League stars play for Distillery.
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1952/53
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- Install first
floodlights in Irish football and play Burnley at Grosvenor
Park on 30th December 1952.
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1957/58
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- Won the Ulster
Cup for the first time.
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1962/63
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- Won the League
Championship and City Cup.
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1963/64
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- Play Benfica
(Portugal) in the European Cup, drawing 3-3 at home.
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1964/65
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- Joe Meldrum
sets Distillery post-war scoring record of 172 goals in
a career.
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1970/71
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- Won the Irish
Cup and were third in the League.
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1971/72
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- Forced to
vacate Grosvenor Park in July 1971.
- Play Barcelona
(Spain) in the European Cup Winners Cup.
- Move to share
Seaview with Crusaders in October 1971.
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| 1975/76
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- Move to share
Skegoniel Avenue with Brantwood.
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1979/80
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- Move to share
Seaview with Crusaders.
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1980/81
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- Move to new
home ground at Ballyskeagh, Lambeg (later named New Grosvenor
Stadium).
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| 1985/86
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- Won the County
Antrim Shield.
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1987/88
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- Floodlights
installed at New Grosvenor.
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1990/91
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- Bertie McMinn
finishes his Distillery career with an all-time record of
524 appearances.
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1993/94
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- Won the Gold
Cup.
- Greyhound
racing starts and new stand facilities added.
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1995/96
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- Relegated
to new First Division.
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1998/99
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- Won the First
Division Championship and the Ulster Cup
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1999/00
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- Promoted to
Premier League.
- Club name
changed to Lisburn Distillery FC
- Relegated
to First Division
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2000/01
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- Runners-up
in First Division. Failed in Play-off to reach Premier League
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2001/02
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- Won
the First Division Championship
- Promoted
to Premier League
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| 2003/04 |
- Finish
third in the Irish Premier League, qualified for Inter Toto
Cup, but were not granted a UEFA European Licence
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| 2004/05 |
- Finish
seventh in the Irish Premier League & qualify for the
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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2005/06
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- Play
FK Zalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania) in Round 1 of the UEFA
Intertoto Cup (losing 2-0 on aggregrate)
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