Wellington Park F.C. (Northern Ireland)
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The club was founded in 1882 by members of Rugby Lacrosse Club.[6][7] It hit the ground running; the club's second match was against the oldest Irish club, Cliftonville, in October 1882, and Park won 3–2, although Cliftonville was one man short.[8]
It reached the final of the Irish Cup in 1884, losing 5–0 to Distillery at Ormeau Road, the ground of Ulster F.C., in front of a crowd of 2,000.[9]
The club wound up at the end of the 1886–87 season and was reformed as Rugby Football Club, now playing rugby union.[10] Rugby F.C. in turn folded in 1890 and some of its former members helped form Collegians rugby club, while others formed the Windsor rugby club.[11]
