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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. The CIS Mini Soccer Centre, where their youth teams train, was recognised by the
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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. Their Sky Blues name and strip colour were taken from
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90:. 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
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until announcing their resignation from the league on the eve of the 2017–18 season. They now compete in the
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until 2012 and had their best season in that competition in 2005–06 when they finished as runners-up. For the 2012–13 season, the club moved to the
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although in the preliminary round they established a club record Irish Cup win, beating
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Sky Blues youth structure goes from strength to strength
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saw a further first round elimination at the hands of
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345:"Top Award for Sky Blues CIS Mini Soccer Centre"
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16:Association football club in Northern Ireland
169:. The Sky Blues reached the third round in
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61:position =
894:Categories
810:Texaco Cup
745:Ulster Cup
202:References
155:Bloomfield
124:Boxing Day
78:club from
815:Tyler Cup
618:Irish Cup
355:26 August
151:Newcastle
139:Irish Cup
30:Full name
750:City Cup
740:Gold Cup
175:Holywood
76:football
879:Records
524:Leagues
499:Women's
494:Juniors
453:history
245:Honours
179:2010–11
171:2009–10
163:2008–09
159:2007–08
98:History
54:Manager
38:Founded
839:Awards
46:Ground
677:Women
578:Women
107:club
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474:U-19
469:U-21
464:U-23
357:2011
41:1970
611:Men
532:Men
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