Portadown F.C.
| Full name | Portadown Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | The Ports, Wee Reds, Shamrock Aces | ||
| Founded | 1887 | ||
| Ground | Shamrock Park | ||
| Capacity | 2,770 | ||
| Chairman | David Jameson Sr | ||
| Manager | Niall Currie | ||
| League | NIFL Premiership | ||
| 2024–25 | NIFL Premiership, 8th of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Portadown Football Club is a professional Northern Irish football club who play in the NIFL Premiership.
The club was formed in 1887 as a junior team seeking to participate in the Mid-Ulster Cup, eventually joining the Irish League with the support of other local clubs in 1924. Portadown are part of the Mid-Ulster F.A.
They are based in Portadown, County Armagh and play their home matches at Shamrock Park. The club's colours are red and white. Their home are kit consists of red shirts, red shorts and red socks with white trim on all.
The club badge shows an apple due to Armagh being the 'Orchard County', a shamrock for their home venue and location in Ireland, and a rose for the McGredy family rose growers. The red and white stripes represent Portadown railway station as the 'Hub of the North'.
The club's main rivals are Glenavon, with their matches being known as the "Mid Ulster Derby". The club also has a longstanding rivalry with Glentoran.