North End Athletic F.C.

North End Athletic Football Club, sometimes referred to as North End Athletics, was an association football club from west Belfast.

History
The club emerged from an athletics club, formerly called the Ravens, and played its first football match against Clarence at the latter's Chichester Park in October 1887, losing 2–0. It had entered the 1887–88 Irish Cup but scratched to Linfield.

North End entered the FA Cup in 1889–90, which was a bold move as the club had not yet played a tie in its local tournament. In the national, North End received a bye in the first qualifying round, and was drawn to face Linfield. The two clubs met at Ulsterville in the 1889–90 Irish Cup first round first, and, as Linfield won 10–0, the North Enders scratched from the FA Cup.

The club was represented at the May 1890 Irish Football Association general meeting, but ceased operations before the 1890–91 season, and at least four of its players joined Cliftonville. It still had a balance of £2 12/6 in hand on its final dissolution in February 1891, which the club handed over to a charity for sailors.

Colours
The club wore black and white.

Ground
The club's ground was on the junction of the Antrim Road and Crumlin Road, and was taken over by the Y.M.C.A. football club on North End's dissolution.