was founded on 20 September 1879 after an advertisement in the "Belfast News-Letter" and "Northern Whig" in which John McAlery, a young Belfast businessman and manager of the "Irish Tweed House", Royal Avenue, and later with premises in Rosemary Street, asked people to sign up with "Cliftonville Association Football Club".
==Historia==Fue fundado el 20 de septiembre de 1879 luego de un anuncio del "Belfast News-Letter" y el "Northern Whig" que decía que John McAlery, un jóven empresario de Belfast y presidente del "Irish Tweed House", Royal Avenue, y después de muchos trámites del Rosemary Street, presentó al Cliftonville Association Football Club.