8 ▁to ▁new ▁grounds ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁Three - M ile ▁Water ▁playing ▁fields ▁and ▁begun ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁of ▁football . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁secured ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁run ▁of ▁five ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁champions ▁titles ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁cup ▁vict ories . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁hon oured ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁Football ▁Association ▁when ▁they ▁and ▁Don eg al ▁C elt ic ▁were ▁joint ly ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁I FA ▁Fair ▁Play ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ▁season ▁saw ▁the ▁team ▁set ▁another ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁Church es ▁league . ▁Having ▁moved ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁purpose - built ▁ground ▁at ▁The ▁Diam ond , ▁the ▁team ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Co . ▁An trim ▁Junior ▁Sh ield , ▁narrow ly ▁losing ▁out ▁to ▁Lis burn ▁R angers . ▁After ▁several ▁un success ful ▁attempts ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁N AF L , ▁they ▁were ▁finally ▁admitted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁club ▁made ▁an ▁instant ▁impact ▁winning ▁Division ▁ 2 C ▁and ▁the ▁C och rane ▁and ▁Cor ry ▁Cup ▁in ▁their ▁debut ▁season . ▁They ▁won ▁Division ▁ 2 B ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁narrow ly ▁missed ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Inter mediate ▁section ▁by ▁one ▁point . ▁ ▁It ▁took ▁another ▁three ▁attempts ▁to ▁gain ▁promotion ▁to ▁Division