 The Post War Era At the end of the Second World War, the Club reformed, and were now playing at the Showgrounds, using the changing facilities provided by Ballymena Academy, whose Headmaster, the late W.H.Mol, had taken over the position of Club President.Ballymena a Senior Club After a number of successful years, which produced successive Junior League Championship wins in 1950-51 and 1951–52, an application was made to the Ulster Branch for admission to the senior ranks, and so, in the 1952-53 season, Ballymena became a Senior Club.