Dunboyne A.F.C.

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Dunboyne A.F.C.
Founded1970
GroundSummerhill Road
ChairmanGus Lynch [1]
LeagueLeinster Senior League
Website www.dunboyneafc.ie

Dunboyne A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Dunboyne, County Meath. [2] The club, which was founded in 1970, competes in the Leinster Senior League and plays its home matches at the Summerhill Road football ground. [3] [4] In 2015, Dunboyne qualified for the FAI Cup for the first time. [5]

Dunboyne were founded in 1970 by a group of teenagers led by Pat Brady, Mick Kane, Mick McAuley and Kevin Poleon. They applied to join the Athletic Union League in Dublin, although they were informed a prerequisite to entry was for clubs to have their own pitch. [6] To meet this requirement, the club obtained the use of a field on Summerhill Road from local man Joseph Bruton, father of John and Richard Bruton. [6] [7] The local sergeant, Nicholas Caesar, was recruited as the club's first manager and donations were collected to meet the league's financial requirements. The club were admitted into Division 3A of the Athletic Union League (AUL), the league's lowest division at the time, and played their first match on 30 August 1970 against Newbrook Celtic from Rathfarnham. [6] Sam Conroy became the first captain of Dunboyne A.F.C and the team played in a yellow and blue kit. The club had adopted the colours of the Brazilian national team, who had recently won the World Cup in Mexico. [6]

In 2009, the club won the Aviva "Club of the Year" award, which led to representatives from the club meeting the famed Brazilian footballer, Pelé. [8] [9] In 2010, the club was awarded the UEFA Grassroots Bronze Medal for best grassroots club. [10] [11]

The club qualified for the 2015 FAI Cup, losing to Killester United. [12] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dunboyne AFC |". dunboyneafc.ie. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Pele to visit Dunboyne next month". Meath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dunboyne AFC | Squad | Fixtures | Honours | Stadium | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football". www.extratime.com. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dunboyne AFC – Soccer". www.finalwhistle.ie. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 "FAI Cup 2025 » History: All-Time Table". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Full History of Dunboyne AFC | Dunboyne AFC". dunboyneafc.ie. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "History | Dunboyne AFC". dunboyneafc.ie. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Dunboyne AFC are the AVIVA Club of the Year 2009". fai.ie. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "About the Club | Dunboyne AFC". Dunboyneafc.ie. September 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Grassroots Awards winners named". UEFA . 19 May 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Dunboyne recognised with UEFA Grassroots award". Irish Independent. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Killester United 3 - 0 Dunboyne AFC - PREVIEW | 2016 FAI CUP First Round | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football". extratime.com. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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