Letterkenny Rovers F.C.

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Letterkenny Rovers
Letterkenny Rovers Crest.jpg
Full nameLetterkenny Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)Rovers
Founded1936
(as Letterkenny Crusaders)
Ground Leckview Park,
Letterkenny,
County Donegal
ChairmanDessie Kelly
ManagerStephen McConnell
League Ulster Senior League
League of Ireland U19 Division
2nd
Website http://www.letterkennyroversfc.com
Letterkenny Rovers in action LetterkennyRovers.jpg
Letterkenny Rovers in action

Letterkenny Rovers Football Club (Irish : An Cumann Peile Leitir Ceanainn) is an association football club from Ireland, currently competing in the Ulster Senior League. The club is based in Letterkenny and the team play their home games at Leckview Park.

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The club work closely with League of Ireland Premier Division side Finn Harps. Letterkenny Rovers also compete in the FAI Senior Cup.

History

The club was formed in 1936 as Letterkenny Crusaders before being given its current name in 1954.

At the end of 2006, the club began preparation for an application for a semi-professional license to compete in the new A Championship but the Championship was cancelled at the end of the 2011 season. However, in 2010, the club erected a new 200 seater stand at Leckview Park in phase one of the re-development of the venue. [1]

The 2015/2016 season saw Rovers, under the guidance of Eamon McConigley, achieve notable success. Having overcome Derry City Reserves to win the Knockalla Caravans Cup, the first-team went on to reach the final of the FAI Intermediate Cup at the Aviva Stadium, going down 5–0 to Crumlin United.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Melon
2 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Paul O’Sullivan
3 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Oran Fox
4 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Jp Hegarty
5 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Bradley Brown
6 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Cormac Mooney
7 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Morgan Murray
No.Pos.NationPlayer
8 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Braonan Walker
9 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Evan Irwin
10 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Alan 'AJ' Montgomery
11 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Cormac Gallen-Willcocks
12 GK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Brian McVeigh
13 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Caolan Orr
14 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Aaron McGurk

Club officials

Source: [2]
PositionName
Manager Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen McConnell
Assistant Manager/Coach Flag of Ireland.svg Anthony Gorman

Management

Managers

  • Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen McConnell (2021 - date) [2]
  • Flag of Ireland.svg Danny McConnell (Aug 2020 - 2023) [2]
  • Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn McConigley (2007 - Aug 2020) [2]
  • Flag of Ireland.svg Danny McConnell (2003 - 2007) [2]
 

Assistant Managers

  • Flag of Ireland.svg Anthony Gorman (2023 - date) [2]

Colours and badge

Letterkenny Rovers home kit is white jersey, black shorts, black socks. The away kit are blue jersey, blue shorts and blue socks.

The club crest is divided into four panels which feature St Eunan's Cathedral, Conwal Parish Church, a fish and a bridge. There is a football in the centre of the crest.

Honours

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References

  1. "Letterkenny Rovers". Ulster Senior League. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Danny McConnell takes over at Letterkenny Rovers". Highland Radio. 27 August 2020.