Trojans F.C.

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Trojans YCG
Full nameTrojans Youth & Community Group
Nickname(s)The Blues
Founded1938
Ground Oakland Park, Derry, Northern Ireland [1]
League Northern Ireland Intermediate League

Trojans Youth and Community Group is an amateur football club based in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland. [2] As of 2015, the club's senior team was playing in the Northern Ireland Intermediate League. [3] The club, which was founded in 1938 by Edmund Carton, [4] also has a youth development set-up participating in the NIBFA National League and Derry and District Youth Football Association.

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Team

Senior

The senior Trojans team, also known as the 'Trojans Intermediate Team', participates in the Northern Ireland Intermediate League.[ citation needed ] They play from Trojans' base at Oakland Park in the Creggan Estate.

Youth

Trojans YCG has a number of youth teams who participate in the under-age leagues of the NIBFA National Youth League and Derry and District Youth Football Association. The club has previously sent youth teams to international tournaments and has contributed a number of players to the Derry and District League Select, which competes in the Foyle Cup.[ citation needed ]

Notable players

The club has produced a number of players who have gone on to play for Derry City. [4] Notable former players include:

Honours

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References

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  2. ↑ "The Mcdonald's Irish Fa Community Awards". irishfa.com. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Impact-NI Proud to continue sponsorship of Trojans YCG". londonderrychamber.co.uk (Press release). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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