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| Full name | Villa Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | The Villa; Villa | ||
| Founded | 1953 | ||
| Ground | Connor's Park | ||
| Manager | Conor Coad | ||
| League | Waterford & District Junior League | ||
| Website | https://villafc.ie/ | ||
Villa Football Club [1] is an Irish association football club in Waterford, Ireland.
Villa FC was founded in 1953 [2] in Waterford City, Ireland. It has achieved a number of footballing successes [3] in Waterford since its founding. Villa FC's Premier team plays in the Waterford & District Junior League, and has won the competition [4] twice. [5] [6] Villa FC also won the FAI Junior Cup in 2022, [7] winning 1:0 in the final, as well as a number of other honours [3] at levels from schoolboy to senior. Villa FC operates from their home ground at Connor's Park in Poleberry, Waterford City. A number of former Villa FC players have gone on to success in football leagues outside Ireland, including Kenny McEvoy (Tottenham Hotspur), Lee O'Connor (Manchester United), Jayson Molumby (Brighton), and Timi Sobowale (Manchester City). [8]
In April 2022, Villa beat Inchicore Athletic to qualify for the first round of the FAI Cup. [9]
In 2022, Villa won the FAI Junior Cup, defeating Pike Rovers from Limerick at Turners Cross in Cork with the winning goal scored by Conor Kilgannon. [10] Speaking of the win after the match, Villa manager Conor Coad noted that it was "a historic day for us and it's been a massive season for us, we've never won our own local Premier League and to go and do that recently and back it up with this win is something we could have only dreamed of at the start of the year". [11]
As of 2023/2024 season, the club's "premier" squad included: [12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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