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St. Kevin's Boys F.C.
St. Kevin's Boys Football Club, is an association football club in four locations in Dublin 9 and in The Ward, County Dublin, Ireland, with over forty schoolboy teams who play in the Dublin District Schoolboys League and a number of senior sides who play in the Leinster Senior League. The club uses playing facilities at Ellenfield Park, Shanowen Road, St. Aidan's CBS, Ward Cross, the Royal College of Surgeons Cloghran, Collinstown, Hampstead Park, and Coolgrena. In 2018, St. Kevins entered into a player development pathway, a five-year agreement, with Bohemians. History Foundation and development Founded in 1959, by Fr. Des Williams, the club grew into one of the biggest schoolboy clubs in the country, with a number of players progressing on to full time careers in England, and played for the Irish International side. Playing in Ellenfield Park, beside Whitehall Church. In 1984 the club built the clubhouse and hall in Larkhill. In the 2000s, the club developed an all-weat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Barrett (footballer)
Joshua Lee Barrett (born 21 June 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays for National League club King's Lynn Town as a midfielder. He has represented Republic of Ireland at U21 level. Early life Barrett's parents are from Dublin and Tipperary; he played GAA with Hampshire, growing up in Oxfordshire. Club career Reading Barrett signed his first professional contract with Reading in October 2015, having joined from Irish youth side St Kevin's Boys. He went on to make his senior debut for Reading on 8 March 2016, in a 3–1 defeat away to Huddersfield Town, coming on as an 84-minute substitute for Chris Gunter. On 21 December 2017 Barrett signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2021, and also agreed to join EFL League Two side Coventry City on loan from 1 January 2018, until the end of the season. On 10 November 2018 Barrett signed for Aldershot Town on a month long loan. Barrett scored his first goals for Reading when he scored twice in an EFL Cup tie agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Mandroiu
Daniel Mandroiu (born 20 October 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Lincoln City. Club career Early career Mandroiu started his football career with Ballymun United moving to St. Kevins’s Boys very early on. St. Kevin's Boys are located in the North Dublin suburb of Whitehall. St. Kevin's had previously produced a number of Republic of Ireland internationals, including Liam Brady, Damien Duff, and Jeff Hendrick. At the age of 15, Mandroiu was signed by Premier League outfit Brighton & Hove Albion. In the 2018–19 season, he made 11 league appearances for Simon Rusk's Under-23 side in the Premier League 2 Division 2, contributing towards the team's promotion to the top flight of under-23 football. The midfielder fired three goals in those matches, while also finding the back of the net in the EFL Trophy against Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. Bohemians On 3 December 2018, Brighton announced that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Hendrick
Jeffrey Patrick Hendrick (born 31 January 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Newcastle United, and the Republic of Ireland national team. Hendrick spent his childhood years with boyhood club St. Kevin's Boys in his native Dublin. He had a number of unsuccessful trials in England before joining Derby County's youth academy in 2008. He made his professional debut in April 2011 after impressive performances with the reserve team led manager Nigel Clough to include him in the senior setup. He quickly became a regular starter and appeared in the 2014 Championship play-off final where Derby missed out on promotion with a 1–0 loss to Queens Park Rangers. He amassed a total of 214 appearances and 26 goals for Derby over six years. Hendrick joined newly-promoted Premier League side, Burnley, in August 2016, signing a three-year deal. He was part of the team that finished in seventh place in the 2017–18 season which saw them qualify for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Harte
Ian Patrick Harte (born 31 August 1977) is an Irish football agent and former professional footballer who played as a left back. He was best known for his ability to score goals from long range, including being a free kick specialist. He began his career at Leeds United making 288 official appearances across nine seasons. Following their relegation and financial difficulties in 2004 he joined La Liga team Levante. He returned to England in 2007, featuring at a variety of clubs and winning the Championship title at Reading in 2012 and AFC Bournemouth three years later. Harte earned 64 international caps for the Republic of Ireland between 1996 and 2007, scoring 12 goals. He was included in their squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Club career Leeds United Harte was born in Drogheda, where he attended St. Oliver's Community College, winning many sports titles (at both GAA and football) at all levels. He started out at St. Kevin's Boys F.C. in Whitehall in Dublin at U-12 whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronan Finn
Ronan Finn (born 21 December 1987) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland. He has also played for UCD, Sporting Fingal and Dundalk. Having made over 50 appearances in European competition, Finn competed in the group stages of the Europa League with both Shamrock Rovers (2011) and Dundalk (2016). Club career Finn began his youth career at Cambridge United, spending eight months with their youth team in 2004–05. Due to a requirement that he had to finish school in Ireland, he would fly from Dublin to Cambridge after school on Fridays, play a game on Saturday and fly straight back home. Finn scored on his FA Youth Cup debut in a 3–1 victory over Mansfield Town. As the demands to fly over became more frequent from Cambridge United youth manager Ricky Duncan, Finn decided to end his time with the club to instead focus on his education. UCD Finn was signed by UCD in 2005 and went straight into the under-21 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Ferguson
Evan Joe Ferguson (born 19 October 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Republic of Ireland national team. Club career Early life A native of Bettystown, County Meath, Ferguson is son of former professional footballer Barry Ferguson who played for Coventry City, Colchester United, Hartlepool United, Northampton Town, Longford Town, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers and Sporting Fingal during his playing career. He grew up supporting Manchester United. Ferguson began playing with the prestigious Dublin schoolboy club St Kevin's Boys, before moving on to the youth section of League of Ireland club Bohemians, where he would play in the National Underage Leagues. In December 2020, he scored in his last game at underage level for the club as his side won the League of Ireland U17 Division, beating rivals Shamrock Rovers 2–0 in the final. Bohemians Ferguson made his debut in senior football on 11 July 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Dunne (footballer, Born 1997)
James Gerard Dunne (born 19 October 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Dunne played locally in Ireland before joining the youth set-up at Manchester United in 2007. After transferring to Burnley in 2016, he spent time on loan at Barrow (where he made his senior debut in August 2017) and Accrington Stanley (where he made his Football League debut in January 2018). Club career Born in Dundalk, Dunne began his career with St Kevin's Boys before joining the Manchester United Academy in Belfast at the age of 10. In July 2016, Dunne signed a two-year contract (with a further year's option in the club's favour) with Burnley. In July 2017, he moved to National League side Barrow on a six-month loan. He made his senior debut on 5 August 2017. In early January 2018, the club confirmed Dunne's loan would not be extended and he would return to parent club Burnley. Later that month he joined EFL League Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Duff
Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979) is an Irish professional football manager and former player who played predominantly as a winger. He has been the manager of League of Ireland club Shelbourne F.C. since November 2021. He began his professional playing career with Blackburn Rovers, with whom he won the Football League Cup, and in 2003 was signed for £17 million by Chelsea, where he won two Premier League titles and another League Cup. After three seasons at Stamford Bridge, he left for Newcastle United where he won the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and then moved on to Fulham, with whom he played in the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final. He ended his career with brief spells in the A-League with Melbourne City and the League of Ireland with Shamrock Rovers before retiring in December 2015. Since then, he has moved into coaching, working with Shamrock Rovers, Celtic and Republic of Ireland youth teams. Duff played international football for the Republic of Ireland for 14 years, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Clarke (footballer)
Trevor Thomas Clarke (born 26 March 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shamrock Rovers on loan from Bristol Rovers. Club career Early career Clarke started his football career with Crumlin United, before moving to St. Kevin's Boys in the North Dublin suburb of Whitehall, the same club that produced a number of Republic of Ireland internationals, including Liam Brady, Damien Duff, Jeff Hendrick and Robbie Brady. His performances earned him a move to England with Middlesbrough, where he played for their Under-18's. He was released in July 2015 and returned home. Shamrock Rovers Clarke joined Shamrock Rovers in September 2015 from Middlesbrough. He played for the Rovers Under-19's for a short time before stepping up to the first team at the start of 2016. He made 80 league appearances for the club during the four seasons from 2016 to 2019, and also featured in the UEFA Europa League. In 2017 he was a transfer target for Southampton, Sheffield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Cassidy
Ryan Michael McClean Cassidy (born 2 March 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hayes & Yeading United. Club career Born in Dublin, Cassidy moved from St. Kevin's Boys to Watford in July 2017, and turned professional in 2018. After signing a new two-year contract with Watford in July 2020, he moved on loan to Accrington Stanley in August 2020. He scored his first goals for Accrington when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Leeds United U21s on 8 September 2020. He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians Bohemian or Bohemians may refer to: *Anything of or relating to Bohemia Beer * National Bohemian, a brand brewed by Pabst * Bohemian, a brand of beer brewed by Molson Coors Culture and arts * Bohemianism, an unconventional lifestyle, origin ... on loan in January 2022. He left Watford in June 2022 after the expiry of his contract. In February 2023, he joined Southern League Premier Division South club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Carr
Stephen Carr (born 29 August 1976) is an Irish former professional footballer who played for and captained Birmingham City from 2009 to 2013. He previously played for Premier League teams Tottenham Hotspur and, for a shorter spell, Newcastle United. He is a former international player with the Republic of Ireland. His primary position was right back, but had been known to deputise at left back or centre back when required. Club career Tottenham Hotspur Carr was born in Dublin. As a fifteen-year-old, he went on trial from Stella Maris to Tottenham Hotspur and was signed up by then manager Ossie Ardiles. He made his debut for the club on 26 September 1993 away to Ipswich Town in the 1993–94 FA Premier League season. However he had to wait until the 1996–97 season to establish himself as a regular first-team player, when he made 28 appearances that campaign. He picked up a League Cup medal with Spurs in 1999 after contributing to a 1–0 win over Leicester City in the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
