Bohemian Football Club ( ga, an Cumann Peile Bóihéamach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians or Bohs, is a professional
football club from
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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. Bohemians compete in the
Premier Division of the
League of Ireland
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, and are the oldest League of Ireland club in continuous existence. Bohs are the fourth most successful club in
League of Ireland
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football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11 times, the
FAI Cup 7 times, the
League of Ireland Shield
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6 times and the
League of Ireland Cup
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3 times. Prior to the establishment of the
Football Association of Ireland and
League of Ireland
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, Bohemians competed in the
Irish Football League
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and
Irish Cup
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, which were at the time all-Ireland competitions. During that period they won the
Irish Cup
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once and finished runners up 5 times. They hold the record for
Leinster Senior Cup wins with 32 cups claimed.
Bohemians were founded by members of the Bell's Academy civil service training college, the
Royal Hibernian Military School
The Royal Hibernian Military School was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1769, to educate orphaned children of members of the British armed forces in Ireland.
In 1922 the Royal Hibernian Military School moved to Shorncliffe, in Folkestone, Kent, a ...
, medical students and others, on 6 September 1890 in the
Phoenix Park
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Gate Lodge beside the North Circular Road entrance and played its first games in the Park's Polo Grounds. They were one of the founding members of the League of Ireland in 1921, after their withdrawal from the
Irish Football League
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. They established themselves as a major force within the first 15 years of the League of Ireland, winning 5 league titles, 2 FAI Cups and 4 Shields, but struggled for decades after that, largely due to their strict amateur status, going 34 seasons without winning a major trophy. Bohemians dropped their amateur ethos in 1969 and proceeded to win 2 League titles, 2 FAI Cups, and 2 League cups during the 1970s. They suffered a further decline throughout the 1980s and most of the 1990s before claiming League and Cup doubles in
2001 and
2008
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, alongside the
2003 and most recently
2009 title wins.
Bohemians play their home matches at
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known ...
in
Phibsborough
Phibsborough (; ), also spelled Phibsboro, is a mixed commercial and residential neighbourhood on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
The Bradogue River crosses the area in a culvert, and the Royal Canal passes through its northern reaches, n ...
on the
northside
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of Dublin. They are owned 100% by the members of the club. Their club colours are red and black, which they adopted at the 4th AGM in October 1893. Bohemians supporters often refer to their club by a number of nicknames including Bohs and The Gypsies, and provide
one half of a bitter rivalry with
southside Southside or South Side may refer to:
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club,
Shamrock Rovers.
History
Bohemians were founded on 6 September 1890. They were members of the
Irish Football League
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from 1902 to 1911 (the first club from Dublin to join) and from 1912 to 1920. During this time the club's greatest success was winning the
Irish Cup
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in 1908.
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It was a founding member of the
League of Ireland
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in 1921, and it is one of only two clubs to have been members of the League of Ireland since its inception (the other being
Shelbourne), and it is the only club to have been ever-present in the top division of the league. In its first season it finished second in the league, just two points behind
St. James Gate. The club won its first league title in 1924. In 1928 the club won its second league title and completed a double that season by winning its first
FAI Cup also. The club was one of the major forces in the early years of the league, going on to win another three league titles and another FAI Cup in the next eight seasons.
After this success the club began to struggle, often finishing at the foot of the league and rarely mounting a title challenge, largely because of an inability to attract or keep top players due to its strict amateur status, which had been a fundamental part of the club since its formation. The club went 34 seasons without winning a major trophy. In 1969 the club ended its amateur status, and the first player to sign professional terms was
Tony O'Connell
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Career
Shamrock Rovers
O'Connell first came to prominence as a winger in 1959 with Shamrock Rovers ...
, who signed on 11 March 1969.
The club then went on to win two league titles, two FAI Cups and two league cups in the 1970s, more trophies than any other club that decade. In 1970 the club entered European competition for the first time where it was beaten in the first qualifying round of the
European Cup Winners' Cup
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(see below). The club went through another trophy-less spell after its 1979 league cup victory, which was not broken until the club won its fifth FAI Cup in 1992. It was not until 2001 that it regained the league title, also winning the FAI Cup that season to complete its second double. After adding another league title in 2003, Bohemians triumphed once again in 2008, under
Pat Fenlon
Patrick Fenlon (born 15 March 1969) is an Irish football coach and former player.
Fenlon played as a midfielder for St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians, Linfield, Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne. As a manager he won five League of Ireland tit ...
, winning the double of both the league for the tenth time with four league games still to play, and the FAI cup in a penalty shoot-out.
In September 2009, Bohemians claimed the
League Cup
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for the third time in the club's history with a 3–1 win over
Waterford United
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in the final.
On 6 November 2009, Bohemians retained the
title
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after a 1–1 draw against
Bray Wanderers. They were already assured of the league title before the final round of matches as they held a three-point lead and 16-goal difference advantage over their nearest rivals
Shamrock Rovers. Captain
Owen Heary
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collected the Premier Division trophy for the club's first back-to-back league win. Bohs narrowly missed out on a hat trick of league titles on goal difference in 2010 in a season which also seen them suffer European disappointment at the hands of Welsh club TNS.
Stadiums
Bohemians' first permanent home ground was on the Polo Ground in
Phoenix Park
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. Goal posts and other equipment were kept at Gate Lodge on
North Circular Road (Dublin). They remained there until the 1893–94 season when they obtained a private ground on Jones Road now known as
Croke Park, the headquarters of the
Gaelic Athletic Association
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. The space then took in the ground previously occupied by the
Old Belvedere
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playing pitches and now occupied by the Cusack Stand. For the first time it was possible for the club to build up some sort of finances, since a charge for admission was made at all important home matches.
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They moved to a new home at Whitehall Farm, Glasnevin, in time for the start of the 1895–96 season but in those days, the area was out of the way and without public transport so the Bohemian committee continued to look for a new home ground. Their search came to an end when they moved to
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known ...
which was officially opened on 7 September 1901.
In 2006 the club's members decided to sell
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known ...
to developer
Liam Carroll in a reported €65,000,000 deal, although then board members refused to allow members to see the details of the deal. The deal included the development of a new 10,000-seater stadium in Harristown near
Dublin Airport
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. On 7 November 2008, Bohemians lost a court case versus Albion Ltd, when it was discovered that the board, led by Gerry Cuffe and Gerry Conway, had attempted to re-sell part of the ground which the club no longer owned, which has had the effect of putting the move on hold long enough for the property market to collapse and the deal to be all but dead. In March 2015
Dublin City Council
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announced that it would purchase Dalymount park.
The Council completed the purchase in June 2015 for €3.8million.
In February 2016 the Council published
plans to demolish and rebuild Dalymount on a phased basis at a cost of €20 million.
It is likely that Bohemians would need to play elsewhere during redevelopment.
European record
Although they did not make their first appearance in European competition until 1970, they have, like all Irish clubs, found the going tough in Europe, but they have had some famous successes too. Their finest hour came when they eliminated
Scottish Premier League club (and former
Cup Winners' Cup
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and
European Super Cup champions)
Aberdeen
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from the
UEFA Cup
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in August 2000. That triumph was set up by a dramatic 2–1 victory away from home, in which Bohs scored 2 late goals to overturn a 1–0 deficit. That was the first time an Irish club defeated British opposition away from home in European competition. Other notable results include wins against
Rangers and
Kaiserslautern (away) and draws against
Rangers,
Newcastle United,
Sporting CP
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,
Dundee United
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(away) and
Aberdeen
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. In all, they have beaten a total of 11 different teams, from 9 countries (
Denmark
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,
Germany
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,
Estonia
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,
Belarus
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,
Belgium
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,
Wales
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and
Latvia). Bohs bowed out of the 2008
Intertoto Cup
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on away goals to Latvian side
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despite winning the second leg 2–1. Earlier in that campaign they recorded their biggest single leg (5–1) and aggregate (9–3) wins in Europe (against
Welsh Premier League
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club
Rhyl
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).
Bohemians started their
2009–10 UEFA Champions League campaign away to
Austrian Bundesliga champions
Red Bull Salzburg on 16 July 2009 with a 1–1 draw in
Salzburg
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.
In the second leg on 22 July 2009, Bohemians held out until an 87th-minute goal by
Patrik Ježek for Red Bull Salzburg gave them a one-nil victory on the night and two one win on aggregate.
After retaining the league title in 2009, Bohs entered the Champions League again in
2010–11
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. They were drawn against
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side
The New Saints
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in the Second Qualifying Round, and won the first leg 1–0 at
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known ...
on 13 July 2010. They lost the second leg 4–0 and were eliminated 4–1 on aggregate. Bohs manager
Pat Fenlon
Patrick Fenlon (born 15 March 1969) is an Irish football coach and former player.
Fenlon played as a midfielder for St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians, Linfield, Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne. As a manager he won five League of Ireland tit ...
later labelled the performance as 'disgraceful' and said 'the players let the club, league and country down'. The result was labelled by others as the worst result in Bohs' 40-year European history.
After a nearly a decade away from continental competition, Bohs faced Hungarian opposition in the form of
Fehérvár in the
2020-2021 UEFA Europa League qualifiers. The gypsies narrowly missed out by virtue of a penalty shoot-out loss, decided after a solitary one-legged affair was played, due to the
Coronavirus pandemic
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. Bohs entered the inaugural
Europa Conference League
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the year after and consecutively sold out their home matches at Dublin's
Aviva Stadium
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in matches with
Stjarnan FC and
F91 Dudelange
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, both home legs ending with famous 3-0 victories.
Overview
Matches
Supporters and rivalries
Bohs' fan base is mainly drawn from the
northside
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of Dublin and their supporters share a bitter rivalry with Southside club,
Shamrock Rovers. However, the club has many fans from other parts of the city, across Ireland and worldwide. The club shares a
rivalry
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with their Northside neighbours
Shelbourne largely because of geographical proximity as both clubs are now located roughly just 1 mile apart, and also because they featured prominently in the early days of Dublin football, when nationwide football was still based around
Belfast
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. Shelbourne and Bohs were often featured in the Belfast-centered
Irish Football League
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before partition and the rivalry was kept on-off after they formed the new Irish Free State league with Shamrock Rovers and other clubs.
During 2006, a number of Bohemians fans formed an
ultra
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group in an effort to create a more interesting atmosphere at home games. Ironically named The Notorious Boo-Boys (or NBB, a term used by journalists to disparage the patience of Bohs fans), the group bought flags and organised
displays
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during games to lift the atmosphere of the home of Irish football
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known ...
. The fans have friendly contacts with Prague club
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, Welsh club
Wrexham AFC
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as well as English non-league and fellow supporter owned club
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.
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Johnny Logan,
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,
Aslan
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's
Christy Dignam
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, alternative band
Royseven
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...
, as well as musicians
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and novelist
Irvine Welsh
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. The club also has a working relationship with Hibernian FC of Edinburgh.
Women
On 27 November 2018 Bohemians have been accepted to compete in the
Under-17 Women's National League beginning with the 2019 season.
The aim is to grow the number of girls and ladies members in the club and eventually compete in the
Women's National League.
The historic first game in the
Under-17 Women's National League for Bohemians was played on 13 April 2019 against
Cork City
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and ended in 0–2 defeat.
Just one year after being accepted to compete in the
Under-17 Women's National League, Bohemians was accepted to the
Women's National League on 18 February 2020. The first match was originally scheduled for 15 March 2020, however, the team was made to wait until 8 August 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
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which delayed the start of the season. The game ended in a 4–1 defeat to
Wexford Youth. Chloe Darby scored the consolation goal and wrote herself into the history books as Bohemians' first-ever goalscorer.
Bohemians Academy
Bohemians compete with an elite team in the
SSE Airtricity National Under-19 League. In an exclusive partnership with schoolboy club St Kevin's Boys they field an elite team as Bohemians/St Kevins Boys in the
SSE Airtricity National Under-17 League,
SSE Airtricity National Under-15 League and
SSE Airtricity National Under-13 League.
Beyond the elite teams, Bohemians have worked hard to build youth structures from the bottom up. The club has increased its participation numbers within the community through the Academy (ages 4–7), Girls Academy (ages 7–12), and youth teams (ages 7–15).
Academy Staff
Bohemians Youth
Bohemians youth section has about 250 players from the ages of 8 to 17. The club runs 15 teams who play in the DDSL. The youth director is Conor Emerson who, along with the support of Bohemians, announced a 5-year partnership with
DCU to national media coverage. This partnership will see Bohemians' youth teams training in and using
DCU facilities, "learning the game like the first team do". The partnership also included a scholarship system which will see Bohs players being offered scholarships to
DCU. Since 2011 this partnership has ended and Bohemians are now currently training in Royal College of Surgeons close to the airport. The main aim of the youth section is to produce players who are good enough to play for the first team.
Bohemian Futsal
Bohemian Futsal compete in the AUL Futsal Premier Division, the winners of which compete in the UEFA Futsal Champions League preliminary rounds. Bohs also have a 'B' team that compete in the AUL Futsal Division One. They are the only League of Ireland club with a futsal club.
Players
Current squad
Player statistics
Captains
Player of the Year
Bohemian's Player of the Year award is voted for by the club's supporters at the end of every season.
Technical staff
Honours
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League of Ireland
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/
Premier Division 11:
**
1923–24,
1927–28,
1929–30,
1933–34,
1935–36,
1974–75,
1977–78,
2000–01,
2002–03,
2008
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,
2009
*
FAI Cup 7:
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1927–28,
1934–35, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1991–92, 2000–01,
2008
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*
Irish Cup
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: 1
**
1907–08
*
League of Ireland Cup
The League of Ireland Cup ( ga, Corn Sraithe na hÉireann), also referred to in Ireland as the 'League Cup', is an annual knockout competition in men's football in the Republic of Ireland. It is contested by League of Ireland clubs and invited c ...
: 3
** 1974–75, 1978–79,
2009
*
League of Ireland Shield
The League of Ireland Shield ( ga, Sciath Sraithe na hÉireann) is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972. It was played before the league season began ...
: 6
** 1923–24, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1938–39, 1939–40
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Setanta Sports Cup
The Setanta Sports Cup was a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland. Inaugurated in 2005, it was a cross-border competition between clubs in the League of Ireland from the Republic of I ...
: 1
**
2010
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LFA President's Cup
The LFA President's Cup was an association football cup competition featuring League of Ireland clubs affiliated to the Leinster Football Association. It was played for between 1930 and 2002. It was a ''de facto'' national super cup and on t ...
: 13
** 1965–66, 1967–68, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02
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Dublin City Cup
The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides (and not just those from Dublin city as the name suggests). It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In the 1975–76 se ...
: 1
** 1935–36
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Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup: 1
** 1944–45
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Top Four Cup
The Top Four Cup was an association football super cup featuring the top four clubs in the League of Ireland. It was first held in 1955–56 and last played for in 1973–74. It was played at the end of the season. Shamrock Rovers were the i ...
: 1
** 1971–72
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Aciéries d'Angleur Trophy: 1
** 1929
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Leinster Senior League: 8
** 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1904–05, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1917–18, 1931–32
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Leinster Senior Cup: 32 (record)
** 1893–94, 1894–95, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1939–40, 1946–47, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1997–98,
2015–16
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FAI Intermediate Cup
The FAI Intermediate Cup ( ga, Corn Comortais Peile na hÉireann), also known as the FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup and the Pat O'Brien Intermediate Challenge Cup, is a cup competition organized by the Football Association of Ireland for intermediate ...
: 1
** 1931–32
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FAI Youth Cup
The FAI Youth Cup, also known as the FAI Umbro Youth Challenge Cup, is a cup competition organised by the FAI for youth association football clubs and teams in the Republic of Ireland. The inaugural winners were Greenmount Rangers. The competi ...
** 1969–70, 2001–02, 2014–15: 3
Records
* Record League Points Tally 85 in season
2008
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''(33 games)'' (record total and 19-point record margin)
* Record League Victory 10–1 (h) v
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 33,284 student ...
(16 August 2019)
* Record Leinster Senior Cup Victory 11–0 v
Grangegorman
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(26 December 1946) ''(Leinster Senior Cup Final)''
* League defeat: 0–5 v
St Patrick's Athletic, 6 December 1996
* Record League Goal scorer
Glen Crowe
Glen Crowe (born 25 December 1977) is an Irish professional football forward who plays for Malahide United in the Leinster Senior League.
He was a prolific goalscorer in the League of Ireland Premier Division and has represented the Repub ...
– 133 goals
* Record League Goal scorer in one Season
Glen Crowe
Glen Crowe (born 25 December 1977) is an Irish professional football forward who plays for Malahide United in the Leinster Senior League.
He was a prolific goalscorer in the League of Ireland Premier Division and has represented the Repub ...
– 25 goals in
2000–01
* Most appearances (player): 575,
Tommy Kelly
Tommy Terrell Kelly (born December 27, 1980) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State and was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agen ...
* Most goals (player): 192,
Turlough O'Connor
Toirdhealbhach Mór Ua Conchobhair (old spelling: Tairrdelbach Mór Ua Conchobair; 1088 – 1156) anglicised Turlough Mór O'Conor, was King of Connacht (1106–1156) and High King of Ireland (ca. 1120–1156).
Family background and early life ...
* Youngest Player
Evan Ferguson – 14 years 337 days (20 September 2019 vs
Derry City in the
League of Ireland Premier Division)
* Oldest player: 40,
Gary Matthews
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* First goalscorer:
Joseph Whelan v Britannia, 1 November 1890
* Quickest Red Card:
Gareth Fleming 8 minutes v St Patricks Athletic, 2001
League of Ireland Placing History
Managerial history
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Seán Thomas (1964–67)
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Pat Murphy (May 1967 – April 68)
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Seán Thomas (1968–73)
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Billy Young (1973–89)
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Padraig O'Connor
Padraig O'Connor was an Irish soccer player in the League of Ireland during the 1970s and 1980s.
He played for Bohemians from 1973 to 1978 winning 2 league titles and making 147 league appearances (8 as sub), scoring 11 goals. He also made 14 ...
(1989–90)
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Eamonn Gregg
Eamonn Gregg (born 28 March 1953 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer, football player during the 1970s and 1980s.
Playing career
He played for Shamrock Rovers, Bohemian FC, Bohemians, VfB Lübeck, Dundalk F.C., Dundalk, St Patrick's Athletic and K ...
(1990–93)
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Turlough O'Connor
Toirdhealbhach Mór Ua Conchobhair (old spelling: Tairrdelbach Mór Ua Conchobair; 1088 – 1156) anglicised Turlough Mór O'Conor, was King of Connacht (1106–1156) and High King of Ireland (ca. 1120–1156).
Family background and early life ...
(1993–98)
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Joe McGrath (1998)
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Roddy Collins
Roderick Collins (born 7 August 1962), is an Irish former professional football player and manager.
During a playing career of 18 years, Collins played for many sides across England, Ireland and Northern Ireland. While towards the end of his ...
(1998–01)
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Pete Mahon (2001)
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Stephen Kenny (2001–04)
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Gareth Farrelly
Gareth Farrelly (born 28 August 1975) is an Irish football manager and former professional footballer.
He played as a midfielder notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and Everton. He also played in the Football Leagu ...
(2004–06)
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Sean Connor
Sean Connor (born 12 July 1967) is a Northern Irish Association football, football manager (association football), manager and former player who was most recently manager of NIFL Championship side Institute F.C., Institute.
He had a brief playin ...
(17 Nov 2006 – 19 Dec 2007)
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Pat Fenlon
Patrick Fenlon (born 15 March 1969) is an Irish football coach and former player.
Fenlon played as a midfielder for St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians, Linfield, Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne. As a manager he won five League of Ireland tit ...
(22 Dec 2007 – 25 Nov 2011)
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Aaron Callaghan (1 Jan 2012 – 15 July 2013)
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Owen Heary
Owen Heary (born 4 October 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish professional football defender and manager. He is formerly the manager of Shelbourne in the League of Ireland First Division, the club with which he spent most of his playing career. Play ...
''(interim)'' (16 July 2013 – Sept 12, 2013)
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Bobby Browne (Sep 2013 – Nov 2013)
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Owen Heary
Owen Heary (born 4 October 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish professional football defender and manager. He is formerly the manager of Shelbourne in the League of Ireland First Division, the club with which he spent most of his playing career. Play ...
(Jan 2014 – Nov 2014)
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Keith Long
Keith Long (born 14 November 1973) is an Irish football manager and former footballer. He was most recently the manager of League of Ireland Premier Division team Bohemians
Long is a former Bray Wanderers player, assistant manager and was ...
(Nov 2014 – Aug 2022)
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Derek Pender
Derek Pender (born 2 October 1983) is an Irish football manager and former footballer who played as a full-back for the League of Ireland clubs Shelbourne, Dublin City, Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers, St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians.
...
''(interim)'' (Aug 2022 – Oct 2022)
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Declan Devine (Oct 2022 – )
References
External links
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Gypsies Supporters Trust
Dublin & District Schoolboys League
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