Johnville F.C. was an Irish association football club based in

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and active during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The club had a tradition of being a nursery club for both

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and Shelbourne. Jem Kennedy, the namesake of the SFAI Kennedy Cup, was devoted to Johnville FC, he trained and scouted many notable players.

Notable former players

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internationals

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* Gerry Mackey *

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Republic of Ireland B internationals

* Eamonn Darcy

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players

* Paddy Kennedy

Honours

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 competit ...

**''Winners'': 1945–46, 1952–53: 2 **''Runners Up'': 1949–50, 1957–58, 1968–69: 3

References

{{reflist Association football clubs in Dublin (city) Defunct association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland Association football academies in the Republic of Ireland Association football clubs established in the 1940s Association football clubs disestablished in the 1960s 1940s establishments in Ireland 1960s disestablishments in Ireland