Letterkenny Rovers F.C.
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| nickname = Rovers
| ground = Leckview Park,
Letterkenny,
County Donegal
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| clubname = Letterkenny Rovers
| image = Letterkenny Rovers Crest.jpg
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| fullname = Letterkenny Rovers Football Club
| founded = 1936
(as Letterkenny Crusaders)
| president = Victor Fisher
| chairman = Dessie Kelly
| manager = Stephen McConnell
| league = Ulster Senior League
League of Ireland U19 Division
| position = 2nd
| website = http://www.letterkennyroversfc.com
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Letterkenny Rovers Football Club ({{langx|ga|An Cumann Peile Leitir Ceanainn}}) is an association football club from Ireland, currently competing in the Ulster Senior League. The club is based in Letterkenny and the team play their home games at Leckview Park.
The club work closely with League of Ireland Premier Division side Finn Harps. Letterkenny Rovers also compete in the FAI Senior Cup.
History
The club was formed in 1936 as Letterkenny Crusaders before being given its current name in 1954.
At the end of 2006, the club began preparation for an application for a semi-professional license to compete in the new A Championship but the Championship was cancelled at the end of the 2011 season. However, in 2010, the club erected a new 200 seater stand at Leckview Park in phase one of the re-development of the venue.{{cite web | url=http://www.uslfootball.com/contentPage/114080/l_e_t_t_e_r_k_e_n_n_y_r_o_v_e_r_s | title = Letterkenny Rovers | publisher = Ulster Senior League | accessdate = 6 May 2014}}
The 2015/2016 season saw Rovers, under the guidance of Eamon McConigley, achieve notable success. Having overcome Derry City Reserves to win the Knockalla Caravans Cup, the first-team went on to reach the final of the FAI Intermediate Cup at the Aviva Stadium, going down 5–0 to Crumlin United.
Current squad
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=IRL|name=Melon|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=IRL|name=Paul O’Sullivan|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=IRL|name= Oran Fox|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IRL|name=Jp Hegarty|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=NIR|name=Bradley Brown|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=IRL|name=Cormac Mooney|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=IRL|name= Morgan Murray|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IRL|name= Braonan Walker|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=IRL|name=Evan Irwin|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=IRL|name=Alan 'AJ' Montgomery|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Nigeria|name=Cormac Gallen-Willcocks|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IRL|name=Brian McVeigh|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=IRL|name=Caolan Orr|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=IRL|name=Aaron McGurk|pos=FW}}
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Club officials
:Source:{{cite news|url=https://www.highlandradio.com/2020/08/27/danny-mcconnell-takes-over-at-letterkenny-rovers/|title=Danny McConnell takes over at Letterkenny Rovers|publisher=Highland Radio|date=27 August 2020}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| align="left"|Manager
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen McConnell | |
| align="left"|Assistant Manager/Coach
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Anthony Gorman |
Management
Colours and badge
Letterkenny Rovers home kit is white jersey, black shorts, black socks. The away kit are blue jersey, blue shorts and blue socks.
The club crest is divided into four panels which feature St Eunan's Cathedral, Conwal Parish Church, a fish and a bridge. There is a football in the centre of the crest.
Honours
- Ulster Senior League
- Winners: 2004–05, 2009: 2
- FAI Intermediate Cup
- Runners-up: 2015–16: 1
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- https://www.letterkennyroversfc.ie
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192714/http://www.damienblake.com/2005/07/letterkenny-rovers/ Letterkenny Rovers Civic Reception hosted by the Mayor]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061212060248/http://www.donegalnews.com/soccer.htm New U-21 Manager]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061212060248/http://www.donegalnews.com/soccer.htm Fanad Utd Beat Letterkenny Rovers]
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Category:Association football clubs in County Donegal
Category:Organisations based in Letterkenny
Category:Ulster Senior League (association football) teams