Leicester Celtic A.F.C.

Leicester Celtic A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Rathfarnham, Dublin. The club's senior team compete in the Leinster Senior League where they have enjoyed reasonable success.[2] Youth sides compete in the Dublin and District Schoolboys League as well as the FAI Youth Cup.[3]

Leicester Celtic
Full nameLeicester Celtic Association Football Club
GroundLoreto Park
Nutgrove
Rathfarnham
Dublin[1]
LeagueLeinster Senior League
Dublin and District Schoolboys League
WebsiteClub website

History

Leicester Celtic was founded in 1967 by Michael Flaherty [4] and Father C.F. Lee, then a curate in the Rathgar parish. In return for financial assistance from the Parish, the name of a local street, Leicester Avenue, was to be used in the club name. In their first season Celtic fielded one team at under-17 level. The following season two teams at under-14 and under-18 represented the club. Since 2009 Leicester Celtic has been affiliated with the Welsh football club Swansea City AFC.[5]

Ground

Leicester Celtic moved around many times in the early years, playing home games in Bushy Park and Marlay Park before eventually moving to the current base of Loreto Park in the 1980s.[6] In 2003 an investment of €1 million saw Leicester Celtic build their own all weather floodlit playing facility and clubhouse beside the pitches in Loreto.[7]

Notable former players
Damien Duff in action for Fulham in the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final.

Republic of Ireland internationals

Republic of Ireland under-21 internationals

League of Ireland XI players

Ireland internationals

The following former Leicester Celtic players represented Ireland at various other sports.

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References
  1. www.soccer-ireland.com
  2. www.leicesterceltic.ie Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. www.fai.ie
  4. www.independent.ie
  5. http://www.leicesterceltic.ie/the-club/history.101.html
  6. www.leicesterceltic.ie Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. www.leicesterceltic.ie Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "www.leicesterceltic.ie". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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