Leicester Celtic A.F.C.
| Full name | Leicester Celtic Association Football Club | |
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| Ground | Loreto Park Nutgrove Rathfarnham Dublin[1] | |
| League | Leinster Senior League Dublin and District Schoolboys League | |
| Website | Club website | |
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Leicester Celtic A.F.C.is anIrish association football clubbased inRathfarnham,Dublin.The club's senior team compete in theLeinster Senior Leaguewhere they have enjoyed reasonable success.[2]Youth sides compete in the Dublin and District Schoolboys League as well as theFAI Youth Cup.[3]
History
[edit]Leicester Celtic was founded in 1967 by Michael Flaherty[4]and Father C.F. Lee, then a curate in theRathgarparish. 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 clubSwansea City AFC.[5]
Ground
[edit]Leicester Celtic moved around many times in the early years, playing home games inBushy ParkandMarlay Parkbefore 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
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Republic of Irelandinternationals
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Damien Duff- Richie Sadlier
- Gavin Bazunu
Republic of Ireland under-21internationals
[edit]League of Ireland XIplayers
[edit]Ireland internationals
[edit]The following former Leicester Celtic players represented Ireland at various other sports.
- Ray Cosgrove–Dublin GAAplayer, representedIreland international rules football team
- Scott Evans– badminton player, representedIreland at the 2008 Summer Olympicsand2012 Summer Olympics
- Eric Miller– representedIreland national rugby union teamand theBritish and Irish Lions
- David Gillick– international track and field athlete
References
[edit]- ^soccer-ireland
- ^leicesterceltic.ieArchived2011-07-21 at theWayback Machine
- ^fai.ie
- ^independent.ie
- ^"History".Archived fromthe originalon 8 March 2012.
- ^leicesterceltic.ieArchived2011-07-21 at theWayback Machine
- ^leicesterceltic.ieArchived2011-07-21 at theWayback Machine
- ^"leicesterceltic.ie".Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2018.Retrieved26 October2015.