Drogheda United

Full name	Drogheda United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Drogs
Founded	1919
Ground	United Park, Drogheda, County Louth
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Vincent Hoey
Manager	Paul Doolin
League	Eircom Premier League
2005	4th
Home colours Away colours

Drogheda United is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and play their home matches at United Park. Club colours are claret and blue, and the club goes by the nicknames The Drogs. The current manager is Paul Doolin. Image File history File links Drogheda United FC File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... United Park is a multi-use stadium in Drogheda, Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... County Louth (An Lú in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... The Eircom Premier League is the most senior soccer competition in the Republic of Ireland. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... white soccer jersey left arm with shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Template talk:Football kit Assyriska IFK Norrköping User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... white soccer jersey with thin sides File links The following pages link to this file: Cambridge United F.C. Template talk:Football kit Drogheda United Sligo Rovers F.C. Template:Football kit/pattern list User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... white soccer jersey right arm with shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Template talk:Football kit Assyriska IFK Norrköping User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the Eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telcommunications company Eircom), is a league of football clubs in the Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... United Park is a multi-use stadium in Drogheda, Republic of Ireland. ...

The current club is amalgamation of two former Drogheda area clubs, Drogheda United FC founded in 1919 and Drogheda FC founded in 1962. The clubs merged their operations to form the current club in 1975. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Drogheda United's finest hour to date came on December 4, 2005, when they lifted the FAI Cup for the first time, beating Cork City 2-0 in the final at Lansdowne Road. Gavin Whelan and captain Declan O'Brien were the goalscorers. December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The FAI Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland. ... Cork City FC is a Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... A DART train passes under the Lansdowne Road Rugby Football Stadium and over a level crossing as it enters the station of the same name. ...

Nicknames: The Drogs or The Boynesiders.

Honours

• FAI Cup: 1
  • 2005
• Setanta Cup: 1
  • 2006
• League Cups: 1
  • 1983-84
• League of Ireland Shield: 1
  • 1991
• First Division Champions: 4
  • 1988-89, 1990-91, 1998-99, 2001-02

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Current squad

Nationality given from place of birth

No. Position Player 1 GK Dan Connor 2 DF Damien Lynch 3 DF Simon Webb 4 DF Steven Gray 5 DF Jason Gavin 6 DF Graham Gartland 7 MF Shane Robinson 8 MF Gavin Whelan 9 FW Declan O'Brien 10 FW Glen Fitzpatrick 11 DF James Keddy 12 MF Keith Fahey

No. Position Player 14 DF Brian Shelley 15 MF Stephen Bradley 16 DF Derek Tyrell 17 MF Paul Bernard 18 MF Paul Keegan 19 MF Sami Ristila 20 MF Shaun Williams 21 DF Andrew Hageman 22 MF Mark Leech 23 DF Patrick Sullivan 24 FW Shane Barrett 25 GK Charlie Treacy

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External links

• Drogheda United Website
• Drogs on FAI.ie