Longford Town

Full name	Longford Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	Town or De Town
Founded	1924
Ground	Flancare Park, Longford, County Longford
Capacity	16,000
Chairman	Jim Hanly
Manager	Alan Mathews
League	Eircom Premier League
2005	5th
Home colours Away colours

Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1924 and elected to the league in 1984, hails from Longford, County Longford and play their home matches at Flancare Park. Club colours are red and black, and the club goes by the nickname Town or De Town. The club asked Bohemians for permission to use these club colours in the year they were formed. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Longford (An Longfort in Irish) is the county town of County Longford in the Midlands of Ireland. ... County Longford (Irish: Longphort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Alan Mathews (born 27 June 1965), is the current manager for the Irish football club Longford Town FC. Appointed club manager in July 2002, Alan is a former Longford Town player who played for the club under the legendary Dermot Keely in the early 1990s. ... 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. ... kit_body. ... 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... 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... 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. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Longford (An Longfort in Irish) is the county town of County Longford in the Midlands of Ireland. ... County Longford (Irish: Longphort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. ...

The club is managed by Alan Mathews with assistance from Aaron Callaghan. Alan Mathews (born 27 June 1965), is the current manager for the Irish football club Longford Town FC. Appointed club manager in July 2002, Alan is a former Longford Town player who played for the club under the legendary Dermot Keely in the early 1990s. ... Aaron Callaghan (8 October 1966) is the current assistant manager and former manager for the Irish football club Longford Town FC. Apart from a recent brief spell as Athlone Town manager, Aaron has been a coach at Longford Town since July 2002. ...

Honours

• FAI Cups: 2
  • 2003, 2004, Runners-Up 2001
• League Cups: 1
  • 2004

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External links

• Official club website
• Longford Town at FAI.ie