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Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. Shelbourne are the current Irish champions having captured the title with a 2-1 win against Dublin rivals Bohemians on Friday 17 November 2006. However, the club are playing in the FAI First Division for the 2007 season, after having their Premier Division Licence revoked by the FAI's First Instance Committee on 19 February, effectively relegating the club. The club was issued a First Division Licence in place of the revoked licence. Shelbourne FC crest This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Tolka Park is located in the Dublin City, in the suburb of Drumcondra. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... 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Founded in Dublin in 1895, the club joined the Irish Football League in 1904, which was then an all Ireland competition, before becoming founder members of the Football League of Ireland in 1921. Shelbourne have 13 league titles to their name and are one of three clubs to have won both the IFA Cup and the FAI Cup. The club colours are primarily red and white, with home jerseys being predominantly red. The club currently play their home matches at Tolka Park, in the Dublin suburb of Drumcondra. 'Shels' is the clubs most common nickname, an abbreviation of Shelbourne. Official logo of the Carnegie Premier League. ... The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company eircom), is a league of football clubs in Ireland. ... The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. ... The FAI Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland. ... Tolka Park is located in the Dublin City, in the suburb of Drumcondra. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Shelbourne can refer to : Shelbourne, a neighbourhood in Dublin, Ireland. ...

Shelbourne have recently gained a lot of international exposure due to their performances in European competition and former striker Jason Byrne gaining caps for the Republic of Ireland whilst with the club. Shelbourne are the most successful team in the League of Ireland in recent years, having won five titles in the 2000s. The club is managed by Dermot Keely, who was appointed as Pat Fenlon's successor on 23 February 2007 ^[1]. Jason Byrne (born February 23, 1978 in Dublin) is an Irish football player, currently playing for Shelbourne F.C. in the Eircom League. ... Dermot Keely, (born 8 March 1954 in Dublin) is the current manager of Irish football team Shelbourne FC. The Keely name has been synonymous with League of Ireland football with his late father Peter playing for Shelbourne, his brother Joe played on the same Home Farm FAI Cup winning side... Pat Fenlon (born in Dublin on March 15, 1969) is the manager of eircom League side, Derry City FC. He was appointed on 08 December, 2006 on a three-year long contract and will fill the void left by former manager, Stephen Kenny. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

History

Early years: 1895-1921

Shelbourne FC came into existence in 1895, founded in Ringsend (the correct postal address is actually Sandymount) by a group of seven individuals, including James Rowan (St Margaret Place) and two Wall brothers Felix and Michael (Bath Avenue Place). But for the toss of a coin under the current DART bridge on Bath Avenue, Shelbourne FC might be known as 'Bath FC' today. Shelbourne registered with the Leinster Football Association, and initially played their home games on a waste patch of land (M'Lady's Field) close to Lansdowne Road. Ringsend is a suburb of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. ... Sandymount (Dumhach ThrÃ¡ in Irish) is a seaside village/suburb in the district of Dublin 4 in Ireland. ... A DART train passes under the Lansdowne Road Rugby Football Stadium and over the level crossing as it enters the station of the same name. ...

Having initially played in and won the Leinster Junior League and subsequently the Leinster Senior League, Shels joined the Irish Football League (then an all-Ireland competition) in 1904 and was the first professional club in Ireland having turned pro in 1904 [citation needed]. The first player to sign pro was James Wall, brother of two of the founder members and he was paid £0-0-06d per week. During Shels' twelve seasons in the Irish Football League (the league was suspended during the First World War and the club played in the Leinster Senior League in that time), they won three Irish Cups and achieved second place in the league in 1907 making them the most successful Dublin club of the time as well as having five players capped at full international level. During the 1913/14 season Shels established Shelbourne Park in Ringsend, as their home ground. Leinster Senior League is an amateur football league in the Irish province of Leinster. ... Official logo of the Carnegie Premier League. ... Official logo of the Carnegie Premier League. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Shelbourne Park is a greyhound racing stadium in the south Dublin inner city suburb of Ringsend. ... Ringsend is a suburb of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. ...

After the split: 1921-1929

In 1921 following the partition of Ireland, the Football Association of the Irish Free State took control of football in what is now the Republic of Ireland, and Shels left the Irish Football League to become founder members of the new Free State League (now the Football League of Ireland). The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is the organising body for the sport of association football (soccer) in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Partition of Ireland took place in May 1921. ...

In the first season of the Football League of Ireland in 1922, Shels won the League of Ireland Shield. The trophy was retained the following season, but there was disaster in the Free State Cup Final (now the FAI Cup) as Shels lost to a junior team from Belfast, Alton United. However success did eventually arrive in the League as Shels were crowned league champions for the first time in 1926 (as well as winning the Shield that year) and recorded a second success in 1929. The FAI League Cup is a football competition open to all Football League of Ireland clubs. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

Thirties: 1930-1939

Having failed to retain the title in 1930, Shels won their third title in 1931. In 1934 the club got into a dispute with the Football Association of Ireland when they looked for compensation when the FAI arranged a match for the same day as Shelbourne had a match scheduled. In the row that followed, Shels resigned from the League and were then suspended from football for a year by the FAI. The club played no football during the 1934/35 season and spent the 1935/36 season in the Athletic Union League before being re-admitted to the League of Ireland for the start of the 1936/37 season. During the 1935/36 season a team called Reds United, made up of a number of Shels players and backed by Shels personnel, competed in the League of Ireland and finished a respectable fourth. At the end of the season, they resigned from the League to make way for Shels return. Reds United were a football team from Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. ... Reds United were a football team from Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. ...

The decade had a happy ending though as success in the FAI Cup finally arrived (many fans had started to believe the club was suffering from a curse). It was in 1939 that the supposed curse was broken. Sligo Rovers who boasted Dixie Dean, the goalscoring legend of the Football League, were eventually beaten after a replay thanks to a long-range goal from 'Sacky' Glen. After so many attempts, the blue ribbon of Irish football made its way to Shelbourne Park for the first time. Official figures put the attendances at 30,000 and 25,000 for the first final and the replay respectively. Sligo Rovers F.C. is a Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... William Ralph Dean (January 22, 1907 - March 1, 1980), popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player and the most prolific goal-scorer in English football history,[1] best known for his legendary exploits at Everton. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... This article is about the symbol. ...

Forties: 1940-1949

As the euphoria of the first FAI Cup success wore off, the forties started slowly enough for the Reds, and it wasn't until 1944 that the league championship was won again-for a fourth time, along with the Shield. The title was clinched after an epic 5-3 win over local rivals Shamrock Rovers. Luck was reversed though in the FAI Cup Final as Rovers stopped the Reds winning the treble. Shels went down 3-2, but felt aggrieved that the referee award them a penalty when it seemed a Rovers defender had handled the ball after it went over the goalline. The subsequent penalty was missed.

Another league title however was wrapped up on the last day in 1947 and was again secured against Shamrock Rovers.

The closing of the decade marked the end of an era. In April 1949, Shels drew 2-2 against Waterford in what was the club's final competitive game at Shelbourne Park. The plan was that Shels would build a new stadium up the road in nearby Irishtown. The 1948/49 season also saw Shels win their seventh Shield. Irishtown is a district of Dublin, Ireland. ...

Fifties: 1950-1959

In 1951, Shels made it to the FAI Cup final where they met Cork Athletic who had already wrapped up the league. Tommy Carberry had scored in every round for the Reds and did so again in the final, played in front of over 38,900 fans, but it was only good enough to earn a replay which Athletic won. A sixth league title was won in 1953, and then in 1955/56 Shels played their only season in Irishtown Stadium. The ground however was far from complete despite a huge amount of voluntary work being carried out by supporters, and offered no shelter for the fans from the elements. Unsurprisingly Shels were tenants at Tolka Park the following season. Fordsons F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Irishtown Stadium was originally built in the 1950s by Shelbourne FC, a football club in the League of Ireland. ...

During that season Gerry Doyle was appointed manager and a new era was being ushered in for the Reds. The FAI Youth Cup was won in 1959 and Doyle was true to his word, 'if they're good enough, they're old enough' and six of the Youth Cup winning team became first team regulars. Amongst them Tony Dunne who would be later transferred to Manchester United with who he would pick up a European Cup winners medal in 1968. Gerry Doyle was a football manager in Ireland who spent most of his football career with Shelbourne in the League of Ireland. ... Anthony Peter Dunne (born July 24, 1941 in Dublin) was an Irish football player who regularly appeared at left-back. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ...

Sixties: 1960-1969

The early years of the sixties went great for the Reds. Three goal wins over Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk put Shels in the 1960 FAI Cup Final where they beat Cork Hibernians 2-0 to get their hands on the trophy for only the second time. Cork Celtic were beaten by a Ben Hannigan goal in a play-off for the league in 1962 and only illness to three key players as a result of vaccinations taken on a League of Ireland representative trip to Italy cost Shels the FAI Cup and a first 'double' as they went down to Shamrock Rovers in the final despite being red-hot favourites. The FAI Cup was however won the following year and it was a repeat of the 1960 final. A 2-0 win over Cork Hibs. Club: Cork Hibernians F.C. Cork Hibernians F.C.. Years: 1957 - 1967 City: Cork City Record Win: 10-1 Vs Transport. ... Club: Cork Celtic Cork Celtic F.C.. Years: 1951 - 1979 (1951 - 1959 as Evergreen United) City: Cork City Honours: League Championship 1973. ... Ben Hannigan is a former Irish footballer. ... The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a countrys top division and its main cup competition in the same season. ...

With this success came the excitement of European club football (see below). In 1964 the club finally sold their last interest in Irishtown Stadium. In the years that followed, televised highlights of English football began to be broadcast into Ireland and the crowds around most of the league grounds plummeted. Clubs in the league came under huge financial pressure, players left for England at a younger age, grounds became derelict, and media coverage almost disappeared. Irishtown Stadium was originally built in the 1950s by Shelbourne FC, a football club in the League of Ireland. ...

Seventies and Eighties: 1970-1989

There was a bright enough start to the seventies as Athlone Town were beaten in the Shield final second replay, a win that would see the Reds enter the new UEFA Cup the following season. However, it was to be the last trophy the club would win for some time. Cork Hibs beat Shels in the replay of the 1973 FAI Cup Final in Flower Lodge-the only time the final was ever played outside Dublin. Two years later Shels were shocked in the Cup final by amateurs Home Farm. In 1978, Jimmy Johnstone, a European Cup winner with Celtic in 1967 signed briefly for the club. Athlone Town A.F.C. is a Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Pairc Ui Rinn was originally Flower Lodge, a soccer ground home to several Cork soccer teams since the early 20th century. ... Home Farm Football Club is an amateur football club based in Whitehall, Dublin, in Ireland. ... James Connolly Jimmy Johnstone (30 September 1944 â€“ 13 March 2006), was a Scottish football legend. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP) [1] is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ...

In 1984, Shels lost out to Shamrock Rovers in the FAI Cup semi-final replay. As the league was to expand to two divisions in the summer of 1985, the bottom four clubs at the end of the 1984/85 season were to be relegated. Needing a win on the last day of the season, Shels found themselves two down at half-time away to Galway United. However a heroic comeback ensued and Shels got the three goals to take the points and avoid the drop. But the reprieve only lasted twelve months. Shels stay in the First Division was short-lived as they came back up straight away with Derry City. After two decades and more in the doldrums, the grey skies were clearing. Tony Donnelly took over the club in 1989 and started to invest heavily. Shels were out of the derelict Harold's Cross Stadium and taking over Tolka Park. Former international Pat Byrne was installed as player-manager, and a plethora of new players arrived shortly after to bring back the glory days. Galway United FC was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937. ... Derry City F.C. are an Irish football club based in the city of Derry. ... Harolds Cross Stadium is a greyhound racing stadium in the south Dublin city district of Harolds Cross, owned and operated by the Irish Greyhound Board. ... Tolka Park is located in the Dublin City, in the suburb of Drumcondra. ... Pat Byrne was an Irish football player and manager who played both in Ireland and Britain during his career. ...

Nineties: 1990-1999

The heavy investment in the club by the Donnelly family gave an almost instant return as Shels captured their eighth league title at the end of the 1991/92 season - the first for thirty years - when they won 3-1 away to outgoing champions Dundalk. Despite only needing a draw, Brian Flood sealed the win with a spectacular goal from thirty-five yards. Although the league title was lost the following season after two series of play-offs involving Cork City and Bohemians, the FAI Cup was won, again after a thirty year wait, when a Greg Costello header was enough to defeat Dundalk in Lansdowne Road. A DART train passes under the Lansdowne Road Rugby Football Stadium and over the level crossing as it enters the station of the same name. ...

Both the League Cup and the FAI Cup were won in sensational circumstances in 1996 under Damien Richardson. The League Cup was won, for the first time, in a penalty shootout against Sligo Rovers after Shels had come from two down late on. In the FAI Cup Final against St. Patrick's, Shels were reduced early on to ten men as keeper Alan Gough was sent off, and with no sub keeper, midfielder Brian Flood played seventy minutes in goal. Despite trailing 1-0, Tony Sheridan equalised with a stunning lob in the last couple of minutes to force a replay. With Alan Gough back in goal for the rematch, Shels won the trophy after Gough saved a late penalty and Stephen Geogeghan scored an even later winner. Shels became only the third club to retain the FAI Cup when they defeated Derry City 2-0 in the 1997 final. Nationality: Irish Playing Career: Shamrock Rovers F.C., Gillingham F.C. Position: Forward International Career: 2 Senior Caps for the Republic of Ireland Management Career: Gillingham F.C., Cork City F.C., Cobh Ramblers F.C., Shelbourne F.C., Shamrock Rovers F.C., Cork City F.C. // Player As a... Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of association football. ... Sligo Rovers F.C. is a Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Alan Gough (born 10 March 1972 in Watford) is a former Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. ... Brian Flood is a former Irish footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Shelbourne in the Football League of Ireland. ... Tony Sheridan was a highly talented footballer who returned to Dublin in August 1995 and signed for Shelbourne FC from Coventry City with whom he had played in the FA Premiership with. ... Stephen Geogeghan (born in Dublin) was an Irish football player, playing for Shelbourne F.C. in the Eircom League. ...

The 1997/98 season however brought heartbreak. Shels lost the League Cup Final to Sligo Rovers, the FAI Cup Final to Cork City after a replay, and worst of all, missed out on the league title on the last day of the season. Richardson departed after this failure, and in stepped the uncompromising Dermot Keely. Dermot Keely, (born 8 March 1954 in Dublin) is the current manager of Irish football team Shelbourne FC. The Keely name has been synonymous with League of Ireland football with his late father Peter playing for Shelbourne, his brother Joe played on the same Home Farm FAI Cup winning side...

Beyond 2000

After a mediocre first season, Dermot Keely brought Shels a historic first ever League and FAI Cup double in 1999/2000. Having secured the league with a 2-0 win in Waterford which saw Shels lose just once before then, the double was claimed thanks to a Pat Fenlon goal in the FAI Cup final replay away in Dalymount Park against Bohemians. The following season though saw Shels again let the league title slip away on the last day. The 2001/02 season was dogged in controversy as title challengers St Patrick's Athletic were docked nine points for fielding an unregistered player in accordance with the league's rules, before having them restored. The league eventually docked them fifteen points when it emerged a second unregistered player had played five games. This all lead to Shels claiming their tenth league title. // This is the squad that completed the 2006 season, winning the Premier Division in the process. ... Dermot Keely, (born 8 March 1954 in Dublin) is the current manager of Irish football team Shelbourne FC. The Keely name has been synonymous with League of Ireland football with his late father Peter playing for Shelbourne, his brother Joe played on the same Home Farm FAI Cup winning side... The FAI Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland. ... Dalymount Park is a football stadium situated in north Dublin. ...

Under new manager Pat Fenlon the title was missed out on in 2002/03, but for the first time ever Shels won back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004 as the league changed to a summer season. Having just failed to make the group stages of the Champions League in 2004, Shels brought in big name players for the 2005 season, but only finished third in the league and lost to Linfield in the first ever Setanta Cup Final. 2006 saw a change in fortunes, with Shelbourne winning the title on goal difference from Derry City. Linfield F.C. (the Blues) are a Northern Irish football team, founded in March 1886 in south Belfast, who play at Windsor Park, the home of the Northern Ireland international team. ... The Setanta Cup is a football competition featuring clubs from both political entities on the island of Ireland. ... In sports such as ice hockey and soccer, goal difference (that is, goals scored less goals conceded) is often the first tie-breaker used to rank teams which finish a competition with an equal number of points. ...

However after ongoing financial problems during the 2006 season, Pat Fenlon resigned and the vast majority of players left, some for rival clubs, some to British clubs. Shels withdrew from the 2007 Setanta Sports Cup and before the start of the new league season were demoted to the First Division by the FAI. The club's majority shareholder Ollie Byrne suffered a brain tumour and Joe Casey was installed as Chairman. Former manager Dermot Keely was brought back in and assembled a squad just in time for the club to take its place in the 2007 FAI First Division. The Setanta Sports Cup, commonly known as the Setanta Cup, is a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland. ... The FAI First Division is the second tier of the Republic of Irelands new FAI National League created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ... A brain tumor is any intracranial tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either found in the brain itself (neurons, glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), lymphatic tissue, blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin-producing Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary and pineal gland... Dermot Keely, (born 8 March 1954 in Dublin) is the current manager of Irish football team Shelbourne FC. The Keely name has been synonymous with League of Ireland football with his late father Peter playing for Shelbourne, his brother Joe played on the same Home Farm FAI Cup winning side... The new FAI National League, consisting of both the FAI Premier Division and the FAI First Division, is set to kick off in March, 2007 for its inaugural campaign. ...

The Irish Leaguewas suspended for seasons 1915/16-1918/19 due to World War I. Shelbourne competed in the Irish League and Irish Cup for the 1920/21 season, but resigned from the league and cup during the season following a dispute with the Irish Football Association. ...

Players

Current Squad

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Darren McKenna, born 28 October 1980 in Celbridge, County Kildare, is an Irish footballer who is currently playing for Shelbourne in the FAI First Division. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... John Brophy (born 25 October, 1986) is an Irish footballer who is currently playing for Shelbourne in the FAI First Division. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Mark Leech, born 9 December 1985 in Dublin, is an Irish footballer for FAI Premier Division club Drogheda United and is currently playing on loan with Shelbourne in the FAI First Division. ... Drogheda United is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Davitt Walsh, born 27 July 1986 in Kerrykeel, County Donegal, is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for FAI Premier Division side Bohemians and is currently on loan at Shelbourne who play in the FAI First Division. ... Bohemian F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile BÃ³ithÃ©imeach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians, are an Irish soccer club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Wayne Byrne (born 17 May, 1986) is an Irish footballer who is currently playing for Shelbourne in the FAI First Division. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Moran on his Derry City debut. ... Derry City F.C. are an Irish football club based in the city of Derry. ...

Notable Former Players

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Club Officials

Manager: Dermot Keely
Assistant Manager: Colin O'Neill
Dermot Keely, (born 8 March 1954 in Dublin) is the current manager of Irish football team Shelbourne FC. The Keely name has been synonymous with League of Ireland football with his late father Peter playing for Shelbourne, his brother Joe played on the same Home Farm FAI Cup winning side...

Notable Former Managers

see also Cat:Shelbourne F.C. managers Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other people called David Jack see David Jack (disambiguation) David Bone Nightingale Jack ( April 3, 1899 - September 10, 1958) was an English footballer, son of Bob Jack. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Gerry Doyle was a football manager in Ireland who spent most of his football career with Shelbourne in the League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Eoin Hand (born March 30 1946 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) was a footballer and football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Pat Fenlon (born in Dublin on March 15, 1969) is the manager of eircom League side, Derry City FC. He was appointed on 08 December, 2006 on a three-year long contract and will fill the void left by former manager, Stephen Kenny. ...

European football

Shelbourne have a long, illustrious history in European competitions, taking on teams such as Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Panathinaikos, Rangers, Rosenborg, Brøndby, Hajduk Split, Deportivo de La Coruña, Lille, and Steaua Bucharest. Shelbourne F.C. have a long, illustrious history in European competitions, taking on teams such as Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, Panathinaikos FC, Rangers, Rosenborg, Deportivo, Lille, AtlÃ©tico Madrid, BrÃ¸ndby, and Odense. ... Sporting Clube de Portugal (pron. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as BarÃ§a (IPA: baÉ¾sa), is a Spanish sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Club AtlÃ©tico de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. ... See also: Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC, also known as PAO or Panathinaikos AO (Greek: Î Î‘ÎŸ - Î Î±Î½Î±Î¸Î·Î½Î±ÏŠÎºÏŒÏ‚ Î‘Î¸Î»Î·Ï„Î¹ÎºÏŒÏ‚ ÎŒÎ¼Î¹Î»Î¿Ï‚ - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos), the Pan-Athenian Athletic Club, is a Greek association football club based in Athens, Greece. ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... Rosenborg Ballklub (RBK) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim. ... BrÃ¸ndby IF is a Danish football club, from the town of BrÃ¸ndby, on the outskirts of Copenhagen. ... Hajduk is one of two greatest and most successful Croatian football clubs alongside with Dinamo Zagreb. ... Real Club Deportivo de La CoruÃ±a, S.A.D. (popular Galician name, Deportivo da CoruÃ±a, abbreviated Depor) is a Spanish football club. ... Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a French football club. ... FC Steaua BucureÅŸti is a Romanian football club based at Ghencea Stadium, Bucharest, Romania. ...

Shelbourne first performed on the European stage in the 1962/63 season, taking on Sporting Lisbon in the European Cup. In recent times, Shelbourne have been ever-present in European competition, and enjoyed a considerable amount of success. Sporting Clube de Portugal (pron. ...

Fans' Groups

Reds Independent

Reds Independent are a Shelbourne supporters group formed in 1998 after Shelbourne FC moved their home UEFA Cup tie with Rangers out of the country and to Prenton Park, the home of Tranmere Rovers FC. The group gives Shelbourne fans an independent voice, something sorely lacking after the Rangers tie was moved abroad, through Red Inc., the longest running fanzine in the League of Ireland. Red Inc. was first produced as a sixteen page publication priced fifty pence for a home league tie against Cork City on 31 January 1999. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Prenton Park is a multi-use stadium in Birkenhead, England. ... Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English football club, based at Prenton Park, Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside. ... A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular subject for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ...

Briogáid Dearg

Briogáid Dearg is the name of the Shelbourne ultras group which was founded in 2003. The name is the Irish translation of "Red Brigade", which is derived from the club nickname "The Reds", and a very old club nickname "The Fire Brigade". The group's logo is a phoenix which represents the recent rebirth of the club on and off the pitch. The phoenix from the Aberdeen Bestiary. ...

The group stands behind the goal in the New Stand (Drumcondra End) of Tolka Park and organise tifo displays, etc. and got no shortage of publicity from the Irish media during Shelbourne's 2004 UEFA Champions League run. The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ...

"BD" as the group are commonly referred to, regularly win "Tifo of the month" on Ultras website www.ultras-tifo.tk. This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

Shelbourne Supporters' Development Group

The Shelbourne Supporters' Development Group was founded in 2006 with the aim of securing badly needed funding from the Shelbourne supporter base. The Group have been promised shares in Shelbourne FC Ltd and representation on the board if it raises a certain amount of money for Shelbourne FC each year.

Shelbourne in the community

Shelbourne have seventeen schoolboy teams competing in the Dublin & District Schoolboy Leagues.

There is also an amateur team playing in the Amateur Football League Division 2 (Saturday).

Shelbourne are involved in a football scholarship programme with Larkin Community College, on Dublin's northside. This scheme is considered to have helped stop the falling enrolment rates, and early leaving of school, in part of Dublin's north inner city. ^[2]

Major Honours

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Records

Results

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Goals / Scorers

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International Caps

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Trivia

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References

Dermot Keely, (born 8 March 1954 in Dublin) is the current manager of Irish football team Shelbourne FC. The Keely name has been synonymous with League of Ireland football with his late father Peter playing for Shelbourne, his brother Joe played on the same Home Farm FAI Cup winning side...

External links

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