Limavady United
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| Full name | Limavady United Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "The Roesiders" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | The Showgrounds, Limavady Co. Londonderry |
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| Capacity | 1,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Paul Kee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Irish Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06 | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Limavady United is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Premier League. The club hails from Limavady, County Londonderry and was formed in 1884 following the amalgamation of Limavady Alexander and Wanderers. They currently play their home matches at The Showgrounds.
Club colours are royal blue and white. Their current manager is John Cunningham,former assistant to previous manager Paul Kee. Recently managed by Tommy Wright (ex N.Ireland International) and Eddie Seydak. Nicknamed 'The Roe-siders'or "The Lims". In the 1880s the club reached two Irish cup Finals, losing both to Distillery, and provided eight internationals to the Irish national team. Limavady famously travelled to Liverpool in 1886, and defeated English kingpins Everton F.C. 1-0. After a long time as a junior team, Limavady rejoined the Irish Premier League in 2003-4, and reached its first Irish cup semi-final in over a century the following season
[edit] Squad
- Pol Brown
- Lee Callaghan
- Michael Carroll
- Tony Clyde
- Niall Cooke
- Ryan Coyle
- John Curran
- Martin Cutmore
- Michael Doherty
- Eamon Doherty
- Martin Ferry
- Neil Harkin
- Michael Hegarty
- Jonathan Hume
- Eoghan Kelly
- Stephen Lowry
- Philip Lowry
- Sean Mc Cabe
- Ryan Mc Creadie
- Edmund Mc Intyre
- Paul Mc Laughlin
- G.O
- Stephen Parkhouse
- Alan Ryan
- Ryan Semple
- Tony Shields
- Marty Smith
- Ryan Stewart
- Vinny Sweeney
- Gareth Tommins
[edit] See also
- Irish Football League Cup
- Irish Cup
- Irish First Division
- Irish Second Division
- Northern Ireland football league system
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Irish Premier League Website
- Irish Football Club Project
- Irish FA Website
- Irish League Forums
| Irish League 2006-2007 | ||
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| Irish Premier League
Armagh City | Ballymena United | Cliftonville | Crusaders | Coleraine | Donegal Celtic | Dungannon Swifts | Glenavon | Glentoran | Larne | Limavady United | Linfield | Lisburn Distillery | Loughgall | Newry City | Portadown | |
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| Irish First Division
Ards | Ballinamallard United | Banbridge Town | Bangor | Carrick Rangers | Coagh United | Dundela | Institute | Harland & Wolff Welders | Moyola Park | Portstewart | Tobermore United | |
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| Irish Second Division
Annagh United | Ballyclare Comrades | Ballymoney United | Brantwood | Chimney Corner | Dergview | Glebe Rangers | Lurgan Celtic | Oxford United Stars | PSNI | Queen's University | Wakehurst | |
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