Keadue Rovers F.C.

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Keadue Rovers Football Club is a football club based in County Donegal currently playing in the Ulster Senior League. The club was founded in 1896. They play their soccer at Central Park. Nicknamed "The Gulls", Keadue are one of the most well respected junior football clubs in Ireland. The club's most famous past player is Packie Bonner, who signed for Celtic at the age of 17 from Keadue Rovers. Other famous sons to don the clubs famous candystripes were Dennis Bonner Galway United, Tony Boyle All Ireland winner with Donegal in 1992, Martin Ferry (formerly of Ayr United, currently Limavady United), Lee Boyle of Aston Villa and Mark Forker (former of Hearts and currently at Institute). Other names synonymous with the club are it's most successful manager, Manus McCole and Anthony "Dutch Doherty". The clubs most memorable day in recent memory was its centenary celebration in 1996 when Celtic visited Central Park.