Crumlin United F.C.
| Full name | Crumlin United Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Ground | Pearse Park |
| League | Leinster Senior League |
| 2011/12 | 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
Crumlin United Football Club is an Irish football club, founded in 1967 and known locally as "Crumlin boys". The club is one of the biggest producers of football talent in Ireland. They are linked with Nottingham Forest. Their main rival is Cherry Orchard,.
The club plays at Pearse Park in Crumlin, Windmill Road, Dublin 12. The club currently has teams in the Dublin District Schoolboys League and Leinster Senior League. The club is managed by Martin Loughran who is also on the Leinster Senior League committee.
FIFA registration case
The club successfully initiated a landmark appeal, to FIFA, in February 2004 in order to receive compensation for the development of Robbie Keane as a schoolboy. The case, though supported by FAI, was opposed by the FA, the Premier League and the Football League.[1] The compensation of (€)126,000, by Tottenham Hotspur, enabled a new all-weather floodlit pitch to be constructed.
Honours
Crumlin won the Leinster Senior League title in June 2008, for the first time, and also were runners up in the Metropolitan Cup when they were defeated by Wayside Celtic, In May 2009 Crumlin won the FAI Intermediate Cup for the first time in their club history with a 3-2 win over Bluebell United.
Past Players
- Robbie Keane
- Seán O'Connor
- Tony Griffiths
- Conor Clifford
- Dean Kelly
- Gary McCabe
- Richie Towell
- Paul McCabe
- Gavin Gunning
- Aaron Doran
- Mark Byrne
- Adam Rooney
- Daniel Purdy
- Padraig Ormsby
- Daniel Devine
- Dean Delany
- Jamie Duffy
- Darragh Reynor
- Andrew Boyle
- Jason Gavin
- Padraig Amond
- Eoin Doyle
- Dean Allen
- Babao Figo
References
- ↑ O'Neill-Cummins, Mark (13 November 2003). "FAI welcome ruling by FIFA". RTÉ. RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd. Retrieved 3 January 2014.