Letterkenny Rovers F.C.

Letterkenny Rovers
Full name Letterkenny Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s) Rovers
Founded 1936
(as Letterkenny Crusaders)
Ground Leckview Park,
Letterkenny,
County Donegal
Chairman Dessie Kelly
Manager Trevor Scanlon
League Ulster Senior League
League of Ireland U19 Division
2nd
Website Club website
Letterkenny Rovers in action

Letterkenny Rovers Football Club (Irish: An Cumann Peile Leitir Ceanainn) is an association football club from Ireland, currently competing in the Ulster Senior League. The club is based in Letterkenny and the team play their home games at Leckview Park.

The club work closely with League of Ireland First Division side Finn Harps. Letterkenny Rovers also compete in the FAI Cup.

History

The club was formed in 1936 as Letterkenny Crusaders before being given its current name in 1954.

At the end of 2006, the club began preparation for an application for a semi-professional license to compete in the new A Championship but the Championship was cancelled at the end of the 2011 season. However, in 2010, the club erected a new 200 seater stand at Leckview Park in phase one of the re-development of the venue.[1]

The 2015/2016 season saw Rovers, under the guidance of Eamon McConigley, achieve notable success. Having overcome Derry City Reserves to win the Knockalla Caravans Cup, the first-team went on to reach the final of the FAI Intermediate Cup at the Aviva Stadium, going down 5-0 to Crumlin United.

Colours and badge

Letterkenny Rovers home kit is white jersey, black shorts, red socks. The away kit are black jersey, white shorts and yellow socks.

The club crest is divided into four panels which feature St. Eunan's Cathedral, Conwal Parish Church, a fish and a bridge. There is a football in the centre of the crest.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Rory Kelly
2 Republic of Ireland DF Paul Boyle
3 Republic of Ireland DF Tristan Ferris
4 Republic of Ireland DF Terrance Shiels
5 Northern Ireland DF David Shovlin
6 Republic of Ireland MF Christopher Connaghan
7 Republic of Ireland MF Mark Forker
No. Position Player
8 Republic of Ireland MF Kevin McGrath
9 Republic of Ireland MF Paul McVeigh
10 Republic of Ireland FW Darren McElwaine
11 Nigeria FW Steve Okakpu
12 Republic of Ireland GK Brian McVeigh
13 Republic of Ireland DF Jonathan Minnok
14 Republic of Ireland FW Kevin O'Donnell

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Letterkenny Rovers". Ulster Senior League. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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