Leicester Celtic A.F.C.
| Full name | Leicester Celtic Association Football Club | |
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| Ground | Loreto Park, Nutgrove, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14[1] | |
| League | Leinster Senior League Dublin and District Schoolboys League | |
| Website | http://www.leicesterceltic.ie | |
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Leicester Celtic A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Rathfarnham, Dublin. The club's senior team compete in the Leinster Senior League, and have previously won the Leinster Senior League Division 2A title.[2] Youth sides compete in the Dublin and District Schoolboys League and have previously contested the FAI Youth Cup.[3]
History
Leicester Celtic was founded in 1967 by Michael Flaherty[4] and Father C.F. Lee, then a curate in the Rathgar parish.[5] In return for financial assistance from the parish, the name of a local street, Leicester Avenue, was to be used in the club name.[5] In their first season, Celtic fielded one team at under-17 level. The following season two teams at under-14 and under-18 represented the club. Since 2009 Leicester Celtic has been affiliated with the Welsh football club Swansea City AFC.[5]
Ground
Leicester Celtic moved around many times in the early years, playing home games in Bushy Park and Marlay Park before eventually moving to the current base of Loreto Park in the 1980s.[6] In 2003, an investment of €1 million saw Leicester Celtic build their own all-weather floodlit playing facility and clubhouse beside the pitches in Loreto.[7]
Notable former players
Republic of Ireland internationals
Republic of Ireland under-21 internationals
League of Ireland XI players
Other sports
The following former Leicester Celtic players have represented Ireland at various other sports.
Ray Cosgrove – Dublin GAA player, represented Ireland international rules football team[8]- Scott Evans – badminton player, represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics[8]
- Eric Miller – represented Ireland national rugby union team and the British and Irish Lions[8]
- David Gillick – international track and field athlete[8]
References
- ^ "Clubs - Leicester Celtic". soccer-ireland.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Senior Team Wins League Title". leicesterceltic.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ "FAI Umbro Youth Challenge Cup 2009/'10". fai.ie. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Where are they now?". independent.ie. April 2012.
- ^ a b c "History". leicesterceltic.ie. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Leicester Celtic FC History". leicesterceltic.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ "All-Weather Facility". leicesterceltic.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ex Players". leicesterceltic.ie. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2015.