Letterkenny Rovers F.C.

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Letterkenny Rovers
Letterkenny Rovers Crest.jpg
Full nameLetterkenny Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)Rovers
Founded1936
(as Letterkenny Crusaders)
GroundLeckview Park,
Letterkenny,
County Donegal
ChairmanDessie Kelly
ManagerTrevor Scanlon
LeagueUlster Senior League
League of Ireland U19 Division
2nd
WebsiteClub 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 Premier Division side Finn Harps. Letterkenny Rovers also compete in the FAI Senior 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.

Current squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Melon
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul O’Sullivan
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Oran Fox
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jp Hegarty
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Bradley Brown
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Cormac Mooney
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Morgan Murray
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Braonan Walker
9 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McVeigh
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Darren McElwaine
11 FW Nigeria NGA Steve Okakpu
12 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Brian McVeigh
13 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Minnok
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron McGurk

Club officials[]

Source:[2]
Position Name
Manager Republic of Ireland Danny McConnell
Assistant Manager/Coach Republic of Ireland Anthony Gorman

Management[]

Managers

  • Republic of Ireland Danny McConnell (Aug 2020 - date)[2]
  • Republic of Ireland Eamonn McConigley (? - Aug 2020)[2]
  • Republic of Ireland Danny McConnell (2003 - 2007)[2]
  

Assistant Managers

  • Republic of Ireland Anthony Gorman (Before Aug 2020 - date)[2]

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.

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Letterkenny Rovers". Ulster Senior League. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Danny McConnell takes over at Letterkenny Rovers". Highland Radio. 27 August 2020.

External links[]

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