Letterkenny Rovers F.C.

Letterkenny Rovers
Full nameLetterkenny Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)Rovers
Founded1936
(as Letterkenny Crusaders)
GroundLeckview Park,
Letterkenny,
County Donegal
ChairmanEamon McConigley
ManagerStephen McConnell
LeagueDonegal League Premier Division
1st
Websitehttp://www.letterkennyroversfc.com

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

The club won a historic treble in the 2024/25 season, winning the Donegal League Premier Division, the Brian McCormick Sports Cup, and Ulster Cup without a single defeat.

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.

The 2021/22 season saw Rovers win the Donegal League Division Two at the first attempt upon it's re-entry to the Donegal Junior League under the guidance of Stephen McConnell.

The 2023/24 season, saw Rovers win the Donegal League First Division and the Brian McCormick Sports Cup.

The 2024/25 season, saw the club win a historic treble by winning the Donegal League Premier Division, the Brian McCormick Sports Cup, and Ulster Cup without a single defeat.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Mark Anthony McGinley
2 DF  IRL Padraic Gilsenan
3 DF  IRL Caolan McConnell
4 DF  IRL Dean McCarry
5 DF  NIR Keith Cowan
6 MF  IRL Chris Malseed
7 MF  RSA Billy Banda Jr
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  IRL Joel Gorman
9 MF  IRL Lee McMonagle
10 FW  IRL Adrian Delap
11 FW  ENG Nathan Plumb
12 GK  IRL Blake Forkan
13 DF  IRL Rory Gallagher
14 FW  IRL Gareth Doherty

Club officials

Source:[2]
Position Name
Manager Stephen McConnell
Assistant Manager/Coach Anthony Gorman

Management

Managers

  • Stephen McConnell (2021 - date)[2]
  • Danny McConnell (Aug 2020 - 2023)[2]
  • Eamonn McConigley (2007 - Aug 2020)[2]
  • Danny McConnell (2003 - 2007)[2]
  

Assistant Managers

  • Anthony Gorman (2023 - date)[2]

Colours and badge

Letterkenny Rovers home kit is white jersey, black shorts, black socks. The away kit are blue jersey, blue shorts and blue 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 f "Danny McConnell takes over at Letterkenny Rovers". Highland Radio. 27 August 2020.
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