St Catherine's F.C.
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| Full name | St Catherine's Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Saints |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Ground | Emerald Park |
| League | Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division |
St Catherine's Football Club is an association football club based in Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland.
The team play in the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division, the first tier of the Donegal Junior League.[1]
Their most famous former player is Séamus Coleman, who went on to play for League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers, transferred to English Premier League side Everton and took over as captain of the Republic of Ireland national football team during the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament in France.[2][3]
Notable players
[edit]- Manus Boyle — as a Gaelic footballer won the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[2][3]
- Séamus Coleman — did actually pursue a professional career in association football[2][3]
- Aaron Doherty — Gaelic footballer for Donegal[4]
- Patrick McBrearty — as a Gaelic footballer won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[5]
- Hugh McFadden — unused substitute as a Gaelic footballer during the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final[3]
- Barry McGowan — as a Gaelic footballer won the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[2][3]
- Ryan McHugh — played as a Gaelic footballer in the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final[6]
References
[edit]- ^ McNulty, Chris (15 April 2016). "Here's how the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division race is shaping up". Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Foley, Alan (9 June 2016). "From Killybegs to Saint-Denis: charting Seamus Coleman's rise to the top". The42.ie. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
Manus Boyle scored nine points for Donegal when they shocked Dublin to win the 1992 All-Ireland and Barry McGowan was the county's most stylish defender then. Both were still lining out for Killybegs when a scrawny 16-year-old Coleman joined them.
- ^ a b c d e Foley, Alan (25 June 2015). "Hugh McFadden takes scenic route to Donegal set-up". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
McFadden is from the fishing town in south-west Donegal, a place where ... the soccer equivalent, St Catherine's FC... The hallways at ... Emerald Park contain dozens of team photographs showing the likes of Republic of Ireland and Everton right-back Seamus Coleman, as well as former county [Gaelic] footballers Declan Boyle, Barry McGowan and Manus Boyle, who scored nine points in the 1992 All-Ireland final as Donegal overcame Dublin. 'Like any of the rest of the lads in Killybegs, my interest in soccer started at St Catherine's,' 21-year-old McFadden says.
- ^ Devlin, Michael (7 March 2020). "Donegal star Doherty geared up for Tyrone test in EirGrid Ulster U-20 final". Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
Doherty's eye for goal, and his penalty expertise, could be put down to his impressive soccer credentials. As a youngster he played for local club St Catherine's FC, where one Seamus Coleman started out, and plays in the wintertime for Donegal League side Letterbarrow Celtic.
- ^ "Donegal star McBrearty recalls 'fantastic' time at Celtic with McHugh: The Donegal star was close to becoming a professional soccer player before Gaelic football came calling". The42.ie. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ McCarry, Patrick. "Ryan McHugh reveals more details on the game that got him a trial in England". Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McHugh said: 'I was down playing with St Catherine's, which is the club down beside Kilcar and I played good one day. A Reading scout spotted me and I went over and played with their Under 16s. It was a great experience'... McHugh explained that he played in a different position to Donegal's most successful soccer import of recent years - Everton and Ireland right-back Seamus Coleman. 'I was playing centre midfielder'.