Shamrock Rovers
Full name	Shamrock Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Hoops Rovers
Founded	1901
Ground	N/A (Tenants of Tolka Park) (Capacity 10,000)
Chairman	Jonathan Roche
Manager	Pat Scully
League	FAI Premier Division
2007	5th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Ireland. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Tolka Park ( is a football ground located in the north Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, on the northern banks of the River Tolka. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Pat Scully (born June 23, 1970 in Dublin) is the current manager of Shamrock Rovers F The FAI eircom League of Ireland Premier Division (or eircom League Premier, as commonly referred to in the media and by the public is the top tier of the Republic Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. They play in the FAI Premier Division of the FAI League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish footballing history. The FAI eircom League of Ireland Premier Division (or eircom League Premier, as commonly referred to in the media and by the public is the top tier of the Republic The FAI eircom League of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland 's current national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League The club have won the league title a record 15 times, including four times a row in the 1980s, along with the FAI Cup a record 24 times, including six times in a row in the 1960s. The FAI Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knock-out Association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic They are also noted for being the first Irish team to take part in European competition. In addition, they were also the first Irish club to play in the European Cup, playing the Busby Babes of Manchester United in 1958. The Busby Babes were a group of Manchester United players recruited and trained by the club's assistant manager Jimmy Murphy, who progressed from the club's youth Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Further, Shamrock Rovers were one of the European club teams which spent the 1967 season in the United States founding the North American Soccer League, representing Boston as the Boston Rovers. North American Soccer League (NASL was a professional soccer League with teams in the United States of America (U Boston Rovers were a United States soccer team that competed in the United Soccer Association league in 1967 Shamrock Rovers have also supplied more different players to the Republic of Ireland national football team (62 in all) than any other single club. The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. On all-Ireland competitions such as the Setanta Cup and its predecessors such as the Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup, they hold the record as well, with 6 cups won overall^[1] , more than any other Irish team. The Setanta Sports Cup, commonly known as the Setanta Cup, is a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of The Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup was a Soccer competition that ran for eight Seasons in Ireland between and including 1941/42-1948/49

Shamrock Rovers were founded in Ringsend, Dublin in 1901, though the gates at their former ground, Glenmalure Park, indicated the club was founded in 1899. There is also a village called "Ring's End" in the English County of Cambridgeshire Ringsend ( is a Southside Events January 1 - The centenary of the Act of Union is celebrated by British forces in Ireland. They are currently tenants of Tolka Park in Drumcondra, Dublin, where they play their home games. Tolka Park ( is a football ground located in the north Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, on the northern banks of the River Tolka. Drumcondra is the name of several places Drumcondra Dublin, Ireland a residential area on the Northside of Dublin The club have been without a permanent home since 1987, when a former director sold their ground, Glenmalure Park in Milltown, Dublin. Events January 20 - Labour ministers resign from the government over a disagreement over budget proposals Glenmalure Park, often simply known as "Milltown" was a football stadium and home to Shamrock Rovers, Ireland 's most successful football club Milltown may refer to Places in Ireland: Milltown County Kerry Milltown Dublin, a suburb of Dublin and its station on the Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. They plan to play their home games in the Tallaght Stadium beginning in the 2009 season. Tallaght Stadium is a Stadium currently under construction in Tallaght in South Dublin County, Ireland.

Contents 1 History 2 Colours and badge 3 Other Teams 3.1 Schoolboys 3.2 Tallaght Community Stadium 4 Shamrock Rovers Ownership 4.1 Supporters Clubs 4.2 Fanzines 5 Shamrock Rovers in the Community 6 Honours and Milestones 6.1 European Record 6.2 Notable Results 6.3 Milestones 7 Managers 8 Players 8.1 Current squad 8.2 Player of the Year Award recipients 8.3 Selected Former Players 8.4 Record Player Statistics 9 References 10 External links

History

The club originally hail from the inner-Dublin suburb of Ringsend. The Present Today Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys have teams from u7s to u18s playing in the Dublin & District Schoolboys League and there are currently sixteen teams with a total There is also a village called "Ring's End" in the English County of Cambridgeshire Ringsend ( is a Southside The name of the club derives from Shamrock Avenue in Ringsend, where the first club rooms were secured. From the early 1920s until 1987, Shamrock Rovers played at Glenmalure Park, Milltown. Glenmalure Park, often simply known as "Milltown" was a football stadium and home to Shamrock Rovers, Ireland 's most successful football club Milltown ( Baile an Mhuilinn in Irish) Dublin 6, Ireland, is a suburb on the southside of Dublin.

On the 26th of January 1958 Rovers played Drums in the first ever all ticket clash in the League of Ireland. Events February 6 - Dublin 's Liam Whelan is among the dead when a plane carrying the Manchester United team crashes in Munich

Up until the 1970s, Shamrock Rovers were well supported, attracting over 20,000 people regularly to Glenmalure Park and up to 30,000 for cup finals and European matches at Dalymount Park. Dalymount Park is a football Stadium situated in north Dublin. Ultimately a combination of poor results, the competition from televised football from abroad and other attractions meant that by the late 1980s the club's crowds averaged between 400 and 1,500. ^[2]

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In 1987, the club's home ground was sold by the then owners, the Kilcoyne family. It was subsequently demolished and developed for housing. Supporters waged a long and acrimonious but futile campaign to save the ground. Home games were boycotted by fans, ultimately forcing out the Kilcoynes as owners. The club has been without a home from that time until the present. The most stable period since was while playing at the Royal Dublin Society's grounds in Ballsbridge, Dublin between 1990 and 1996. The RDS (also known as the Royal Dublin Society but now rarely expanded or Cumann Ríoga Bhaile Átha Cliath ( CRBÁC) in Irish, was founded Ballsbridge ( Droichead na Dothra in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, named for the bridge spanning the River Dodder on During this time, Rovers won a league trophy (in 1994) and attracted reasonable crowds. The club chairman, John McNamara, sold out his interest in 1996 to a new consortium who, within a few months, announced plans to bring Rovers to a new stadium in Tallaght on Dublin's south-side. Tallaght (pronounced /'tælæ/ Tamhlacht is the largest town and county seat, of South Dublin County, Ireland. Since then the club have been trying to develop this stadium in Tallaght and have played their home matches at several venues all over the city including Tolka Park, Richmond Park and the athletics venue at Morton Stadium in Santry. Tallaght (pronounced /'tælæ/ Tamhlacht is the largest town and county seat, of South Dublin County, Ireland. Tolka Park ( is a football ground located in the north Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, on the northern banks of the River Tolka. Richmond Park is a football Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. It is the home ground for Irish football team Morton Stadium, or the National Athletics Stadium, is an athletics Stadium in Santry, in the north of Dublin City. Santry ( is a suburb on the Northside of Dublin, bordering Coolock, Glasnevin and Ballymun. Their current 'home' ground is Tolka Park.

Shamrock Rovers experienced severe financial troubles during the 2005 season, due to overspending and an accumulation of massive debts and spent a period under examinership (a form of financial administration). Administration is a procedure under the Insolvency laws of a number of Common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies The supporters association, 'the 400 club', who had been bankrolling the club during the examinership process assumed control of the club. This group, now known as the Shamrock Rovers Members club, run the club on a not-for-profit basis.

The club was relegated for the first time in its history in the 2005 season losing out in a promotion/relegation play-off to the now-defunct Dublin City. Dublin City Football Club were an Irish Association football club that played in the Football League of Ireland. However, they won the First Division title in 2006 and made a return to the Premier Division where in 2007 they finished 5th.

Colours and badge

Shamrock Rovers kit is green and white hoops after Belfast Celtic donated a set of hooped jerseys. Belfast Celtic Football Club was a former Irish football club that was founded in 1891, and was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until The first game with the new hooped jerseys was against Bray in a cup match in September 1926. 2007 sees the first season where the hoops are not continuous around the jersey. This is due to a FIFA regulation which states that clubs with hooped or striped jerseys must have the player's number on a square of plain colour. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football)

The away colours of the club have varied considerably over time. In the early 1980s, the club had a yellow away jersey. In the mid-1990s a hooped purple jersey was adopted. The official away kit for Shamrock Rovers is now black with some green trimmings. There is also a third choice kit available, which is green.

The club crest features a football and a shamrock, and has done so throughout the history of the club, with only minor alterations. The shamrock, a symbol of Ireland and a registered trademark of the Republic of Ireland, is a three-leafed old white Clover, sometimes of Changes include the style of the shamrock and the width of the diagonal lines.

Other Teams

Schoolboys

Shamrock Rovers F. C. and Tallaght Town A. F. C. merged in 1997 to form a new schoolboys section to serve the Tallaght area in South West Dublin. Tallaght Town A. F. C. remained in operation with three intermediate teams participating in the Leinster Senior League. Two of these teams remain in operation today but are now playing under the name of Shamrock Rovers. Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys have teams from u7s to u18s playing in the Dublin District Schoolboys League and have continued to grow each year since 1997. There are currently sixteen teams with a total of 208 players and these are looked after by 35 managers and coaches.

In 2002 the Under 17 team came through eight rounds to beat off the best and lift the Football Association of Ireland All Ireland Youths Cup. In 2003/2004 the then Under 14 team won the DDSL Major Division unbeaten and added the Harmon Cup to make it a memorable double. In the 2005 Northern Ireland Milk Cup, Shamrock Rovers took on Barcelona and did the club and Tallaght proud with a superb performance in a game in which they were unlucky to lose 2-1. ^[3]Barcelona went on to win the tournament.

The Rovers youth team took part in the prestigious international Dallas Cup in April 2007 in Texas, USA. The Dallas Cup is an international football tournament for invited youth teams held annually in Dallas Texas. Rovers were the first ever Irish club to take part.

Tallaght Community Stadium

In the 1990s Shamrock Rovers were granted land in the Dublin suburb of Tallaght to build a new stadium. On Thursday 30 March, 2000, An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern turned the sod at the site. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern ( Irish: Pádraig Parthalán Ó hEachthairn, born 12 September 1951 is an Irish politician who served However, work on the stadium ceased in 2001 and in March, 2005 South Dublin County Council announced that they were taking back the land that they had granted to the club, as the conditions of the planning permission had not been met. The County of South Dublin (Contae Átha Cliath Theas is a county in Ireland, with its county seat located in Tallaght. A public consultation process was initiated in July 2005 and a resolution was passed in December 2005 to alter the stadium to accommodate senior GAA games while still having Shamrock Rovers as the preferred tenants. This decision was subject to additional government funding. This funding was not made available and on 13 January 2006 the council voted to proceed with the original plan. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks

This second vote was challenged by a local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Thomas Davis who wanted the 13 January 2006 vote declared illegal thus forcing the county council to build the GAA stadium. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Thomas Davis is a Gaelic Athletic Association club with extensive grounds and a clubhouse located on the Kiltipper Road in Tallaght, County Dublin Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Thomas Davis claimed that the capacity of the stadium (initially 6,000, ultimately 10,000) would not be affected by the change, the other parties involved disputed this and argued that the capacity would be reduced. ^[4]. Requests under the freedom of information act to both South Dublin County Council and the Department of Sport showed that Thomas Davis had not submitted any plans showing that capacity would not be affected. ^[5]

Thomas Davis GAA club instituted judicial review proceedings in the High Court in May 2006. Judicial review is the power of the courts to annul the acts of the executive and/or the legislative power where it finds them incompatible with a higher norm The High Court (An Ard-Chúirt of Ireland is a Court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases and also Their main argument was that the decision of the council on 13 February, 2006 to revert to the original plans for the stadium, which did not include a senior GAA pitch, was unlawful. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed ^[6] Their submission on the technical point was accompanied by cultural arguments that 'the youth of Tallaght will be restricted to a diet of Association football' and that a soccer-only ground would place the 'applicant at a severe disadvantage in attracting the youth of Tallaght to the club, the sport and the GAA culture^[7]'. However the stadium, with the original design, could accommodate junior GAA games as the pitch used at this level fits within the stadium's dimensions. It was only senior GAA games that would not have been facilitated. ^[8]

The then Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donoghue, consistently supported the government decision to support the stadium with soccer pitch dimensions. The Minister for Arts Sport and Tourism (Aire Ealaíon Spóirt agus Turasóireachta is the senior minister at the Department of Arts Sport and Tourism in the John O'Donoghue (Seán Ó Donnchú born 28 May 1956 is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is the current Ceann Comhairle (speaker of Dáil ^[9]. ^[10]

The GAA can't be facilitated in the stadium – it is as simple as that. I don’t know why they are persisting with it. They are simply holding up Shamrock Rovers from moving in, that’s all that will come of any action. It can go to a hearing but there will be no climbdown by the Government. It is proposed to be the new home stadium for Shamrock Rovers and will have a capacity for 6,000 spectators. The stadium would need to be redesigned to accommodate Gaelic games. The GAA have their own site in Rathcoole and there are 24 acres there that are to be developed and I have said that I would help them with that but that’s not enough for them. ^[11]

—John O'Donoghue T. John O'Donoghue (Seán Ó Donnchú born 28 May 1956 is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is the current Ceann Comhairle (speaker of Dáil D. , Minister for Sport, Arts and Tourism

On Thursday, 14 December, 2006 the Football Association of Ireland pledged financial assistance for the Hoops’ High Court battle involving Thomas Davis. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people The Football Association of Ireland ( FAI; Irish: Cumann Peile na h-Éireann) is the governing body for the sport of association football (soccer

We want to see Shamrock Rovers playing in the Tallaght Community Stadium – and as soon as possible. We have been working hard behind the scenes with the various stakeholders over the past two years to see Tallaght completed for soccer in the area. ^[12]

—John Delaney, FAI Chief Executive

The judicial review began on 20 April, 2007 and concluded on 14 December, 2007. John Delaney is the current Chief Executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI Delaney became acting chief executive of the FAI in December 2004 and took up Judicial review is the power of the courts to annul the acts of the executive and/or the legislative power where it finds them incompatible with a higher norm Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people In the High Court decision Mr. Justice Roderick Murphy found in favour of South Dublin Co. Council and Shamrock Rovers. ^[13]South Dublin Co. Council were correct in their 13th February 2006 vote to proceed with the stadium as originally planned. An application by Thomas Davis for leave to appeal this decision to the Supreme court was refused by Judge Murphy on 25 January, 2008. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Building commenced on the stadium on the 6th of May 2008. ^[14] Shamrock Rovers will play their first 'home' game in over 20 years in the Stadium in 2009.

Shamrock Rovers Ownership

The Shamrock Rovers Members Club was originally formed as the 400 Club in 2002, whereby supporters donate a fixed amount of money each month to help finance the football club. The monthly amount is €50. Initially the 400 Club was intended to secure a mortgage for the construction of the Tallaght Stadium. A mortgage is the pledging of a property to a Lender as a security for a Mortgage loan. Tallaght Stadium is a Stadium currently under construction in Tallaght in South Dublin County, Ireland. However, it later developed into an independent supporters association that ended up taking over the club in 2005. The 400 Club played a crucial part in paying for Rovers' recent progress through Examinership. They paid off a portion of the club's debts and then assumed responsibility for the running of the football club. The members club has a Board of Directors known as Trustees. The Board is elected once a year. Each person who donates has one vote in relation to this Board. After the Examinership period, the Board of Trustees also became the Board of Directors of Shamrock Rovers Football Club. At the 2006 annual general meeting of the 400 Club there was a vote to rename the club as the SRFC Members Club. At the 2008 AGM the monthly subscription was increased to €50 per month which is the first increase since the formation of the club. Currently, there are over 500 members. Membership is open to all supporters of Shamrock Rovers.

Supporters Clubs

Shamrock Rovers has several supporters clubs. Latest club details and events are published in Hoops Scene, the matchday programme and every Wednesday in the Evening Herald. The Evening Herald is a Tabloid evening Newspaper published in Dublin, Ireland by Independent News & Media. It is not uncommon for fans to belong to several supporters clubs.

Alphabetical list of Supporters Clubs:

• Derek Tracey No. 1 Crumlin Hoops Supporters Club

Formerly known as Crumlin Hoops SC who were founded in 1996, the club changed it's name at the 2006 Legends night in recognition of Derek Tracey who spent his entire career at Rovers. Based in Crumlin.

• Glenmalure No. 1 Supporters Club

The Glenmalure No. 1 Supporters Club was founded in 1993.

• Hoops Supporters Club

The Hoops Supporters Clubs was founded in 1991. The club runs buses to all away games. ^[15]

• Jim McLaughlin Supporters Club

The Jim McLaughlin Supporters Club is the newest supporters club and was founded in 2007.

• Pride of Dublin Supporters Club

The Pride of Dublin Supporters Club was founded in 1996 is based in Sandyford.

• Pride of Ringsend Supporters Club {Bród na Rinne}

The Pride Of Ringsend Supporters Club was founded in 2006 and is based in Ringsend, Rovers birthplace. The club HQ is The Hobblers End in Ringsend village. http://porsc.blogspot.com/

• SRFC Ultras

Rather than being an official supporters club, the Ultras are a group of supporters who aim to enhance matchdays by creating a carnival atmosphere. This is achieved mainly by flying large flags, singing continuously, and organising special displays. http://www.srfcultras.org/

• Tallaght Hoops Supporters Club

The Tallaght Hoops Supporters Club was founded in early 1999 and are based in Tallaght.

Fanzines

Over the years Shamrock Rovers fans have produced several fanzines. There is currently no fanzine, and the growth of on-line discussion forums has been blamed for this decline.

• Glenmalure Gazette (22 issues running from November 1988 to March 1991)
• Hooped on a Feeling - Published one issue in September 1996.
• Hoops Upside Your Head
• Some Ecstasy - published for three seasons from 1992/93 and 1994/95.

Shamrock Rovers in the Community

Shamrock Rovers are active participants of the Show Racism the Red Card Ireland initiative. This includes giving out 'Show Racism the Red Card' posters at some matches during the season and promoting racial equality through all its teams and through its community involvement.

Football is great for bringing people of all nationalities together. We need to encourage this in our everyday lives. We also need to recognise that talent comes from within regardless of race, colour or creed. ^[16]

—Pat Scully, Pat Scully, Manager, Shamrock Rovers F. C.

As part of its community-based ethos, Shamrock Rovers operates Scholarships covering all levels of education. In conjunction with IT Tallaght, the club offers third level education to players, and has more recently introduced a scholarship scheme that facilitates primary school students through the Junior Certificate cycle. ^[17]

Honours and Milestones

• League titles: 15 (a record)
  • 1922-23, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1931-32, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1993-94

• First Division title: 1
  • 2006

• FAI Cups: 24 (a record)
  • 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987

• League Cups: 1
  • 1976-77

• League of Ireland Shield: 18
  • 1924-25, 1926-27, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68. See also Shamrock Rovers FC The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or later the eircom League (from the league's sponsorship by Irish telecommunications The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or later the eircom League (from the league's sponsorship by Irish telecommunications The FAI Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knock-out Association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic The Football League of Ireland Cup is a football competition open to all Football League of Ireland clubs and sometimes invited clubs from non league football The League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted

• Leinster Senior Cup: 16
  • 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1982, 1985, 1997

Full list of Shamrock Rovers Honours. The Leinster Senior Cup a discontinued Association Football cup based that was contested between the top League Of Ireland sides based in the province in

European Record

Shamrock Rovers have a long history in European competitions. They were the first Irish side to enter European competition, and in the 1960s and again in the 1980s, they featured regularly in Europe. Rovers have had some success in European competitions, notably in the UEFA Intertoto-Cup in recent years. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for They have beaten teams from Luxembourg, Cyprus, Iceland, Germany, Turkey and Poland. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Their biggest win was 4-0 against Fram Reykjavik in 1982, while their biggest defeat was 7-0 against Górnik Zabrze in 1994. Knattspyrnufélagið Fram (literally Footballclub Forward, known as Fram Reykjavík when competing in European competitions is an Icelandic sports club Górnik Zabrze ( pron ˈgurɲik ˈzabʐɛ) is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Some more of their most notable European performances included:

• a 2-2 draw and 1-0 defeat to Valencia CF in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1963-64
• a 1-1 draw and 2-1 defeat to Real Zaragoza in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965-66
• a 1-1 draw and 3-2 defeat to Bayern München in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966-67
• a 2-1 win over FC Schalke 04 in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969-70
• a 2-1 win and 1-0 win over Odra Wodzislaw in the UEFA Intertoto-Cup 2003

Their overall European record is:

European Champion Clubs' Cup

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Scored	Conceded
14	0	4	10	7	28

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Scored	Conceded
16	5	2	9	19	27

UEFA Cup

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Scored	Conceded
8	2	0	6	8	18

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Scored	Conceded
6	3	0	3	7	10

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup*

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Scored	Conceded
4	0	2	2	4	6

Total

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Scored	Conceded
48	10	8	30	45	89

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Notable Results

• Record Win
  • 11-0 Bray Unknowns F.C., League, 28th October 1928 at Milltown

• Record Losses
  • 0-7 v St James's Gate F.C., League, 22nd April 1937
  • 0-7 v Cork City F.C., Dublin City Cup, 31st August 1938
  • 0-7 v Górnik Zabrze, UEFA Cup 1994-95

• Other games of note
  • 5-1 win against Red Star Belgrade, 16 July 1961, Polo Grounds, New York (Scorers: Tony Byrne (2), Frank O'Neill, Paddy Ambrose, Liam Tuohy)
  • 1-0 win against Sporting Lisbon, 16 August 1985, Estádio José Alvalade (Scorer: Harry Kenny)
  • 1-0 win against Arsenal F.C., 25th February 1986, Glenmalure Park (Scorer: Noel Larkin)
  • 2-0 win against Manchester United, 14th August 1986, Shay Brennan testimonial, Glenmalure Park (Scorers: Mick Bennett, Liam O'Brien)
  • 2-1 win against Manchester United, 18th March 1987, Glenmalure Park, (Scorers: Noel Larkin, Mick Byrne)

Milestones

• 100th League Game: Saturday 24th September 1927, 3-1 win against Athlone Town at Milltown. Bray Unknowns were a football club who played in the Football League of Ireland for nineteen seasons from 1924/25 to 1942/43 St James's Gate FC is an Irish football club that currently plays in the Leinster Senior League. Cork City FC ( Irish: Cumann Peile Chathair Chorcaigh) is an Irish football club playing in the FAI Premier Division. The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides (and not just those from Dublin Górnik Zabrze ( pron ˈgurɲik ˈzabʐɛ) is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants Frank O'Neill (born April 13 1940, Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish footballer who spent most of his career at Shamrock Patrick "Paddy" Ambrose (born 17 October 1928 &ndash 22 February 2002) was a professional football player and coach from Dublin Liam Tuohy (born April 27 1933, East Wall, Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish footballer and manager Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting, one of the country's biggest clubs Harry Kenny (born 13 April 1962 in Dublin) is a retired Irish footballer who spent 13 seasons playing for Shamrock Rovers. Noel Larkin (born 1955 in Athlone is a former Irish footballer who played for Athlone Town, Shamrock Rovers and Derry City. Seamus Anthony "Shay" Brennan ( May 6, 1937 - June 9 2000) born in Manchester, England; was an Irish Liam O'Brien (b September 5 1964, Dublin) is a former footballer who played for Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers, Manchester Mick Byrne (born 14 January, 1960 in Dublin) was an Irish football player during the 1970s 1980s and 1990s Athlone Town AFC (Cumann Peile Bhaile Áth Luain is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland.
• 500th League Game: Wednesday 21st April 1948, 2-0 win against Shelbourne at Milltown.
• 1000th League Game: Saturday 20th February 1971, 1-0 loss at Dundalk. Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland.
• 1500th League Game: Sunday 22nd January 1989, a 2-0 win against Athlone Town at Dalymount.
• 1700th League Game: Saturday 2nd of March 1996, a 2-0 win at Galway United. Galway United FC (Irish Cumann Peile Ghaillimh Aontaithe) was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937.
• 2000th League Game: Friday 22nd October 2004, a 2-1 loss to Drogheda United at Richmond. Drogheda United FC ( Irish: Cumann Peile Dhroichead Átha Aontaithe) is an Irish football club currently playing in the

• Rovers 1000th League win came on Friday 18th of August 2006 when Kilkenny City were beaten 2-0 at Tolka Park with goals by Anthony Flood and Tadhg Purcell. Anthony 'Anto' Flood (born December 31 1984 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer playing with Shelbourne in Tadhg Purcell (born 2 September 1985) is a striker who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers F

At the end of the 2007 season Rovers overall league record is:

Played: 2106 Won: 1023 Drew: 507 Lost: 576 GF: 4005 GA: 2637 Points: 2781

Padraig Amond scored Rovers 4000th League goal on the 14th of September 2007 in a 4-0 win over Galway United. Padraig Amond (born 15 April 1988) is an Irish football striker who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers in the Eircom League of Ireland

Managers

• John Giles
• Jim McLaughlin
• Mick Byrne
• Ray Treacy
• Damien Richardson
• Liam Buckley
• Roddy Collins
• Pat Scully

Players

Current squad

As of February 2008

No. Johnny Giles (born 6 November 1940 in Dublin) is an Irish former Association football midfielder who played for Leeds United in the 1960s Jim McLaughlin (born 22 December 1940 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer and was later a football manager in the League Mick Byrne (born 14 January, 1960 in Dublin) was an Irish football player during the 1970s 1980s and 1990s Ray Treacy (born 18 June 1946 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer Damien John Richardson (born 2 August 1947, Dublin) is an Irish football manager and former player Liam Buckley (born April 14 1960 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional football player and manager and current manager Roddy Collins (born 7 August 1961 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional football player and manager television pundit and plastering contractor Pat Scully (born June 23, 1970 in Dublin) is the current manager of Shamrock Rovers F PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove Position Player GK Barry Murphy GK Karl Coleman GK Stephen O'Brien DF Aidan Price (captain) DF Ger O’Brien DF Pat Flynn DF Darren Stapleton DF Daragh Maguire DF Danny O'Connor DF Barry Ferguson DF Glenn Walsh DF Mark Langtry DF David Vickery MF Stephen Rice

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Barry Murphy (born 8 June 1985 in Dublin) is a professional footballer currently playing for Shamrock Rovers. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Karl Coleman (born 19 November 1988) is an Irish Association football goalkeeper playing for Shamrock Rovers F In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Stephen O'Brien, (born 18 January 1971 in Dublin) is a footballer, currently playing with Eircom League side Shamrock Rovers In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Aidan Price (born December 8, 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, currently playing as a defender for Shamrock Rovers In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ger O'Brien (born 2 July 1984) is an Irish football defender, who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers in the In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Pat Flynn (born 13 January 1985 in Dublin) is a defender currently playing for Shamrock Rovers F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Darren Stapleton (born 19 March 1987 in Dublin is an Irish football player currently signed to Shamrock Rovers. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Darragh Maguire (born February 6, 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish Football player who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Danny O'Connor (born September 28 1980) is a Football (soccer player who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Barry Ferguson (born 7 September 1979 in Dublin is an Irish professional football player for Shamrock Rovers in Dublin but is on loan to Sporting Fingal In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Stephen Rice (born in Dublin, October 6 1984) is an Irish footballer currently on the transfer list at Shamrock Rovers in the League Position Player MF John Martin MF David Tyrrell MF Eric McGill MF Dessie Baker MF Chris Mulhall MF Robbie Creevy MF Ross Moran MF Sean O'Connor FW Padraig Amond FW Tadhg Purcell FW Alan Murphy FW Eoin Doyle DF Dean Lawrence (on loan to Shelbourne FC) FW Ciarán Kilduff (on loan to Kildare County FC)

Manager: Pat Scully

U21 Manager: John Moore

Player of the Year Award recipients

Year	Player	Year	Player	Year	Player
1979/80	Robbie Gaffney	1980/81	Harry Kenny	1981/82	Liam Buckley
1982/83	Liam Buckley	1983/84	Alan Campbell	1984/85	Pat Byrne
1985/86	Mick Neville	1986/87	Jody Byrne	1987/88	Mick Byrne
1988/89	Jody Byrne	1989/90	Vinny Arkins	1990/91	Dave Connell
1991/92	Dave Connell	1992/93	Peter Eccles	1993/94	Alan Byrne
1994/95	Gino Brazil	1995/96	Alan O'Neill	1996/97	Tony Cousins
1997/98	Matt Britton	1998/99	Tony O'Dowd	1999/00	Terry Palmer
2000/01	Tony Grant	2001/02	Shane Robinson	2002/03	Noel Hunt
2003	Glen Fitzpatrick	2004	Trevor Molloy	2005	Barry Murphy
2006	Aidan Price	2007	Ger O'Brien

Selected Former Players

Paddy Ambrose Eddie Bailham Jim Beglin Tommy Breen Johnny Carey Paddy Coad Tommy Donnelly Jimmy Dunne Pat Dunne Eamon Dunphy Tommy Eglington Peter Farrell Pat Fenlon

Eamonn Fagan John Joe Flood Bob Fullam Johnny Fullam Bobby Gilbert John Giles Tommy Godwin Eoin Hand Jackie Jameson Jimmy Kelly Mick Leech Jimmy McAlinden Maxie McCann Paddy Moore

Paddy Mulligan Liam Munroe Ronnie Nolan Liam O'Brien Tommy O'Connor Frank O'Neill Noel Peyton Jason Sherlock Mick Smyth Liam Tuohy Tony Ward Bobby Tambling Matt Doherty

see also Cat:Shamrock Rovers F.C. players

Record Player Statistics

• Highest number of goals in a season:
  • Bob Fullam 1926/27 (27)
  • Stephen Geoghegan 1993/94 (23)

• Top League scorers
  • Paddy Ambrose - 109
  • Paddy Coad - 104
  • Bob Fullam - 92

• Top FAI scorers
  • Paddy Coad - 37
  • Liam Tuohy - 20

References

External links

• Shamrock Rovers FC Website
• Shamrock Rovers at FAI.ie
• SRFC Ultras discussion forum

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