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2021 FAI Cup Final
The 2021 FAI Cup Final, known as the 2021 Extra.ie FAI Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2021 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 28 November at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and was contested by St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians. St Patrick's Athletic captained by Ian Bermingham won the game 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in which both Chris Forrester and Rory Feely scored against their former clubs. Prematch St Patrick's Athletic were looking to win their fourth FAI Cup after winning in 1959, 1961, and 2014. Bohemians were looking to win their eight FAI Cup after winning in 1927–28, 1934–35, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2008. The final was the first since 2014 to not feature Dundalk who were looking to reach their seventh final in a row. The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD in the Republic of Ireland, and via the RTÉ Player R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 FAI Cup
The 2021 FAI Cup was the 101st edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. This edition features teams from the League of Ireland Premier Division and the First Division, as well as non-league teams. The competition is to begin with qualifying on the week ending 11 July 2021. The winners of the FAI Cup earns automatic qualification for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. Qualifying round The draw for the qualifying round took place on 14 June 2021. A total of 18 teams were in the qualifying round draw. Six teams received byes into the first round of the competition: Bangor GG F.C., Malahide United, Liffey Wanderers, St. Kevin's Boys, Usher Celtic and College Corinthians First Round The draw for the first round took place on 13 July 2021. A total of 32 teams are in the first round draw: 20 teams from the Premier Division and First Division, six teams who received byes from the qualifying round and six winners of the qualifyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vítězslav Jaroš
Vítězslav Jaroš (born 23 July 2001) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liverpool of the . He has previously spent time on loan at St Patrick's Athletic, Notts County and Stockport County. Club career Early career Jaroš started out with his local club FK Příbram where he played for 3 years before joining Slavia Prague in 2011. He spent 6 years there before signing for Liverpool in 2017, joining the club's Academy set-up and winning the FA Youth Cup in his second season with the side. In the summer of 2019, he made his first appearance for the senior side in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers, playing the second half of a 6–0 win. Shortly after that he picked up an injury in training that halted his progress, taking a knock to his elbow from close range that tore a ligament off the bone and a little bit of the bone away, with the injury requiring surgery that caused him to miss several months. Liverpool Jaroš first involveme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Ward (footballer)
Keith Ward (born 12 October 1990) is an Irish association football player who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland club Dundalk. Ward began his professional career at UCD before moving to the Lilywhites for the first of three spells. He made his debut for Bohemians in 2012. Ward moved on from Bohemians to have spells at Sligo Rovers and Derry City respectively, before returning to Bohs for the 2017 season. Ward joined a select number of Bohemian players when he scored in an away tie in European competition against Hungarian side Fehérvár during Bohs UEFA Europa League qualifier in 2020. Bohemians were eventually knocked out on penalties. Ward signed for his current team, Dundalk, in December 2021, with his deal effective from January 2022, when his contract at Bohemians ends. Honours *League of Ireland Premier Division ** ''Winner'' 2014 ** ''Runner-up'' 2013, 2020 * League of Ireland Cup ** ''Winner'' 2014 *FAI Cup **''Runner-up'' 2021 *Setanta Cup ** ''Runner-up' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyreke Wilson
Tyreke Wilson (born 2 December 1999) is a Republic of Ireland footballer who plays as a defender for Bohemians. Career As a youth player, Wilson joined the youth academy of Irish third tier side Cherry Orchard. In 2013, he joined the youth academy of Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ... in the English Premier League. Before the 2020 season, he signed for Irish club Waterford. Personal life Wilson is the brother of footballer John Ross Wilson and the son of footballer Karl Wilson. References External links * 1999 births Association football defenders Bohemian F.C. players Expatriate footballers in England League of Ireland players Living people Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland expatriate association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Mallon
Stephen Anthony Mallon (born 7 February 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for NIFL Premiership side Cliftonville. Playing career Club Mallon joined A-League side Central Coast Mariners on loan from Sheffield United in January 2019. On 10 January 2020, Mallon signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City on loan. He made his league debut against Finn Harps on 21 February before scoring his first league goal the following week against Bohemians at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. One week after his first goal for the club on Friday 6 March he scored again against Waterford away at the RSC. In July, his loan was extended until the end of the League of Ireland Premier Division season. Mallon returned to Sheffield United after making 17 appearances and scoring 3 goals in all competitions for Derry City. On 12 January 2021, Mallon departed Sheffield United, joining League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians Bohem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawson Devoy
Dawson Devoy (born 20 November 2001) is an Irish professional association football player who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons and the Republic of Ireland U21 national team. Club career Bohemians Devoy played for Home Farm and St Kevin's Boys at youth level. He joined the U17 side of League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians in March 2018, before signing professional terms in 2019. Devoy made his first team debut on 27 May 2019 as a 68th-minute substitute in a 2–0 League of Ireland Cup quarter-final win over Cork City. He made his league debut on 15 July 2019 as a 79th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to UCD. Following limited opportunities the previous season, in 2021 Devoy featured regularly in both the league and UEFA Europa Conference League. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 May 2021 in a 2–1 defeat away to St Patrick's Athletic. After an impressive season which included an international call-up to the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Benson
Robert Benson (born 7 May 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, for Dundalk in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He has also played for his hometown club, Athlone Town, UCD and St Patrick's Athletic. Benson has made 10 appearances in European competition throughout his career and was part of the Dundalk team that became the first Irish side ever to reach the play-off stage of the UEFA Champions League in August 2016. Benson scored twice for the club on their European run, including a volleyed goal against Legia Warsaw in the play-off round that received worldwide media coverage. Early life Benson was born in Athlone and attended Marist College in the town between 2004 and 2010 where he studied for his Leaving Certificate. He played underage football for local club St. Francis. Professional career Athlone Town Benson began his career with Athlone Town, making his debut against Waterford United in the Regional Sports Centre on 3 October 2008. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason McClelland
Jason McClelland (born 5 March 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club, St Patrick's Athletic F.C., St Patrick's Athletic, having previously played for University College Dublin A.F.C., UCD for 5 seasons. Club career Early career McClelland started off playing football with Shamrock Rovers F.C., Shamrock Rovers at an early age. He moved on to Templeogue United and also enjoyed spells at Peamount United F.C., Peamount United & Crumlin United F.C., Crumlin United before returning to Shamrock Rovers F.C., Shamrock Rovers where he played with their Under 19's side in the 2014–15 season. He made his first senior appearance on 28 April 2015 when he came off the bench for the final 5 minutes of a 3–1 win away to Athlone Town F.C., Athlone Town in the Leinster Senior Cup (association football), Leinster Senior Cup. That proved to be his only senior appearance for Rovers as he moved on to University College Dublin A.F.C., UCD in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy King (footballer, Born 1994)
Billy King (born 12 May 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL League One club Northern Colorado Hailstorm. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dundee United, Gillingham, Greenock Morton and St Patrick's Athletic and has represented Scotland up to under-21 level. Club career Heart of Midlothian King began his career with Heart of Midlothian. He was a member of the club's under-20 squad when he was promoted to the first team for their match against Ross County on 27 October 2012, where he was an unused substitute. He remained an unused substitute on three further occasions before on 30 January 2013, King aged 18, made his first team debut playing from the start in a 1–0 victory over Dundee in the Scottish Premier League. He made a total of 8 appearances over his first season in senior football. His brother Adam King broke through to the first team and made his debut on 26 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronan Coughlan
Ronan Liam Coughlan (born 2 October 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker. He previously played for Bray Wanderers, Cork City, Sligo Rovers, St Patrick's Athletic and Waterford. Club career Youth career A native of Limerick, Coughlan played his schoolboy football with local side Mungret Regional. During his schoolboy career he was also a member of the Limerick Regional Emerging Talent Centre and won local league cups from under-11s to under-16s level and holds local league medals at both under 11s and under 12s. Coughlan represented Munster in the FAI U-17 Interprovincial Tournament in Wexford in 2012–13 season. He signed for Limerick's academy aged 16 and featured for their Under-17 & Under-19 sides. Coughlan moved to England in January 2014 aged 17, to train with Huddersfield Town while awaiting FIFA international clearance for a move to the club. On 10 July 2014, it was announced by the club that he had officially signed, initially joining thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played originally in Phoenix Park but they moved to their current ground Richmond Park in 1939. St Patrick's Athletic have won many trophies in Irish Club Football, including eight League Titles, the fifth most in Irish Football, as well as four FAI Cups and four League Cups. The current manager is Tim Clancy, who took over in December 2021. The club graduated through the ranks of the Leinster Senior League and duly took their place in the League of Ireland in 1951, and won the Championship at their first attempt. The club's glory years came in the 1950s and 1990s when they won 6 of their 8 league titles. The club also have the record for never having been relegated from the Premier Division. The club play in red and white colours and their nickn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
