Letterkenny Rovers Football Club ( ga, An Cumann Peile Leitir Ceanainn) is an

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club from

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, currently competing in the Ulster Senior League. The club is based in

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the ...

and the team play their home games at Leckview Park. The club work closely with

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. 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

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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. 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

Club officials

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Management

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

* Ulster Senior League **''Winners'': 2004–05, 2009: 2 *

FAI Intermediate Cup The FAI Intermediate Cup ( ga, Corn Comortais Peile na hÉireann), also known as the FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup and the Pat O'Brien Intermediate Challenge Cup, is a cup competition organized by the Football Association of Ireland for intermediat ...

**''Runners-up'': 2015–16: 1

References

External links

* https://www.letterkennyroversfc.ie
Letterkenny Rovers Civic Reception hosted by the Mayor

{{Letterkenny Association football clubs in County Donegal Organisations based in Letterkenny Ulster Senior League (association football) teams 1936 establishments in Ireland Association football clubs established in 1936