St Columb's Court Football Club was a football club from

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, Northern Ireland.

History

The club was formed in 1886, its first match being a defeat to a

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reserve XI, and it was a founder member of the County Derry Football Association and joined the

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in 1888. It was associated with the

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community. Court played in the Irish League for one season in 1901–02, when they finished bottom, and reached the semi-finals of the

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on three occasions. The club continued at a junior level until the 1958–59 season, but by June 1960 it was defunct.

Colours

The team wore red shirts.

Ground

The club's original ground was at Lone Moor Road. It played at

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(now the

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stadium) from 1894 to 1900, and at

the Brandywell The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium ( ga, Tobar an Fhíoruisce ) is a municipal football stadium with an adjoining greyhound racing track in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of League of Ireland team Derry City F.C. and (temporar ...

(now

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's stadium), on which it erected a pavilion. from 1900.

Notable players

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, capped for Ireland in 6 times between 1888 and 1893 while a Court player.

Honours

Senior honours

* County Derry Cup: 2 **1890–91, 1891–92

References

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