Jump to content

Longford Town F.C.: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Line 75: Line 75:
{{fs player| no=15 | nat=IRL | pos=FW | name=David O'Sullivan}}
{{fs player| no=15 | nat=IRL | pos=FW | name=David O'Sullivan}}
{{fs player| no=24 | nat=IRL | pos=MF | name=Rhys Gorman}}
{{fs player| no=24 | nat=IRL | pos=MF | name=Rhys Gorman}}
⚫
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player| no=25 | nat=IRL | pos=MF | name=Karl Chambers}}
{{fs player| no=25 | nat=IRL | pos=MF | name=Karl Chambers}}
⚫
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player| no=TBA| nat=IRL | pos=GK | name=Jack Brady}}
{{fs player| no=TBA| nat=IRL | pos=GK | name=Jack Brady}}
{{fs player| no=TBA| nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Daniel O'Reilly}}
{{fs player| no=TBA| nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Daniel O'Reilly}}

Revision as of 13:21, 9 January 2017

Longford Town
Longford Town F.C. crest
Full nameLongford Town Football Club
Nickname(s)Town or De Town
Founded1924
GroundCity Calling Stadium, Longford,
County Longford
Capacity4,500
ChairmanJim Hanley
ManagerAlan Mathews
LeagueLeague of Ireland First Division
2016League of Ireland Premier Division, 12th (relegated)
Websitehttp://www.ltfc.ie

Longford Town Football Club (Template:Lang-ga) is an Irish football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club, founded in 1924[1] and elected to the league in 1984,[1] is based in Longford, County Longford and play their home matches at Strokestown Road, which for sponsorship reasons is also known as 'City Calling Stadium'. Club colours are red and black, and the club goes by the nickname 'De Town'.

In October 2016, the club's senior side suffered relegation from the Premier Division at the end of a very disappointing 2016 season. Previously 'the Town' was promoted to the Premier Division at the end of the 2014 season following a seven-year stint in the First Division.

History

Longford Town was founded in 1924 but had to wait 60 years for election to the League of Ireland in 1984. In their first season in the league they finished last in the Premier Division and were one of the four sides to be relegated to the newly created First Division for the following season.[1] In their second season they finished bottom of the First Division with only 7 points. They finished in the bottom six of the ten team First Division in each of the next eleven seasons. In the 1998–99 season they missed out a place in the promotion/relegation playoff by just four points. The following season saw a further improvement when they finished 2nd in the First Division and as a result won promotion to the Premier Division. Longford had a decent season in the Premier Division in 2000–01 finishing in mid-table. That season also saw the club reach the FAI Cup final for the first time where they lost 1–0 to Bohemian. As Bohemian also won the League title that season, Longford Town FC qualified to play in the UEFA Cup in July 2001. A meeting over 2 games with Bulgarian club side PFC Litex Lovech ended in a 3–1 aggregate victory for the Bulgarians.

Things were less comfortable in the league during the 2001–02 season after that as they ended up in the relegation/promotion playoff. They had to play Finn Harps and they survived in Premier Division just about. They won in a penalty shootout after the tie ended 3–3 on aggregate. After that tough season the club became an established top division team with four successive top six finishes in the four seasons immediately after that. They also reached three more FAI Cup finals winning two of them. In 2004 they produced a cup double by winning the League of Ireland Cup in addition to retaining the FAI Cup.[1] Because of their back-to-back FAI Cup successes the club entered European competition for two seasons in a row. On both occasions, however, they lost in their opening tie. In 2006 Longford finished in 8th place in the league. The 2007 season was a disappointing one for the midlands club as they finished last in the division and as a result were relegated. That is not the whole story, though, as the club were deducted six points during the season for failing to comply with club licensing procedures.[2] These six points proved crucial in the end, as without this deduction they would have finished safe from relegation and the relegation play-off. This cost the club dearly, as there followed six frustrating years in the First Division, before being promoted as champions at the end of the 2014 season. The title was clinched following a resounding 5–0 victory at home to Shamrock Rovers B on October 3, 2014. [3] In their first season back in the Premier Division, the Town finished off the 2015 season in a very respectable 6th position. The 2016 league season was very disappointing with Longford finishing bottom and relegated back to the First Division.

European record

Record by competition

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League:

Appearances Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
3 6 1 1 4 6 12

[4]

Past opponents

Season Competition Country Team Score
2001–02 UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round Bulgaria PFC Litex Lovech 1–1, 0–2 (1–3 agg.)
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 0–1, 2–3 (2–4 agg.)
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round Wales Carmarthen Town 2–0, 1–5 (3–5 agg.)

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Skinner
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jamie Mulhall
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Noel Haverty
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kealan Dillon
9 FW United States USA Don Cowan
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin O'Connor
12 DF Germany GER Tristan Noack Hofmann
15 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David O'Sullivan
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rhys Gorman
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Karl Chambers
No. Pos. Nation Player
TBA GK Republic of Ireland IRL Jack Brady
TBA DF England ENG Daniel O'Reilly
TBA MF Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Friel
TBA MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gavin Boyne
TBA MF Republic of Ireland IRL Dylan McGlade
TBA MF England ENG Jake Kelly
TBA DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Walsh
TBA MF Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Zambra
TBA FW Republic of Ireland IRL Enda Curran

Coaching and medical staff

Position Staff
Manager Alan Mathews
Assistant Manager Gary Cronin
Coach Kevin Doherty
Goalkeeping Coach Graham Byas
Strength & Conditioning Coach Declan O'Brien
Physio Albert Byrne
Kit Manager Ian Maher

Honours

Records

  • League victory: 6–0 v Shamrock Rovers F.C. B, 30 May 2014 [1]
  • League defeat: 1–8 v Waterford United, 12 November 1989 [1]
  • Points in a season: 70, 1999–00 [1]
  • League goals in a season (player): 24, David O'Sullivan, 2013 [1]
  • League goals: 60, David O'Sullivan, 2013–present [1]
  • League appearances: 250, Stephen O'Brien, 1998–2005 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Longford Town Club Information". airtricityleague.ie. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. ^ Longford deducted six points for licensing indiscretion, eleven-a-side.com, 2007. Retrieved on January 5, 2008
  3. ^ "Longford Town claim First Division crown and promotion". Rte.ie. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Longford –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Longford Town F.C..
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longford_Town_F.C.&oldid=759141558"