St. Kevin's Boys F.C.
| Nickname(s) | SKB |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Ground | Shanowen Road |
| League | DDSL LSL |
| Website | http://www.skbfc.yourclub.ie/home |
St. Kevin's Boys Football Club, is an Association Football Club, in Whitehall, in North Dublin, with over forty schoolboy teams who play in the Dublin District Schoolboys League and a number of Senior sides who play in the Leinster Senior League.[1]
Founded in 1959, by Fr. Des Williams. the club grew into one of the biggest schoolboy clubs in the country, with a number of players progressing on to full time careers in England, and played for the Irish International side.[2] Playing in Ellenfield Park, beside Whitehall Church. In 1984 the club built the clubhouse and hall in Larkhill. In the 2000s the club developed an all-weather pitch on Shanowen Road, adjacent to their Clubhouse in Larkhill.
The Club uses playing facilities at Ellenfield Park, Shanowen Road, St. Aidan's CBS, Ward Cross, The Royal College of Surgeons Cloghran, Collinstown, Hampstead Park, and Coolgrena.
In 2018 St. Kevins entered into a player development pathway, a five-year agreement, with Bohemians.[3]
St. Kevins Boys Club Academy Cup
To commemorate their 50th year, in 2009, the club started the invitational annual St. Kevins Boys Club Academy Cup, which has hosted many of the best youth sides (under-13) from many of the best sides in Europe.[4] Academy sides from Ajax,[5] Arsenal, Benfica,[6] Barcelona, Celtic, Deportivo La Coruna, Borussia Dortmund, Genk, Bayer Leverkusen, Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid, and West Bromwich Albion have participated in the competition over the years.[7]
SKB-Bohs Academy
St. Kevins Boys entered into a player development pathway, a five-year agreement, with Bohemians. The Academy has U13, U15, U17 and U19 teams which all play in the FAI Underage National League. The Academy has been extremely successful.
Notable Players
- Josh Barrett
- Liam Brady
- Robbie Brady
- Jack Byrne
- Stephen Carr
- Ryan Cassidy
- Trevor Clarke
- Damien Duff
- Jimmy Dunne
- Ronan Finn
- Ian Harte
- Jeff Hendrick
- Daniel Mandroiu
- Karl Moore
- Michael O'Connor
- Alex O'Hanlon
- Josh O'Hanlon
- Dara O'Shea
- Eoghan Stokes
- Luke Wade-Slater
References
- ^ "ST KEVINS BOYS CLUB YOUR CLUB - TEAMS". www.skbfc.yourclub.ie. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ History St. Kevins Boys Football Club.
- ^ BOHEMIANS AND ST KEVIN’S BOYS AGREE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY PARTNERSHIP www.bohemianfc.com
- ^ How St Kevin’s Boys Club became the breeding ground for Ireland's most technical footballers by Dion Fanning, www.sportsjoe.ie
- ^ St Kevins Boys Academy Cup 2014 The Coach Diary.
- ^ St Kevin's Boys tournament returns this Easter March, 2015, www.fai.ie
- ^ St Kevins Boys 2018 Acedemy Cup Launch Dublin Gazette, February 12, 2018.