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Dunboyne A.F.C.

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Dunboyne A.F.C.
Founded1970
GroundSummerhill Road
ChairmanWally Moran
LeagueLeinster Senior League

Dunboyne A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Dunboyne, County Meath.[1][2] The club competes in the Leinster Senior League and plays its home matches at the Summerhill Road football ground.

It was founded in 1970, making it one of the first soccer clubs to be established in County Meath. In 2009, it won the AVIVA Club of the Year award, which led to representatives from the club meeting the famed Brazilian footballer, Pelé.[3] In 2010, the club was awarded the UEFA Grassroots Bronze Medal for best grassroots club.[4]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/14/391881/ Archived 15 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine Pele in Dunboyne visit.
  2. ^ "Dunboyne AFC". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Dunboyne AFC are the AVIVA Club of the Year 2009". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ^ UEFA.com (19 May 2010). "Grassroots Awards winners named". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[[Category football clubs in County Meath]] [[Category Senior League (association football) clubs]]