Keadue Rovers F.C.
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Keadue Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Keadue, County Donegal currently playing in the Ulster Senior League. Founded in 1896, Keadue play their soccer at Central Park. Nicknamed "The Gulls", Keadue are a well-respected junior football club in Ireland. The club's most famous past player is Packie Bonner, who signed for Celtic at the age of 17 from Keadue Rovers. Other famous sons to don the clubs famous candystripes were Dennis Bonner Galway United, Tony Boyle All Ireland winner with Donegal in 1992, Martin Ferry (formerly of Ayr United, currently Limavady United), Lee Boyle of Aston Villa and Mark Forker (former of Heart of Midlothian and currently at Institute). Other names synonymous with the club are its most successful manager, Manus McCole and Anthony "Dutch" Doherty. The club celebrated its centenary in 1996 with Celtic playing a game at Central Park.