St. Kevin's Boys F.C.
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| Nickname(s) | SKB |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Ground | Shanowen Road |
| Coordinates | 53°23′20″N 6°15′01″W / 53.3888°N 6.2504°W |
| League | DDSL LSL |
| Website | http://www.skbfc.yourclub.ie/home |
St. Kevin's Boys Football Club, is an association football club in four locations in Dublin 9 and in The Ward, County Dublin, Ireland,[1] 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.[2]
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.[citation needed]
In 2018, St. Kevins entered into a player development pathway, a five-year agreement, with Bohemians.[3]
History
[edit]Foundation and development
[edit]Founded in 1959, by Fr. Des Williams, the club grew into one of the biggest schoolboy clubs in the country,[citation needed] with a number of players progressing on to full time careers in England, and played for the Irish International side.[4] 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.
Academy cup
[edit]To commemorate their 50th year, in 2009, the club started the invitational annual St. Kevins Boys Club Academy Cup, which has hosted youth sides (under-13) from many of the best sides in Europe.[5] Academy sides from Ajax,[6] Arsenal, Benfica,[7] 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.[8]
Bohemians academy agreement
[edit]In 2018, St. Kevins Boys entered into a player development pathway, a five-year agreement, with Bohemians.[citation needed] The academy has U13, U15, U17 and U19 teams which all play in the FAI Underage National League.[citation needed]
Notable former players
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- Liam Brady
- Robbie Brady
- Jack Byrne
- Stephen Carr
- Ryan Cassidy
- Trevor Clarke
- Sam Curtis
- Damien Duff
- Jimmy Dunne
- Evan Ferguson
- Ronan Finn
- Ian Harte
- Jeff Hendrick
- Danny Mandroiu
- Karl Moore
- Michael O'Connor
- Alex O'Hanlon
- Josh O'Hanlon
- Dara O'Shea
- Eoghan Stokes
- Luke Wade-Slater
- Gavin Kilkenny
References
[edit]- ^ Location St Kevins Football Club. Retrieved: 2023-03-27.
- ^ "ST KEVINS BOYS CLUB YOUR CLUB - TEAMS". www.skbfc.yourclub.ie. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ BOHEMIANS AND ST KEVIN’S BOYS AGREE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY PARTNERSHIP www.bohemianfc.com
- ^ History St. Kevins Boys Football Club.
- ^ 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 Academy Cup Launch Dublin Gazette, February 12, 2018.