History of Derry City F.C. - Knowledge (XXG)

1412:, where the chances of meeting Linfield in a competitive fixture would be very high, when a Linfield supporters' bus in the process of passing through the mainly-nationalist Foyle Road area was pelted with bricks and stones by youths on the road-side. With the incident, obviously sectarian in nature, occurring outside the ground and being instigated by individuals who were not actually present at the game, though, the PSNI accepted that it should have been their responsibility to ensure the safe passage of the fans. After the match itself having passed off peacefully, Jim Roddy, who was chairman of the club at the time, commented: 802:, they won 8–6 on aggregate. The return leg in the Brandywell had played in very bad weather. It had rained incessantly from the previous day, but that did not prevent a full house from watching Derry City win 5–1. The fans went home drenched but delighted. However, what they did not know was that there were forces at work who would deny Derry their night of glory. The second round was not to come to the Brandywell as the IFA prevented the use of the ground, using the excuse that the pitch was not up to standard, even though a game had been played there during the previous round. With 1536:, who had finished 2nd in that season's First Division. However, Derry won the game 2–1 on aggregate after extra-time in the Brandywell and remained in the top-flight. The second leg of the fixture was the last game ever that veteran, Liam Coyle, played for the club as he announced his retirement soon afterward. The next season – 2004 – was not much of an improvement and Derry struggled with relegation once again, finally finishing in 7th position. This poor display led to the sacking of Gavin Dykes, who was the manager at the time since 29 September 2003 after having taken over from 932:

located in the centre of one of the most unstable zones. Because of the disturbances, numerous clubs were reluctant to play matches there and some of Derry's home games were moved by the IFA who felt that the inability of the security force to police the games adequately was unacceptable. Linfield declared that they would no longer travel to the city for matches on security grounds, and for the next two seasons Derry were instead forced to play 'home' games against them at Linfield's

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the club having won the FAI League Cup earlier in the season (for the second year running), in as equally dramatic fashion (the game went to penalties after Derry had been reduced to 9 men), the claiming of the FAI Cup amounted to a cup double for the team. The cup-win could easily have concluded a historic second treble-winning season. However, Derry just missed out on this after having come second in the eircom League to

459:. Gillespie did not have a great start and could only help the club to another fourth-place finish in 1933. This was the second year in which ground purchase was mentioned. The board decided against buying Bond's Field in the Waterside as it was thought to be too far away from the fan base which had built up on the Cityside, especially in the Brandywell area. They had first option on Derry Celtic's old ground, 696: 527: 431: 266: 555:. This was to be the jersey that was to become synonymous with Derry City for the next seventy years, the only break being a period of wearing gold and black in the late 1950s. It was in the "candy-striped" top that Derry lifted their first major trophy. Having won the North-West Senior Cup in 1931–32, 1932–33, and 1933–34, they went a step further and in front of 9,000 at Brandywell – 682: 513: 417: 252: 661: 485: 403: 238: 689: 520: 424: 259: 1437:

political, religious or cultural background. While the debate and political situation as regards the policing of nationalist areas in Northern Ireland is losing heat and becoming less hostile, it remains to be thought that the adequacy of Derry's own security personnel discards the need for state policing of games as far as the safety of match-goers is concerned.

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the fact that after they failed to apply by the requisite deadline, a motion at the ISLC to waive the deadline was only defeated by 17 votes to 15. The president of the IFA, Captain James Wilton, a Derry-man, announced on 30 May 1929 that he felt confident that Derry City would be admitted to the Irish League, which since 1922, had covered only

2075: 1524:"on his arse" as he utilised his trickery to beat the defender. The money brought through the turnstiles helped to keep the club in operation, but just about, as results on the field continued to deteriorate and Derry soon came dangerously close to relegation – something which would have been a financial nightmare for the club. 148:(FAIFS, later to become the FAI) and Free State League. With Derry being a part of Northern Ireland post-partition, any club in the city would have fallen under the jurisdiction of the Irish Football Association. The people of Derry were irate that a city of its size did not have a senior team, especially when near-neighbours 1144:, Derry were informed that they would be accepted into the newly formed First Division, on the provision that the Irish League did not object, and FIFA would sanction such a move. The IFA eventually stated they would not stand in the way if FIFA gave the go-ahead. Neither FIFA nor their subordinate European organisation, 1349:. Ginola is remembered for scoring a cheeky dink from a penalty which he sent straight down the middle of the goal after feigning and tricking the keeper into diving to the side. This was followed by a smug grin directed toward the 10,000-strong crowd – not at all in the spirit of sombre commemoration of the atrocity. 1089:, having worked on the visionary project since 1983, helped in the bid to secure senior status once again for Derry City with an election to the League of Ireland's First Division in May 1985. However, the IFA still saw the chance to thwart Derry City once again. The FIFA vice-president (also the IFA's president), 833:, the president of the IFA. Derry stated that they would stand their ground in the face of this and refuse to travel elsewhere to play the tie after requesting advice on how to make the ground suitable but receiving no answer. The ban was simply re-inforced. The IFA wanted their representatives to play the tie in 1436:

abroad, for fear of alienating those members of the Protestant community who do actually attend games or to prevent the possibility of turning away potential supporters from that community, as well as in an effort to ensure that everyone is made to feel welcome in the Brandywell regardless of social,

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charter limitations which declare that the Brandywell must be available for the recreation of the community. In effect, the club do not have private ownership over the ground and, thus, cannot develop it by their own accord with that discretion left to the Derry City Council (formerly the Londonderry

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in the FAI Cup final. The game, the last match of association football to be staged at the old stadium prior to re-development, was a positive send-off for Kenny after Derry came back from being a goal down on three separate occasions and clinched the game with a 4–3 scoreline after extra time. With

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in areas like the Brandywell would be more likely to provoke trouble than help prevent it. This policy has proven effective, and for the last 20 years the Brandywell has peacefully entertained crowds of up to 10,000 without a single police officer present. However, the policy has also had the effect

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The club lived on as a junior team during a period that became known as the "wilderness years", plying their trade in the local Saturday Morning League to survive, whilst simultaneously seeking re-admission to the Irish League on a number of occasions over the following 13 years. Each time, the club

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clubs were not considered to be of senior quality, while Derry's application had been received two days after the deadline. The directors returned to Derry disappointed but determined. The next year saw them preparing for the inevitable move from amateur to senior status – their confidence buoyed by

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On 8 January 2007, however, it was reported that Derry, as league runners-up in 2006, may qualify for the 2007–08 Champions League First Qualifying Round instead in the place of Shelbourne as the league-winners' place was placed under threat by financial problems which could have prevented the club

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Premier Division in 2006, Derry, once again, secured the return of UEFA Cup football to the Brandywell for the 2007–08 European season. Having later gone on to win the 2006 FAI Cup, which also rewarded the winner with a UEFA Cup spot, this win and qualification-route took prominence over the league

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emerged as the preferred target of the Derry board. Kenny took up his position in Dunfermline on 18 November, which was the day after Derry City's last league game against Cork City at the Brandywell – a game which Derry won 1–0. However, Kenny's last game at the helm for Derry was when he returned

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Since then, Derry have only won the League championship once in 1996–97, but have been runners-up on several occasions – in the 1994–95, 2005 and 2006 seasons. They also added three more FAI Cups to their trophy-tally in 1995, 2002 and 2006. In 1994 and 1997 they were runners-up in the FAI Cup. The

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also entered a proposal to return to playing at the Brandywell. Despite an assessment by the security forces which concluded that the Brandywell was no more dangerous than any other ground in the league and the resulting lifting of the imposed ban, City's proposal fell by a single vote at the hands

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and were hammered 9–0. Even though Anderlecht officials visited Derry to analyse the Brandywell pitch and declared that their club would have no problem playing at the Brandywell for the return game, a second leg was never played, with the fixture being announced as a walkover due to the withdrawal

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in a career spanning eight seasons with the club. With three games of the 1931–32 season remaining, Derry were top of the table, level with Glentoran, but managed to lose all three games and ended up in fourth place. It was gutting to end the season in such a way, especially as they had scored 107

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in the second qualifying round. On 10 August 2006, Derry claimed a 5–1 away win to gain a considerable advantage going into the home leg. This result is the largest away winning margin for a League of Ireland team in Europe. Following a 2–2 home draw with Gretna in the second leg and a 7–3 win on

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until 15 July 2007 (with the future option of that club being able to purchase the player for an agreed fee if they so wished) did not help matters, although Derry City did stand to make a considerable profit from the deal and were thus realistically unable to turn it down. The club's poor streak

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was in charge between late-1985 and 1987). However, if they thought that this would provide an escape from the marginalisation and sectarian politics in Northern Irish football, they would have to think again – Derry's supporters' buses often came under attack from sectarian gangs with stones and

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rules did not permit Derry crossing the border to play in the league of another country. In reality, Cavan and other IFA loyalists were worried about the prospect of other Northern Irish clubs would seek to play in the League of Ireland, and in particular they feared the prospect of supporters of

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so Derry pounced and secured one of the greatest players ever to play on Irish soil. That year Derry met Glentoran, who were favourites just as they had been in 1949, once again in the Irish Cup final. The first final ended in a 2–2 draw; the replay was a scoreless draw; and the second replay in

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over the city's official name had not yet become as politicised as it would in later years. On 9 May 1928, Derry City affiliated to the North-West Football Association and, in a link with the past, Norman McClure son of a Derry Celtic director, was appointed the club's secretary. On 25 May 1928,

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team had to be evacuated from the stadium by police at half-time after ugly scenes within the ground. The months that followed saw the general political situation decline into civil disorder at locations across Northern Ireland, including areas in the vicinity of the Brandywell. The stadium was

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Kenny insisted his players had to show their commitment by moving to Derry and becoming full-time footballers. The rewards were clear as Derry swapped the relegation battles of the previous five seasons by making a serious push for the title while placing themselves in contention for European

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fanbases – such as Linfield – have passed off without major incident within the ground, although minor trouble did flare outside the ground on one occasion after a friendly game (which was also somewhat of a security trial) in 2005 in preparation for Derry's likely competing in a near-future

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that the Brandywell Stadium be banned from hosting the game. Incidentally, the European Football Union had not objected to Derry City using the Brandywell for the game either and left the decision within the discretion of the IFA. Relations between Derry and the IFA never improved.

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goals. Rumours of McCleery's demise began to circulate. In June 1932, McCleery was sacked despite the fact he had just had his most successful season at the helm. The directors also decided to introduce Derry's second strip at the end of the season – white shirts and black shorts.

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in the Brandywell friendly in front of 4,000 fans. Eventually the IFA relented but, knowing that other clubs would want to follow Derry south of the border, they made it clear that they would give permission only to Derry City Football Club to apply to join the League of Ireland.

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nominated the Brandywell as its chosen home ground. Each time, the Irish League refused to re-admit them, despite significant improvements in the overall security situation over the years. Derry then decided to turn their attentions elsewhere in spite of their affiliation to the

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They have won the UEFA Cup twice and only a few years ago were in the group stages of the Champions League so this is a great night for everyone connected with Derry City. We were worthy winners. It is not as if we got a goal and held on. I think we played the better

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scoring twice for the winners. However, events off the field took an even greater turn for the worse for Derry City in September 1971. With large chunks of the city a 'no-go area' for the security forces, a gang of youths hijacked the bus of a visiting team,

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Despite the social and political turmoil of the day, on the field Derry still managed to perform as usual. Danny Hale finished the 1968–69 season as the Irish League's top scorer with a tally of 21 goals while the club also managed to make their way to the

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Although the club has never been relegated, in 2003 it came within a whisker of losing its long-established place in the Premier Division after finishing in 9th position and having to contest a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off with local

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of the eircom League as the club had had to release their whole first-team prior to the 2007 season and build a new team with mainly youth players. This gave Derry the opportunity to take part in the Champions League. Derry City were awarded a

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Derry's accession to the League of Ireland was greeted with great enthusiasm in the city and the club attracted huge crowds by local standards for several years. The recruitment of a number of high-profile, exotic players from abroad, such as

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In 1928, a group of football fans got together to rectify this situation and decided that the name of Derry Celtic would not satisfy their cross-community, non-sectarian requirements so they settled on the name Derry City. At the time, the

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areas en route to away games in the Republic of Ireland. On occasion, buses still take a detour in order to avoid potential trouble-spots – especially on the days of high-profile games. Nevertheless, the city responded in their thousands.

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as manager later that year and the introduction of full-time football by the club helped these fortunes expand and the club soon began to regain past form. Kenny, later commenting on the situation upon his arrival at the club, said:

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of Derry. Playing the second leg would have been, more or less, a futile effort anyway with such a vast deficit to recover, while the IFA were not prepared to let the game go ahead in Derry regardless after having recommended to the

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Despite the club's successes, Derry City's path has not always been a smooth one. In September 2000, the club was in a crippled position from a financial perspective and on the verge of bankruptcy due to an unpaid tax bill. The

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which had been used for football up until the end of the 19th century. This began an association between the club and the ground which has survived until the present day. The club are still operating under the constraints of

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was to take the vacant assistant manager's position left at the club by the departure of much of Stephen Kenny's staff, Pat Fenlon revealed that Anthony Gorman would fill the spot on 31 December. Fenlon also helped commit

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for the 2007–08 European season. For that season's Champions League, Derry entered the first qualifying round draw as a seeded team, having had their UEFA coefficients boosted heavily after their successful run in 2006.

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suitable also, despite the fact that the grounds were in much the same state as the Brandywell. After Derry had told the IFA that they would not play or represent the Irish League in Europe without a lifting of the ban,

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We had players living all over Ireland, some of them 200 kilometers away. They were training with local clubs in Dublin, Galway – all over Ireland – they would come to Derry, play the match and go home again. It wasn't

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totalled the debt in the region of £180,000. The position had not been helped as the club was hit with misery on 27 July earlier that same year when the then-chairman, Kevin Friel, was killed in a road accident near

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from being awarded the required UEFA licence to compete. Indeed, Shelbourne's board effectively jumped before being pushed and eventually opted out of competing, fearing that any team they fielded would damage the

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with star-studded teams between then and 2003 in order to help the club survive. The game against Barcelona is fondly remembered on the Brandywell terraces as the day that firm fan-favourite and club legend,

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During the late 1960s and early 1970s the locality surrounding the Brandywell saw some of the worst violence of the Troubles. The Brandywell first fell prey to this on 25 January 1969, when a match versus

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on goal-difference prior to the FAI Cup final. In total, 32 players represented the club under Kenny. His win percentage was 58 per cent while his teams managed to keep 57 clean-sheets out of 112 games.

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By 1947–48, the directors were seriously considering Derry's future as the club had entered a demise in the previous decade and were no longer as feared as they once were. However, luckily, then-manager

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competition has also brought Derry much success – they won the trophy in 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2005 and 2006, as well as in the 1989 treble-winning season. To add to this, Derry once memorably beat

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resulted in an annual profit of £2,000 – a figure most Irish clubs would have jumped at in the days of red bank balances. This enabled the club to carry on and keep astute on the transfer market.

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had rather misguidedly suggested that his team could take a holiday and still walkover the League of Ireland side. This marked Derry City's first progression in European football since defeating

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convened a meeting of the club's shareholders and supporters to inform them that the club had debts nearing £180,000. Prior to that meeting Martin O'Neill, then manager of Scottish giants,

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on Friday 31 May 1929, the announcement that Derry City had achieved senior status was greeted with a chorus of cheers and applause. Queen's Island were voted out at the expense of Derry.

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Both sets of fans had obliged board requests to refrain from bringing to or displaying at the game, overtly political or religious emblems. In the era of building bridges and increasing

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Fenlon's reign began with a win in his first competitive game against Glentoran in the Setanta Cup on 26 February 2007. Two days later, he made another new addition to his squad –

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in the Derry goal who had thwarted Glentoran's attacks time and time again. Together, the three finals saw 93,000 attend – a figure unimaginable in today's domestic Irish soccer.

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bought it ten years later. They also decided not to purchase Meenan Park for £1,500. In 1934 the club came ninth and so the dismissal of McCleery was looking worse by the season.

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and for the first time since their withdrawal from the Irish League in the early 1970s, Derry City hosted competitive matches against Linfield and Glentoran – teams with largely

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by a clear 5 points over 12 games. Derry were to repeat this feat in 1937 but it was not until 12 years later that they were to lift another major trophy, having also lost an

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put Derry ahead. The team doctor cured Kelly's concussion and the 10,000 Derry supporters roared him back on to the field of play 15 minutes after he had been carried off.

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was the first player to score of the new season as Derry went on to win by this single goal. Under a week later, after the 'Erin Go Brawl' boxing bout between Derry boxer

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the following year but the club made up for the disappointment by becoming the Irish League champions for the only time in their history. In April 1965 a 5–1 victory over

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strike from a Delaney assist. At the final whistle the players rushed to celebrate with Delaney but the Scot ran the length of the field to celebrate with and thank

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On 22 August 1929, Derry City ran on to the Brandywell turf for the first time in claret and blue shirts with white shorts. McCleery's full-time professionals led

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competitions. In 2005, Kenny's first full season in charge, they finished in second position in the league. The league was lost on the last day in a game against

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in order to help raise funds for the beleaguered club. A number of other fund raising projects were also put together to help pay of the debts. Local band, the

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qualification, and Derry's UEFA Cup qualification on account of their final league position was transferred to the next best-placed team below them – that was

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area, and the long-term continuing existence of a degree of scepticism within that community towards a police service perceived as being a continuation of the

1989:/Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland's 'Goalkeeper of the Year' award. Pat Fenlon was also named as 'Personality of the Year' after his league success at 1854:. During a press conference on 12 December Fenlon confirmed that he had already undertaken the challenge of finding a replacement for departed goal-keeper, 1246:, with his 18 goals, ended the season as the First Division's top scorer. The 1987–88 season, Derry's first in the League of Ireland Premier Division, saw 543:

Shortly before the 1934–35 season, the directors decided on another change of strip. They decided on the red and white striped shirts and black shorts of

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The next season saw a brief upturn in their fortunes, which could very well have been directly related to Derry's signing of the club's second superstar.

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was the first of 363 for Derry City in a career spanning almost 21 years. During that time he was capped by the IFA, the FAIFS, the Irish League and the

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on 15 December 1985. Jim Crossan did not remain in charge of the team for long, however, and his quick departure by the end of 1985 allowed new manager

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and with the club's almost annual applications to re-join that league being rejected season after season, Derry applied to join the rejuvenated

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as a tribute to Billy Gillespie who, despite his less-than-impressive managerial performance, was still an extremely popular figure throughout

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and it certainly was not going to be an easy ride at any stage in the Irish League. The following year, McCleery signed Derry's first legend.

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on loan to aid his fitness and development. By 5 March, the manager looked to have his preparations for the new season complete as he signed

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from Coleraine as they reverted to part-time status with the 1961 abolishment of the maximum wage in football. In 1964 Derry City lifted the

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was signed in January 1954, memories of the 1949 silverware had gone. Even in 1954 the club came third from bottom, although the signing of

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The league's low coefficient ranking of 35th had led to arrogant underestimation of the club's standard and before the win, IFK Göteborg's

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at the end of the 2006 season in order to further his career. His success at Derry had raised eyebrows across the water, and especially in

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and the Irish Cup once again, after having beaten Glentoran in the final for a third time. Another club hero was signed on 30 June 1964 –

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to make his debut. Conceding four goals on his debut, however, Tidman also failed to inspire confidence as the club seemed to be missing

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Football can bring people together and in these times of peace and a return to normality, we can show an example to the entire community.

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aggregate, Derry advanced to the UEFA Cup first round. In the draw, held on 25 August 2006, Derry City were handed a tough tie against

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on this occasion by an aggregate score of 5–1 after hoping they had kept the tie alive with just a 2–1 defeat in the first leg away in

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Derry's first signing of 2007 was eventually announced on 28 January – Pat Fenlon convinced one of his former Shelbourne F.C. players,

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was finally appointed as manager of Derry City on 8 December 2006 for a three-year-long contract to fill the void left by former boss,

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club. It was not until 5 October 1929 that the Brandywell faithful witnessed Derry's first league victory on home turf when Derry beat

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William Arthur led a delegation to a meeting of the Irish Senior Leagues Committee (ISLC) to attempt to secure Derry's senior status.

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winners to come to the Brandywell and play friendly matches to raise funds through gate receipts and save the club from extinction.

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licence on 17 April 2007 by the FAI's First Instance Committee, officially permitting them to represent the eircom League in the

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club and further alienated a number of its original or potential Protestant supporters. Nevertheless, the political situation in

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and Irish goalkeeper offered their services to play for a Derry City Select XI in a charity match in order to raise funds for

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While some people in the Republic were uneasy about admitting a club from a city with a recent history of political problems,

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abstained and so with a majority of one vote. Derry, devastated by the outcome, withdrew from senior football the next day.

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in 2006. The creation of this tournament in 2005 was greatly aided by the lessening of sectarian tensions on the island of

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Derry City have qualified for European football several times throughout the club's history, and more so in recent years.

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or PSNI) – rather, Derry City employs its own voluntary and private stewards to overlook matches. Every other club in the

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at home in the fifth series of games to a score-line of 4–1. The last time Derry City conceded four goals at home in the

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A few years of failure resulted in apathy within the city and by the time another legendary figure in the form of a past

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after finishing runners-up in the Premier Division in the 2005 season. On 13 July 2006, Derry overcame two-time winners

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in the Brandywell saw 34-goal captain, Fay Coyle, lift the league trophy in front of a packed Brandywell. Within weeks,

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on 12 May 2007 to help solve the club's defensive problems. However, on 22 May 2007, Fenlon resigned as manager, and

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was named 'Northern Ireland Player of the Year' and Derry performed admirably in a 3–1 friendly defeat to a Spanish

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without a senior team – a situation which was to last for some time. It was a period lengthened as a result of the

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final defeat in 1988 to Dundalk, the most successful manager in the history of the League of Ireland, Derry-born

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soil, so they were anxious to test themselves against a team that was likely to possess a similar style of play.

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new training schedules for the 2007 season, while Colm O'Neill, a fitness coach at the club, also left to join

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The following season, Derry became the first Irish League team to win a European tie over two legs by beating

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ensured a 1–0 home victory from the penalty spot. Manager Stephen Kenny was delighted with the win stating:

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fanbases – but failed in making it out of the initial group stage, even though they had lost only one game.

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announced that he would be moving on from his role as assistant manager due to difficulties in relation to

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television debut appearance after qualifying for the final which was to be broadcast live by the company.

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and the FAI Cup – in the 1988–89 season. Subsequently, Derry qualified for European competition and past

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signature followed on 2 February 2007 after a successful trial spell. A few days later, other trialist,

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On 12 December 2006, it was also announced that Derry City had not only been accepted into the new-look

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took control of the team. Roberts was also released days into his contract after sustaining an injury.

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on the way out after they were released by the club on 14 December 2006. Likewise, on 15 December 2006

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lose that lead in the second half and leave the pitch without any points after Glentoran's second-half

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Platt, William Henry Walker (September 1986). "A History of Derry City Football Club, 1929–72". Platt.

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Derry City's FAI League Cup victory in 2005 also saw the club compete in the second ever cross-border

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football league at the time) in 1985 with the Brandywell Stadium as their home ground. People such as

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on 16 April 1949 when Jimmy Kelly was stretchered off. After the opponents, Glentoran, went in front,

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and were failing to create clear-cut, goal-scoring chances. The loaning out of attacking midfielder,

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also signed a one-year contract. On 20 February, Fenlon convinced another former Shelbourne player –

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training grounds, returned to Derry and played his first game on 26 October 1930 against Linfield at

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signing a new contract with the club in January 2007, Fenlon was also linked with bringing in tall

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During the final of the local McAlinden Cup being played between Derry Celtic and Richmond in the

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solidify the defence while Kevin Mahon worked wonders on the wing. With another local favourite,

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Colours worn by the club for period between 1956 and 1962 before returning to the 'candystripes'.

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further consolidated this refusal by ruling that it was unsafe for matches to take place there.

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in the UEFA Cup First Qualifying Round by an aggregate score of 2–0. A 79th-minute header from

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took advantage of having found a considerable sum of money to spend after the sale of players

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in April 2000. Having won only three games from nine competitive matches prior to this game,

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to the soon-to-be-vacant managerial post at Derry City. However, by the end of November 2006

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The introduction of full-time professional football and the reign of Stephen Kenny (2004–06)

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in their wake as they won the First Division and promotion to the Premier Division in 1987.

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are rarely, if ever, hung by official supporter groups unless the club is representing the

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in 1985 as a semi-professional outfit (although they did adopt professional football while

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on Scottish soil in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Early speculation linked

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during the Irish International Club Tournament, which took place in 1997, and made their

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was not in his plans and let the club release him on 21 December 2006. With goal-keeper

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and nationalist community in the city. For a time, the area was beyond the reach of the

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and especially the north-western region, due to his international performances for the

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in August 1984 and agreed to talk again. This meeting came shortly after Derry hosted

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of their fellow Irish League teams who remained unwilling to travel there. Portadown,

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support respectively began to echo the wider trouble of the time. City's ground, the

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city being the first Irish League club to progress was a bitter pill to swallow for

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Pat Fenlon is honoured for the second time as football's "Personality of the Year"

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but permission was refused, while the IFA insisted that they could not make use of

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his team-captain. Derry's first match in the League of Ireland was played at the

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police force) at their stadiums. Derry had to receive special dispensation from

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would have been of little consequence. However, 1969 was the beginning of the

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4–3. They ended the season in an admirable fifth place, and came third in the

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Wilson, David (2007). "Derry City FC: City Till I Die". Zero Seven Media Ltd.

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were the goal-scorers. Thus, 2–0 was the overall aggregate score of the tie.

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on 28 September after the club were given the honour of a civic reception in

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in their next game – the last series of games in the group stage of the 2007

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teams joined Linfield in refusing to play fixtures at the Brandywell and the

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to the club for another two seasons just two days later, but decided that

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seeking to revive their club and apply for admission south of the border.

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to take up a coaching post under Kenny, while Kenny's assistant manager,

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taking a foothold in Northern Ireland in the run-up to the advent of the

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Catholics and Sport in Northern Ireland: Exclusiveness or Inclusiveness?

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in the qualifying rounds for the competition scheduled to take place on

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victory in 2002. The club failed to progress once more, knocked out by

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by a score of 3–1. The game itself was actually played as part of the

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to honour the successful 2007 season, it was announced that coach,

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along with his powers of persuasion to convince a number of former

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jerseys can often be seen worn by some individuals in attendance.

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were voted out of senior soccer in Ireland. This left the city of

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for the first time. Derry were reduced to 10 men in the final at

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lifted the old Dunville trophy for Derry City as winners of the

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win in the 1996–97 season, Derry represented the league in the

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for Northern Ireland, also helped by using his contacts in the

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City sign Ben Roberts: Ex-Boro keeper signs on short-term deal

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Derry City defeated Bohemians tonight in unusual circumstances

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Despite the encouraging progress, on 10 November 2006 manager

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announced he would be leaving the club to join Scottish side

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Derry City's now-traditional colours were introduced in 1934.

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Derry City's triumphant home-coming marks the end of season

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to bring worldly flair to the Brandywell in the form of the

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was enough to give Derry a shock win in the first leg, and

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finish top of the scoring chart with 24 goals to his name.

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eventually came to an end on 13 April 2007 when a goal by

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Fortunes began to improve for the club when team-captain,

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fully backed Derry's application. The Glentoran chairman,

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deteriorated, football matches between certain teams with

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by the IRA earlier that year. The opposition that day, a

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in their early-season confrontations. They also fell to

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Foundation and the attaining of senior status (1913–29)

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to become Derry's first manager and he quickly signed

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back in 1985 as it was felt that the presence of the

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and into the present day as the club competes in the

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front of a crowd of 28,000 saw Derry win 1–0 with a

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pulled on the Derry shirt for the first time at the

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The fair fifties and the swinging sixties (1949–65)

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However, the club fell to a 2–1 away defeat to 1585:Professional Footballers Association of Ireland's 968:As a result, Derry City were forced to travel to 3733:Narrow win but Derry collect points in Waterford 2153:, on 31 March 2007, Norwegian top division team 944:final in 1971, although they were beaten 3–0 by 438:Colours worn by Derry City between 1932 and 1934 286:by a score of 1–0 at half-time with a goal from 2319: 2044:– to join him in Derry on a two-year contract. 1842:After a period of much speculation and rumour, 1686:from Dunfermline in an 'advisory role' for the 1559: 1414: 1218:. A throwback to Derry's Irish League days saw 814:area and so had come to be supported mostly by 3280:, 10 November 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2006. 2992:O'Neill to bring Celtic to cash-strapped Derry 2211:, during Derry's first European outing in the 2199:History in European competition (1964–present) 1735:on a free transfer as he was out of contract. 1226:, in midfield, the club went on to clinch the 4027: 3382:, 8 December 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2006. 1707:final and a civic reception organised by the 1387:of further solidifying Derry's identity as a 226:The early years in the Irish League (1929–49) 172:, Derry City's application was rejected. The 8: 3325:Jennings the hero as Derry retain League Cup 2825:Derry City Select 5 – Mick McCarthy Select 2 756:beat Derry 5–0 on aggregate in the European 716:left for Coleraine after he had turned down 463:, but hesitated on a final decision and the 146:Football Association of the Irish Free State 116:In 1913, eleven years after their creation, 2337:Derry City were subsequently drawn against 2235:banned the use of Derry's home-ground, the 4155: 4034: 4020: 4012: 3750:Drogs inflict another defeat as Derry exit 3410:How the teams rated in race for top flight 3274:Kenny to leave Derry City at end of season 2449:) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 2081:(left) with his assistant, Anthony Gorman. 837:, although, in what seemed like a case of 645: 469: 394: 345:However, it was not an easy start for the 229: 3297:, 28 November 2006. Retrieved 4 December. 3257:Derry duo take Player of the Year honours 2753:My team – Derry City by Martin McGuinness 2657:My team – Derry City by Martin McGuinness 2445:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 1830:Learn how and when to remove this message 1230:in their first season of football in the 1161:other missiles as they travelled through 927:was marred by crowd trouble. Fans of the 870: 1636: 3459:, 2006-12-31. Retrieved 1 January 2007. 3026:City welcomes arrival of Barcelona team 2583: 1798:Specifically, only covers 2006 and 2007 1337:Select XI, composed of players such as 1228:League of Ireland First Division Shield 1178:on 8 September 1985 and saw Derry beat 1170:had been appointed manager and he made 3487:'PJ' agrees to sign new Derry contract 3222:, 2007-03-01. Retrieved 30 April 2007. 2998:, 2000-09-12. Retrieved 30 April 2007. 2557: 2546: 2516: 2505: 2490: 2479: 2476:(1998). "Derry City". Guildhall Press. 2435: 2424: 2207:beat the club 5–1 on aggregate in the 2141:following his pre-season departure to 1993:. During the awards ceremony, held in 1727:. Similarly, first-choice goalkeeper, 1403:, and recent games against teams with 18:The Wilderness Years (Derry City F.C.) 2274:by an 8–6 aggregate scoreline in the 1673:, after the club's 5–1 demolition of 907:and the club was associated with the 7: 3827:, 2007-05-22. Retrieved 22 May 2007. 3804:, 2007-05-12. Retrieved 13 May 2007. 3780:, 2007-05-12. Retrieved 13 May 2007. 3359:Forde is focused on club and country 3314:, 2006-12-03. Retrieved 16 May 2007. 653: 477: 402: 237: 93:, from the club's early days in the 3158:Derry City unveil Dykes as new boss 2301:Derry once again qualified for the 2162:gave Derry a 1–0 away victory over 1925:Although some reports claimed that 1238:. The following season, Derry left 105:. 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The big 1: 3949:PSG 2–0 Derry City (agg: 2–0) 3855:IFK Gothenburg 0–1 Derry City 3774:Derry sign goalkeeper Roberts 3668:Derry City 1–0 Bray Wanderers 3427:Fenlon appoints backroom team 3084:The Real thing for Derry City 2975:eircom Park meeting adjourned 1583:rewarded as they scooped the 996:to return to the Brandywell. 273:Derry City's original colours 3179:Mark O'Neill-Cummins, RTÉ.ie 2890:Football's last great taboo? 2788:Watford Football Club Online 290:– a recent recruit from the 4086:The Showgrounds (Coleraine) 3196:Aidan Fitzmaurice, UEFA.com 3124:Barcelona treat Derry crowd 2380:By finishing second in the 2365:by the Irish ambassador to 1739:Recent times (2006–present) 465:Gaelic Athletic Association 310:in senior football through 4284: 3141:Derry legend Coyle retires 2681:Derry City 3 – 1 Home Farm 2592:The Great Cup Breakthrough 2233:Irish Football Association 1978:school-boy international, 1888:, Glentoran and Linfield. 1641:Derry City competing with 1598:Derry City's players in a 1047:Irish Football Association 306:resulted in Derry's first 138:Irish Football Association 79: 4051: 3838:Derry City keep tie alive 3596:Kyle Moran added to squad 3432:27 September 2007 at the 3238:27 September 2007 at the 3031:28 September 2007 at the 2854:26 September 2006 at the 2830:29 September 2007 at the 2729:First League Title in LOI 2209:European Cup Winners' Cup 1756:This article needs to be 1667:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 1384:Royal Ulster Constabulary 1358:Royal Ulster Constabulary 1120:The Irish League and the 963:Royal Ulster Constabulary 586:In 1949 the club won the 3104:. Zero Seven Media: 30. 3067:Busy Derry take on Barca 2801:Derry City 3 – 2 Celtic 777:Vicente Calderón Stadium 90:Derry City Football Club 86:This article covers the 3714:21 October 2007 at the 3601:21 October 2007 at the 2782:23 January 2007 at the 2758:9 December 2007 at the 2662:9 December 2007 at the 864:European Football Union 210:Londonderry Corporation 181:, the following night. 3819:6 October 2007 at the 3796:6 October 2007 at the 3649:6 October 2007 at the 3625:9 October 2007 at the 3560:9 October 2007 at the 2849:Football: Sectarianism 2734:4 October 2007 at the 2710:4 October 2007 at the 2597:5 October 2007 at the 2556:Cite journal requires 2515:Cite journal requires 2489:Cite journal requires 2434:Cite journal requires 2348:Paris Saint-Germain FC 2324: 2111:St. Patrick's Athletic 2082: 1692:St. Patrick's Athletic 1658: 1643:St. Patrick's Athletic 1626:as a whole due to the 1615: 1564: 1418: 1142:St. Patrick's Athletic 883:. As the situation in 772:preparation select in 616:Scottish-international 361:, and polished in the 4223:League of Ireland Cup 3761:Irish Football Online 3737:Irish Football Online 3696:Irish Football Online 3644:Tidman and Moore sign 3555:Rogers signs for City 3329:Irish Football Online 3308:Derry edge a thriller 2806:28 April 2007 at the 2404:UEFA Champions League 2389:who took third spot. 2339:Scottish second-level 2260:UEFA Champions League 2181:Fenlon signed former 2103:Madison Square Garden 2077: 1640: 1597: 1401:Good Friday Agreement 1376:Republic of Ireland's 1310:by a score of 3–2 at 1304:League of Ireland Cup 1071:Republic of Ireland's 1059:Irish Football League 744:, came to Derry from 359:Derry and District FA 3955:, 28 September 2006. 3938:, 24 September 2006. 3895:on 27 September 2007 3755:13 July 2011 at the 3690:13 July 2011 at the 3331:, 18 September 2006. 3198:, 15 September 2006. 3164:, 29 September 2003. 3162:Ciaran Walsh, RTÉ.ie 3013:Johnny Proby, RTÉ.ie 2879:, 22 September 2006. 2616:Derry City vs FK Lyn 2328:Niclas Alexandersson 2227:hammer Derry 9–0 in 2101:on 16 March 2007 in 1717:Dunfermline Athletic 726:Birmingham City F.C. 134:partition of Ireland 3709:Martyn goes on loan 3633:, 20 February 2007. 3476:, 21 December 2006. 3440:, 19 December 2006. 3399:, 12 December 2006. 3365:, 16 December 2006. 3263:, 28 November 2005. 3246:, 18 November 2005. 3214:21 May 2007 at the 3192:Derry dare to dream 3181:, 28 February 2004. 3050:The belief of Derry 3015:, 7 September 2000. 2930:, 23 February 2005. 2913:, 23 February 2005. 2896:, 22 February 2005. 2894:Steve Bradley, ESPN 2686:4 June 2007 at the 2621:4 June 2007 at the 2019:Paris Saint-Germain 1954:, and highly rated 1399:and the subsequent 1232:Republic of Ireland 1037:all voted against. 990:Republic of Ireland 899:, was located in a 553:Irish football team 330:at the home of the 4161:Setanta Sports Cup 4081:Brandywell Stadium 3609:, 5 February 2007. 3585:, 2 February 2007. 3568:, 28 January 2007. 3544:, 23 January 2007. 3527:, 20 January 2007. 3510:, 11 January 2007. 3348:, 5 December 2006. 3147:, 16 January 2004. 3056:, 28 October 2002. 2083: 2007:Setanta Sports Cup 1873:determined by the 1659: 1616: 897:Brandywell Stadium 841:, they deemed the 357:, schooled in the 214:Brandywell Stadium 99:"wilderness years" 4250: 4249: 4246: 4245: 3972:, 8 January 2007. 3921:, 11 August 2006. 3844:, 14 August 2003. 3493:, 9 January 2007. 3438:Eleven-a-side.com 3414:Irish Independent 3244:Eleven-a-side.com 3207:Allen, Jeremiah. 3130:, 12 August 2003. 3073:, 12 August 2003. 3039:, 11 August 2003. 2964:, 4 January 2007. 2838:, 7 October 1998. 2538:978-0-9501953-2-2 2468:978-0-9542410-0-1 2225:R.S.C. 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