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:''For the "Shamrock Rovers XI" that played Brazil in 1973, see Shamrock Rovers XI vs Brazil''
'Shamrock Rovers Football Club' (Irish: '''Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige''') are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. They play in the FAI Premier Division of the FAI League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish footballing history. The club have won the league title a record 15 times, including four times a row in the 1980s, along with the FAI Cup a record 24 times, including six times in a row in the 1960s. They are also noted for being the first Irish team to partake in European competition.
Shamrock Rovers were founded in 1901 (1899 according to some sources) in Ringsend, Dublin and currently are tenants of Tolka Park in Drumcondra, Dublin, where they play their home games. The club have been without a permanent home since 1987, when a former director sold their ground, Glenmalure Park in Milltown, Dublin. Their future home ground is planned to be the Tallaght Stadium. However, local Gaelic Athletic Association club Thomas Davis have successfully launched a judicial review of the project.
The club, founded in 1901 (though some sources suggest the club was founded in 1899), originally hail from the inner-Dublin suburb of Ringsend. The name of the club derives from Shamrock Avenue in Ringsend, where the first club rooms were secured. From the early 1920s until 1987, Shamrock Rovers played at Glenmalure Park, Milltown and became Ireland's most successful club. Shamrock Rovers have won more FAI Cups (24) and leagues (15) than any other Irish club. Famous achievements included the winning of six FAI Cups in a row in the 1960s and four consecutive league titles (including three doubles) in the 1980s. In addition, they were also the first Irish club to play in the European Cup, playing Manchester United in 1958. Further, Shamrock Rovers were one of the European club teams which spent the 1967 season in the United States founding the North American Soccer League, representing Boston as the Boston Rovers. Shamrock Rovers have also supplied more different players to the Republic of Ireland national football team (62 in all) than any other single club.
Up until the 1970s, Shamrock Rovers were well supported, attracting over 20,000 people regularly to Glenmalure Park and up to 30,000 for cup finals and European matches at Dalymount Park. Ultimately a combination of poor results, the competition of televised football from abroad and other attractions meant that by the 1980s the club's crowds averaged below 3,000.
In 1987, the club's home ground was sold by the then owners, the Kilcoyne family. It was subsequently demolished and developed for housing. Supporters waged a long and acrimonious but futile campaign to save the ground. Home games were boycotted by fans, ultimately forcing out the Kilcoynes as owners. The club has been without a home from that time until the present. The most stable period since was while playing at the Royal Dublin Society's grounds in Ballsbridge, Dublin between 1990 and 1996. During this time, Rovers won a league trophy (in 1994) and attracted reasonable crowds. The club chairman, John McNamara, sold out his interest in 1996 to a new consortium who, within a few months, announced plans to bring Rovers to a new stadium in Tallaght on Dublin's south-side. Since then the club have been trying to develop this stadium in Tallaght and have played their home matches at several venues all over the city including Tolka Park, Richmond Park and the athletics venue at Morton Stadium in Santry. Their current 'home' ground is Tolka Park.
Shamrock Rovers experienced severe financial troubles during the 2005 season, due to overspending and an accumulation of massive debts and spent a period under examinership (a form of financial administration). The supporters association, 'the 400 club', who had been bankrolling the club during the examinership process assumed control of the club. This group, now known as the Shamrock Rovers Members club, run the club on a not-for-profit basis.
The club was relegated for the first time in its history in the 2005 season losing out in a promotion/relegation play-off to the now-defunct Dublin City. However, they won the First Division title in 2006 and made a return to the Premier Division.
Shamrock Rovers kit is green and
white hoops after Belfast Celtic donated a set of hooped jerseys. The first game with the new hooped jerseys was against Bray in a cup match in September 1926. 2007 sees the first season where the hoops are not continuous around the jersey. This is due to a FIFA regulation which states that clubs with hooped or striped jerseys must have the player's number on a square of plain colour.
The away colours of the club have varied considerably over time. In the early 1980s, the club had a yellow away jersey. In the mid-1990s a hooped purple jersey was adopted. The official away kit for Shamrock Rovers is now black with some green trimmings. There is also a third choice kit available, which is white.
The club crest features a football and a shamrock, and has done so throughout the history of the club, with only minor alterations. Changes include the style of the shamrock and the width of the diagonal lines.
Shamrock Rovers F.C. and Tallaght Town A.F.C. merged in 1997 to form a new schoolboys section to serve the Tallaght area in South West Dublin. Tallaght Town A.F.C. remained in operation with three intermediate teams participating in the Leinster Senior League. Two of these teams remain in operation today but are now playing under the name of Shamrock Rovers. Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys have teams from u7s to u18s playing in the Dublin District Schoolboys League and have continued to grow each year since 1997. There are currently sixteen teams with a total of 208 players and these are looked after by 35 managers and coaches.
In 2002 the Under 17 team came through eight rounds to beat off the best and lift the Football Association of Ireland All Ireland Youths Cup. In 2003/2004 the then Under 14 team won the DDSL Major Division unbeaten and added the Harmon Cup to make it a memorable double. In the 2005 Northern Ireland Milk Cup, Shamrock Rovers took on Barcelona and did the club and Tallaght proud with a superb performance in a game in which they were unlucky to lose 2-1.[1]Barcelona went on to win the tournament.
Shamrock Rovers have three schoolgirl teams.
The Rovers youth team took part in the prestigious international Dallas Cup in April 2007 in Texas, USA. Rovers were the first ever Irish club to take part.
Shamrock Rovers have played their home games in numerous grounds around Dublin throughout their history. Their most famous ground was Glenmalure Park in Milltown, Dublin, where they played from 1926 until 1987, when the ground was sold for housing development by the former owners, despite actions by fans to stop the sale and to purchase the club from the then-owners. Since then the club have played their home matches in the RDS, Dalymount Park, Richmond Park, Tolka Park and the Morton Stadium. On one occasion Shamrock Rovers had to play a 'home' game at Turners Cross in Cork, over 250 kilometers away. The club currently play their home games in Tolka Park, pending the completion of the Tallaght Stadium.
In the 1990s Shamrock Rovers were granted land in the Dublin suburb of Tallaght to build a new stadium. On Thursday 30 March, 2000, ''An Taoiseach'', Bertie Ahern turned the sod at the site. However, work on the stadium ceased in 2001 and in March, 2005 South Dublin County Council announced that they were taking back the land that they had granted to the club, as the conditions of the planning permission had not been met. They now now to complete the stadium and will run it as a municipal stadium with Shamrock Rovers as the preferred tenants. However, this has been challenged by figures in a local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Thomas Davis who want the design of the stadium dimensions modified so that senior Gaelic Games can be played there. Thomas Davis claim that the capacity of the stadium (initially 6,000, ultimately 10,000) would not be affected by the change, the other parties involved dispute this and argue the capacity would be reduced.[2] However, the GAA offered to build a 15,000 to 20,000-capacity stadium on the same site.[3]
Thomas Davis GAA club have appealed the construction of the stadium with a soccer sized pitch to the High Court arguing that 'the youth of Tallaght will be restricted to a diet of Association football' and that a soccer-only ground would place the 'applicant at a severe disadvantage in attracting the youth of Tallaght to the club Thomas Davis, the sport and the GAA culture[4]'. However the stadium, with the existing design, can accommodate junior GAA games as the pitch used at this level fits within the stadium's dimensions. It is only senior GAA games that would not be facilitated.[5] The specific argument put forward for the Judicial Review was that the decision of the council on 13 February, 2006 to revert to the original plans for the stadium, which did not include a senior GAA pitch, was illegal.[6]
The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donoghue, has consistently supported the government decision to support the stadium with soccer pitch dimensions[7][8].
On Thursday, 14 December, 2006 the Football Association of Ireland pledged financial assistance for the Hoops’ High Court battle involving Thomas Davis.
The judicial review began on 20 April, 2007. Legal experts suggest that the proceedings taken by Thomas Davis could delay the construction by up to seven years.[9]
The stadium construction has been stalled by this legal case brought by Thomas Davis for 13 months as of March 2007. This delay means that Shamrock Rovers will have been without a proper home ground to itself for over 20 years.
The Shamrock Rovers Members Club was originally formed as the 400 Club in 2002, whereby supporters donate a fixed amount of money each month to help finance the football club. The monthly amount is €40. Initially the 400 Club was intended to secure a mortgage for the construction of the Tallaght Stadium. However, it later developed into an independent supporters association that ended up taking over the club in 2005. The 400 Club played a crucial part in paying for Rovers' recent progress through Examinership. They paid off a portion of the club's debts and then assumed responsibility for the running of the football club. The members club has a Board of Directors known as Trustees. The Board is elected once a year. Each person who donates has one vote in relation to this Board. After the Examinership period, the Board of Trustees also became the Board of Directors of Shamrock Rovers Football Club. At the 2006 annual general meeting of the 400 Club there was a vote to rename the club as the SRFC Members Club. Currently, there are about 470 members.
Prior to the 1970s Shamrock Rovers attracted crows of 20,000 to league games in Milltown, and 40,000 to cup matches played in Dalymount Park. This number declined to crowds of 3,000 in the late 1980s. This decline is largely blamed on televised football from England and Scotland. At present Rovers attract from 1,000 to 5,000 fans for league matches. Shamrock Rovers are known for bringing good crowds to away games, with at least one supporters club arranging a bus to all away games.
Shamrock Rovers has several supporters clubs. Latest club details and events are published in Hoops Scene, the matchday programme and every Wednesday in the Evening Herald. It is not uncommon for fans to belong to several supporters clubs.
Alphabetical list of Supporters Clubs:
★ 'Derek Tracey No.1 Crumlin Hoops Supporters Club'
Formerly known as Crumlin Hoops SC who were founded in 1996, the club changed it's name at the 2006 Legends night in recognition of Derek Tracey who spent his entire career at Rovers. Based in Crumlin.
★ 'Glenmalure No.1 Supporters Club'
The Glenmalure No. 1 Supporters Club was founded in 1993.
★ 'Hoops Supporters Club'
The Hoops Supporters Clubs was founded in 1991. The club runs buses to all away games.
http://www.hoops-sc.com/
★ 'Jim McLaughlin Supporters Club'
The Jim McLaughlin Supporters Club is the newest supporters club and was founded in 2007.
★ 'Pride of Dublin Supporters Club'
The Pride of Dublin Supporters Club was founded in 1996 is based in Sandyford.
★ 'Pride of Ringsend Supporters Club {Bród na Rinne}'
The Pride Of Ringsend Supporters Club was founded in 2006 and is based in Ringsend, Rovers birthplace. The club HQ is The Hobblers End in Ringsend village. http://porsc.blogspot.com/
★ 'SRFC Ultras'
Rather than being an official supporters club, the Ultras are a group of supporters who aim to enhance matchdays by creating a carnival atmosphere. This is achieved mainly by flying large flags, singing continuously, and organising special displays. http://www.srfcultras.net/
★ 'Tallaght Hoops Supporters Club'
The Tallaght Hoops Supporters Club was founded in early 1999 and are based in Tallaght.
Over the years Shamrock Rovers fans have produced several fanzines. There is currently no fanzine, and the growth of on-line discussion forums has been blamed for this decline.
★ Glenmalure Gazette (22 issues running from November 1988 to March 1991)
★ Hooped on a Feeling - Published one issue in September 1996.
★ Hoops Upside Your Head
★ Some Ecstasy - published for three seasons from 1992/93 and 1994/95.
Shamrock Rovers are active participants of the Show Racism the Red Card Ireland initiative. This includes giving out 'Show Racism the Red Card' posters at some matches during the season and promoting racial equality through all its teams and through its community involvement.
As part of its community-based ethos, Shamrock Rovers operates Scholarships covering all levels of education. In conjunction with IT Tallaght, the club offers third level education to players, and has more recently introduced a scholarship scheme that facilitates primary school students through the Junior Certificate cycle.[10]
Shamrock Rovers have been the subject of several books over the years. ''C'mon the Hoops'' by Charlie Willoughby, a history of the club, was published in 1987 just after the disastrous sale of Glenmalure Park. ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6), the club's official history, was published in 1993. In 2002 ''Shamrock Rovers - 100 years'' written by Robert Goggins was published. In early 2005 ''Dyed in the Wool - Memoirs of a Hoops fan'' was published. It was written by late Robin Browett. Most recently ''We are Rovers'' an oral fan-based history of the club was written by Eoghan Rice and published by Nonsuch Publishing in 2005 (ISBN 1-84588-510-4).
★ 'League titles: 15' (a record)
★
★ 1922-23, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1931-32, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1993-94
★ 'First Division title: 1
★
★ 2006
★ 'FAI Cups: 24' (a record)
★
★ 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987
★ 'League Cups: 1'
★
★ 1976-77
★ 'League of Ireland Shield: 18'
★
★ 1924-25, 1926-27, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68.
★ 'Leinster Senior Cup: 16'
★
★ 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1982, 1985, 1997
Full list of Shamrock Rovers Honours.
Shamrock Rovers have a long, illustrious history in European competitions and were also the very first Irish side to enter European competition. In the 1960s and again in the 1980s, Shamrock Rovers figured in regular European competition. Some of the most notable European performances included:
★ a 2-2 draw and 1-0 defeat to Valencia CF in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1963-64
★ a 1-1 draw and 2-1 defeat to Real Zaragoza in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965-66
★ a 1-1 draw and 3-2 defeat to Bayern München in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966-67
★ a 2-1 win and 1-0 win over Odra Wodzislaw in the UEFA Intertoto-Cup 2003
Rovers have won more European games than any other Irish club.
★ 'Record Win'
★
★ 11-0 Bray Unknowns F.C., League, 28th October 1928 at Milltown
★ 'Record Losses'
★
★ 0-7 v St James's Gate F.C., League, 22nd April 1937
★
★ 0-7 v Cork City F.C., Dublin City Cup, 31st August 1938
★
★ 0-7 v Górnik Zabrze, UEFA Cup 1994-95
★ 'Other games of note'
★
★ 5-1 win against Red Star Belgrade, 16 July 1961, Polo Grounds, New York (Scorers: Tony Byrne (2), Frank O'Neill, Paddy Ambrose, Liam Tuohy)
★
★ 1-0 win against Sporting Lisbon, 16 August 1985, Estádio José Alvalade (Scorer: Harry Kenny)
★
★ 1-0 win against Arsenal F.C., 25th February 1986, Glenmalure Park (Scorer: Noel Larkin)
★
★ 2-0 win against Manchester United, 14th August 1986, Shay Brennan testimonial, Glenmalure Park (Scorers: Mick Bennett, Liam O'Brien)
★
★ 2-1 win against Manchester United, 18th March 1987, Glenmalure Park, (Scorers: Noel Larkin, Mick Byrne)
★ 100th League Game: Saturday 24th September 1927, 3-1 win against Athlone Town at Milltown.
★ 500th League Game: Wednesday 21st April 1948, 2-0 win against Shelbourne at Milltown.
★ 1000th League Game: Saturday 20th February 1971, 1-0 loss at Dundalk.
★ 1500th League Game: Sunday 22nd January 1989, a 2-0 win against Athlone Town at Dalymount.
★ 1700th League Game: Saturday 2nd of March 1996, a 2-0 win at Galway United.
★ 2000th League Game: Friday 22nd October 2004, a 2-1 loss to Drogheda United at Richmond.
★ Rovers 1000th League win came on Friday 18th of August 2006 when Kilkenny City were beaten 2-0 at Tolka Park with goals by Anthony Flood and Tadhg Purcell.
At the end of the 2006 season Rovers overall league record is:
'Played:' 2073 'Won:' 1009 'Drew:' 498 ' Lost:' 566 ' GF:' 3969 'GA:' 2611 'Points:' 2730
★ John Giles
★ Jim McLaughlin
★ Mick Byrne
★ Damien Richardson
★ Liam Buckley
★ Roddy Collins
★ Pat Scully
''As of July 2007
Manager: Pat Scully
Coach: Mark Dempsey (footballer)
U21 Manager: Dave Campbell
''see also ''
★ Highest number of goals in a season:
★
★ Bob Fullam 1926/27 (27)
★
★ Stephen Geoghegan 1993/94 (23)
★ Top League scorers
★
★ Paddy Ambrose - 109
★
★ Paddy Coad - 104
★
★ Bob Fullam - 92
★ Top FAI scorers
★
★ Paddy Coad - 37
★
★ Liam Tuohy - 20
1. Dallas Cup
2. Tallaght Field of Broken Dreams
3. GAA offers to share Rovers’ soccer ground
4. Landmark Day on cards for Hoops (quoting the affidavit to the High Court)
5. GAA at Tallaght ground ruled out
6. GAA club win leave to fight single use
7.
Speech by Minister O'Donoghue on the Adjournment Debate 9 February 2006 Tallaght Stadium
8.
Parliamentary Debates (Official Report - Unrevised) Dáil Éireann Thursday, 9 February 2006
9. Let Kids decide the Games they play
10. Shamrock Rovers and the Tallaght Community Stadium
★ Shamrock Rovers FC Website
★ Shamrock Rovers at FAI.ie
★ SRFC Ultras discussion forum
'Shamrock Rovers Football Club' (Irish: '''Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige''') are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. They play in the FAI Premier Division of the FAI League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish footballing history. The club have won the league title a record 15 times, including four times a row in the 1980s, along with the FAI Cup a record 24 times, including six times in a row in the 1960s. They are also noted for being the first Irish team to partake in European competition.
Shamrock Rovers were founded in 1901 (1899 according to some sources) in Ringsend, Dublin and currently are tenants of Tolka Park in Drumcondra, Dublin, where they play their home games. The club have been without a permanent home since 1987, when a former director sold their ground, Glenmalure Park in Milltown, Dublin. Their future home ground is planned to be the Tallaght Stadium. However, local Gaelic Athletic Association club Thomas Davis have successfully launched a judicial review of the project.
History
The club, founded in 1901 (though some sources suggest the club was founded in 1899), originally hail from the inner-Dublin suburb of Ringsend. The name of the club derives from Shamrock Avenue in Ringsend, where the first club rooms were secured. From the early 1920s until 1987, Shamrock Rovers played at Glenmalure Park, Milltown and became Ireland's most successful club. Shamrock Rovers have won more FAI Cups (24) and leagues (15) than any other Irish club. Famous achievements included the winning of six FAI Cups in a row in the 1960s and four consecutive league titles (including three doubles) in the 1980s. In addition, they were also the first Irish club to play in the European Cup, playing Manchester United in 1958. Further, Shamrock Rovers were one of the European club teams which spent the 1967 season in the United States founding the North American Soccer League, representing Boston as the Boston Rovers. Shamrock Rovers have also supplied more different players to the Republic of Ireland national football team (62 in all) than any other single club.
Up until the 1970s, Shamrock Rovers were well supported, attracting over 20,000 people regularly to Glenmalure Park and up to 30,000 for cup finals and European matches at Dalymount Park. Ultimately a combination of poor results, the competition of televised football from abroad and other attractions meant that by the 1980s the club's crowds averaged below 3,000.
In 1987, the club's home ground was sold by the then owners, the Kilcoyne family. It was subsequently demolished and developed for housing. Supporters waged a long and acrimonious but futile campaign to save the ground. Home games were boycotted by fans, ultimately forcing out the Kilcoynes as owners. The club has been without a home from that time until the present. The most stable period since was while playing at the Royal Dublin Society's grounds in Ballsbridge, Dublin between 1990 and 1996. During this time, Rovers won a league trophy (in 1994) and attracted reasonable crowds. The club chairman, John McNamara, sold out his interest in 1996 to a new consortium who, within a few months, announced plans to bring Rovers to a new stadium in Tallaght on Dublin's south-side. Since then the club have been trying to develop this stadium in Tallaght and have played their home matches at several venues all over the city including Tolka Park, Richmond Park and the athletics venue at Morton Stadium in Santry. Their current 'home' ground is Tolka Park.
Shamrock Rovers experienced severe financial troubles during the 2005 season, due to overspending and an accumulation of massive debts and spent a period under examinership (a form of financial administration). The supporters association, 'the 400 club', who had been bankrolling the club during the examinership process assumed control of the club. This group, now known as the Shamrock Rovers Members club, run the club on a not-for-profit basis.
The club was relegated for the first time in its history in the 2005 season losing out in a promotion/relegation play-off to the now-defunct Dublin City. However, they won the First Division title in 2006 and made a return to the Premier Division.
Colours and badge
Shamrock Rovers kit is green and
white hoops after Belfast Celtic donated a set of hooped jerseys. The first game with the new hooped jerseys was against Bray in a cup match in September 1926. 2007 sees the first season where the hoops are not continuous around the jersey. This is due to a FIFA regulation which states that clubs with hooped or striped jerseys must have the player's number on a square of plain colour.
The away colours of the club have varied considerably over time. In the early 1980s, the club had a yellow away jersey. In the mid-1990s a hooped purple jersey was adopted. The official away kit for Shamrock Rovers is now black with some green trimmings. There is also a third choice kit available, which is white.
The club crest features a football and a shamrock, and has done so throughout the history of the club, with only minor alterations. Changes include the style of the shamrock and the width of the diagonal lines.
Other Teams
Schoolboys & Schoolgirls
Shamrock Rovers F.C. and Tallaght Town A.F.C. merged in 1997 to form a new schoolboys section to serve the Tallaght area in South West Dublin. Tallaght Town A.F.C. remained in operation with three intermediate teams participating in the Leinster Senior League. Two of these teams remain in operation today but are now playing under the name of Shamrock Rovers. Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys have teams from u7s to u18s playing in the Dublin District Schoolboys League and have continued to grow each year since 1997. There are currently sixteen teams with a total of 208 players and these are looked after by 35 managers and coaches.
In 2002 the Under 17 team came through eight rounds to beat off the best and lift the Football Association of Ireland All Ireland Youths Cup. In 2003/2004 the then Under 14 team won the DDSL Major Division unbeaten and added the Harmon Cup to make it a memorable double. In the 2005 Northern Ireland Milk Cup, Shamrock Rovers took on Barcelona and did the club and Tallaght proud with a superb performance in a game in which they were unlucky to lose 2-1.[1]Barcelona went on to win the tournament.
Shamrock Rovers have three schoolgirl teams.
The Rovers youth team took part in the prestigious international Dallas Cup in April 2007 in Texas, USA. Rovers were the first ever Irish club to take part.
Stadia
Shamrock Rovers have played their home games in numerous grounds around Dublin throughout their history. Their most famous ground was Glenmalure Park in Milltown, Dublin, where they played from 1926 until 1987, when the ground was sold for housing development by the former owners, despite actions by fans to stop the sale and to purchase the club from the then-owners. Since then the club have played their home matches in the RDS, Dalymount Park, Richmond Park, Tolka Park and the Morton Stadium. On one occasion Shamrock Rovers had to play a 'home' game at Turners Cross in Cork, over 250 kilometers away. The club currently play their home games in Tolka Park, pending the completion of the Tallaght Stadium.
Tallaght Community Stadium
The current state of Tallaght Stadium showing the existing main stand and soccer pitch.
In the 1990s Shamrock Rovers were granted land in the Dublin suburb of Tallaght to build a new stadium. On Thursday 30 March, 2000, ''An Taoiseach'', Bertie Ahern turned the sod at the site. However, work on the stadium ceased in 2001 and in March, 2005 South Dublin County Council announced that they were taking back the land that they had granted to the club, as the conditions of the planning permission had not been met. They now now to complete the stadium and will run it as a municipal stadium with Shamrock Rovers as the preferred tenants. However, this has been challenged by figures in a local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Thomas Davis who want the design of the stadium dimensions modified so that senior Gaelic Games can be played there. Thomas Davis claim that the capacity of the stadium (initially 6,000, ultimately 10,000) would not be affected by the change, the other parties involved dispute this and argue the capacity would be reduced.[2] However, the GAA offered to build a 15,000 to 20,000-capacity stadium on the same site.[3]
Thomas Davis GAA club have appealed the construction of the stadium with a soccer sized pitch to the High Court arguing that 'the youth of Tallaght will be restricted to a diet of Association football' and that a soccer-only ground would place the 'applicant at a severe disadvantage in attracting the youth of Tallaght to the club Thomas Davis, the sport and the GAA culture[4]'. However the stadium, with the existing design, can accommodate junior GAA games as the pitch used at this level fits within the stadium's dimensions. It is only senior GAA games that would not be facilitated.[5] The specific argument put forward for the Judicial Review was that the decision of the council on 13 February, 2006 to revert to the original plans for the stadium, which did not include a senior GAA pitch, was illegal.[6]
The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donoghue, has consistently supported the government decision to support the stadium with soccer pitch dimensions[7][8].
On Thursday, 14 December, 2006 the Football Association of Ireland pledged financial assistance for the Hoops’ High Court battle involving Thomas Davis.
The judicial review began on 20 April, 2007. Legal experts suggest that the proceedings taken by Thomas Davis could delay the construction by up to seven years.[9]
The stadium construction has been stalled by this legal case brought by Thomas Davis for 13 months as of March 2007. This delay means that Shamrock Rovers will have been without a proper home ground to itself for over 20 years.
Shamrock Rovers Ownership
The Shamrock Rovers Members Club was originally formed as the 400 Club in 2002, whereby supporters donate a fixed amount of money each month to help finance the football club. The monthly amount is €40. Initially the 400 Club was intended to secure a mortgage for the construction of the Tallaght Stadium. However, it later developed into an independent supporters association that ended up taking over the club in 2005. The 400 Club played a crucial part in paying for Rovers' recent progress through Examinership. They paid off a portion of the club's debts and then assumed responsibility for the running of the football club. The members club has a Board of Directors known as Trustees. The Board is elected once a year. Each person who donates has one vote in relation to this Board. After the Examinership period, the Board of Trustees also became the Board of Directors of Shamrock Rovers Football Club. At the 2006 annual general meeting of the 400 Club there was a vote to rename the club as the SRFC Members Club. Currently, there are about 470 members.
Supporters
Prior to the 1970s Shamrock Rovers attracted crows of 20,000 to league games in Milltown, and 40,000 to cup matches played in Dalymount Park. This number declined to crowds of 3,000 in the late 1980s. This decline is largely blamed on televised football from England and Scotland. At present Rovers attract from 1,000 to 5,000 fans for league matches. Shamrock Rovers are known for bringing good crowds to away games, with at least one supporters club arranging a bus to all away games.
Supporters Clubs
Shamrock Rovers has several supporters clubs. Latest club details and events are published in Hoops Scene, the matchday programme and every Wednesday in the Evening Herald. It is not uncommon for fans to belong to several supporters clubs.
Alphabetical list of Supporters Clubs:
★ 'Derek Tracey No.1 Crumlin Hoops Supporters Club'
Formerly known as Crumlin Hoops SC who were founded in 1996, the club changed it's name at the 2006 Legends night in recognition of Derek Tracey who spent his entire career at Rovers. Based in Crumlin.
★ 'Glenmalure No.1 Supporters Club'
The Glenmalure No. 1 Supporters Club was founded in 1993.
★ 'Hoops Supporters Club'
The Hoops Supporters Clubs was founded in 1991. The club runs buses to all away games.
http://www.hoops-sc.com/
★ 'Jim McLaughlin Supporters Club'
The Jim McLaughlin Supporters Club is the newest supporters club and was founded in 2007.
★ 'Pride of Dublin Supporters Club'
The Pride of Dublin Supporters Club was founded in 1996 is based in Sandyford.
★ 'Pride of Ringsend Supporters Club {Bród na Rinne}'
The Pride Of Ringsend Supporters Club was founded in 2006 and is based in Ringsend, Rovers birthplace. The club HQ is The Hobblers End in Ringsend village. http://porsc.blogspot.com/
★ 'SRFC Ultras'
Rather than being an official supporters club, the Ultras are a group of supporters who aim to enhance matchdays by creating a carnival atmosphere. This is achieved mainly by flying large flags, singing continuously, and organising special displays. http://www.srfcultras.net/
★ 'Tallaght Hoops Supporters Club'
The Tallaght Hoops Supporters Club was founded in early 1999 and are based in Tallaght.
Fanzines
Over the years Shamrock Rovers fans have produced several fanzines. There is currently no fanzine, and the growth of on-line discussion forums has been blamed for this decline.
★ Glenmalure Gazette (22 issues running from November 1988 to March 1991)
★ Hooped on a Feeling - Published one issue in September 1996.
★ Hoops Upside Your Head
★ Some Ecstasy - published for three seasons from 1992/93 and 1994/95.
Shamrock Rovers in the Community
Shamrock Rovers are active participants of the Show Racism the Red Card Ireland initiative. This includes giving out 'Show Racism the Red Card' posters at some matches during the season and promoting racial equality through all its teams and through its community involvement.
As part of its community-based ethos, Shamrock Rovers operates Scholarships covering all levels of education. In conjunction with IT Tallaght, the club offers third level education to players, and has more recently introduced a scholarship scheme that facilitates primary school students through the Junior Certificate cycle.[10]
Books
Shamrock Rovers have been the subject of several books over the years. ''C'mon the Hoops'' by Charlie Willoughby, a history of the club, was published in 1987 just after the disastrous sale of Glenmalure Park. ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6), the club's official history, was published in 1993. In 2002 ''Shamrock Rovers - 100 years'' written by Robert Goggins was published. In early 2005 ''Dyed in the Wool - Memoirs of a Hoops fan'' was published. It was written by late Robin Browett. Most recently ''We are Rovers'' an oral fan-based history of the club was written by Eoghan Rice and published by Nonsuch Publishing in 2005 (ISBN 1-84588-510-4).
Honours and Milestones
★ 'League titles: 15' (a record)
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★ 1922-23, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1931-32, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1993-94
★ 'First Division title: 1
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★ 2006
★ 'FAI Cups: 24' (a record)
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★ 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987
★ 'League Cups: 1'
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★ 1976-77
★ 'League of Ireland Shield: 18'
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★ 1924-25, 1926-27, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68.
★ 'Leinster Senior Cup: 16'
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★ 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1982, 1985, 1997
Full list of Shamrock Rovers Honours.
European Record
Shamrock Rovers have a long, illustrious history in European competitions and were also the very first Irish side to enter European competition. In the 1960s and again in the 1980s, Shamrock Rovers figured in regular European competition. Some of the most notable European performances included:
★ a 2-2 draw and 1-0 defeat to Valencia CF in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1963-64
★ a 1-1 draw and 2-1 defeat to Real Zaragoza in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965-66
★ a 1-1 draw and 3-2 defeat to Bayern München in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966-67
★ a 2-1 win and 1-0 win over Odra Wodzislaw in the UEFA Intertoto-Cup 2003
Rovers have won more European games than any other Irish club.
Notable Results
★ 'Record Win'
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★ 11-0 Bray Unknowns F.C., League, 28th October 1928 at Milltown
★ 'Record Losses'
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★ 0-7 v St James's Gate F.C., League, 22nd April 1937
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★ 0-7 v Cork City F.C., Dublin City Cup, 31st August 1938
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★ 0-7 v Górnik Zabrze, UEFA Cup 1994-95
★ 'Other games of note'
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★ 5-1 win against Red Star Belgrade, 16 July 1961, Polo Grounds, New York (Scorers: Tony Byrne (2), Frank O'Neill, Paddy Ambrose, Liam Tuohy)
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★ 1-0 win against Sporting Lisbon, 16 August 1985, Estádio José Alvalade (Scorer: Harry Kenny)
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★ 1-0 win against Arsenal F.C., 25th February 1986, Glenmalure Park (Scorer: Noel Larkin)
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★ 2-0 win against Manchester United, 14th August 1986, Shay Brennan testimonial, Glenmalure Park (Scorers: Mick Bennett, Liam O'Brien)
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★ 2-1 win against Manchester United, 18th March 1987, Glenmalure Park, (Scorers: Noel Larkin, Mick Byrne)
Milestones
★ 100th League Game: Saturday 24th September 1927, 3-1 win against Athlone Town at Milltown.
★ 500th League Game: Wednesday 21st April 1948, 2-0 win against Shelbourne at Milltown.
★ 1000th League Game: Saturday 20th February 1971, 1-0 loss at Dundalk.
★ 1500th League Game: Sunday 22nd January 1989, a 2-0 win against Athlone Town at Dalymount.
★ 1700th League Game: Saturday 2nd of March 1996, a 2-0 win at Galway United.
★ 2000th League Game: Friday 22nd October 2004, a 2-1 loss to Drogheda United at Richmond.
★ Rovers 1000th League win came on Friday 18th of August 2006 when Kilkenny City were beaten 2-0 at Tolka Park with goals by Anthony Flood and Tadhg Purcell.
At the end of the 2006 season Rovers overall league record is:
'Played:' 2073 'Won:' 1009 'Drew:' 498 ' Lost:' 566 ' GF:' 3969 'GA:' 2611 'Points:' 2730
Managers
★ John Giles
★ Jim McLaughlin
★ Mick Byrne
★ Damien Richardson
★ Liam Buckley
★ Roddy Collins
★ Pat Scully
Players
Current squad
''As of July 2007
Out on loan
Manager: Pat Scully
Coach: Mark Dempsey (footballer)
U21 Manager: Dave Campbell
Player of the Year Award recipients
| Year | Player | Year | Player | Year | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979/80 | Robbie Gaffney | 1980/81 | Harry Kenny | 1981/82 | Liam Buckley |
| 1982/83 | Liam Buckley | 1983/84 | Alan Campbell | 1984/85 | Pat Byrne |
| 1985/86 | Mick Neville | 1986/87 | Jody Byrne | 1987/88 | Mick Byrne |
| 1988/89 | Jody Byrne | 1989/90 | Vinny Arkins | 1990/91 | Dave Connell |
| 1991/92 | Dave Connell | 1992/93 | Peter Eccles | 1993/94 | Alan Byrne |
| 1994/95 | Gino Brazil | 1995/96 | Alan O'Neill | 1996/97 | Tony Cousins |
| 1997/98 | Matt Britton | 1998/99 | Tony O'Dowd | 1999/00 | Terry Palmer |
| 2000/01 | Tony Grant | 2001/02 | Shane Robinson | 2002/03 | Noel Hunt |
| 2003 | Glen Fitzpatrick | 2004 | Trevor Molloy | 2005 | Barry Murphy |
| 2006 | Aidan Price |
Selected Former Players
''see also ''
Record Player Statistics
★ Highest number of goals in a season:
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★ Bob Fullam 1926/27 (27)
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★ Stephen Geoghegan 1993/94 (23)
★ Top League scorers
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★ Paddy Ambrose - 109
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★ Paddy Coad - 104
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★ Bob Fullam - 92
★ Top FAI scorers
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★ Paddy Coad - 37
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★ Liam Tuohy - 20
References
1. Dallas Cup
2. Tallaght Field of Broken Dreams
3. GAA offers to share Rovers’ soccer ground
4. Landmark Day on cards for Hoops (quoting the affidavit to the High Court)
5. GAA at Tallaght ground ruled out
6. GAA club win leave to fight single use
7.
Speech by Minister O'Donoghue on the Adjournment Debate 9 February 2006 Tallaght Stadium
8.
Parliamentary Debates (Official Report - Unrevised) Dáil Éireann Thursday, 9 February 2006
9. Let Kids decide the Games they play
10. Shamrock Rovers and the Tallaght Community Stadium
External links
★ Shamrock Rovers FC Website
★ Shamrock Rovers at FAI.ie
★ SRFC Ultras discussion forum
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