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Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, ... (now the Derry City Council) ... Irish News Cup: 1. 1996–97;
The match took place on Sunday 10 November 2024 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Drogheda United and Derry City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Drogheda won the game 2-0 to win the FAI Cup for the second time in their history.
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 Glentoran F.C. by a score of 1–0 at half-time with a goal from Peter Burke – a recent recruit from the Free State Army.
Derry City's first game at the Brandywell was against Glentoran on 22 August 1929. The stadium has played host to many notable matches, such as Derry City's 1–0 victory IFK Göteborg on 27 July 2006 in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. [4] However, current facilities for spectators and media simply cannot cope with the demand for some matches.
In September 2012 he overtook Liam Coyle as Derry's top scorer with 113 goals. [9] He made his IFA Premiership debut for Glenavon on 5 January 2013 [10] and scored his first goal at Dungannon Swifts. [10] Farren died of cancer on 3 February 2016. [11] [12] In his honour, Derry City retired the number 18 jersey, which he wore during his time at ...
On 24 August 1929, Sammy Curran had the honour of scoring Derry City's first senior hat-trick, as the club came back from 5–1 down against Portadown FC, only to lose 6–5 to a late goal. The club's all-time highest goal-scorer is Jimmy Kelly with 363 goals during a spell of over 20 years at the club between 1930 and the early 1951.
Season League IFA Cup Gold Cup City Cup Top Four Cup Top goalscorer(s) Avg. Att. Division Tier P W D L F A +/- Pts Pos Name Goals 1962–63: Irish League
Derry City currently has academy teams at u13, u15, u17 and u19 age groups as well as an under-21 reserve team who play in the Ulster Senior League. These teams have also competed in international youth tournaments, including the Foyle Cup and the Umbro Galway Cup. In 2006, the academy team was victorious in the Umbro Galway Cup.