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Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland.They play in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of league football in the Republic of Ireland, and are the League of Ireland's only participant from Northern Ireland. [1]
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, William Arthur led a delegation to a meeting of the Irish Senior Leagues Committee (ISLC) to attempt to secure Derry's senior status.
Terry Kelly, who captained Derry City in 1985, was the first football player in the world to captain a club he played with in two different national leagues. [ 6 ] Barry McCreadie was Derry's first goalscorer in the League of Ireland .
The crest depicted a simplified version of the city's Foyle Bridge, which had opened 18 months previously, the traditional red and white candy-stripes associated with the shirt of the club bordered by thin black lines and the year in which Derry City was established as a club, as well as a football in the centre representing the fact that the ...
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.
Derry City's rearranged match against Limerick, as well as all fixtures for the 2017 League of Ireland Cup first round scheduled for 21 March 2017, were postponed as a mark of respect to McBride. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Following McBride's death, Derry renamed their Brandywell Stadium home to the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium .
Kevin Deery (born 6 December 1984) is an Irish football coach, manager and former footballer who is the manager of NIFL Championship side Institute. He played his entire professional career with his hometown club Derry City, and served as club captain between 2010 and 2014 having been appointed to the role by former Candystripes manager Stephen ...
Forced to play in front of dwindelling crowds and unable to continue financially Derry withdrew from the Irish League in 1972. Continuing as a Sunday league team the period was known as the Wilderness Years before they joined the League of Ireland in 1985.