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St. Kevin's Boys Football Club, is an association football club in four locations in Dublin 9 and in The Ward, County Dublin, Ireland,[1] with over forty schoolboy teams who play in the Dublin District Schoolboys League and a number of senior sides who play in the Leinster Senior League.[2]
| Nickname(s) | SKB |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Ground | Shanowen Road |
| Coordinates | 53°23′20″N 6°15′01″W / 53.3888°N 6.2504°W |
| League | DDSL LSL |
| Website | http://www.skbfc.yourclub.ie/home |
The club uses playing facilities at Ellenfield Park, Shanowen Road, St. Aidan's CBS, Ward Cross, the Royal College of Surgeons Cloghran, Collinstown, Hampstead Park, and Coolgrena.[citation needed]
In 2018, St. Kevins entered into a player development pathway, a five-year agreement, with Bohemians.[3]
History
editFoundation and development
editFounded in 1959, by Fr. Des Williams, the club grew into one of the biggest schoolboy clubs in the country,[citation needed] with a number of players progressing on to full time careers in England, and played for the Irish International side.[4] Playing in Ellenfield Park, beside Whitehall Church. In 1984 the club built the clubhouse and hall in Larkhill. In the 2000s, the club developed an all-weather pitch on Shanowen Road, adjacent to their clubhouse in Larkhill.
Academy cup
editTo commemorate their 50th year, in 2009, the club started the invitational annual St. Kevins Boys Club Academy Cup, which has hosted youth sides (under-13) from many of the best sides in Europe.[5] Academy sides from Ajax,[6] Arsenal, Benfica,[7] Barcelona, Celtic, Deportivo La Coruna, Borussia Dortmund, Genk, Bayer Leverkusen, Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid, and West Bromwich Albion have participated in the competition over the years.[8]
Bohemians academy agreement
editIn 2018, St. Kevins Boys entered into a player development pathway, a five-year agreement, with Bohemians.[citation needed] The academy has U13, U15, U17 and U19 teams which all play in the FAI Underage National League.[citation needed]
Notable former players
editReferences
edit- ^ Location St Kevins Football Club. Retrieved: 2023-03-27.
- ^ "ST KEVINS BOYS CLUB YOUR CLUB - TEAMS". www.skbfc.yourclub.ie. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ BOHEMIANS AND ST KEVIN’S BOYS AGREE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY PARTNERSHIP www.bohemianfc.com
- ^ History St. Kevins Boys Football Club.
- ^ How St Kevin’s Boys Club became the breeding ground for Ireland's most technical footballers by Dion Fanning, www.sportsjoe.ie
- ^ St Kevins Boys Academy Cup 2014 The Coach Diary.
- ^ St Kevin's Boys tournament returns this Easter March, 2015, www.fai.ie
- ^ St Kevins Boys 2018 Academy Cup Launch Dublin Gazette, February 12, 2018.