The Hereford United Connection

It is always sad when a football club "goes to the wall", and today that fate befell Hereford United. The Bulls' most famous moment pre-dated their 31 years as a Football League side, and it was a Northern Ireland goalkeeper, Iam McFaul, who clasped helplessly as Ronnie Radford's shot for the then Southern League club helped defeat the giants of Newcastle United in the 1972 FA Cup third round.

Founded: 1924
Folded: 2014
Ground: Edgar Street (1924-2014)

Club Honours:
Football League best season: 22nd Division Two (II) 1976/77
Division Three (III) Champions 1975/76
Division Four/Division Three/League Two (IV) Runners-Up 1972/73, Third 2007/08, Play-Off Winners 1995/96
Football Conference Play-Off Winners 2005/06
FA Cup best season: Fourth Round (8 times)
Football League Cup best season: Third Round 1974/75
Welsh Cup Winners 1989/90, Runners-Up 1967/68, 1975/76, 1980/81

League Career:
Birmingham & District League 1928/29-38/39; Southern League 1938/39-1971/72; Football League Division Four (IV) 1972/73; Division Three (III) 1973/74-75/76; Division Two (II) 1976/77; Division Three (III) 1977/78; Division Four (IV) 1978/79-91/92; Division Three (IV) 1992/93-96/97; Football Conference (V) 1997/98-05/06; League Two (IV) 2006/07-07/08; League One (III) 2008/09; League Two 2009/10-11/12; Conference Premier (V) 2012/13-13/14; Southern League 2014/15 (folded mid-season).

Hereford never fielded a "current" full Northern Ireland player, but a number of Ulstermen did appear for the club in their 90-year history.

Player	Hereford Career	League Games/Goals	International Career
Tony Capaldi (loan) Ray Campbell (loan) Robbie Dennison Steve Devine Jim Harvey Michael Ingham Matty Lund (loan) Billy Lunn James McQuilkin Paul Millar (loan) Jimmy Quinn Trevor Wood	01/02 87/88 98/99 85/86-92/93 79/80-86/87 07/08 10/11 WW2 09/10-12/13 90/91 00/01 96/97	12/ 0 4/ 0 19/ 1 272/ 4 278/38 0/ 0 2/ 0 - 76/ 6 5/ 2 2/ 0 10/ 0	22 Full, Under-21* Uncapped 18 Full Uncapped Under-21 3 Full, Under-21 Under-21 Uncapped Under-21 B, Under-23, Under-21 46 Full 1 Full, B

* caps earned while with club.

Links:
FCHD
Wikipedia
Official Website

The Shels Connection

SHELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB
Dublin
aka "The Shels" or "The Reds"

Founded: 1895

Ground History: Havelock Square; Bath Avenue; Sandymount Road 1906-1913; Shelbourne Park 1913-1949; Milltown 1949-1951; Dalymount Park 1951-1954; Tolka Park 1954-1955; Irishtown 1955-1956; Tolka Park 1956-1974; Dalymount Park 1974-1975; Harold's Cross 1975-1977; Tolka Park 1977-1982; Harold's Cross 1982-1989; Tolka Park 1989-date

League History:
Leinster Junior League 1896/97; Leinster Senior League; Irish League 1904/05-1914/15, 1919/20; League of Ireland 1921/22-1933/34*; Dublin Athletic Union League 1935/36; League of Ireland 1936/37-1984/85; Premier Division 1985/86; First Division 1986/87; Premier Division 1987/88-2006; First Division 2007-2011 Premier Division 2012-2013; First Division 2014-date.
* Shelbourne were suspended from the League of Ireland in 1934 following a dispute with the FAI. Although they competed in the Athletic Union League during the suspension, a new club, Reds United, was formed by Shels-backed players and personnel. They competed in the Leinster Senior League in 1934/35 and the League of Ireland the following season, but resigned to allow for the re-admission of Shelbourne in 1936.

European Record:
European Cup / Champions League entrants (6) 1962/63, 1992/93, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2004/05*, 2005/06, 2007/08#
Cup Winners' Cup entrants (4) 1963/64, 1993/94, 1996/97, 1997/98
Fairs Cup entrants (1) 1964/65
UEFA Cup entrants (6) 1971/72, 1995/96, 1998/99, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05*
Intertoto Cup entrants (2) 1999, 2006
* entered UEFA Cup after elimination from Champions League.
# declined to apply for a UEFA licence following demotion to First Division.

Club Honours:
Irish League runners-up (best season) 1906/07
Irish Cup Winners (3) 1905/06, 1910/11, 1919/20
City Cup Winners (1) 1908/09
Gold Cup Winners (1) 1914/15
League of Ireland Champions (13) 1925/26, 1928/29, 1930/31, 1943/44, 1946/47, 1952/53, 1961/62, 1991/92, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2003, 2004, 2006
FAI Cup Winners (7) 1938/39, 1959/60, 1962/63, 1992/93, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1999/00
League of Ireland Shield Winners (8) 1921/22, 1922/23, 1925/26, 1929/30, 1943/44, 1944/45, 1948/49, 1970/71
League of Ireland Cup Winners (1) 1995/96
Dublin City Cup Winners (4) 1941/42, 1946/47, 1962/63, 1964/65
Top Four Cup Winners (1) 1961/62
Leinster Senior Cup Winners (19)
President's Cup Winners (6+)

Players capped by the Irish FA while with Shelbourne:
Full

Player		International	Caps/Goals
BALFE	J.	1909-1910	2	/	0
BROOKS	E.A.	1920	1	/	0
HARRIS	V.	1906-1914	6	/	0	(+14)
LEDWIDGE	J.J.	1906	2	/	0
WARREN	P.	1913	2	/	0

Amateur

Player		International	Caps/Goals
SHIELS	D.	1919	1	/	0

Players capped by the Irish FA before joining or after leaving Shelbourne: (highest level)
Full

BLAIR	J.
BOOKMAN	L.
BURNS	W.
CHATTON	H.
DAVIS	T.
DIFFEN	J.
DORAN	J.
ENRIGHT	J.
GALLOGLY	C.
LACEY	W.
McCLEERY	W.
McCONNELL	P.
McILVENNY	P.
MEEK	H.
MOORE	P.
MORAN	J.
MURPHY	J.
O'DRISCOLL	J.
PRIESTLEY	T.
REILLY	M.
ROBINSON	P.
RUSHE	F.
RUSSELL	S.
SHERIDAN	J.
WALSH	D.

War-Time

LEDDY

H.

Under-21

MEENAN

D.

Amateur

HEANEY	F.
McALINDEN	K.
McLOUGHLIN	E.

Links:
Shelbourne FC

The Shams Connection

SHAMROCK ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB
Dublin
aka "Shams", "Hoops" or "Rovers"

Founded: 1901

Ground History: Ringsend Park; Glenmalure Park "Milltown" 1926-1987; Tolka Park 1987-1988; Dalymount Park 1988-1990; RDS 1990-1996; Tolka Park; Morton Stadium 1999-2001; Richmond Park 2001-2004; Tolka Park -2008; Tallaght Stadium 2009-date.

League History:
Leinster Senior League; League of Ireland 1921/22-2005; First Division 2006; Premier Division 2007-date.

European Record:
European Cup / Champions League entrants (9) 1957/58, 1959/60, 1964/65, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 2011/12*, 2012/13
European Cup Winners' Cup entrants (6) 1962/63, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1978/79
Fairs Cup entrants (2) 1963/64, 1965/66
UEFA Cup / Europa League entrants (5) 1982/83, 1994/95, 2002/03, 2010/11, 2011/12*
Intertoto Cup entrants (2) 1994, 2003
* entered Europa League after elimination from Champions League

Club Honours:
League of Ireland Champions (17) 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, 2010, 2011
League of Ireland First Division Champions (1) 2006
FAI Cup Winners (24) 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 of Ireland Shield Winners (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
League of Ireland Cup Winners (2) 1976/77, 2013
Dublin City Cup Winner (10) 1944/45, 1947/48, 1952/53, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1959/60, 1963/64, 1966/67, 1983/84
Top Four Cup Winner (3) 1955/56, 1957/58, 1965/66
FAI Super Cup Winners (1) 1998

Leinster Senior Cup Winners (18)
President's Cup Winners (20+)
Inter-City Cup Winners (4) 1942/43, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1948/49

Blaxnit Cup Winners (1) 1967/68
Tyler Cup Winners (1) 1978/79
Setanta Cup Winners (2) 2011, 2013

Players Capped by the Irish FA while with Shamrock Rovers:
None

Players Capped by the Irish FA before joining or after leaving Shamrock Rovers: (highest level)
Full

Tommy Breen
Dave Campbell
Johnny Carey	Guest
Davy Cochrane	Guest
Matt Doherty
Jimmy Dunne
Tommy Eglington
Peter Farrell
Keith Gillespie	Guest (fr)
Jimmy Kelly	Guest
Alan Mannus
Jimmy McAlinden	Guest
Frank McCourt
Pat McCourt
Jack McGrillen
Paddy Moore
John Murphy
Jackie Vernon Sean Webb	Guest (fr)

B

Sammy Chapman

Under-21

Lee Feeney

Thomas Stewart

Chris Turner

War-Time

Harry Leddy

Shamrock Rovers XI vs Brazil:
These Northern Ireland players guested for the All-Ireland Shamrock Rovers XI that face Brazil in 1973

Pat Jennings

Dave Craig

Allan Hunter

Liam O'Kane

Martin O'Neill

Derek Dougan

Bryan Hamilton

Former Northern Ireland Internationals to have managed/coached Shamrock Rovers:
Jim McLaughlin (manager 1983/84-1985/86)
Michael O'Neill (manager 2009-2011)
Tommy Wright (goalkeeping coach 2009)
Jim Magilton (assistant manager 2011)

Links:
ShamrockRovers.ie

The Bohs Connection

BOHEMIAN FOOTBALL CLUB
Phibsborough, Dublin
aka "Bohs" or "The Gypsies"

Founded: 1890

Ground History: Polo Ground (Phoenix Park); Jones Road (now Croke Park) 1893-1895; Whitehall Farm 1895-1901; Dalymount Park 1901-date.

League History:
Leinster Senior League; Irish League 1902/03-1910/11, 1912/13-1914/15, 1919/20; League of Ireland 1921/22-date.

European Record:
European Champions Cup / Champions League entrants (6) 75/76, 78/79, 01/02, 03/04, 09/10, 10/11
European Cup Winners' Cup entrants (3) 70/71, 76/77, 92/93
UEFA Cup / Europa League entrants (14) 72/73, 74/75, 77/78, 79/80, 84/85, 85/86, 87/88, 93/94, 96/97, 97/98, 00/01, 04/05, 11/12, 12/13
Intertoto Cup entrants (3) 1995, 2005, 2008

Club Honours:
Irish Cup Winners (1) 1908
League of Ireland Champions (11) 1923/24, 1927/28, 1929/30, 1933/34, 1935/36, 1974/75, 1977/78, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2008, 2009
FAI Cup Winners (7) 1928, 1935, 1970, 1976, 1992, 2001, 2008
League of Ireland Shield Winner (6) 1924, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1939, 1940
League of Ireland Cup Winner (3) 1975, 1979, 2009
Dublin City Cup Winner (1) 1936
Top Four Cup Winner (1) 1972
Leinster Senior Cup Winners (31)
President's Cup Winner (12)
Inter-City Cup Winner (1) 1945
Setanta Cup Winner (1) 2010

Players Capped by the Irish FA while with Bohemians:

Full

Player		International	Caps/Goals
BARRY	J.	1900	1	/	0
BRENNAN	B.J.	1912	1	/	1
FITZPATRICK	C.J.	1896	2	/	0
HANNON	D.J.	1908-1913	6	/	1
HEHIR	J.C.	1910	1	/	0
McCONNELL	W.G.	1912-1914	6	/	0
McDONNELL	J.	1911-1913	4	/	0
McMAHON	J.	1933	1	/	0
MORROGH	D.J.	1896	1	/	0
REYNOLDS	R.	1905	1	/	0
SEYMOUR	H.C.	1914	1	/	0
SHEEHAN	G.F.	1899-1900	3	/	0
SHERRY	J.J.	1906-1907	2	/	0
SLEMIN	J.C.	1909	1	/	0
SLOAN	H.A.	1903-1909	8	/	5
THUNDER	P.J.	1911	1	/	0

Under-21

Player		International	Caps/Goals
TURNER	C.	2007-2008	-	/	-

Amateur

Player		International	Caps/Goals
BALFE	J.	1907-1908	2	/	0
BERMINGHAM	J.	1931	1	/	0
CALLANAN	D.	1907	1	/	0
GRACE	J.	1921	1	/	0
HAINES	H.	1921	1	/	0
HANNON	D.J.	1908-1920	5	/	1
HEALY	T.	1908	1	/	0
HEHIR	J.C.	1909	1	/	0
HOOPER	R.M.	1907-1909	3	/	1
HOOPER	W.F.	1910	1	/	1
HORLACHER	F.	1931	1	/	0
JOHNSON	T.J.	1914	1	/	0
JONES	W.	1907	1	/	0
MAGWOOD	C.J.	1912	1	/	0
McCARTHY	J.O.	1921	2	/	0
McCONNELL	W.	1913-1914	2	/	0
McDONNELL	J.	1910-1913	4	/	3
McELHINNEY	M.	1908-1909	2	/	0
McMAHON	J.	1930-1933	7	/	1
MORTON	A.	1931	1	/	0
SEYMOUR	E.	1913-1914	2	/	1
SHERRY	J.J.	1907-1908	2	/	0
SLEMIN	J.C.	1909	1	/	0
SLOAN	H.	1907-1908	2	/	0
THUNDER	P.J.	1909-1911	3	/	0
WEBB	C.G.	1909	1	/	1

Players Capped by the Irish FA before joining or after leaving Bohemians: (highest level)

Full
Player		International	Caps/Goals
BLAYNEY	A.
BROOKS	E.A.
FARRELL	P.
KAVANAGH	P.J.
McGRILLEN	J.J.
MURPHY	J.
WEBB	C.G.
Under-21
Player		International	Caps/Goals
BURNS	L.
HIGGINS	R.
Victory
Player		International	Caps/Goals
O'FLANAGAN WATERS	K. P.
Amateur
Player		International	Caps/Goals
McLOUGHLIN	E.

Links:
Bohemianfc.com