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St Columb's Court F.C.
St Columb's Court Football Club was a football club from Derry, Northern Ireland. The club was formed in 1886, was a founder member of the County Derry Football Association and joined the Irish Football Association in 1888.[1] The team wore red shirts.[2] Court played in the Irish League for one season in 1901-02, when they finished bottom, and reached the semi-finals of the Irish Cup on three occasions.[3][4]
| Full name | St Columb's Court Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1886 |
| Ground | The Brandywell |
The club played at Celtic Park (now the Derry GAA stadium) from 1894 to 1900, and at the Brandywell (now Derry City's stadium) from 1900. The club's home ground was the Brandywell, on which it erected a pavilion.[5]
Honours edit
Senior honours edit
- County Derry Cup: 2
- 1890–91, 1891–92
References edit
- ^ Derry Journal, 9 April 1886, Belfast News-Letter, 26 September 1888
- ^ Derry Journal, 3 March 1895
- ^ RSSSF official website
- ^ RSSSF Irish Cup details
- ^ Neal Garnham, Association Football in Pre-Partition Ireland, p. 52