{"title":"Derry City Football Club","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatchday programmes and club publications from Derry City, the Brandywell, Derry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBulk enquiries welcome from enthusiasts, libraries, clubs and collectors: \u003ca href=\"mailto:pigeonhousebooksdublin@gmail.com\"\u003epigeonhousebooksdublin@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"derry-city-fc-cityview-vol-10-no-22-derry-city-v-bohemians-11-april-1995-matchday-programme-fai-harp-lager-senior-challenge-cup-semi-final-replay-at-the-brandywell","title":"Derry City FC 'Cityview', Vol 10 No 22: Derry City v Bohemians, 11 April 1995 matchday programme — FAI Harp Lager Senior Challenge Cup semi-final REPLAY at the Brandywell","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial Derry City matchday programme 'Cityview', Volume 10, Number 22, price £1.00. Derry City v Bohemians, FAI Harp Lager Senior Challenge Cup SEMI-FINAL REPLAY, Brandywell Stadium, Tuesday 11 April 1995, kick-off 7.30pm. The cover carries the FAI Harp Cup device and is numbered 0095.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cup semi-final replay — a one-off fixture, printed for a single night. Derry went on to win the FAI Cup that season, which makes this programme part of the run-in to the 1995 triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe club page records Derry City as formed in 1928, members of the Irish League from 1929 to 1972 and elected to the League of Ireland in 1985, playing in red and white striped shirts and black shorts. The honours list at this date runs to the Irish League title of 1964-65, the Irish Cups of 1949, 1954 and 1964, the City Cup, Gold Cup and Top Four, the League of Ireland Shield of 1986, the First Division title of 1986-87, the Premier Division championship of 1988-89, the FAI Cup of 1989, League Cups in 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1994, and European campaigns in the Cup Winners' Cup, European Cup and UEFA Cup. Manager Felix Healy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1994 board is named: Paul Diamond (chairman), Philip O'Doherty (vice-chairman), Kevin Friel (secretary), Peter Wallace (finance), with Robert Andrews, Sean Barrett and Jack McCauley. Edited by Paddy Doherty. The next fixture advertised is Cobh Ramblers v Derry City on 16 April 1995. Local Derry and Limavady advertising throughout, plus a soccer quiz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derry City Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Derry City Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158901178695,"sku":"2026-09-17-4007","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/71NCSqK1WbL.jpg?v=1790327313"},{"product_id":"derry-city-fc-cityview-season-1997-98-vol-13-no-1-derry-city-v-nk-maribor-teatanic-23-july-1997-matchday-programme-uefa-champions-league-qualifier-at-the-brandywell","title":"Derry City FC 'Cityview', Season 1997\/98, Vol 13 No 1: Derry City v NK Maribor Teatanic, 23 July 1997 matchday programme — UEFA Champions League qualifier at the Brandywell","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial Derry City matchday programme 'Cityview', Volume 13, Number 1, season 97\/98, price £1.00. Derry City F.C. v NK Maribor Teatanic, UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, Brandywell Stadium, Wednesday 23 July 1997, kick-off 7.30pm. Club sponsors Smithwick's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA European tie, and the first issue of the season — Derry had won the League of Ireland championship in 1996\/97 and entered the Champions League as Irish champions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChairman Paul Diamond's message is the heart of the issue. He welcomes NK Maribor Branik and their coach Bojan Prasnikar, who had been in Dublin the week before to watch Derry play Celtic in the Irish International Quadrangular Tournament and was impressed by the win over them. Diamond rates the performances against Celtic and Newcastle United among the greatest in the club's history, and notes that Derry City were the first Irish club to be televised live on Sky and the first to bring European Cup football to the Brandywell, in 1989, with RTÉ covering the tie against Benfica. He thanks the FAI for staging the tournament and inviting Bohemians and Shelbourne, notes Felix Healy's new signings, and introduces a new continental-style strip and a new club crest. Sponsors named: Smithwick's, O'Neill's, Du-Pont and the Trinity Hotel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA facing page profiles Maribor's European record. The club panel names Felix Healy as team manager, Paul Diamond as chairman and Jim Roddy as commercial manager; Paddy Doherty edits, with photography by Hugh Gallagher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derry City Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Derry City Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158901276999,"sku":"2026-09-17-4008","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/71zvS39uWKL.jpg?v=1790327313"},{"product_id":"derry-city-fc-cityview-vol-10-no-6-derry-city-v-bohemians-2-october-1994-matchday-programme-national-league-premier-division-at-the-brandywell","title":"Derry City FC 'Cityview', Vol 10 No 6: Derry City v Bohemians, 2 October 1994 matchday programme — National League Premier Division at the Brandywell","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial Derry City matchday programme 'Cityview', Volume 10, Number 6, price £1. Derry City v Bohemians, National League Premier Division, Brandywell Stadium, Sunday 2 October 1994, kick-off 3.15pm. Cover sponsor Fruit of the Loom, with a Brandywell goalmouth action photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1994-95 season, the campaign that ended with Derry City lifting the FAI Cup. The club page gives the honours as they stood before that win — the Irish League title of 1964-65, the Irish Cups of 1949, 1954 and 1964, the City Cup, Gold Cup and Top Four, the League of Ireland Shield of 1986, the First Division title of 1986-87, the Premier Division championship of 1988-89, the FAI Cup of 1989 and League Cups in 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1994, together with the European campaigns from 1964 onward. Manager Tony O'Doherty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1994 board is listed as Paul Diamond, Phillip O'Doherty, Kevin Friel, Sean Barrett and Peter Wallace, with the programme produced by a steering committee under editor Paddy Doherty. The next fixture advertised is Monaghan United v Derry City on 9 October 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, the Supporters' Association and Development Organization make their pitch for the club lottery — a £1,000 prize, books of tickets at £15, agents wanted, and the promise of support from Radio Q102.9 FM — a good snapshot of how a League of Ireland club funded itself in the mid-1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derry City Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Derry City Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1994\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158901309767,"sku":"2026-09-17-4009","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/81qyTPPOpPL.jpg?v=1790327314"},{"product_id":"derry-city-fc-city-view-vol-7-no-5-derry-city-v-cork-city-8-september-1991-matchday-programme-league-of-ireland-premier-division-championship-at-the-brandywell","title":"Derry City FC 'City View', Vol 7 No 5: Derry City v Cork City, 8 September 1991 matchday programme — League of Ireland Premier Division championship at the Brandywell","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial Derry City matchday programme 'City View', Volume 7, Number 5, price 50p. Derry City v Cork City, League Championship, Brandywell Stadium, Sunday 8 September 1991, kick-off 3.30pm. Cover sponsor Fruit of the Loom, with a cover action photograph of City striker Jonathan Speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oldest Derry City issue in this group, and the cheapest — 50p, before the club's programme went to a pound. The honours panel stops at the 1990 UEFA Cup and the 1990 League Cup, which is what dates it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManager Roy Coyle's message reports two points brought back from Dublin the previous Sunday and argues that a League Championship is won by amassing points early and not letting gaps open. He is frank about selection problems — Gregory Kearney suspended, Joe Hanrahan unavailable and Paul Curran substituted — and warns that Cork City have started brightly and will challenge for honours. Today's officials are named as referee Mr M. Caulfield with linesmen Mr K. Clarke and Mr L. Murray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe club page names chairman Jack McCauley, president James McCauley, the board and the full programme committee under editor P. Doherty, and pictures 'Derry City penalty king' Stuart Gauld. 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Derry City FC v Cork City, eircom League Premier Division, Brandywell Stadium, Friday 19 August 2005, kick-off 7.45pm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top two clubs in the country, with twelve games to go. The welcome page greets Cork manager Damien Richardson, recalls the 1989 FAI Cup final at Dalymount Park and a Flower Lodge cup tie, and notes that Derry had not lost since Cork won 2-0 at Turner's Cross in late May.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe manager's message — 'Underestimated? That doesn't happen twice' — is by STEPHEN KENNY, fifteen years before he took charge of the Republic of Ireland. He reports 24 points from a possible 30 in the second phase, a 3-1 win over Bohemians, draws with Bray and at Richmond Park, and writes at length on the UEFA Cup and how hard the Champions League group stages are for Irish clubs. He congratulates MARK FARREN — Derry City's all-time record goalscorer — on the Soccer Writers' Player of the Month award for July, and runs through his internationals: PADDY McCOURT and Ruaidhrí Higgins with the Northern Ireland Under-21s, Kevin Deery, Barry Molloy, Killian Brennan and Brian Cash eligible for the Republic's Under-21s, and Stephen O'Flynn, Farren, Gareth McGlynn and Alan Murphy at Under-23 level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe club panel names Kenny as manager with Paul Hegarty as assistant. Printed by Cityprint of Springtown Industrial Estate, with design and photographs by Derry Journal Newspapers. 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Derry City F.C. v Treaty United F.C., EXTRA.IE FAI CUP SEMI-FINAL, Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Sunday 16 October 2022, kick-off 2.00pm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA semi-final, and Treaty United's first visit to the Brandywell. The welcome page notes that Derry had to beat Shamrock Rovers to get this far while Treaty put four past Premier Division UCD in the quarter-final, former Candystripe Enda Curran scoring a hat-trick; the winners would meet Waterford or Shelbourne in the November final at the Aviva Stadium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManager Ruaidhrí Higgins calls it 'the club's biggest game in 8 years — since the last time Derry City were in the FAI Cup semi-final', notes the Sunday afternoon kick-off as 'a bit of a throwback to the 1980s', and looks at four remaining league games with a European place within grasp; he won the cup twice as a player with the club. His message also records the club's condolences after the Creeslough disaster of the previous week, noting Derry City's long association with Donegal and its Donegal-based players and supporters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso printed: the match officials (referee Neil Doyle), the full club staff under Higgins with Alan Reynolds as assistant and Mark McChrystal coaching, and the complete honours list from the Irish Football League title of 1964-65 to the FAI Cups of 1989, 1995, 2002, 2006 and 2012. 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Derry City v Sligo Rovers, FAI Harp National League Premier Division, Brandywell Stadium, Saturday 22 March 1997, kick-off 7.30pm. Programme sponsors Co-Op Taxis; club sponsors Smithwick's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the run-in to Derry City's 1996-97 championship — the season that ended with the League of Ireland title and took the club into the Champions League. The cover photograph is of LIAM COYLE in action against Bohemians at Dalymount Park the previous week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditor Paddy Doherty's welcome makes the title race vivid: Sligo's third visit of the season after a 1-1 League Cup draw and a scoreless championship meeting; Derry on 56 points; Shelbourne eleven points behind with a game in hand and Derry still to travel to Tolka Park; Bohemians with a straightforward run-in. A panel lists Derry's leading scorers — Peter Hutton, Sean Hargan, Gary Beckett and the Coyles — and the previous night's results elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe club page names Felix Healy as team manager, Paul Diamond as chairman and Jim Roddy as commercial manager, with photography by Hugh Gallagher, and gives the full honours list to the FAI Cup wins of 1989 and 1995. The next fixture advertised is UCD v Derry City on 30 March 1997. Twenty-eight pages, with local advertising and a soccer quiz whose answers take in Arthur Holland refereeing the 1954 and 1964 Irish Cup finals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derry City Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Derry City Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158901702983,"sku":"2026-09-17-4013","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/71vAGnfpdYL.jpg?v=1790327320"},{"product_id":"ea-sports-cup-final-2019-derry-city-v-dundalk-14-september-2019-matchday-programme-league-of-ireland-cup-final-at-the-ryan-mcbride-brandywell","title":"EA Sports Cup Final 2019: Derry City v Dundalk, 14 September 2019 matchday programme — League of Ireland Cup final at the Ryan McBride Brandywell","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial matchday programme for the 2019 EA SPORTS Cup Final — the League of Ireland Cup — between DERRY CITY and DUNDALK at the RYAN McBRIDE BRANDYWELL STADIUM, Derry, Saturday 14 September 2019, kick-off 8.00pm. €3. Published by the Football Association of Ireland for its National League.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeague chairman EAMON NAUGHTON previews both cup runs: 'The Candystripes, the EA SPORTS Cup specialists, will be going into today's game looking to lift their 12th EA SPORTS Cup trophy. DECLAN DEVINE's side have really had to work for their final spot this year after two of the three matches going into extra-time. DAVID PARKHOUSE's hat-trick in the 4-2 extra-time victory against Waterford was the particular highlight of the cup run.' On Dundalk: 'After a tricky second round 2-1 victory over St Patrick's Athletic, the Lilywhites have cruised through the quarter-finals and semi-finals with victories over UCD AFC and Bohemians respectively. 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Published by the Football Association of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA primary document of the reorganisation of Irish football. Chairman EAMON NAUGHTON writes: 'This will be the first such cup final I will have attended in the role of Chairman of the eircom League of Ireland, having been elected to that position recently. I have taken over the position from PADDY McCAUL, who was recently elected Vice-President of the Football Association of Ireland... In the eleven months since the merger between the league and the FAI, we have made great progress. Our league is now in a very healthy state and will continue to grow and expand over the coming seasons.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Welcome from the Director' is by FRAN GAVIN, ten months into the job that he would hold for more than a decade: 'Attendances have increased by one-third when compared to the 2006 season - this is due to the terrific work of NOEL MOONEY and his team of Club Promotion Officers... Through the commencement of the Futsal League this season and the A Championship next season, we will see two new levels of competition introduced to the eircom League of Ireland.' He sets out three priorities: 'increasing supporter numbers, improving the facilities for those supporters and increasing the number of elite young footballers playing in the league.' Noel Mooney later became chief executive of the FAI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA further page prints the Republic of Ireland's entire international programme for the rest of 2007 — senior, under-21, under-19, under-16, amateur, Senior 'B', Defence Forces, Women's senior and Women's under-17 — twenty-three fixtures in eight weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Football Association of Ireland (FAI)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Football Association of Ireland (FAI)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158911893831,"sku":"2026-09-17-4091","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/71NRdzf1CqL.jpg?v=1790327455"},{"product_id":"extra-ie-fai-cup-final-2022-derry-city-v-shelbourne-13-november-2022-matchday-programme-at-the-aviva-stadium-the-fai-chief-executive-backs-damien-duff-s-criticism-of-league-of-ireland-grounds","title":"Extra.ie FAI Cup Final 2022: Derry City v Shelbourne, 13 November 2022 matchday programme at the Aviva Stadium — the FAI chief executive backs Damien Duff's criticism of League of Ireland grounds","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial programme for the 2022 Extra.ie FAI Men's Cup Final between DERRY CITY FC and SHELBOURNE FC at the AVIVA STADIUM, Dublin, Sunday 13 November 2022, kick-off 3.00pm. €5. Published for the Football Association of Ireland. Fifty-two pages, with a striking cover — 'DERRY' in red above, 'SHELS' in pale blue below, two players contesting a header between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CEO's message is the reason to own it. FAI chief executive JONATHAN HILL writes about the two cup final managers, DAMIEN DUFF and RUAIDHRÍ HIGGINS, both of whom he had worked with in Stephen Kenny's international coaching team: 'Ruaidhrí left us because Philip O'Doherty made him an offer he couldn't refuse to manage his beloved Derry City and already that move is paying off for both men. The Candystripes pushed Shamrock Rovers all the way in the title race this season.' And then, remarkably, he endorses a manager's public attack on his own league's facilities: 'Damien, as we all know, is a man who knows his own mind and is never afraid to speak it. His comments on the state of League of Ireland facilities when he was appointed to the Shelbourne job a year ago last week were a timely reminder to many of one of the biggest challenges facing the League. Those comments, wholly accurate by the way, are fuelling ongoing discussions with Government, national and local.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFAI president GERRY McANANEY writes of 'a carnival atmosphere provided by the supporters from North Dublin and from the North East of the island'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside: Route to the Final; a 'No Ref No Game' campaign page; a PATRICK McELENEY feature; 'The Rise of Derry City'; Derry City v Shelbourne 1997; a tribute feature to RYAN McBRIDE and MARK FARREN; 'Reds Resurrection'; a Conan Byrne column; and the induction of MARK RUTHERFORD into the FAI Hall of Fame, with his three league titles at Shelbourne and Bohemians listed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferee Damien MacGraith. 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Published by the Football Association of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the finals played away from Lansdowne Road while the Aviva Stadium was being built. The cover carries both clubs' players and both managers, PAT FENLON and STEPHEN KENNY, around the Challenge Cup in Ford ribbons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFAI PRESIDENT DAVID BLOOD: 'The FAI Ford Cup has a unique place in the hearts of Irish football fans... It is a tournament with a rich history dating back all the way to the foundation of the State. Many great names have been associated with this trophy and today the players of Derry City and Bohemians will attempt to add theirs to that list as they strive to become the 88th winners of the competition.' On the two clubs: 'Bohemians have had a remarkable season, one which has seen them dominate proceedings in the eircom League of Ireland to the extent that they were crowned champions with some weeks to go. The Gypsies have been the story of the season, yet in many ways the resurgence of Derry City is a tale of equal magnitude. This season saw the return of Derry's adopted son, STEPHEN KENNY, to the club.' He singles out Kenny and PAT FENLON as 'prime examples of the new breed of young, determined and successful managers'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA reference page in itself: the programme prints the COMPLETE ROLL OF FAI CUP WINNERS from 1922, replays included — St James's Gate, Alton United, Athlone Town, Fordsons, Cork United, Drumcondra, Transport, Cork Athletic, Evergreen United, Cork Hibernians, Cork Celtic and the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eControlling editor Eoghan Rice; published for the FAI by DBA Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Football Association of Ireland (FAI)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Football Association of Ireland (FAI)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158912581959,"sku":"2026-09-17-4098","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/71YVW1_wrZL.jpg?v=1790327468"},{"product_id":"fai-ford-cup-final-2012-derry-city-v-st-patrick-s-athletic-4-november-2012-matchday-programme-at-the-aviva-stadium-the-92nd-final-and-st-pat-s-51-year-wait-to-bring-the-cup-back-to-inchicore","title":"FAI Ford Cup Final 2012: Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic, 4 November 2012 matchday programme at the Aviva Stadium — the 92nd final, and St Pat's 51-year wait to bring the cup back to Inchicore","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial match programme for the 2012 FAI Ford Cup Final between DERRY CITY and ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC at the AVIVA STADIUM, Dublin, Sunday 4 November 2012, kick-off 3.30pm. €5. Published by the Football Association of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFAI PRESIDENT PADDY McCAUL sets out the history: 'the 92nd edition of the FAI Ford Senior Cup. This is the Blue Riband competition of Irish football and it dates right back to the beginning of the Association in 1921 so the cup will always be a treasured part of the game in this country.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn St Patrick's Athletic: 'Everybody who supports Irish club football would be well aware of the long wait St Patrick's Athletic fans have had to bring the cup back to Inchicore. There have been several times since that last success in 1961 that they thought they had done it. \u003cb\u003eMost recently when the 2006 cup final took place in the last soccer match played at the old Lansdowne Road\u003c\/b\u003e and they met Derry City in what turned out to be a memorable if windswept game of football. That 4-3 extra-time victory for the Candystripes was the fourth time Derry had lifted the FAI Ford Cup since their arrival into the league in 1985.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe congratulates Sligo Rovers on the Airtricity League, Drogheda United on the EA Sports Cup and Limerick FC on the First Division; praises LIAM BUCKLEY's St Patrick's Athletic for their Europa League performances; and notes that DECLAN DEVINE's Derry City 'took a while to get into their stride as injuries hit'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe programme also prints the roll of FAI Cup winners from 1922 to 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDerry City won 3-2. 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